新课标人教版课件系列《高中英语》必修 2-1.8the Three Gorgesthe Three Gorges DamA developing country builds a big dam toprovide electricity for its people and control a great river .Unless something is done, acultural relic will be lost. The government must decide whether or not to save the relic.Pre—listening taskBackground knowledge about the Aswan Damthe Aswan High Damthe Nile Riverthe Aswan High DamAbu SimbelWhile--listeningListen for more information about the Aswan Damwhile--listeningListening for main ideasListen for the general idea without having to catch every word of the passageListening strategy1.The Aswan Dam is the largest dam in the world. A. True B. False C. Not mentioned2. Abu Simbel is the most popular place for tourists who visit Egypt. A. True B. False C. Not mentioned3.The engineers decided to move the whole temple all together and rebuilt above the water of the new lake. A. True B. False C. Not mentionedWhile--listeningListening for some details Listen more carefully and try to take some notes while listeningListening strategy1.The Aswan Dam was completed in __________.2.After the dam was completed , the water in the lake behind the dam rose by ______ meters.3.It became necessary to move ________people from their villages.4.It took __________workers __________years to rebuild the temple, and the project was finished in __________.Task 1: Numbers19706353,0001,900419661.Why was the Aswan Dam built?Reason 1.The dam was built to stop floods on the Nile River.Reason 2. It was built to give people more electricity.2.What problem were there during the building of the dam?1).The water in the lake behind the dam rose.2). 53,000people had to move from their villages.3). Some temples were in danger f...
