Period 4

Module 4 A Trip Along the Three Gorges

Writing

Culture corner

Culture corner –1. Brainstorm (2ms) Do you know what it is?

Culture corner -2.Answering (5ms) Read the passage and answer the questions.

1. Where did he travel recently?

2. Is there anything special in his home? What is it?

3. What rules does he follow when he sticks a pin in the map?

4. What does he think of New Zealand/Italy/China?

5. What does he take with him wherever he goes?

1. Where did he travel recently?

2. Is there anything special in his home? What is it?

3. What rules does he follow when he sticks a pin in the map?

4. What does he think of New Zealand/Italy/China?

5. What does he take with him wherever he goes?

Malvinas islands.

A large map of the world. There are hundreds of little red pins stuck in it.

I’m allowed to stick one in only if I’ve been a place for more than 24 hours.

Wonderful / favorite / a country of the future.

A photo of his wife, a candle, a torch, a shirt…

Writing- 1. Exercises (2ms) Finish the exercise of Activity 3, on page 48.

• immense region

• remote areas

• steep slopes

• fertile plains

very big regionvery big region

the place which is far awaythe place which is far away

the slopes which go sharply the slopes which go sharply up and downup and down

the plains which is good for the plains which is good for growing thingsgrowing things

Writing- 2. Exercises (2ms) Make a list of adj. + n. combinations in the passage.

home province, immense region,

varied landscape, remote areas,

steep slopes, high plateau, fertile plains,

beautiful province, Heavenly Kingdom,

famous river, long journey, beautiful

spot

Writing- 3. Filling (5ms) Read the description and identify the province.

ProvinceProvince

LocationLocation

FeaturesFeatures

OpinionOpinion

MeaningMeaning

southwest

hilly mountains;high plateau;fertile plains

beautiful

The Heavenly Kingdom;four rivers

Sichuan

Writing- 4. Description(5ms)Write a short description of the region you live in.

You should:

• Say where the region is;

• Describe the main geographical features;

• Give your opinion;

• Explain a meaning.

You can use the following sentence structures:

• I think ….

• There are many …. It is located in ….

• It’s famous for ….

Writing- 5. Writing(15ms) Write a short description of the region you

live in .

Writing- 6. Peer checking and rewriting (5m) Read your writing to your partner. Check and rewrite your

writing according to the following. Then share it with the whole class.

Are you clear what happen(4Wand H)?

Do you know the writer’s attitude and emotion?

Are there any good connecting words or phrases?

Are there any good phrases or sentences?

Are there any spelling mistakes?

Possible versionPossible version

My home Province Shanxi is located in the north of China. It is rather hot in summer and cold in winter. There are many hilly mountains, but basin is flat. The beautiful Fen River runs through it. It has all kinds of products, such as rice, wheat, cotton, and coal. People call it “home of coal”, because it is famous for the abundant coal.

I think it is a beautiful province. There are many places of historic interest and scenic beauty, such as Jinci Temple, the Yungang Grottoes and so on. Many visitors come to visit Shanxi. I love Shanxi.

Homework

Write some rules for travellers arriving in

your hometown. Pay attention to the

following things:

1. What travellers must do when they arrive

2. What they aren’t allowed to do

3. How they can find somewhere to stay

4. How they can get help

Language Date Bank

Language points for Reading

Language Date Bank1. be to do sth. 1. be to do sth. 表将来表将来

• 表示计划 安排要做的事 A farewell party is to be held this evening.

We are to visit the Three Gorges tomorrow.• 表示将来注定要发生的事 All these things are to be answered for.

所有这一切都是要偿还的。• 表示上级对下级的命令，或父母对子女的要求 The boss said,“ You’re to meet Mr. Li at the

airport.”

“You’re to finish your homework before you watch TV,” Mother said.

Language Date Bank2. see the sun setting 2. see the sun setting 看到太阳正在落下看到太阳正在落下• see sb. doing 看见某人正在做…• see sb. do 看见某人做了…昨晚我看见他出去了。 I saw him go out last night.

我看见他在偷商店里的钱。I saw him stealing money from the shop.

He was seen to go out last night.

He was seen stealing money from the shop.

see do 改为被动语态时，要用 be seen to do

Language Date Bank3. each, each, 和和 some, any, no, everysome, any, no, every 构成的复合词，都构成的复合词，都

当作单数看待当作单数看待 ..• 我们每个人都有些话要说。• Each of us has something to say.• 大家都准备好了吗？• Is everybody ready?• 有人在用电话。• Somebody is using the phone.• 但 none 和 neither 等及其构成的短语做主语时，

谓语动词单复数皆可。• None of them has / have arrived at the stop.

Language Date Bank• On the top of the mountain ______ a tall tree.

• He came to a small village, in front of which ______ a big rock.

• On the wall ______ two loudspeakers.

墙上挂着两个喇叭。• Among the goods _______ Christmas trees,

flowers, candles and toys.

is

4. 4. 倒装句谓语动词的数与主语保持一致。倒装句谓语动词的数与主语保持一致。

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are

Language Date Bank -Practice • 我们下个月有 20 天的假期。

• 他的声音在电话里听着挺怪的。

• 你穿过这道大门，就看到左面的房子了。

• 绕道去参观一下这村子是值得的。

• 空气中弥漫着浓郁的花香 (the scent of flowers) 。

• 我们的新办公楼尚在建设中。

We’ve (got) 20 days/20-day off next month.

His voice sounds strange on the telephone.

Go through this gate, and you’ll see the house on your left.

It’s worth making a detour to see the village.

The air is heavy with the scent of flowers.

Our new offices are still under construction.

• 秋收就要开始了。秋收就要开始了。

• 为了拓宽道路只好把人行道弄窄。为了拓宽道路只好把人行道弄窄。

• 太阳从东边生起，从西边落下。太阳从东边生起，从西边落下。

• 这处名胜充满了历史文化。这处名胜充满了历史文化。

• 我们不许在阅览室里抽烟。我们不许在阅览室里抽烟。

Autumn harvest is about to start.

In order to widen the road they had to narrow the pavement.

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

This place of interest is heavy with historical culture.

We don’t allow smoking in the reading room.

We aren’t allowed to smoke in the reading room.

1. 他和另一位同事将在那里的一所教师进修学院任教两年。He and a colleague _______ _______ _______ two years there teaching English at a teacher training college.

2. 我们目睹太阳在白塔后西沉，美丽极了。We could see the sun _______ behind the white pagoda. It was beautiful.

3. 船到巫山时，我们绕道溯游大宁河，观赏了几处小峡谷。At Wushan we _______ _______ _______ up the Daning River to see some of the smaller gorges.

were to spend

setting

made a detour

Language Date Bank - Language Date Bank - Complete the following sentences.

4. 块块巨石形象各异，条条支流都流淌着传说，座座小山承载着过往。Every rock _______ _______ a person or animal, every stream that _______ the great river ________ its legends, every hill ________ ________ ________ the past.

5. 我们不可以下船。We _______ ________ _______ get off the boat.

6. 远山上写着 20 英尺大的汉字“建造三峡大坝，开发长江资源”。On a ________ mountain was a _______ in 20-foot characters. “________ the Three Gorges Dam, _________ the Yangtze River,” it said.

looked likejoined carriedheavy with

weren’t allowed to

distant signBuild Exploit

was