Unit 6 Reading for writing 课件2025-2026学年外研版 英语八年级下册

1.What can you see on the vedio ? 2.What's the environment like in the Flaming Mountains? 3.How do people live in such an environment ? The Journey to the West . Hot ,dry , bad , a water shortage, in poor condition and so on . Changing nature . Unit 6 Living with nature Developing ideas Reading for writing 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. 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 all ows people to grow plants for food in such a difficult environment. Learning Objectives Be able to introduce a project or an idea through which humans transform nature. Be able to list facts and explain the working principle of the project or idea. Be able to summarize the importance of the project or idea and look forward to its future development prospects. Presentation Read quickly and match . Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 a: The way the karez system works and its importance b: The climate of the area c:The challenge and future of the system d: The location of the Flaming Mountains 1-d,2-b,3-a,4-c Where are the real Flaming Mountains? Read Paragraph 1 carefully and solve the problems . They are in Turpan, in the east of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. 1.How hot is it here? 2.How hot is it here? Read Paragraph 2 carefully and solve the problems . The desert sand can be as hot as 80℃ in midsummer. Rainfall in Turpan is only 16 mm a year. 1.How does the karez system work? 2. How long are the underground canals? Read Paragraph 3 carefully and solve the problems . 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. They are over 5,000 km long, nearly as long as the Yellow River! What problem does the area face now? Read Paragraph 4 carefully and solve the problems . The area faces a water shortage. Retell the text . The karez system Why is there such a system? • Turpan is known as one of the 1 __________ in the world. • It's also one of the 2 __________ in China. • It has a terrible 3 __________ for people to survive. How does it work? • There are more than 1,000 4 __________ appearing every 20–30 metres. • Under the wells are large 5 __________ canals. • Water falls into the wells and 6 __________ in the canals. It is kept 7 __________. Why is it important? • The system allows people to 8 __________ in difficult environment. • It's among the 9 __________ of ancient China. How is it now? • The area is facing a(n) 10 __________. • Young people are taking action to 11 __________ the karez system. 答案：1. hottest places 2. driest places 3. climate 4. wells 5. underground 6. runs 7. from drying up 8. grow plants for food 9. three great projects 10. water shortage 11. protect Work in pairs 1 Why does the writer mention “the Flaming Mountains” at the beginning? 2 What can you tell about Turpan from “cook an egg on the desert sand”? 3 What’s the meaning of the title? 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. It tells us that Turpan is very hot. The title means the karez system is like a hidden "river" that brings life to Turpan's deadly 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, but using hand tools is even more difficult. 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. What did you learn? Share your ideas with the class . "The Earth does not belong to us. We belong to the Earth." — Marlee Matlin 地球不属于人类，人类属于地球。 English Proverb Thank you! Goodbye! $