Unit 6 Period 5 Reading for writing 课件2025-2026学年外研版英语八年级下册

Unit 6 Living with nature Reading for writing 学习目标 1 2 3 To read the passage about Turpan’s karez system to extract key details and complete the information diagram. To analyze descriptive expressions (e.g. “cook an egg on the desert sand”) to understand their role in showing the area’s features and the system’s importance. To discuss questions about the passage by comparing advantages and disadvantages of ancient and modern technologies. 1. What’s the environment like in the Flaming Mountains from Journey to the West? 2. How can people live in such an environment? bad, hot, dry, a shortage of water, in poor condition, changing nature 新课讲授 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? Pre-reading It's a hot, dry desert with a difficult climate (very little rainfall), so surviving there is hard, and people often face water shortage. 1. What's the environment like? 2. How does the system work? It uses wells connected by underground canals: water flows into the wells and stays cool in the canals. 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 Task 1 Read and match the subtitles with the paragraphs. While-reading 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. Task 2 Read Para 1 carefully and answer the 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. Task 3 Read Para 2 carefully and answer the 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. 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! Task 4 Read Para 3 carefully and answer the 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. Task 5 Read Para 4 carefully and answer the questions. Task 6 Complete the diagram with the words and expressions from the passage. Why is there such a system? How dost it work? Why is it important? How is it now? 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. 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 ________. The system allows people to 8__________ in difficult environment. It's among the 9_________________ of ancient China. The area is facing a(n) 10______________ Young people are taking action to 11________ the karez system. hottest areas climate wells underground cool and safe top three projects water shortage protect The karez system driest places runs underground grow plants Task 7 Answer the questions. 1. Why does the writer mention"the Flaming Mountains" at the beginning? The writer starts with the Flaming Mountains from Journey to the West to catch readers’ interests and introduce the place — Turpan. This helps readers understand how hot and dry it is there, which leads to the question of how people survive with the karez system. 2. What can you tell about Turpan from “cook an egg on the desert sand”? This shows that Turpan is so extremely hot. 3. What’s the meaning of the title “A river of life”? The karez system is like an underground river that brings water to the desert. It gives people water to grow food and live, just like a real river brings life to the land. That’s why it’s called “a river of life.” Think and share 1. What fact from the passage do you find the most interesting? Why? E.g. I find the fact that "the karez system was built with only hand tools" most interesting. It’s amazing because the system has over 1,000 wells and 5,000 km of underground canals — such a large and complex project was completed without modern equipment, which shows the wisdom and hard work of ancient people. Post-reading 2. With modern technology, do you think it is still necessary to keep the karez system? Why or why not? E.g. I think it’s still necessary. First, the karez system is a part of ancient Chinese culture and a valuable historical heritage. Second, even with modern technology, it still plays an important role in solving water shortages in Turpan. Also, protecting it can help us learn from ancient water-saving wisdom, which is useful for today’s environmental protection. 1. You probably remember the Flaming Mountains from Journey to the West. 你可能还记得《西游记》中的火焰山。 (1) the Flaming Mountains在此处指的是“火焰山”flaming 作形容词，意为“燃烧着的，被火焰吞噬的”。火焰山，在维吾尔语中意为“红山”，在新疆维吾尔自治区吐鲁番盆地中北部。 Language points (2) Journey to the West在此处指的是中国四大名著之一的《西游记》，长篇小说，一般认为是明代吴承恩作。二十卷，一百回，在民间流传的唐僧取经故事和有关话本、杂剧的基础上，经过再创作而成。 2. They are in Turpan, in the east of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. 它们位于新疆维吾尔自治区东部的吐鲁番。 in the east of表示“在……的东部”，需注意此处的in表示 “在……的内部”, 例如: Shandong is in the east of China. 山东在中国的东部。(内部) 还需区分: on the east of表示“在·……的东部(外部, 接壤)”，to the east of表示“在……的东部(外部,不接壤)”。例如: Jiangxi Province is on the east of Hunan Province. 江西省在湖南省的东边。(江西和湖南接壤) Fujian Province is to the east of Hunan Province. 福建省在湖南省的东边。(福建和湖南不接壤) 3. The secret lies in the ancient karez system. 这个秘密就在古代的坎儿井系统中。 (1) lie在此处作动词，意为“(问题、答案、责任等)存在，在于”, 例如: The strength of the book lies in the fact that the material is from classroom experience. 这本书的优点是它取材于课堂经验。 (2) karez system指的是“坎儿井系统”。坎儿井是干旱、半干旱地区开发利用浅层地下水进行自流灌溉的一种地下暗渠。一般顺地面坡度布置，包括竖井、暗渠两部分。具有不需提水工具、流量稳定、减少蒸发损失和防风沙侵蚀等优点。主要分布在中国新疆的哈密、吐鲁番等地，至今仍有约2,000条在使用。 4. That's nearly as long as the Yellow River! 那几乎与黄河一样长! (1) that在此处指代上文中underground canals(地下运河)的长度。 (2) as long as在此处表示“和……一样长”。此外，该短语还有 多种含义。例如: You can go out to play as long as you stay in the backyard. 你可以出去玩，只要不出后院。(表示“只要”) Keep going for as long as possible. 能坚持多久就坚持多久。 (表示“长达; 长达……之久”) 5. No wonder it's among the top three projects of ancient China. 难怪它是中国古代的三大工程之一。 (it's) no / small / little wonder (that)，意为“并不奇怪，不足为奇”，常用于口语。例如: No wonder she knows so much about space. She reads many books about it. 怪不得她知道这么多关于太空的事。她读了很多关于太空的书。 Write a passage about how people change nature. Do you know some examples of people changing nature? 京杭大运河 The Grand Canal 都江堰 Dujiangyan Irrigation System 梯田 Terraced Fields Pre-writing Do you know some examples of people changing nature? 城市绿化 City Greening 长城 The Great Wall 风力发电 Wind power Which one do you like best? Think of one example of people changing nature. Do research and find some interesting facts. While-writing Write a passage about how people change nature. Write your passage with the help of the chart. Opening Introduce the topic. What is the system / idea of changing nature? Where is it? When did it start? Body Further explain the system / idea. What are some amazing facts? How does the system / idea work? Ending Share the importance of the system / idea and summarise your thoughts. How important is it? Will people keep it in the future? 京杭大运河 The Grand Canal • Place: from north to south in China • Time: over 2,500 years ago • How it works: Dig rivers to connect lakes and rivers, make water transport easier. • Amazing facts：It’s over 1,700 km long— one of the longest canals in the world. • Why important: Helps carry food and goods, saves time and energy. • Future: It is still used today, so people will protect it. 长城 The Great Wall • Place：Northern China, over hills and plains. • Time：Started more than 2,000 years ago. • How it works：Soldiers watched from towers and lit fires to warn of enemies. The wall stopped enemies from coming in. • Amazing facts：It’s over 21,000 km long—one of the longest man-made things on Earth. • Why important：It kept people safe and is now a famous symbol of China. • Future：People will protect it for many years. 城市绿化 City Greening • Place: in cities and towns • Time: every year • How it works: Plant trees, build parks and grow grass. • Amazing facts：More green makes cities healthier and happier. • Why important: Makes air clean, cools the city and gives people nice places to relax. • Future: People will plant more trees to make cities greener. Check. Did you clearly explain how the systems/ idea works? use the words and expressions from the reading passage? give your opinion about changing nature? Share your passage with the class. One great example of people changing nature is the Great Wall of China. It runs across northern China, and building first started over 2,000 years ago. The wall is over 21,000 km long—longer than the distance from Beijing to London! People built it with stone, earth, and bricks, working for many centuries. It crosses mountains and plains, changing the natural landscape into a strong defense line. Soldiers stood watch in towers and lit fires to send warning messages when enemies came. The Great Wall is very important. It protected ancient China and is now a symbol of Chinese culture loved by visitors from all over the world. People will keep it safe for the future, so it will always stand as a sign of human wisdom. Opening Body Ending Homework ✍ 记忆本节课的单词和短语，重点句型; ✍ 完成课后的相关练习; ✍ 修改完善课堂上所写的文章。 null Blues 155853.92 $