Unit 6 Nurturing nature Understanding ideas The Sky Railway 课件 -2025-2026学年外研版高中英语选择性必修第一册

Lhasa How can you go there to enjoy the breathtaking sceneries? the Qinghai-Tibet Railway Fast Reading To get the main idea of the passge and the author’s purpose of writing the passge How many words could you think of to describe it? Choose the author's purpose in writing the passage and give your reasons. A. To prove that humans can conquer nature. B. To highlight the amount of work required to build the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. C. To praise the workers’ efforts in building the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. Detailed Reading To get more details about the passge and figure out the structure and the logic What impressive landmarks are mentioned? E   B   D   C Golmud Lhasa Tanggula Station Cuona Lake A   Qingshuihe bridge The author has worked on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. Once believed “impossible”, the highest railway is a record of the efforts of the workers to overcome the most difficult engineering challenges. A Question Why is the railway particularly special to the author ? Thirty-three passages move safely and freely in their natural habitat prevent damage to wetlands and grasslands a total length of about 160 kilometres moved to a new area Several oxygen-making stations regular breaks protect Cuona Lake build a twenty-kilometre wall protect it from construction waste Qingshuihe Bridge Golmud Tanggula Station Cuona Lake Thirty-three passages move safely and freely in their natural habitat A group of Tibetan antelopes is moving under the bridge, with some stopping to eat grass at their leisure. Human beings live in harmony with wildlife. Qingshuihe Bridge Golmud Tanggula Station Cuona Lake prevent damage to wetlands and grasslands a total length of about 160 kilometres moved to a new area The engineers and workers pay great efforts to build railway. 15 Qingshuihe Bridge Golmud Tanggula Station Cuona Lake Located at over 5000 metres above sea level, this is the highest railway station in the world. The thin air, changeable weather, high levels of UV radiation Several oxygen-making stations regular breaks 16 Qingshuihe Bridge Golmud Tanggula Station Cuona Lake protect Cuona Lake build a twenty-kilometre wall protect it from construction waste we can see its pale blue mirror-like surface, Water birds playing in the lake, and cattle and sheep wandering the grasslands. 17 Scanning To review the passage and finish the blank-filling with the key knowledge points What changes do you think the Qinghai-Tibet Railway has brought to the people living along the railway? Think Share be beneficial to… bring much convenience to… enhance the development of … improve the living standards of the local people be in harmony with sth allow people to reach more beautiful places It is the railway that changes the conditions of … Useful expressions It has helped to promote the local economy. The opening of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway thoroughly broke the long-term transport bottleneck (瓶颈) restricting Tibet. It create more opportunites for new businesses and help the local economy. The average annual growth rate of Tibet’s GDP from 2006 to 2014 exceeded 10 percent. Amazing changes It has improved people’s living standard. The farmers and herdsmen (牧民) along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway have taken the “railway business opportunity“ to increase their income. Large numbers of quality and cheap goods have been transported to Tibet via the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, improving Tibet People’s production and living standard. Amazing changes It has made it more convenient for people to travel. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway passes many famous scenic areas such as the Qinghai Lake, Kunlun Mountains, Hoh Xil and Northern Tibet Grassland, forming a world-class tourist route full of mysterious flavor. Over the past nine years, Tibet’s tourism has seen “blowout-type” (井喷式) development and become a pillar industry（支柱产业）. Tibet has received all together 74 million domestic and foreign tourists. Amazing changes 假如你是李华，你的英语笔友William来信说对中国青藏铁路非常好奇，想要进一步了解一下，请你写一封邮件给他介绍青藏铁路。要点如下： 1.基本信息介绍； 2.建造过程中遇到的挑战和解决办法； 3.对当地人民的影响。 注意： 1.词数不少于80词； 2.可适当添加细节，使行文连贯。 Homework Railways like massive dragons are winding among the mountains, sending the happiness to the snowy plateau; That is a magical sky railway, bringing the warmth to the borderland. $