Senior English Book3

辽河油田第一高级中学 孙凤菊

Part 1 The analysis of the teaching material

Part 2 Teaching Aids and

Teaching& learning methods

Part 3 Teaching procedure

Part 1

Analyzing

the material

General introduction to the contents

Teaching aims

Teaching key points

Teaching difficult points

This module mainly introduces the famous project ---the Three Gorges Dam. Through learning the passage, students will learn about the rapid changes in environment and economy.

The passage is the second period of this module and it is very important for the students to improve their spoken English and reading comprehension ability.

1. Introduction to the contents

2.Teaching aims2.Teaching aims

1)Knowledge 1)Knowledge aimsaims

2) Ability 2) Ability aimsaims

3) Moral 3) Moral aimsaims

1) Knowledge aims

Get to know about the Three Gorges Dam

Learn more new words and expressions

Further understand the Attributive Clauses

2) Ability aims

Develop some reading strategies, such as guessing the new words in the context and looking up new words.

Sum up the general idea of each paragraph.

Analyze some difficult sentences.

Train students to think critically.

3) Moral Aims

Make the students aware of the changes and development of our country.

Enhance their sense of responsibility and sense of national pride.

4. key points

Understand the reading passage fully.

Train the micro-ability of reading.

Better understand the different functions of Attributive clauses.

5. Difficult points

Analyze some difficult sentence structures.

Use some vocabularies creatively.

Develop a critical thinking.

Part 2 Teaching Aids and Teaching and Learning Methods

Computer

Tape recorder

Teaching Methodscomparative method

Communicative method

Aural-oral Method

Teaching Aids

Learning methodsLearning methods

Guessing new words

Referring to the dictionary

Situational method

paraphrasing

Part 3

Procedure

Step 1 Revision

Step 3 Pre-reading

Step 2

Lead--in

Step 4 Detailed reading

Step 5 Consolidation

Step 6 Debate

Part 3

Procedure

Step 1 Revision

harness global generate historical submerge reservoir

To use sth. to produce electricityTo connect with the past eventsTo cover sth. with water A lake used for storing waterTo produceWorld-wide

Match the words with the correct meaning

Step 1 Revision

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

harness carvings temple relic generate

1.There are wonderful ___________of life in ancient Egypt on the wall of the temple.

2.The power station ___________ a quarter of Brazil’s electricity.

3.Many ancient _________have disappeared .

4.The Three Gorges Dam ___________ the Yangtze River to produce electricity.

carvings

generates

relics

harnesses

Watch the videoWatch the video

What are the Three Gorges?What are the Three Gorges?

The Qu tang GorgeThe Qu tang Gorge The Wu GorgeThe Wu Gorge The Xi ling GorgeThe Xi ling Gorge

The Qutang GorgeThe Qutang Gorge

The Wu GorgeThe Wu Gorge

The Xiling GorgeThe Xiling Gorge

Step 3 Pre-reading

Listen to the tape and underline the numbers mentioned in the passage then explain what they stand for.

200 meters

1.5 kilometers

40 million

4000

800

The dam is 200m high.

The dam is 1.5 km wide.

The dam will generate electricity equal to 40 million tons of coal.

Over 4000 villages were flooded

to build the dam.About 800 historical relics have been submerged.

Step4 Detailed reading

Analyze the passage paragraph by paragraph

Mao Zedong swam across the Yangtze River in 1956

Paragraph 1

水调歌头 游泳水调歌头 游泳（毛泽东）（毛泽东）19561956 年年 66 月月

才饮长沙水，　又食武昌鱼。 才饮长沙水，　又食武昌鱼。 　　万里长江横渡，极目楚天舒。 　　万里长江横渡，极目楚天舒。 　　不管风吹浪打，胜似闲庭信步， 　　不管风吹浪打，胜似闲庭信步， 今日得宽余。 今日得宽余。 　　子在川上曰：　逝者如斯夫！ 　　子在川上曰：　逝者如斯夫！ 　　风樯动，龟蛇静，起宏图。 　　风樯动，龟蛇静，起宏图。 　　一桥飞架南北，天堑变通途。 　　一桥飞架南北，天堑变通途。 　　　　更立西江石壁，截断巫山云雨，更立西江石壁，截断巫山云雨，　　高峡出平湖。　　高峡出平湖。 　　　　神女应无恙，当惊世界殊。神女应无恙，当惊世界殊。

Walls of stone to hold back clouds and rain till a smooth lake rises in the narrow gorges.

更立西江石壁，截断巫山云雨高峡出平湖

1.Why was the Three Gorges Dam 1.Why was the Three Gorges Dam built?built?

To control flooding and provide hydro-electric powe

r.

Paragraph 2

The Dam is nearly 200m high The Dam is nearly 200m high and 1.5kilometres wide .and 1.5kilometres wide .

2.How high and how wide is the dam?

The dream come true

In 1919

Sun Yat-sen

Our country changes a lot---becomes stronger and stronger

Paragraph 3

The dream come true

In 1919

Our country changes a lot---becomes stronger and stronger

Paragraph 4

The reservoir has flooded 2 The reservoir has flooded 2

cities,11 counties,140 towns cities,11 counties,140 towns

and more than 4,000 villages.and more than 4,000 villages.

What happened to the villages and people along the river?

Now they are living a happy new life Now they are living a happy new life in different areas.in different areas.

Sum up the general idea of this Sum up the general idea of this paragraph:paragraph:

A lot of historical relics have A lot of historical relics have been submerged to build the been submerged to build the dam.dam.

Paragraph 5

Choose the best answer.

1. The Three Gorges Dam ______.

A.was first across the Yellow River

B. is the biggest construction project in China in history.

C. was first suggested by Mao Zedong

D. will generate electricity equal to about 40 million tons of coal without causing so much pollution.

2. Which of the following statements is NOT 2. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text? ____.true according to the text? ____.

A. The Yangtze River is the world’s third A. The Yangtze River is the world’s third longest river.longest river.

B. The Three Gorges Dam has been built to B. The Three Gorges Dam has been built to control flooding and provide hydro-electric control flooding and provide hydro-electric power for the central region of Chinapower for the central region of China

C. The project of the Three Gorges Dam was C. The project of the Three Gorges Dam was put forward many years ago.put forward many years ago.

D. The project was built without causing any D. The project was built without causing any problem.problem.

3. According to the text, the Three 3. According to the text, the Three Gorges Dam is built for many reason Gorges Dam is built for many reason except____.except____.

A. To harness the power of the Yangtze A. To harness the power of the Yangtze RiverRiver

B. To make the Three Gorges Dam more B. To make the Three Gorges Dam more beautiful beautiful

C. To control floodingC. To control flooding

D. To provide hydro-electric power D. To provide hydro-electric power station and reduce pollutionstation and reduce pollution

Fill in the blanksFill in the blanks

Mao Zedong once wrote a poem in which he _______ _____“walls of stone to ____ ____ clouds and rain till a smooth lake rises in the ________gorges”. Sun Yat-sen first ________the idea. Now their dreams have ____ ____. The power of the Yangtze River has been___________ by the Three Gorges Dam. Most of China’s energy is produced by burning coal, which causes serious __ __________ and increases ________ warming. However, the dam will _________ electricity _____ ____ about 40 million tons of coal without __________ so much pollution. The reservoir has flooded a lot of cities and towns, even some famous ________ ______. In fact, about 800 historical ________ have been ___________ .

dreamed of hold back narrow suggested

come trueharnessed

air pollution globalgenerate equal to

causing

historical sitesrelics submerged

the Qu Yuan Temple

Do you know any of them?

The Han Watchtower

The The Moya Moya cliff cliff carvingscarvings

Can Can you you guess guess who he who he is?is?

Zhang Fei Temple

Step 6 Debate

“Is it worth so much money and efforts to construct the dam?”

arguments for it: advantages

arguments against it: disadvantages

control flooding; generate electricity reduce air pollution; develop tourism

flood a large number of towns and citiessubmerge historical relicsmake people move away; cost a large sum of money

HomeworkHomework

Write a passage Write a passage

about the advantagesabout the advantages

and disadvantages of and disadvantages of constructing the dam.constructing the dam.