Module5ATripAlongtheThreeGorgesPeriod4Speaking--TalkingabouttheThreeGorges■Goals●TogatherrelatedinformationandtalkabouttheThreeGorges■ProceduresStep1:CollectingandsharingrelatedinformationabouttheThreeGorgesTheThreeGorges(三峡)regionisascenicareaalongtheYangtzeRiverinChinawithatotallengthofapproximately200km.TheThreeGorgesoccupyapproximately120kmwithinthisregion.Althoughitisprimarilyfamousforitsscenery,theThreeGorgesregionishistorically,andculturallyanimportantregioninChina.GorgeChineseLength(km)RangeQutangGorge瞿塘峡8fromBaidicheng(Fengjie)toDaxiWuxiaGorge巫峡45fromWushantoGuandukou(Badong)XilingGorge西陵峡66fromZiguitoNanjinPass(Yichang)TheThreeGorgesregionislocatedalongtheYangtzeRiverbetweenthecitiesofFengjie(奉节)andYichanginChongqingmunicipalityandHubeiprovince.CurrentlytheThreeGorgesregionismostfamousfortheThreeGorgesDam.TheThreeGorgesDamisunderconstructionataplacecalledSandouping(三斗坪)inthemiddleoftheXilingGorge.Thedamisnotyetcomplete,buttheconstructionhasalreadycutofftheflowoftheriver,andthereforethewaterlevelintheQutang,Wuxia,andthewesternportionoftheXilingGorgeshasalreadybeguntorise.Inadditiontotheimpactsofthedamontheecologyandpeople(i.e.themassrelocationoftownsandvillages)oftheregion,thedamwillalsochangethesceneryoftheThreeGorges.Becausethewaterlevelwillbehigher,thegorgeswillbelessnarrowandthemountainswillappearlower.Proponentsofthedampointoutthatbecausethemountainsreachseveralthousandfeetabovetheriver,thegorgesarestilllikelytoofferspectacularviewsofthesurroundingcliffs,anditshouldbenotedthatmostriverboatcompaniesthatoperateintheThreeGorgesintendtocontinuetooffertoursoftheregion.TheincreaseinwidthoftheGorgeswillalsoallowlargershipsthroughthegorgesanditisanticipatedthatrivertrafficofallkindswillincrease.Step2:TalkingabouttheThreeGorgesA:WouldyouliketotraveltotheThreeGorges?B:Today,ChinaisgoingtocelebrateitshalfcompletionofThreeGorgesProject.C:ThatmakesChinaNo.1nationintermsofdirectcurrentpowertransmissionintheworld.D:Thebenefitsincludenotonlythepower,butalsotheboostertolocaltourism.A:SodoyouhaveanyplantotraveltoThreeGorges,toseetheworld'slargesthydropowerplant?B:Thethreegorgeswillcertainlyhavebeneficialeffects,butalotofnaturalinterestshavenbeensacrificedinordertobuildthedam.ButanywayIbelieveitwillbeapleasantexperiencetotravelthere.用心爱心专心D:Once,Ihadachancetogotherethreeyearsago,butunfortunatelyIhadotherthingstodothatweremoreimportant.SoIlostthatchance.ThefirstchanceIget,Iwillgotheretoseeit.C:Ijustwanttoappreciatethelandscapesthroughsightseeing.ThreegorgeswillbeOk!A:Iwenttothreegorgestwice.Ithinkitisoneofmymostimpressivetrips.IwouldliketomakeanothertriptothereifIhavetheopportunity!Step3:Role-playingatalkabouttheThreeGorgesA:WherearetheThreeGorges?B:Theyarelocatedalonga193-km-longstretchoftheYangtzeRiverdownstreamfromChongqing.C:WhataretheThreeGorgesmadeupof?D:TheyconsistoftheQutang,Wu,andXigorges.A:AretheThreeGorgesaffectedbytheThreeGorgesDamProject?B:Yesandno.D:Althoughtheprojecthasraisedwaterlevelsto135metersabovesealevel,thegorgesaretallenoughthattheexperienceofgazingatthenaturallandformsremainslittlechanged.C:TellussomethingaboutQutangGorge.B:Itisthefirstgorgevisitorscometo.D:ItisconsideredthemostmajesticofthethreeduetolargeexpansesofcliffsideandthebackdropsofChijiaandBaiyanmountains.Itwhetstheappetiteofgorgegoers.C:WhatabouttheWuGorge?S:The42-kilometer-longWuGorgeisconsideredthemostbeautifulofthethree.D:ItstartsatthemouthoftheDaningRiverandendsattheGuanduFerry.ItforcestheYangtzetonarrowatitsentrance;wheretheriverbeginstosnakebetweentheWu’ssheercliffs.Thewell-knownTwelvePeaksofWushan,resembling12fairies,lieonbothsidesoftheriver.B:Bytheway,theKongMingstonestelehasbeenre-carvedatahigherlocation.A:AndXilingGorge?Iknownothingaboutit.B:Itzigzagsfor73kilometers,andboastsmanydangerousrapids,whichiswhyitisconsideredthemostferociousoftheThreeGorges.D:It’sincrediblythrillingtoboatdownthisstretchofrushingriver,whichiswhytheexperiencehasbeentheinspirationofnumerouspoeticworks.用心爱心专心
