Module5 A Trip Along the Three GorgesPart One Teaching DesignPeriod 1 Reading--A Trip Along the Three Gorges■Goals ● To learn to read passages about the Three Gorges● To learn to read with strategies■ProceduresStep 1: Warming up by defining gorgeA canyon, or gorge, is a valley walled by cliffs. Most canyons originate by a process of long-time erosion from a plateau level, with a stream gradually carving out its valley. The cliffs form because harder rock strata that are resistant to erosion and weathering remain exposed on the valley walls. Canyons are much more common in arid areas than in wetter areas because weathering has a lesser effect in arid zones. Canyons' walls are often formed of resistant sandstones or granite. ...Step 2: Before you readPlease go over the word list for this module, paying attention to the pronunciation of the word, the relationship between its pronunciation and its spelling.Step 3: While you read1. Type of writing and summaries of A Trip Along the Three GorgesType of writingA narrationIdea of 1st para.Peter Haussler and a colleague of his decided to take a boat downstream.Idea of 2nd para.They showed their passports and got on the boat.Idea of 3rd para.As the sun set they docked at Fengdu.Idea of 4th para.They slept through the first gorge, which is called the Qutang Gorge. Idea of 5th para.The next day they went through the big gorges on the Yangtze River.Idea of 6th para.As they came out of the third gorge, the Xiling Gorge, they sailed into the construction site of the dam.2. A diagram of A Trip Along the Three Gorges用心 爱心 专心 125 号编辑 1 3. Complete the article with one word in each blank.In August 1996, Peter Haussler and a _1_ of his w...
