Old and New 课件ma.ppt

Old and New (changes that have taken place, especially in construction) Famous constructions in history New Constructions (1). ________ is the largest hydro-electric dam in the world. A.The Aswan B.The Three Gorges Dam C.The Itaipu (2). The Yangtze River is the world’s _______ longest river. A. first B. second C. third (3). Mao Zedong wrote a poem in which he dreamed of “walls of stone to hold back clouds and rain till a smooth lake rises in the narrow gorges”. What is the poem’s Chinese name? “walls of stone” refers to ___________________. (4). ________ first suggested the idea in 1919. A. Sun Yat-sen B. Mao Zedong C. Deng Xiaoping (5). The power of the Yangtze River has been harnessed by the Three Gorges Dam. Does this mean that the power can be used or not? (6). About 800 historical relics have been submerged. Is it possible to see the relics now that they have been submerged? Careful-reading: read it carefully and answer the questions Q1. What’s Mao Zedong’s dream? Q2. What are the advantages of the dam? Q3. What are the disadvantages? Q4. How big is the dam? Q5. What’s the “biggest”and “largest” about the dam? Q6. How much does the dam cost? Q1 What’s Mao Zedong’s dream? Q2 What are the benefits of the Three Gorges Dam? Q3 What are the side effects? What’s the dam’s size? A “biggest” and a “largest”? How much does the dam cost? Discussion Task 1 Express your own viewpoints Tips: i.What advantages does the dam give us? ii.What disadvantages does it also bring? iii.Which one is more important, advantages or disadvantages? Task2 Introduce the Three Gorges Dam Tips: i.One student is a guide of the Three Gorges Dam, the others are tourists. ii.The guide can make a brief introduction of it. iii.The tourists can ask some questions. Any question is welcome. Try to be creative. Homework Read the passage fluently and try to retell it. Find the important and difficult sentences and learn them by yours