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Unit 11 The Dujiangyan Dam
In this unit, you will learn how to:
1. introduce the Dujiangyan Dam to tourists.
2. show tourists around the famous scenic sites of the Dujiangyan Dam.
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Match the Chinese scenic sites with their English terms.
whirlpool
temple
Chain Bridge
canal
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Look at the following picture and try to collect some information about it
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The travelers are very excited as they arrive in Dujiangyan to visit the ancient irrigation project. It is known as a living historic wonder, perhaps comparable (比得上)to the Great Wall.
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Key sentence patterns and phrases:
1. ever since 从那时到现在
2. suffer from… 受……之苦
3. discharge…into...… 将……排泄到……
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1. The Dujiangyan Dam is an ancient technological ____________ of China.
2. _________ organized the local residents to build this dam on the injiang River.
3. The dam consists of three main parts: the Fish Mouth Levee, _________________ , and Bottleneck Channel.
4. The whole dam looks like a fish, with the front dam shaped like ____________ .
5. ________ was built to control the flow of water and discharge any excess into the inner canal from the main channel.
Fill in the blanks.
the Flying Sand Weir
wonder
Li Bing
a fish mouth
Flying
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1. The water going through the outer canal irrigates Chengdu, while the inner canal functions as the main channel holding 60% of the water. ( )
2. The Fish Mouth Levee works together with the Flying Sand Weir to keep the water below a certain point in the inner canal. ( )
3. Some Buddhist stone tablets atop the isolated hill were engraved in Sanskrit. ( )
4. Both Li Bing and his son were granted the posthumous title of Wang.
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5. The Taoist temple complex is a popular place for sightseers. ( )
Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
F
F
T
T
T
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Suppose you are a tour guide. You have only one day to show a group of foreign tourists around the Dujiangyan Dam. Work out a tour route and make a presentation.
Information Corner
Chinese Famous Water Conservancy Projects:
中国著名水利工程:
The Zhengguo Canal of Qin Dynasty is another ancient technological wonder of China. It was 150 km long and the irrigation area reached about 2,800,000 mu. 秦朝的郑国渠是中国古代又一项技术奇迹,全长150千米,灌溉面积约280万亩。
Xiaolangdi Reservoir Scenic Area, covering 1,262 square kilometers, lies 40 km north of Luoyang City. Xiaolangdi hes a very beautiful scenic landscape, and is a masterpiece of world water conservanoy projects. 小浪底水 利风景区位于洛阳城以北40公里,面积达1,262平方公里。小浪底具有美丽的山水风景,是世界水利工程的典范。
Information Corner
Chinese Famous Water Conservancy Projects:
中国著名水利工程:
Gezhouba Hydroelectric Station on the Yangtze River is China’s first largescale water conservancy project, located 38 kilometers downstream of the Three Gorges Dam. It has flood control and navigation functions. 长江流域的葛洲坝水电站是中国首个大型水利工程,位于三峡大坝下游38公里处,具有防洪和通航功能。
Tips
1.The best time to visit the Dujiangyan Dam is from April to October, especially the Beer Festival in summer.
2. Mount Qingchengshan shan, not far from the Dujiangyan Dam, is a famous scenic spot worth visiting.
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