Unit 6 At one with nature Understanding ideas 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第一册

Unit 6 At one with nature Understanding ideas 1 Terraces in Jincheng 2 3 Longji (龙脊) Rice Terraces 4 1. These are the colours of the Longji Rice Terraces. 2. These terraces were built by the local Zhuang and Yao people from Yuan to Qing dynasty. 3. So why did these people go to so much trouble to turn the entire mountains into terraces? 4. But perhaps what is most significant is the way in which people have worked in harmony with nature. 5. Although modern technology could help produce more crops, these terraces still mean a lot to the local people. Underline the topic sentence of each paragraph. colours history reasons working principle meanings 5 Longji rice terraces Introduction The scenery Conclusion Description The meanings The principle The reasons The history Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2-4 Paragraph 5 6 2. Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage. To praise the wisdom of the ethnic groups 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. 1. What type of writing is the passage? A. Narration (记叙文) B. Practical writing (应用文) C. Exposition (说明文) D. Argumentation (议论文) Exposition (说明文) is a type of discourse (语篇) that is used to explain, inform or give information. 7 8 The scenery is _. impressive breathtaking enormously beautiful 13 Who built these terraces? When did the construction start and end? Local Zhuang and Yao people (ethnic groups 少数民族) From Yuan Dynasty to early Qing Dynasty. The history is _. rather long Read paragraph 2 and answer the questions. 14 So why did these people go to so much trouble to turn the entire mountains into terraces? Firstly, there are few large, flat areas of land in the region. Building the terraces therefore meant that they could increase the areas in which they could grow rice. Secondly, although the region has plenty of rain, the mountains are ste