leadinShowthestudentspicturesoftheYangtzeRiver.Thenaskthemquestions.DoyouliketheYangtzeRiver?Whyisitimportantinourcountry?Let’sdividetheclassintofourgroups.ThentryyourbesttotellabouttheYangtzeRiverasmuchaspossible.Thegroupwhichhasthemostideaswillbethewinner.Competition:GROUPA:GROUPB:GROUPC:GROUPD:Basicknowledge:1.Howmanyprovincesdoesitrunacross?2.HowlongistheYangtzeRiver?3.Pleasegivethenamesofthethreelongestriversintheworld?4.Whereisthesourceoftheriver?5.Howlongistherivernavigablebyoceangoingvessels?6.Whatarethethreegorges?7.Wouldyousaysomethingaboutthem?8.WhereistheThreeGorgeDam?9.HowlongistheThreeGorgeDam?10.HowhighistheThreeGorgeDam?11.DoyouknowanythingmoreabouttheThreeGorgeDam?2.Matchthepictureswiththenames:PleasegivethenamesofthebridgesovertheriverasmanyasyoucanPleasegivethenamesoftherarefishesintheriverasmanyasyoucan.Pleasegivethenamesoffamouscitiesalongtheriverasmanyasyoucan用心爱心专心Step2listeningNowsinceyouhavesomeknowledgeaboutYangtzeriver,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-flagdolphins用心爱心专心7.Whathasthegovernmentdonetosavewhite-flagdolphins?ThereservewassetuponthelowerreachesoftheriverinZhenjiang.Boatsareprohibitedfromenteringthisareainordertokeepthedolphinssafe.8.Whatisthegoodnewsfortheriver?Peoplehavefinallyrealizedthatitistheirresponsibilitytoprotectthisgreatriver2)Fillintheformproblemsunsafedrinkingwaterwhichhasledtohealthyproblemsforpeoplelivingneartheriver.harmfuleffectsontheecologyofthearea,killingmanyplantsandanimals.endangeredthewildanimalpopulation.causesRapidagriculturalandindustrialdevelopmentplushugepopulationgrowthhasmeantthatnotonlyistheamountofwatertakenfromtheriverrising,butthewastebeingputbackintotheriverhasalsobeenincreasing.measuressetupenvironmentalorganizationsandprojectstodealwiththeproblemWhathavebeendone?TheGreenRiverorganizationeducatesandadvisespeopleontheimportanceofprotectingthisgreatriver.Watchestheriver.Stopstheillegalhuntingofanimals.Governmentprojectsworkoutpossiblesolutionstothemanyproblems,suchasthewaterandsoilpreservation.Resultinfarmersreplacingthecropsontheirfarmlandwithtreesorgrassland.anaturerev...
