Period 2: Reading
学习目标：
1.了解中国长江三峡的情况
2.利用单元词汇描绘名胜古迹
3.培养快速阅读的能力
学习重点：了解中国长江三峡的情况
学习难点：良好阅读习惯和阅读能力的培养
课前预习
使用说明与学法指导：
1. 了解背景知识加深对文章的理解
2. 15分钟之内完成
教材助读：
The Three Gorges region is a scenic area along the Yangtze River in China with a total length of about 200 km.The Three Gorges takes up 120 km within this region.Although it is primarily famous for its scenery，the Three Gorges region is historically and culturally an important region in China.
The Three Gorges region is located along the Yangtze River between the cities of Fengjie and Yichang in Chongqing Municipality and Hubei Province.
Currently the Three Gorges region is most famous for the Three Gorges Dam.The Three Gorges Dam is under construction at a place called Sandouping(三斗坪)in the mid dle of the Xiling Gorge.
