Unit 6 Nurturing Nature Starting out & Understanding ideas 课件-2025-2026学年高二英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Unit 6 Nurturing nature Starting out & Understanding ideas 1 Starting out What do you know about these places? What do these places have in common? Look at the pictures and answer the questions. They are all included on the World Heritage list. Huanglong, China Located in the north of Sichuan, Huanglong is a historic and scenic area widely known for its colourful pools, hot springs, valleys, waterfalls, snow-capped peaks and diverse forest. The area also has a population of endangered animals, including the giant panda and the Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey. Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey（金丝猴） Iguazú Falls, Argentina and Brazil They feature over 275 individual falls that thunder into the Iguazu River. Special walkways have been built around the Iguazu Falls to allow visitors to get close up to this wonder of their natural beauty and power. Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania Located in north-east Tanzania, Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa and the world’s tallest free standing mountain, about 5,895m above sea level. The mountain has been the subject of many scientific studies because of its shrinking glaciers and disappearing ice fields. Uluru, Australia Uluru is a large sandstone rock formation in southwestern Northern Territory, central Australia. Uluru is sacred to the Aboriginal people of the area. The area around the formation is home to an abundance of springs, waterholes, rock caves and ancient paintings. Watch the video and answer the questions. 1 What are the three types of World Heritage Sites? 2 What other natural heritage sites in China do you know of? What are the three types of World Heritage Sites? World Heritage Sites are classified as _________ World Heritage, __________ World Heritage, or _________ World Heritage. Cultural Natural Mixed What other natural heritage sites in China do you know of? The Sky Railway Do you know where is it in the pictures? Warm up Tibet Suppose you will go to Tibet, what sort of transportation do you prefer? And why? more affordable appreciate the scenery adjust to the rare air circumstance gradually How much do you know about the Qinghai-Tibet Railway? Work in pairs and complete the quiz. Try to guess if you are not sure of the answers. Pre-reading What does the sky railway refer to? The Qinghai-Tibet railway Read the passage and find out why the railway is particular special to the author. While-reading The type of the passage is ________________. A. novel B. a travel note C. argumentation Choose the author's purpose in writing the passage and give your reasons. 1. To prove that humans can conquer nature. 2. To highlight the amount of work required to build the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. 3. To praise the workers' efforts in building the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. Read the passage and match the main idea to each paragraph. Para. 1 A. How to prevent damage to wetlands and grasslands. Para. 2 B. How to protect Cuona Lake. Para. 3 C. The train leaves Xining. Para. 4 D. How to protect wild animals. Para. 5 E. We consider protecting the delicate eco-system first. Para. 6 F. How to make sure the workers stayed healthy. Para. 7 G. I'm proud we built our"Sky Railway". Divide the passage into three parts and summarize them. Para. 1 The train leaves Xining. Para. 2 We consider protecting the delicate eco-system first Para. 3 How to protect wild animals. Para. 4 How to prevent damage to wetlands and grasslands. Para. 5 How to make sure the workers stayed healthy. Para. 6 How to protect Cuona Lake. Para. 7 I'm proud we built our"Sky Railway". Part 1 The journey on the sky raillway begins. Part 2 The challenges and solutions to build the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. Part 3 The feelings of the author. Xining Qingshuihe Bridge Golmud Tanggula Cuona Lake Lhasa Qingshuihe Bridge (清水河大桥) 唐古拉站 Cuona Lake(错那湖) 西宁 Which places did author pass by in the article? In what order is the passage organized? A. Time order B. Space order Intensive reading Challenges To protect wild animals. Solutions 1.________________________ have been built under the railway to allow the animals to 2._____________________________________. Thirty-three passages move safely and freely in their natural habitat Intensive reading Challenges Solutions To 3.__________________________ ___________________________. 675 bridges with 4._______________________________ were built between Golmud and Lhasa. 140,000 square meters of wetland were 5.______________________ in order to protect its distinct ecosystem. prevent damage to wetlands and grasslands a total length of about 160 kilometres moved to a new area Intensive reading Challenges Solutions To make sure the workers stayed healthy. 6.__________________________were constructed. The workers also enjoyed7.__________ in lower areas. Several oxygen-making stations regular breaks Intensive reading Challenges Solutions To 8._________________________. Thousands and thousands of sandbags were used to 9.__________________________________ along the lake to 10.______________________________. protect Cuona Lake build a twenty-kilometre wall protect it from construction waste Which of the solutions are you impressed by? Why? To prevent damage to wetlands and grasslands, bridges with a total length of about kilometres were built between Golmud and Lhasa. We even moved square metres of wetland to a new area in order to protect its distinct ecosystem. 675 160 140,000 Post-reading Which words in the passage are used to describe the Qinghai-Tibet Railway? What other words could you think of to describe it ? Sky Railway, highest, impossible, extraordinary; You can also say it is a miracle, great achievement, etc. What changes do you think the Qinghai-Tibet Railway has brought to the people living along the railway? transportation culture economy tourism daily life great efforts positive attitude Summary possible construction waste challenges wild animals high altitude wetlands grasslands solutions proud im Summary We should the railway We should our environment be proud of protect Live in harmony with nature Language points Sitting back in my seat, I can’t quite believe that I’m about to travel along the railway that many foreign experts claimed was “impossible”.  回到座位上, 我简直不敢相信, 我将沿着许多外国专家称之为“不可能”的铁路旅行。 【句式解构】 　　本句话是主从复合句。前面的“Sitting back in my seat”为伴随状语。主句的主干是“I can’t quite believe”。第一个that引导作believe的宾语的宾语从句, 第二个that引导定语从句, 先行词为前面的railway。 Environmental protection becomes more urgent, and we all feel that everyone should do something for the earth, where there have come certain disasters. 环境保护变得更加紧迫, 我们都觉得每个人都应该为地球做点什么, 那里的有些地方已经发生了一些灾难。 【即学活用】填入适当的连接词。 (1)Do you still remember the period _____ people dared not go out shopping freely? (2)The fact is ____ can take the place of him if he retires. (3)What we are concerned about you is ____ you have worked for so long anyway. (4)Just now a Mr Sun called up, asking _____ he can come here to sign his name. when who that when Language points Taking years to complete, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway is a record of all of our efforts to overcome the most difficult engineering challenges.  青藏铁路历时数年建成, 记录了我们为克服最困难的工程挑战做的所有努力。 【句式解构】 　　本句话是简单句。前面为现在分词短语作状语, 后面为句子主干, 其中“to overcome the most difficult engineering challenges”为目的状语。 Reaching Hong Kong, the president began to work with his colleagues. Having completed all his task, the fellow begins to listen to pop music at his leisure. Having much work to do, he looked worriedly at me, obviously expecting some help. 【即学活用】 语法填空。 (1)________(insist) on doing one thing, we may gain inspiration. 　 (2)____________(hear) of the influence of Alibaba Group, business leaders around the world now pay close attention to it.   (3)And because we don’t think about making money, we make money, thus _______(make) it the largest Internet company in China. (4)After graduation he began a career, ________(teach) high school English. Insisting Having heard making teaching Language points The first landmark to catch my eye is the splendid Qingshuihe Bridge.第一个吸引我的地标是壮丽的清水河大桥。 landmark n. 地标; 界标; 里程碑; 纪念碑 adj. 有重大意义或影响的 【语块积累】 placemark 　　　　　 n. 地标 landmark building 标志性建筑 【即学活用】 (1)After you recover for a minute or two, choose ________________and speed up again.  在恢复一到两分钟后, 选择另一个地标, 再一次加速。 (2)But once in a rare while, a finding has the potential ________________  但有时, 仍不排除某项发现成为里程碑的可能性。 another landmark to be a landmark. Language points A group of Tibetan antelopes is moving under the bridge, with some stopping to eat grass at their leisure. 一群藏羚羊正在桥下穿过, 其中有一些停下来悠哉地吃草。 at one’s leisure 空闲时 【语块积累】 leisure 　　　 n. 闲暇; 空闲; 安逸 leisurely adj. 悠闲的; 从容的 adv. 悠闲地; 从容不迫地 leisured adj. 有空的; 悠闲的 leisureful adj. 从容不迫的(等于leisurely) 【即学活用】(1)语法填空。 ①He’s saying that _______leisure, there is no philosophy. ②I stepped outside and walked at a ________ (leisure) pace down Madison Ave. (2)At present, main direction of developing tourism is ecological and ______________________.   当前旅游发展的主要方向是生态旅游和休闲旅游。 without leisurely leisured/leisurely tourism Language points They seem totally unaware that we are speeding past at over 100 kilometers an hour. 它们似乎完全没有意识到, 我们正以每小时100多千米的速度飞驰而过。 【句式解构】 　　本句话是主从复合句。主句主干为“They seem totally unaware”。后面的that引导宾语从句。 We are sure that we shall succeed in the end. I am afraid that I have made a serious mistake. I am glad that you have entered Beijing University after many years’ hard devotion. 【即学活用】 (1)The senator __________he will get support from the grass roots.   这位参议员相信他能得到基层群众的支持。 (2)I ____________it should not have been done.   我确信那件事是不应该做的。 (3)She ______________the young man had gone mad.   她确信那个年轻人已经疯了。 (4)All the teenagers _____________they should work hard.   所有的青少年都知道他们应该努力学习。 is sure that was clear that was certain that are aware that Language points Cuona Lake is so close to the railway that I want to reach out and touch its pale blue mirror-like surface.  科纳湖离铁路如此近, 我都想伸手去触摸它那像镜子一样的淡蓝色湖面。 【句式解构】 　　该句为主从复合句。其中that 前面的句子为主句, that引导结果状语从句。“so. . . that”意为“如此……以至于”, 为固定句型。 The weather today is so cool that we all want to go out walking in the field. They are such kind gentlemen that we all respect them. It is such clear water that we jumped into it on arriving there. 【即学活用】 根据语境填入such或so。 (1)___ far is his home that we choose to take a bus there. (2)We are all born __ diligent that many teachers love us so much. (3)She is ____ an elegant girl that the first award belongs to her finally. (4)It is ____ fine weather today that you can go sightseeing with him. So so such such Language points Now, thanks to our efforts, passengers from all over the country have been enjoying these magical landscapes.  现在, 在我们的努力下, 来自全国各地的旅客都在欣赏这些神奇的风景。 【句式解构】 　　本句话是简单句。前面的thanks to短语为原因状语, 后面主句的时态为现在完成进行时。 I have been waiting for you so long, which I think you don’t know. After the disaster, he determined to marry the girl that had been helping him. All the food having almost been consumed, we said goodbye to the hostess. 【即学活用】语法填空。 (1)All these years he ___________________(contribute) articles to our magazine, so we all sing high praise for him.   (2)We _________________(study) in this school, but now it’s time to leave.   (3)You ___ still ________(watch) the movie, dear! Do you remember how long have you been there? (4)I __________________(study) in London for 2 years, so I know a little about your topic.   has been contributing have been studying are watching studied/have studied Please do some online research to find out what other challenges were met and overcome by the railway workers in constructing the Sky Railway. THANKS FOR WATCHING Lavf56.40.101 Tencent APD MTS Lavf56.15.102 Bilibili VXCode Swarm Transcoder r0.2.61(gap_fixed:False) $