Book 4 Module 5 A Trip Along the Three GorgesLearning paper 3 Extensive ReadingLearning aim: to practice learning skills.Learning methods: group work, discussing, etc.Activity 1: Read the passage on page 49 and try to answer the following questions.1. Has Mr McCorquodale visited every country in the world?2. What kinds of postcards does Mr McCorquodale choose?3. What is his rule when he stick in the red pins?4. What are Mr McMorquodale’s favorite places?5. What does he think about China?6. What does he take when he travels?7. Why does he send himself a postcard?8. Do you think if the idea of Mr McCorquodale is good? Why?Activity 2: Read the passage on page 94 and correct these false sentences.1. There is only one cabin on a felucca.2. They bought tickets for a three-day trip from Luxor to Aswan.3. They had to spend the first night in a hotel in Luxor.4. The writer went for a swim in the Nile.5. They visited a market on the first day.6. You are not allowed to take photographs of people and animals in Egypt.7. They visited all the historical sites along the Nile.课文译文：三峡之旅1996 年 8 月，一位年轻的美国英语教师彼得﹒赫斯特，来到长江之滨的涪陵。他和另一位同时将在那里的一所教师进修学院任教两年。整个城里只有他们两名外国人。元月底，第一学期结束了，他们有四周的春节假期，可以随处旅游。他们决定顺流而下。我们打算买到“江油号”的船票。同事们说：“你们不要坐那种船。它们太拥挤，主要是用来运货的。乘客多是沿江做生意的人。那些船不停靠庙宇，也不会有别的外国游人乘坐。” 我觉得听起来还不错。我们出示护照后便上了船。在一个美丽的午后，我们离开码头。当我们顺流而下穿过山区的时候，阳光很灿烂。男人们乘坐着江边的竹筏，运煤的小船来来往往。太阳落山时，我们的船在丰都靠岸。我们目睹太阳在白塔后西沉，美丽极了。穿过长江第一峡-瞿塘峡时，我们正在睡梦中。江水在两英里高的峰峦间奔流，峡谷狭窄处只有350 英尺。...
