内容正文:
Longji Rice Terraces
UNIT 6 At one with nature
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Learning aims:
To understand the main idea of the passage and the writing purpose of the writer.
To make clear of the structure(结构) of the passage and learn about the information of the Longji Rice Terraces.
To arouse the awareness(意识) of living in harmony with nature.
Longji Rice Terraces
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Step 2: Self-exploration. (Task 1-3)
Task1: Read the passage and match the main idea of each paragraph.
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
a. The construction history of Longji Rice Terraces
b. The colours of Longji Rice Terraces
c. The working princple of Longji Rice Terraces
d. Reasons for the construction of Longji Rice Terraces
e. The ancient methods of agriculture is passed down
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Task 2: What kind of article is the passage?
A. Narration(记叙文)
B. Argumentation(议论文)
C. Practical Writing(应用文)
D. Exposition(说明文)
Task 3:
Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage.
(Activity3 on P64)
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To praise the wisdom of the ethnic groups(族群) living in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
To explain how people worked in harmony with nature to create the Longji Rice Terraces.
To describe the beauty of the Longji Rice Terraces and to attract visitors to this scenic spot(景点).
Longji Rice Terraces
Para1:The colours Mountains 1._____________ in silver water in spring.Mountains turn bright green in summer.Mountains are flash gold in autumn.Mountains are covered in sheets of white 2.______ in winter.
Para2:The history Longji Rice Terraces started 3._____________.Longji Rice Terraces 4._____________in the early Qing Dynasty.
Para3:The reasons There are 5.______________large, flat areas of land. Building the terraces meant people could grow more rice.The steep mountains and the shallow soil 6._____________ the rainwater.
Para4:
The working principle The terraces are 7.____________designed.
Para5:The value New generations continue to use 8._____________ methods of agriculture to maintain the terraces.Longji Rice Terraces
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