外研社高中英语module5 A trip along the three gorges

1、A trip along the Three GorgesA trip along the Three GorgesComplete the definitions with the help of the pictures.A _ is the low ground between the sides of mountains.valleyA _ is a large area of flat low ground.plainThe _ is the area where the land meets the sea or a lake.shoreA _ is the side of the

2、 mountain.slope_ are the steep side of Mountains at the edge of A river or the sea.CliffsA _ is the top of a mountain.peakA _ is an area of water surrounded by land.lakeA _ is a small forest.wood A _ is a lager hole in a cliff or a mountain.caveA _ is a large area of flat high ground.plateauDo the q

3、uiz about the Yangtze River.(1) The Yangtze River is the _ river in the world.(a) longest(b) second longest(c) third longest(2) It flows from the Himalayas in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the _.(a) south(b) north(c) east(3)The worlds biggest dam was opened on the Yangtze River in _.(a) 2001(b) 2

4、003(c) 2005A trip along the Three Gorges三峡之旅三峡之旅1.He and a colleague were to spend two years there teaching English at a teacher training college.他跟一个同事要在一个教师培训学院教两年英语。他跟一个同事要在一个教师培训学院教两年英语。句中的句中的were to spend.表示表示“将要花费将要花费”。1)be to do.强调按计划、安排去做某事或应当、强调按计划、安排去做某事或应当、 必须做某事。必须做某事。 The train is to ar

5、rive in Beijing at 10 25 a.m. 火车将于上午火车将于上午10 25到达北京。到达北京。The magazines you borrowed from the library are to be returned tomorrow.你从图书馆借的杂志应该在明天归还。你从图书馆借的杂志应该在明天归还。2)be about to do.表示表示“即将做某事即将做某事”,该结该结构不与表时间的副词或其他时间状语连用构不与表时间的副词或其他时间状语连用。常用于常用于be about to do.when.结构中结构中,意为意为“正要做正要做这时这时”。Tom was abou

6、t to play computer games when his mother came back.3)be going to do.多用于口语多用于口语,强调事先打算、强调事先打算、 计划要做某事或某种迹象表明要发生某事。计划要做某事或某种迹象表明要发生某事。Im going to beijing on summer vocation.The cloud is black.It is going to rain.2.They had four weeks off for the Spring Festival. have four weeks off 有四周假期有四周假期 take fou

7、r weeks off 休四周假休四周假 ask for four weeks off 请四周假请四周假Ill have three days off next week.Last year, she took six weeks off for her illness.Jack ask for a month off because of his headache.3.They are mainly for goods and people trading along the river.trade vt. &vi.& n. 交易，交换交易，交换trade with sb.

8、与某人交易与某人交易/做买卖做买卖trade in sth. 做某方面生意做某方面生意a firm which trades in coal。trade A for B 用用A换换B她用项链换取了他的画她用项链换取了他的画. She traded her necklace for his painnting. 4. As the sun set we docked at Fengdu.We docked in Shanghai the next morning.v.靠岸，驶入码头靠岸，驶入码头 dock at / in 在在靠岸靠岸/驶入码头驶入码头dock n.码头码头, 船坞船坞5. sa

9、il vi. /vt. The ship sails for Shanghai tomorrow.She always wanted to sail around the world.When did the first European sail across the Atlantic?set sail 启航启航, 开船开船The following week the “Queen Elizabeth” set sail for Hongkong.航行航行, 驾船驾船; 坐船旅行坐船旅行向某地行驶向某地行驶乘船环游某地乘船环游某地乘乘/驾船驾船横跨某地横跨某地启航去某地启航去某地6.We c

10、ould see the sun setting behind the .The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.set up 建立建立 set an example to sb. 给某人树立榜样给某人树立榜样set off for 出发，动身去某地出发，动身去某地set out to do sth. 着手做某事着手做某事 (for sp.) 出发出发,动身（去某地）动身（去某地）set about doing sth.开始开始着手做着手做set 放置，放置， 设置，设置， 落下落下 see sb. do - sb be seen to d

11、o see sb. doing - sb be seen doing see sb./sth. done 看到某人做某事看到某人做某事某人被看到做某事某人被看到做某事看到某人正在做某事看到某人正在做某事某人被看到正在做某事某人被看到正在做某事看到某人看到某人/某事物被某事物被I saw him bitten by the dog. 一感一感 feel 二二 听听 listen to / hear 三让三让 make / let / have四看四看 watch / look at / notice / see + sb. do / doing半帮助半帮助 help ( sb. do / to

12、do )6. The gorges narrows to 350 feetThe river narrows at this point.narrow vi. 变窄变窄 vt. 使变窄使变窄narrowly adv. 勉强地勉强地,险些险些,狭隘地狭隘地The final score of the football match was 93-94. We were only narrowly beaten.常见的可以转化为动词的形容词常见的可以转化为动词的形容词 calm(使镇静使镇静/冷静冷静), dirty（弄脏）（弄脏）, free(释放、使自由释放、使自由), slow(减慢减慢),

13、better(改善改善)7. detour n. & v. 绕道绕道 make / take a detour 迂回，绕道迂回，绕道We took a detour to avoid the town center.One evening we detoured to Moon Bay to watch the sea.8. go through 经历，经受经历，经受;仔细检查；通过，达成；用完仔细检查；通过，达成；用完The teacher had to go through the students papers in the midnight. These countries h

14、ave gone through too many wars.He accepted the offer（出价）（出价） and the deal went through. We went through all the money.经历、经受经历、经受达成达成用完用完仔细检查仔细检查pass through 经过；经过； He had passed through many difficulties during the experiments. look through 浏览，浏览， 查阅查阅She looked through her notes before the examination. get through 通过，完成通过，完成 ，（电话）接通，（电话）接通When you get through with your work, lets go out. 9. be heavy with The apple trees were heavy