《美丽中国》Wild-China第四集-part1.ppt

1、Wild China(Tasting Notes),Beyond the Great WallPart 1,Warming Up,Where would you like to go if you are a millionaire?,Background Information,It is called the “Ten-thousand-Ii Great Wall” in Chinese. In fact, its more than 6000 kilometers long. It winds its way from west to east, across deserts, over

2、 mountains, through valleys till at last it reaches the sea. It is one of the wonders of the world.,The Great Wall,Background Information,The Black Dragon River,It snakes between Chinas northeastern most corner and Siberia.,Background Information,The Hezhe People,The Black Dragon River is home to on

3、e of the smallest ethnic groups in China: The Hezhe People.,Background Information,The Wild Boar,Background Information,Siberian tigers,The Siberian tiger(also known as the Amur, Korean, Manchurian, or North China tiger) is the largest and most powerful subspecies of naturally occurring feline(猫科动物)

4、. The Siberian tiger is almost totally confined to a very restricted part of eastern Russia, the Amur-Ussuri region of Primorye and Khabarovsk, a location it shares with the Siberian leopard, where they are now being actively protected. About 10% of Siberian tiger populations reside in China.,Backgr

5、ound Information,The reindeer were introduced to China hundreds of years ago by the nomadic Ewenki people who came here from Siberia. There exits a very special relationship between humans and reindeers. Each reindeer has its own name and many are hand-reared by women who reared them.,The reindeer,B

6、ackground Information,Changbaishan,Changbaishan is one of Chinas nature preservation zones, covering an area of over 200,000 hectares(公顷), extending 78.5 kilometers north to south, and 53.3 kilometers west to east. It has a wholesome natural environment and ecosystem with world famous precious anima

7、ls like Northeast Tigers, sikas, sables etc. Its Chinas typical comprehensive nature existence of world importance.,New wordsperhaps a fraction of those can imagine a full year deprived of liberty and most human contact.我们之间可能有些人可以想象被囚禁20天会是什么样，也许很少一部分人可以想象一整年被剥夺自由，没有机会接触别人的滋味。 less than：小于；少于；不到。比如

8、：Seven is two less than nine.9比7少2。,Exercises,Answering the following questions according to the passage. (1)When was Chinas ambitious engineering, the Great Wall built in Chinese history?And with what purpose did they built it? (2)How do the Hezhe People catch their quarries in the frozen Black Dra

9、gon River? (3)Do wild boars hibernate in cold winter? (4)Why are the Siberian tigers so rare in recent years in China?,Chinas ambitious engineering extends back at least to the start in the 5th century of the Great Wall, meant to keep out marauding northern nomads.,First they must chisel a hole thro

10、ugh the ice to reach the water below. Then they need to set their fishing net under the ice. A second hole is made, 20 meters away from the first and a weighted string is dropped in. Then a long bamboo pole is used to hook the string and pull the net into position beneath the ice. After a few days t

11、he nets are checked.,No, they dont. Wild boars have to roam the forests of the northeast, using their keenest noses to search for food in order to survive.,Because in China people started breeding tigers in 1986 to supply bones and body parts for the Chinese medicine market; thus a large amount of S

12、iberian tigers were killed until people realized this sever fact and began to protect them.,(5)Why were the Ewenki women so anxious to meet their reindeer after months departing from each other? (6)Why is it hardly the image of the dangerous tribal people that the Great Wall was built to keep at bay

13、? (7)Why was the mountain named as Changbaishan?,For the reindeer have already spent all winter away in the forest where they may mate with each other, Ewenki women are anxious to check the condition of their animals and to see which of the reindeer might be pregnant.,Almost all her fellow Ewenki ha

14、ve given up the forest life to settle in concrete houses in modern cities. The reindeer herders are now almost as rare as wild Siberian tigers.,Its name means Ever-White and it harbors the worlds highest volcanic lake. Even in mid-May there is still ice everywhere.,Fill in the blanks with the words

15、and expressions you have heard from the video clip.,Along Chinas border with 1._is this regions most famous mountain, Changbaishan. Its name means Ever-White and it harbors the worlds highest 2._lake. Even in mid-May there is still ice everywhere. But there are signs that the seasons are changing. W

16、armer winds arrive from the south, and 3._a few short weeks Changbai Mountain is 4._. Water begins to 5._ the mountainside once more, 6._the landscape. Its June and insects emerge to take advantage of the 7._of flowers. The warm weather sees the arrival of 8._birds. Stonechats that have spent the wi

17、nter in the south of China return here to 9._their chicks. With so many insects around, the stonechats may have several 10._.,North Korea,volcanic,within,transformed,flow down,replenishing,abundance,migrant,raise,broods,Reading comprehension. Choose the best word or expression with its proper form f

18、rom the the list given to each blank.,respond to, abandon, leave aside, snake, cope with, take advantage of, weigh, in control of, overfish, fearsome, animal, guarantee to, out of place, quarry,We start our journey on a frozen river, 1._ between Chinas northeastern most corner and Siberia. The Chine

19、se call it the Black Dragon River. The people who live here arent exactly 2._ warriors. They are too busy 3._ the harsh winter conditions and they 4._ the challenge in some creative ways. The Black Dragon River is home to one of the smallest ethnic groups in China-The Hezhe People.,snaking,fearsome,

20、coping with,respond to,Its not just bicycles that seem 5._ in this icy world. Fishing boats and nets lie 6._ a long way from open water. Underneath a meter of solid ice swim a huge variety of fish, including 500-pound sturgeon, enough to feed a family of Hezhe for weeks. But how can they catch their

21、 7._? First they must chisel a hole through the ice to reach the water below. Then they need to set their fishing net under the ice, a real challenge. A second hole is made, 20 meters away from the first and a 8._ string is dropped in. Then a long bamboo pole is used to hook the string and pull the net into position beneath the ice. After a few days the nets are checked.,out of place,abandoned,quarries,weighted,These days, almost nobody catches a rare giant sturgeon. The Black Dragon River has been 9._ like so many others. But even these smaller fish a