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

Reading for writing activity to read the passage and check your answers a river of life below the earth, you probably . remember the flaming mountains from journey to the west. But do you know whether real flaming mountains are? They are in turpan, in the east of the jiang viga autonomous region. It's known as one of the hottest areas in the world. The desert sand can be as host eighty degree salas in mid summer. That's enough to make your feet burn. IT may sound crazy, but the locals can cook an egg on the desert sand. Rainfall in turpan is only sixteen millimeters a year. IT is one of the driest places in china. How do people survive in such a terrible climate? The secret lies in the ancient car rage system. The courage system in turpan includes more than one thousand walls. They appear every twenty to thirty meters. Some of them are one hundred meters deep. Under these walls are large underground canals. Water from the mountains falls into the wealth IT then runs on the ground in the canals. IT is kept cool and safe from the desert heat. There are over five thousand kilometers of underground canals in the area that nearly as long as the yellow river, thanks to the car s system, people can grow plants for food in this difficult environment. And amazingly, all of this was completed with only hand tls. No wonder it's among the top projects of ancient china today, the area faces of water shortage, there is less water from the mountains, lower rainfall under large increase in water use. Although modern technology is solving some problems, the core system still plays an important role. Now more and more Young people are taking action to protect IT. The century's old water system will surely be Carried into the future. Unit 6 Living with nature Developing dieas Reading for writing 2026新外研版八下 Be able to introduce a project or an idea of human transformation of 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. What’s the environment like in the Flaming Mountains from Journey to the West? How can people live in such an environment? bad, hot, dry, a shortage of water, in poor condition, changing nature Look at the title and pictures. Predict what it is mainly about. It’s mainly about an ancient underground water system that helps people live in a very hot and dry place. Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words and expression to help you. 1 What’s the environment like? 2 How does the system work? Enjoy the text video 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. Read the passage and check your answers. 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. What is the passage mainly about? The passage introduces the karez system in Turpan, an ancient underground water system that helps people live in a hot and dry area. 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. 本文介绍了吐鲁番极端干旱炎热的气候，引出古代水利工程 —— 坎儿井系统，说明其构造、原理与价值，并讲述它的当代挑战与保护行动，赞美了中国古代工程智慧，强调传承文化遗产的重要性。 引入话题。以《西游记》火焰山为引子，点明真实火焰山位于新疆吐鲁番。 背景与困境。介绍吐鲁番极端炎热干旱的气候，引出生存难题，过渡到坎儿井系统。 构造与价值。说明坎儿井的竖井与地下暗渠构造、运作原理，强调其工程智慧与生存价值。 现状与未来。讲述坎儿井面临的水资源短缺挑战，以及当代保护与传承的现状。 be known as 被称为；被誉为 在仲夏时节 enough to do sth.足够……去做某事 lie in 在于；存在于 超过；多于 Keep cool and safe 使保持凉爽且安全 和……一样长 多亏；由于 难怪；怪不得 位列三大工程之一 水资源短缺 ……的大幅增长 play an important role发挥重要作用 take action to do sth. 采取行动做某事 carry...into the future将…… 传承至未来 Read the first paragraph and answer the following questions. 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 the second paragraph and answer the following questions. 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 the third paragraph and answer the following questions. 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. 2. How long are the underground canals? They are over 5,000 km long, nearly as long as the Yellow River! Read the fourth paragraph and answer the following questions. 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. Complete the diagram with the words and expressions from the passage. 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. hottest areas driest places climate 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______________. wells underground runs underground cool and safe Why is it important? The system allows people to ⁸__________________________ in difficult environment. It’s among the ⁹________________ of ancient China. grow plants for food top three projects 22 How is it now? The area is facing a(n) ¹⁰ _______________. Young people are taking action to ¹¹_______________ the karez system. water shortage protect Retell the passage with the help of the diagram. driest places hottest areas climate wells underground runs underground cool and safe grow plants for food top three projects water shortage protect Distinguish between facts and opinions. (1) The desert sand can be as hot as 80°C in midsummer. (2) That’s enough to make your feet burn! Fact Opinion 事实指客观存在的真实陈述，其内容能够通过实证、数据或可靠资料进行验证，不掺杂个人情感与主观认知；而观点则属于主观表达，反映个人的情感倾向、价值判断或信念，具有较强的主观性与个体差异性，且未必以客观事实为依据。在阅读中，学生可通过关键特征辅助区分事实与观点：描述事实通常使用陈述性语句，以数据、时间、地点等具体信息为支撑；表达观点则常使用think、believe、feel、suppose、in one's opinion / view等主观性词汇和短语。 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. … Then find other facts and opinions in the passage. Fact Opinion 26 Answer the questions. 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. 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. 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. Write a passage about how people change nature. The... system is near... It was built... years ago. The idea of... was brought about by... It started in... Organise your ideas by answering the following questions. Instead of…, the system… The idea helps… As a result, … The system remains… The idea has been put into reality. It works well and… Without it, … This project shows… It also reflects… We must… Write your passage with the help of the chart. Clearly explain how the system / idea works. Use the words and expressions from the reading passage. Give your opinion about changing nature. 开头: One famous example of people changing nature is... It is located in..., and it was built to... 主体: It is known as one of the... The system includes... which... Amazingly, it was completed with... It is among the top... 结尾: Thanks to..., people can... Today, it still plays an important role in... In my opinion, we should... to protect it. The Dujiangyan irrigation system is near Chengdu in Sichuan Province. It was built over 2,200 years ago to solve a water problem: the Minjiang River frequently flooded the area. Instead of building a dam, Li Bing, the governor, divided the river into channels. This controlled the floods and provided water for farming. As a result, farmers could grow more plants. Today, the system still irrigates over 6,600 square kilometres of land. And it became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2000. The system remains important today. It works well and attracts many tourists every year. Without it, life in this area would be much harder. This project shows how we can work with nature for a better life. It also reflects the great wisdom of the ancient Chinese. We must protect it for the future. Share you passage with the class. Check your passage. be known as in midsummer enough to do sth. lie in more than keep...cool and safe as long as 被称为；被誉为 在仲夏时节 足够……去做某事 在于；存在于 超过；多于 使……保持凉爽且安全 和……一样长 thanks to no wonder among the top three projects water shortage a large increase in... play an important role take action to do sth. carry...into the future 多亏；由于 难怪；怪不得 位列三大工程之一 水资源短缺 ……的大幅增长 发挥重要作用 采取行动做某事 将……传承至未来 I CAN 介绍人类改造自然的一项工程或一个想法。 列举事实并说明该工程或想法的工作原理。 总结该工程或想法的重要性并展望其未来发展前景。 尽可能多地使用之前板块和本板块的核心词汇。 正确使用宾语从句 (what, when, where, why, how)。 Introduce the karez system to your partner with the words and expressions from the passage. 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