Unit 6 Period 2 Understanding ideas-【金版教程】2023-2024学年新教材高中英语必修第一册作业与测评课件PPT（外研版2019）

WELCOME UNIT Unit 6 At one with nature Period 2　Understanding ideas 课时作业（二） 小精读 目录 CONTENTS 1 2 课时作业（二） Ⅰ　阅读 The Banaue Rice Terraces in Ifugao Province in the Philippines offer a great sight. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is also rich in history and features how human creativity can produce amazing outcomes. Through hard work, the Ifugao native managed to survive by flattening the mountain's surface layer by layer and using them as farmlands. This practice of more than two thousand years has put together a well­known wonder. Ⅰ Ⅱ 目录 There are several rice terraces in the Ifugao region but the Banaue Rice Terraces are the most popular tourist spot. The photos of this area are often used in printed materials like textbooks, magazines and postcards. After getting a good look at the rice terraces, I was reminded of the first time that I saw their pictures in our textbook during my elementary days. I already found them amusing as a kid and seeing their beauty as an adult got me more amazed. Ⅰ Ⅱ 目录 The tourism officer told us that we were lucky to catch them in their greenest form. If you plan to visit this tourist spot as well, you should take note that we got there last June 1. You can also take into consideration that the rice planting cycle is typically 3 to 6 months. Unlike the other terraces, the local government created a platform that makes it easy for everyone to get a closer look at the rice terraces. The platform has four stone statues that they refer to as rice protectors. Ⅰ Ⅱ 目录 It's sad that the younger generation of Ifugaos are slowly abandoning the rice terraces. According to tour guide Alvin, the part of the rice terraces where people can see thick bushes and trees were former rice fields. But the children who inherited (继承) those decided to give up farming and work in big cities instead. I hope that a new farming method with modern equipment will encourage the Ifugaos to continue their rice terraces farming tradition to protect this cultura