Unit 7 When Disaster Strikes Reading课件2025-2026学年中职英语外研版（2021）基础模块1

Unit 7 When Disaster Strikes Dujiangyan When Disaster Strikes Learning Objectives To master the following words: powerless dam irrigation geographical achieve feature agriculture succeed case fertile region productive To get the main idea by: skimming quickly locate the details by scanning 2 When Disaster Strikes 无力的 powerless 灌溉 irrigation 取得 achieve 农业 agriculture 情况，状况 case 地区 region 堤坝 dam 地理的 geographical 特点，特征 feature 成功做… succeed (in) 肥沃的, 富饶的 fertile 多产的 productive 3 When Disaster Strikes forest improve the air quality and reduce soil erosion 改善空气质量，减少水土流失 Sanxia Project prevent flood work with nature 防洪 与大自然合作 4 When Disaster Strikes Do you feel powerless at the thought of natural disasters? Then consider Dujiangyan, an irrigation system that is an example of a time when humans worked with nature to achieve wonderful results. Chengdu is famous for its agriculture and known as “the land of plenty”. However this wasn’t always the case. In ancient times, the region experienced regular flooding. Around 256 BC, a local official named Li Bing decided to try to solve the problem. Instead of building dams, he used local geographical features and succeeded in building an environmentally friendly irrigation system- Dujiangyan. Since then, Dujiangyan has helped keep the region fertile and productive. Dujiangyan is a powerful example of how humans can work with nature. In doing so, it becomes possible not just to prevent natural disasters but also to benefit people. skim（略读）and scan（扫读） 阅读策略 5 When Disaster Strikes 1 What’s the text about? What’s the significance of Dujiangyan? 2 6 When Disaster Strikes Do you feel powerless at the thought of natural disasters? Then consider Dujiangyan, an irrigation system that is an example of a time when humans worked with nature to achieve wonderful results. Chengdu is famous for its agriculture and known as “the land of plenty”. However this wasn’t always the case. In ancient times, the region experienced regular flooding. Around 256 BC, a local official named Li Bing decided to try to solve the problem. Instead of building dams, he used local geographical features and succeeded in building an environmentally friendly irrigation system- Dujiangyan. Since then, Dujiangyan has helped keep the region fertile and productive. Dujiangyan is a powerful example of how humans can work with nature. In doing so, it becomes possible not just to prevent natural disasters but also to benefit people. 1 What’s the text about? 7 When Disaster Strikes Do you feel powerless at the thought of natural disasters? Then consider Dujiangyan, an irrigation system that is an example of a time when humans worked with nature to achieve wonderful results. Chengdu is famous for its agriculture and known as “the land of plenty”. However this wasn’t always the case. In ancient times, the region experienced regular flooding. Around 256 BC, a local official named Li Bing decided to try to solve the problem. Instead of building dams, he used local geographical features and succeeded in building an environmentally friendly irrigation system- Dujiangyan. Since then, Dujiangyan has helped keep the region fertile and productive. Dujiangyan is a powerful example of how humans can work with nature. In doing so, it becomes possible not just to prevent natural disasters but also to benefit people. 2 What’s the significance of Dujiangyan? 一个环境友好的灌溉系统 8 When Disaster Strikes 3 Fill in the details of Dujiangyan. Dujiangyan When Where Who Function Feature around 256 BC Chengdu, China Li Bing, a local official prevent flooding and keep the region fertile and productive It’s an environmentally friendly irrigation system, which makes the best of local geographical features. 9 When Disaster Strikes 1. Then consider Dujiangyan, an irrigation system that is an example of a time when humans worked with nature to achieve wonderful results. Dujiangyan is an irrigation system. Dujiangyan is an example of a time. At that time, humans worked with nature to achieve wonderful results. Understand long sentences 想想都江堰, 一个灌溉系统, 是人类通过与大自然合作取得伟大成就的一个例子。 10 When Disaster Strikes 2. Instead of building dams, he used local geographical features and succeeded in building an environmentally friendly irrigation system--Dujiangyan. Instead of building dams, he sued local geographical features. He succeeded in building Dujiangyan. 他没有建造水坝, 而是利用当地的地理特征, 成功建造了一个环境友好的灌溉系统——都江堰。 Dujiangyan is an environmentally friendly irrigation system. 11 When Disaster Strikes How Humans Can Work with Nature regular flooding solve the problem use local geographical features prevent natural disasters build Dujiangyan (in ancient times) benefit people keep the region fertile and productive an irrigation system Li Bing around 256 BC 12 When Disaster Strikes In ancient times, when people faced natural disasters, such as regular flooding, they tried to work with nature to solve the problem. Around 256 BC, a local official named Li Bing in Chengdu decided not only to prevent the regular flooding but also to benefit people in the region.Instead of building dams, he used local geographical features and succeeded in building an environmentally friendly irrigation system—Dujiangyan. Since then, Dujiangyan has helped keep the region fertile and productive. Retell the text 13 When Disaster Strikes B 将下列英语短语与其相应的汉语匹配 A at the thought of work with nature achieve…results be famous for the land of plenty solve the problem succeed in doing keep sth +adj help do sth prevent natural disasters benefit people 取得….成就/结果 防止自然灾害 成功做 天府之国 与自然合作 因……著名 想到 解决问题 保持…… 帮助做 造福人民 14 When Disaster Strikes B 将下列英语短语与其相应的汉语匹配 A at the thought of work with nature achieve…results be famous for the land of plenty solve the problem succeed in doing keep sth +adj help do sth prevent natural disasters benefit people 取得….成就/结果 防止自然灾害 成功做 天府之国 与自然合作 因……著名 想到 解决问题 保持…… 帮助做 造福人民 15 When Disaster Strikes Summary 1. Text: Dujiangyan, who built it, when and where was it built, the feature and functions. 2. words and phrases: powerless, irrigation, achieve, agriculture, case, region, dam, geographical, feature, succeed, fertile, productive, at the thought of, be famous for, succeed in doing, keep sth. adj. 16 $