Free Talk
1.Do you like travel? 2.Which places have you ever travelled?
My travelling experience
What do you know about the Yangtze River? What are the Three Gorges?
Qutang Gorge(瞿塘峡） 是长江第一峡，长
八公里，以雄著称,瞿塘峡是三峡中最短的一个峡
Wu Gorge(巫峡）是长江第二峡,全长42公里，
巫峡以秀著称天下.巫山十二峰，是巫峡风光中的
Xiling Gorge(西陵峡）是长江第三峡，以
险为特色,全长126公里。以宜昌市的西陵山得名，
SmallThree Gorges (小三峡）是大宁河下
Leaving the docks and docked at FD
Para. 3 Along the
Qutang Gorge Sleeping through the first gorge
Para. 4 At Wushan
Making a detour up the Daning River to see some of the smaller gorges;
Along the Wu Going through the big gorges and
Gorge
pass the Xiang River
Para. 5 Out of the
Xiling Gorge Sailing into the construction site of
the Three Gorges Dam
游流经巫山境内的龙门峡、巴雾峡、滴翠峡的总称； 这三段峡谷全长60公里。
Vocabulary
Let’s check the new words.
Complete the definitions with the help of the pictures.
Vocab plain plateau shore valley wood
3 When they started the trip it was______. (a) sunny (b) cold (c) evening
4 When the boat went through the first gorges, Peter and his friend ______. (a) took lots of photographs (b) spent most of the time on deck (c) were asleep
5 When they reached the site of the dam ______ came to look. (a) everyone (b) no one (c) only the foreigners
6 Peter was impressed by the Yangtze River’s sense of ______. (a) power (b) history (c) danger
Fill in the blanks
Time
A
Trip Along
Place
the Three character Gorges
In January 1997 The Three Gorges Peter and a colleague
event Taking a boat downstream
Careful reading
Fast reading
Task1:Skimming
pick out the topics the writer talks about?
• the boat • the food • life along the river • the scenery • the weather • history and legend
Task3:Read each paragraph and find out what the writer did.
place what the writer did
Para. 1 Fuling
Buying tickets for the Jiangyou boat
Para. 2
From Fuling to Fengdou
peak slope
Reading ：
A Trip Along the Three Gorges
Pre-reading
Imagine you’re going on a trip through the Three Gorges, what topics will you talk about? the boat, the food, life along the river, the scenery, the weather
Read the text carefully and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. The ships like the Jiangyou boat are mainly for goods and people who trade along the river. T In para. 1
Task 3: Read the passage and complete the
statements about the writer’s journey.
1 Peter and his friend went downstream ___. (a) to see the dam (b) to see the Three Gorges (c) to get to Fuling 2 He chose the Jiangyou boat because____. (a) it was crowded (b) it didn’t stop at temples (c) it didn’t usually carry foreigners