Unit 6 At One With Nature Understanding ideas 学案-2023-2024学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第一册

外研版高中英语必修一 Book 1 Unit 6导学案 Pre reading Step1 Look at the pictures(p81) and answer the questions: What can you see from the pictures? Why people in different places design their houses in different ways? Can you give some examples about the influence of nature on us? Step2 choose the climate type of Guangxi What’s the natural environment in Guangxi like? ○ plains(平原) ○ mountains and lakes ○ seas ○ freezing cold in winter ○ longer summer and shorter winter ○ much rain and heat ○ little rain and dry Step2 watch a video about the Longji Rice Terraces. While-reading Step4 Fast reading Activity 1 Read the text quickly and match the main idea with each paragraph. (连线题) Para 1 the reason for building the terraces Para 2 the working principle of the terraces Para 3 the vivid description of the terraces Para 4 the history of the terraces Para 5 the present situation of the terraces Activity2 Read for the writing style of the passage Choose the style of the passage. A. Exposition B. Narrative C. Argumentation Step5 Careful reading 教师通过此活动引导学生关注文章的具体内容，考查学生对文章细节的理解和信息的整合。 Activity 1 Read para 1 and fill in the table. seasons colours spring summer autumn winter Activity 2 Read para2 and fill in the blanks. Who They were built by the local ______ and ______ people. where Guangxi When Work on the terraces started in the ______ Dynasty and completed in the ______________ Dynasty. Activity3 Read para3 and answer the questions. The reasons to build terraces Qustion1: What problems did the local people encounter? Qustion2: How did them solve these problems by building the terraces? You can answer the questions by using the following patterns: They encountered two problems. The first problem is that there are ____ large, flat areas of land in the region. People solved the problem by increasing the areas in which_________________. The second problem is that although the region has plenty of rain, the mountains are ______ and the soil is ______. They solved the problem by catching the _________ and preventing the ____ from being washed away through the terraces. Activity4 Read para4 and complete the steps of the working principle of the Longji Rice Terraces. Step 1 rainwater moves down mountains along ______ into terraces Step 2 sun _____ the water into vapour Step 3 _____ are formed and rain falls again After reading Step6 after reading Task 1 Reading for the author’s purpose. Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage. A. To praise the wisdom of the ethnic groups living in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. B. To explain how people worked in harmony with nature to create the Longji Rice Terraces. C. To describe the beauty of the Longji Rice Terraces and to attract visitors to this scenic spot. Task 2 read the summary of the passage and correct four factual mistakes. The Longji Rice Terraces were built by the local Zhuang ethnic group alone. Though there are many large, flat areas in the region, they built terraces on the mountains to have more areas to grow rice. The terraces are cleverly designed, and can wash away the shallow soil. There are hundreds of waterways, along which rainwater moves down the mountains and into the terraces. Today, local people use modern methods to maintain the terraces, and they attract lots of visitors from all over the country. Task3 Think &share What’s your understanding of “At one with nature”(天人合一)? Task4 Group work What can we do as a student to protect the environment and live in harmony with nature? (interview) Step7 Homework. 1. Try to retell the working mechanism of the Longji Rice Terraces in your own words and write it down. 2. Draw a poster about how to live in harmony with nature. 3 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$