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试讲题目9 Teaching Content Module 5 Reading and Vocabulary The Three Gorges Dam Teaching Aims 1. To improve the Ss’ reading ability. 2. To let Ss know the details about The Three Gorges Dam and the effects it causes. 3. To enable them to master some useful words and expressions. Teaching Important Point Help the students to understand the passage better. Teaching Difficult Point How to improve the students’ reading ability? Teaching Methods 1. Fast reading and careful reading to help the students understand the passage exactly. 2. Individual, pair or group work to make every student work in class. Teaching Aids 1. the book exercise 2. the blackboard Teaching Procedures Step 1: Greeting and lead-in Ask Ss to think Mao Zedong’ poem about The Yangtse River, and use the verse to lead in the reading part: the Three Gorges Dam. In china, there are two rivers: The Yellow River and The Yangtse River. The Yangtse River is the home to one of beautiful natural scenes. There was a poem about The Yangtse River written by Mao Zedong. Do you know it? Yes, its name is Swimming in which he dreamed of “Walls of stone will stand upstream to the west To hold back Wushan's clouds and rain Till a smooth lake rises in the narrow gorges.” but now it has come true. It has been a reality. This project has been finished – The Three Gorges Dam. The pictures give us some information. Like China’s Great Wall, it will be one of the few manmade structures that can be seen from space. It’s a symbol of national pride. After we know of the dam, let’s begin to learn the Lesson – The Three Gorges Dam.

Step 2: Fast Reading

(1) Ask Ss to read the text roughlyly to find out the words in the boxes in Activities 1 & 2. Then ask them to discuss in pairs and finish Activity 1. Tell them the reading skill at the same time by asking them to read the “Learning to learn”. (2) Give some explanations about some words in Activity 2 (3) Ask Ss to answer the questions in Activity 2. 1.dream v. (hope for sth. nice in the future) He often dreams of going to Europe. 2. generate vt. (cause to exist, produce) e.g. Loud laughter was generated all through the crowd. 3. harness vt. (use a river, waterfall, etc. to produce power) e.g. It is a good idea to harness the river to generate electricity. 4.submerge v. (go under the surface of the water) e.g. The crocodile submerged when it saw the boat. First, please read the text quickly to find out the words in the boxes in Activities 1 & 2. In the process of reading, if you find a new word, make sure you read the whole sentence. Try to work out the meaning of the woed. Then use the words before and after that help you guess the meaning. You have three minutes……. Time is over, now please discuss in pairs and finish Activity 1. Now, we began to check the answer. 1.T 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.T. Next, we come to activity 2, I’ll give some explanations about some words in it. 1.dream v. (hope for sth. nice in the future) He often dreams of going to Europe. 2. generate vt. (cause to exist, produce) e.g. Loud laughter was generated all through the crowd. 3. harness vt. (use a river, waterfall, etc. to produce power) e.g. It is a good idea to harness the river to generate electricity. 4.submerge v. (go under the surface of the water) e.g. The crocodile submerged when it saw the boat. ok, please look at the first, Mao Zedong wrote a poem in which he dreamed of "walls of stone ..." Did Mao Zedong actually see the walls of stone?...... No, he didn't. 2. 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? What’s your opinion? ...... Yes, It means the power can be used. 3. Sun Yat-sen first suggested the idea in 1919. Did Sun Yat-sen think of the idea himself or hear it from someone else? Please give me your answers……. He thought of it himself. 4. About 800 historical relics have been submerged. Is it possible to see the relics now that they have been submerged? Is it?..... No, it isn't. it is impossible. (4) Ask Ss to read again and decide if the following sentences are true or false: ① Mao Zedong once dreamed that there would be a great dam to harness the power

of the Yangtze River. ② The power of the Yangtze River has been harnessed by the Three Gorges Dam.

③ The Three Gorges Dam will provide enough hydro-electric power for the whole

country. ④ The dam will generate a lot of electricity causing more air pollution.