Unit6AtonewithnatureUnderstandingideas课件高一英语

Unit6Atonewithnature

Learningaims:1.Summarizethemainideabyfindingkeywordsortopicsentences.2.Inferthemainideaortheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage.3.Understandtheimportanceofbeinginharmonywithnatureandraiseawarenessofenvironmentalprotection.Whoarethey?TheyaretheZhuangandYaopeople.theLongjiRiceTerracesWhatdoyouknowabouttheLongjiRiceTerraces?Readthepassagequicklyandmatcheachparagraphwithitsmainidea.Reading:readingforthemainideapara1para2para3para4para5thereasonthecolorthehistorytheworkingprinciplethevaluetodaythecolorthehistorythereasonworkingprinciple工作原理thevaluetoday

Fastreading:getthemainideaofeachparagraphexpositive(说明文)thecolor1.Imaginemountainswrappedinsilverwater,shininginthespringsun.Summerseesthemountainsturnbrightgreenwithgrowingrice.Duringautumn,thesesamemountainsaregold,andinwintertheyarecoveredinsheetsofwhitefrost.ThesearethecoloursoftheLongjiRiceTerraces.

personification(拟人）2.TheseterraceswerebuiltbythelocalZhuangandYaopeople,towhomGuangxiishome.StartingintheYuanDynasty,workontheterracestookhundredsofyears,untilcompletionintheearlyQingDynasty.Reachingasfarastheeyecansee,theseterracescovertallmountains,oftenfromthebottomtotheverytop.thebuilding/historywhorange(范围）ZhuangandYaopeopleFromYuanDynastytoQingDynastyFromthebottomtotheverytopwhen3.Sowhydidthesepeoplegotosomuchtroubletoturntheentiremountainsintoterraces?Firstly,therearefewlarge,flatareasoflandintheregion.Buildingtheterracesthereforemeantthattheycouldincreasetheareasinwhichtheycouldgrowrice.Secondly,althoughtheregionhasplentyofrain,themountainsaresteepandthesoilisshallow.Theflatterracescatchtherainwaterandpreventthesoilfrombeingwashedaway.thereasonfirstlysecondlyincrease

theareastogrowricecatch

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thesoilfrombeingwashedaway.4.Butperhapswhatismostsignificantisthewayinwhichpeoplehaveworkedinharmonywithnaturetomaketheseterracesandgrowrice.Theterracesarecleverlydesigned,withhundredsofwaterwaysthatconnectwitheachother.Duringtherainyseason,itisalongthesewaterwaysthatrainwatermovesdownthemountainsandintotheterraces.Thesunheatsthewaterandturnsitintovapour.Thisformscloudsfromwhichrainfallsdownontothemountainterracesonceagain.Theseterracesalsoprovideaperfectenvironmentforbirdsandfish,someofwhichfeedoninsectsthatcanharmthericecrops.theworkingprincipleA.Thevapourformsclouds.B.Thesunheatsthewater.C.Therainfallsdownontothemountainterracesagain.D.Rainwaterfallsdownthemountainsandintotheterraces.E.Thewaterturnsintovapour.F.Thecloudsformrain.PutthestepsintocorrectorderTheworkingprinciple:1423563circulation(循环）thevaluetodayWhydothelocalpeoplestillkeeptheirtraditionalwayofgrowingricebutnotusemoderntechnologytohelpproducemorecrops?Becauseknowledgeispasseddownthroughgenerationsoffamilies,anditsuitsthenaturalenvironment.Readthroughthepassagequicklyagainandidentifytheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage.1.TopraisethewisdomoftheethnicgroupslivinginGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion.2.ToexplainhowpeopleworkedinharmonywithnaturetocreatetheLongjiRiceTerraces.3.TodescribethebeautyoftheLongjiRiceTerracestoattractvisitorstothisscenicspot.Reading:readingforthewritingpurposeTheLongjiRiceTerraceswerebuiltbythelocalZhuangethnicgroupalone.Thoughtherearemanylarge,flatareasintheregion,theybuiltterracesonthemountainstohavemoreareastogrowrice.Theterracesarecleverlydesigned,andcanwashawaytheshallowsoil.Therearehundredsofwaterways,alongwhichrainwatermovesdownthemountainsandintotheterraces.Today,localpeopleusemodernmethodstomaintaintheterraces,andtheyattractlotsofvisitorsfromalloverthecountry.ZhuangandSincefewlargeholdancientReadthesummaryandcorrectfourfactualmistakes.YaopeopleWhatmeasuresshouldwetaketoprotecttheenvironment?Groupwork--Discussion1.Don'tcutdownthetreesfreely.2.Throwtherubbishintothedustbins.3.Useclothingbagsinsteadofplasticbags.5.Wecanrideabikeinsteadofdrivingacar.6.Don'tthrowanythingintotherivers.7.Protectthewildanimals.8....Weshould/shouldn't...Example:A:Doyouknowabouttheglobalwarming?B:Yeah,it'saveryseriousproblem.A:Theearthisgettingwarmereveryday.B:Weshouldtakesomemeasurestoprotecttheenvironment.A:Likewhat?B:Weshouldn'tcutdowntreesfreely.A:Yes,that'sright.Treesareimportanttothecreaturesontheearth.Whatelse?B：Letmethinkaboutit.Weshouldtakepublictransportinsteadofdrivingcars.A:Howaboutrecycling?Doesthatactuallyhelp?B:Ofcourse.Weshouldtakeyourglass,paper,plasticandtincanstothearecyclingcenter.A:Greatidea!Weshouldalso....BeatonewithnatureP1.thecolorofterracesP2.thebuildingofterracesP3.thereasonsforbuildingP4.