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Unit 6 At one with nature
Understanding Ideas
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Task1: Watch the video and answer the question:
Q1:Do you know where it is?
Q2:Do you know which ethnic group she is?
Q1:Do you know where it is?
Q2:Do you know which ethnic group she is?
视频1
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Longji Rice Terraces
Why do they grow rice on terraces?
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Longji Rice Terrace(龙脊梯田)
视频2
Fast reading
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Match the main
idea with
each paragraph
Para 1 The reasons to build.
Para 2 The working principles(原则) of the terraces.
Para 3 The beauty of the terraces.
Para 4 The value and attraction of the terraces.
Para 5 The history of the terraces.
Fast reading: Reading strategy
Decide what kind of article the passage is — narrative,
argumentation, or expository, etc.
Work out the structure of the passage.
Find the topic sentence and key words of each paragraph.
Summarize these sentences and get the main idea
of the passage.
How to read for the main idea and the author’s purpose?
1.
2.
3.
4.
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Careful reading
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Para 1. the scenary (风景) of the Terraces
Read para. 1 and find some words to describe each season.
bright green
Para 1. the scenary (风景) of the Terraces
Read para. 1 and find some words to describe each season.
gold
Para 1. the scenary (风景) of the Terraces
Read para. 1 and find some words to describe each season.
white
para.1: What colors are these terraces in different seasons?
wrapped in
silver water
turn bright
green
gold
covered in sheets
of white frost
sow
grow
harvest
rest
respect the natural law
winter
spring
summer
autumn
The beauty of terraces
Let’s enjoy a video.
Para. 2 Who built these terraces, where and when were these terraces built?
key information
who
where
when
Zhuang and Yao people
Guangxi
Start in the Yuan Dynasty
complete in the early Qing Dynasty
Is it a vast project?
history
The history of terraces
increase the areas to grow rice
solutions
few large, flat areas of land
build
terraces
steep mountains
shallow soil
build
terraces
catch the water
prevent the soil
problems
Firstly
Secondly
How do the terraces work?
reasons
Read para 3 and fill in the form
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A. The vapour forms clouds.
B. The sun heats the water.
C. The rain moves down onto the mountain terraces again.
D. Rainwater moves down the mountains and into the terraces.
E. The water turns into vapour.
F. The clouds form rain.
Para.4 Put the steps into correct order
1
4
2
3
5
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The working principle
heat
vapor
clouds
rainwater
waterways
Para 5 The value and attraction of the terraces.
value
just grow rice
in the past
at present
a great wonder
attractive attraction
harmony with nature
natural or man-made
?
At one with nature
天人合一
Global important Agricultural Heritage
a valuable treasure
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 attract visitors to this scenic spot.
Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage.
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What should we do to promote the local economy or sustainable development?
Useful expressions:
1.The government .../The local people ...
2.We’d better…
3.Don’t.../Avoid
To the government
1.Increase the fund
2.Encourage the local people to grow rice
3.Take some measures to boost consumption
4.Make laws to protect the terraces
To the local people
1.Raise the awareness of protecting the environment
2.Deveolp some local specialties
3.Respect nature and change it properly
4.Promote local culture
Post-reading
In what other ways do people live in harmony with nature? Give examples.
We should adapt to local condition(因地制宜)and make use of nature in an environment-friendly way.
Mulberry fish pond
视频3
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