Unit 6 At one with nature Understanding ideas Longji Rice Terraces 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第一册

Longji Rice Terraces Let’s watch a video to get familiar with the article. Read to get the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph 1 Value Paragraph 2 Scenery Paragraph 3 History Paragraph 4 Reasons Paragraph 5 Working principle Summer sees the mountains turn bright green with growing rice. During autumn, these same mountains are gold, and in winter they are covered in sheets of white frost. These are the colours of the Longji Rice Terraces. Imagine mountains wrapped in silver water, shining in the spring sun. The local Zhuang and Yao people. Who built the terraces ? When were the terraces built? Started in the Yuan Dynasty, completed in the Qing Dynasty Where were the terraces built ? Guangxi. History Why did these people go to so much trouble to turn the entire mountains into terraces ? Problems results few large and flat areas increase the areas to grow rice plenty of rain, steep mountains and shallow soil prevent the soil from being washed away sun clouds rain mountains Recycling circle What is the value of terraces in the past and at modern times ? Although modern technology could help produce more crops, these terraces still mean a lot to the local people for whom traditions hold much value. This knowledge is passed down through families, which means that new generations continue to use ancient methods of agriculture to maintain the terraces. Today, the Longji Rice Terraces attract thousands of visitors who come to admire this great wonder created by people and nature working together. Agricultural value Historical value Economic value Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage. 1 To praise the wisdom of the ethnic groups living in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. 2 To explain how people worked in harmony with nature to create the Longji Rice Terraces. 3 To describe the beauty of the Longji Rice Terraces and to attract visitors to this scenic spot. 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. the local Zhuang and Yao people few hold ancient Fill the blanks in the passage. 在中国的这个地区，人们世世代代致力于农业。他们在陡峭的山上建造了梯田，在浅层的土壤里种植庄稼。从元代开始，梯田的修建经历了几个朝代才完工。冬天，群山被层层白色的霜雪包裹着。为了防止土壤被冲走，他们在梯田周围设计并修建了水道。太阳把水加热，使之变成水蒸气，水蒸气反过来又变成雨水。梯田还可以防止昆虫危害水稻。因此这一切都体现了人与自然的和谐。 crops completion are wrapped To prevent harming 长难句分析 These terraces were built by the local Zhuang and Yao people, to whom Guangxi is home. to whom是“介词+关系代词”引导的非限制性定语从句，对the local Zhuang and Yao people进行补充说明。be home to意为“是…的家园”。介词后用whom，不用who。 长难句分析 Building the terraces therefore meant that they could increase the areas in which they could grow rice. 动名词短语作主语 that引导宾语从句 in which=where, 引导定语从句，修饰the areas。 Thank you $$