Unit 6：Developing ideas (阅读) 课件 -2025-2026学年外研版英语八年级下册

Unit 6 Living with nature Developing ideas (阅读) 册 次：八年级下册 学 科：英语（外研社版） 1 1. What’s the environment like in the Flaming Mountains from Journey to the West? 2. How can people live in such an environment? Think and discuss. A/B层 2 1. What’s the environment like in the Flaming Mountains from Journey to the West? 2. How can people live in such an environment? Think and discuss. C层 bad, hot, dry, a shortage of water, in poor condition, changing nature 3 1. What’s the environment like? The environment is a desert, so it has a hot and dry climate. There is little rainfall, so the area faces a water shortage. It is difficult to survive here. Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words and expression to help you. A/B/C层 4 Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words and expression to help you. A/B/C层 2. How does the system work? The project uses wells and underground canals to protect water from drying up. The water runs to different places. It allows people to grow plants for food in such a difficult environment. 5 Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words and expression to help you. A/B/C层 3. What’s the passage mainly about? The passage introduces the karez system. 6 Read the passage and check your answers. A/B/C层 Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 The way the karez system works and its importance The challenge and future of the system The location of the Flaming Mountains The climate of the area Read and match the subtitles with the paragraphs. A/B/C层 1. In which famous literary work is the Flaming Mountains described? Journey to the West. 2. Where are the real Flaming Mountains? They are in Turpan, in the east of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Read and answer. A/B/C层 9 1. How hot is it there? The desert sand can be as hot as 80°C in midsummer. 2. How is the rainfall there? Rainfall in Turpan is only 16 mm a year. Read and answer. A/B/C层 10 1. How does the karez system work? It includes more than 1,000 wells and large underground canals. Water from the mountains falls into the wells and then runs underground in the canals. It is kept cool and safe from the desert heat. 2. How long are the underground canals? They are over 5,000 km long, nearly as long as the Yellow River! Read and answer. A/B/C层 11 1. What problem does the area face now? The area faces a water shortage. 2. What is the future of the system? It will surely be carried into the future with more and more young people taking action to protect it. Read and answer. A/B/C层 12 driest places hottest areas climate wells underground runs underground cool and safe grow plants for food top three projects water shortage protect Complete the diagram with the words and expressions from the passage. A/B层 13 driest places hottest areas climate C层 Complete the diagram with the words and expressions from the passage. 14 C层 wells underground runs underground cool and safe Complete the diagram with the words and expressions from the passage. 15 C层 grow plants for food top three projects Complete the diagram with the words and expressions from the passage. 16 C层 water shortage protect Complete the diagram with the words and expressions from the passage. 17 driest places hottest areas climate wells underground runs underground cool and safe grow plants for food top three projects water shortage protect Retell the passage with the help of the diagram. A/B层 18 (1) The desert sand can be as hot as 80°C in midsummer. (2) That’s enough to make your feet burn! Fact Opinion A/B/C层 Distinguish between facts and opinions. Then find other facts and opinions in the passage. 19 A/B/C层 Distinguish between facts and opinions. Then find other facts and opinions in the passage. They are in Turpan, in the east of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Rainfall in Turpan is only 16 mm a year. There are over 5,000 km of underground canals in the area. … It may sound crazy, but the locals can cook an egg on the desert sand. That’s nearly as long as the Yellow River! The centuries-old water system will surely be carried into the future. … Facts Opinions 20 Answer the questions. A/B/C层 1. Why does the writer mention “the Flaming Mountains” at the beginning? By mentioning this well-known place from Journey to the West, the writer connects with readers, attracts their attention and makes them interested in reading on. 2. What can you tell about Turpan from “cook an egg on the desert sand”? It tells us that Turpan is very hot. 3. What’s the meaning of the title? The title means the karez system is like a hidden “river” that brings life to Turpan’s desert. It quietly carries water underground so people can survive and grow food in the terrible climate. Think and share. 1. What fact from the passage do you find the most interesting? Why? For me, the most interesting fact is that the system was completed with only hand tools. The canals are so long and there are so many wells. It is difficult to do the work with machines, and using hand tools is even more difficult. A/B/C层 Think and share. 2. With modern technology, do you think it is still necessary to keep the karez system? Why or why not? I think it is necessary to keep the karez system. Although modern technology can solve some problems, the karez system still plays an important role. It works well and is an important part of our history. We can use both modern technology and the karez system to improve the living environment in this area. A/B/C层 Find information about another system showing how people adapt to and make good use of nature. Then write a short paragraph to introduce it. Homework A/B层 24 Introduce the karez system to your partner with the words and expressions from the passage. Homework C层 25 感谢观看 THANKS Blues 155952.0 $