Unit2TheEnvironmentProjectProtectingtheYangtzeRiverTeachingaims1)Letthestudentknowourmotherriver.2)LetthemknowtheimportanceofprotectingtheYangtzeRiverandourenvironmentTeachingkeypointsKnowtheproblemstheYangtzeRiverhas,findoutthecausesandthemeasuresshouldbetake.Teachingmethods1)Listeningtogetthegeneralidea2)Askandanswer3)WritingTeachingaids1)Ataperecorder2)AcomputerProceduresStep1leadinShowthestudentspicturesoftheYangtzeRiver.Thenaskthemquestions.DoyouliketheYangtzeRiver?Whyisitimportantinourcountry?Let’sdividetheclassintofourgroups.ThentryyourbesttotellabouttheYangtzeRiverasmuchaspossible.Thegroupwhichhasmoreideaswillbethewinner.Competition:GROUPA:GROUPB:GROUPC:GROUPD:1.Basicknowledge:Howmanyprovincesdoesitrunacross?HowlongistheYangtzeRiver?Pleasegivethenamesofthethreelongestriversintheworld?Whereisthesourceoftheriver?Howlongistherivernavigablebyoceangoingvessels?Whatarethethreegorges?Wouldyousaysomethingaboutthem?WhereistheThreeGorgeDam?HowlongistheThreeGorgeDam?HowhighistheThreeGorgeDam?DoyouknowanythingmoreabouttheThreeGorgeDam?2.Matchthepictureswiththenames:PleasegivethenamesofthebridgesovertheriverasmanyasyoucanPleasegivethenamesoftherarefishesintheriverasmanyasyoucan.PleasegivethenamesoffamouscitiesalongtheriverasmanyasyoucanStep2listeningNowsinceyouhavesomeknowledgeaboutYangtzeriver,listentothetapeandtellwhatthepassageistalkingaboutStep3readingThistimeIwantyoutoreadthepassagecarefullyanddotheexercisesbelow:1)Answerthequestions:1.WhydotheenvironmentalproblemsoftheYangtzeRiverdrawpeople’sattentionathomeandabroad?Becauseitisthethirdlongestriverintheworldandhometoadiverserangeoffishandanimalswhilemanypeopledependonitfordrinkingwater.2.WhathascausedthepollutionoftheYangtzeRiver?Rapidagriculturalandindustrialdevelopmentplushugepopulationgrowthhasresultedintherisingamountofwatertakenfromtheriver,andthewastebeingputbackintotheriver.3.Whatbadeffectshasithadontheecologyofthearea?Unsafedrinkingwaterwhichhasledtohealthyproblemsforpeoplelivingneartheriverandkillingmanyplantsandanimals.4.Whathavebeendonetodealwiththeproblem?Environmentalorganizationsandprojectshavebeensetuptodealwiththeproblem.5.WhathasTheGreenRiverOrganizationdone?Iteducatesandadvisespeopleontheimportanceofprotectingthisgreatriver.Itwatchestheriver.Itstopstheillegalhuntingofanimals.6.Whathasthegovernmentdonetodealwithwaterandsoilpreservation?Twospecialgovernmentprojectsarealsounderwaytoprotecttheriver,Whichworkoutpossiblesolutionstothemanyproblems,suchasthewaterandsoilpreservation.resultinfarmersreplacingthecropsontheirfarmlandwithtreesorgrassland,andsetupanaturereverseforwhite-flagdolphins7.Whathasthegovernmentdonetosavewhite-flagdolphins?ThereservewassetuponthelowerreachesoftheriverinZhenjiang.Boatsareprohibitedfromenteringthisareainordertokeepthedolphinssafe.8.Whatisthegoodnewsfortheriver?Peoplehavefinallyrealizedthatitistheirresponsibilitytoprotectthisgreatriver2)Fillintheformproblemsunsafedrinkingwaterwhichhasledtohealthyproblemsforpeoplelivingneartheriver.harmfuleffectsontheecologyofthearea,killingmanyplantsandanimals.endangeredthewildanimalpopulation.causesRapidagriculturalandindustrialdevelopmentplushugepopulationgrowthhasmeantthatnotonlyistheamountofwatertakenfromtheriverrising,butthewastebeingputbackintotheriverhasalsobeenincreasing.measuressetupenvironmentalorganizationsandprojectstodealwiththepr...
