M5U2Project1.ppt

Let’s appreciate a poem! Sailing Early From Baidi Town?? Li Bai We set sail at dawn from Baidi Town under a rosy sky, On a thousand-li trip down to Jiangling and back the same day. The noisy chatter of apes from the shores followed us all the way. Lightly, our boat skipped past ten thousand green mountains high. Fast reading Careful reading 4 With rapid agricultural and industrial development plus huge population growth, the waste being put back into the river has been decreasing . 5 Few people have recognized the importance of protecting the Yangtze River. 6 Illegal hunting of animals has become one of the major problems and it has endangered the wild animals. 7 The white –flag dolphin, a common Chinese mammal that depends on the Yangtze River. 8 We have achieved a lot in protecting the environment but we still have a long way to go. 9 Up to now, few people have realized that it is their responsibility to protect the great river. Writing a report * Writing a report How much do you know about the Yangtze River ? It flows 6,300 kilometers from western China into the East China Sea. It runs across nine provinces. It is China’s most important freshwater river. It is the third longest river in the world. Qutang Gorge Xiling Gorge Wu Gorge What are the three gorges? 早发白帝城 李白 朝辞白帝彩云间,千里江陵一日还. 两岸猿声啼不住,轻舟已过万重山. Chongqing Baidi Jiujiang Wuhan Nanjing Shanghai Yichang Zhengjiang Yangzhou Please name the famous cities along the river as many as you can. the rare animals and fish White-flag dolphin Yangtze alligator Zhonghua sturgeon What has happened to the Yangtze River? Listen to the tape and find the main idea of each paragraph. Listen to the passage and match the number of each paragraph with its main idea. Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 D:The environmental problems of the Yangtze River have raised concern. C:Many people have recognized the importance of protecting the Yangtze River and man