1、Longji Rice Terraces Is he Han people？ He belongs to ethic groups What do you know about the ethnic groups? 1. Do they wear the same clothes as us? They wear special clothes 2. Do they speak Mandarin (普通话普通话)？ They speak their own languages 3. Are they good at music? They are good at dancing and sin
2、ging. 4. Is their population as large as Han people? Their population is small Match the main ideas with each paragraph Para 1 The reasons for building terraces Para 2 The working principles(原则原则) of the terraces Para 3 The vivid (生动的生动的) description of the terraces Para 4 The meaning of the terrace
3、s to local people Para 5 The history of the terraces colorthingverbs spring summer autumn winter silverwater wrap shine bright green growing rice gold white turn are cover white frost Read para 1 and fill in the form autumn summer winter spring Why do we call it Longji ? What does it look like? Who
4、When How long Zhuang and Yao people Yuan Dynasty Qing Dynasty Hundreds of years building 3. So why did these people go to so much trouble to turn the entire mountains into terraces? Firstly, there are few large, flat areas of land in the region. Building the terraces therefore meant that they could
5、increase the areas in which they could grow rice. Secondly, although the region has plenty of rain, the mountains are steep and the soil is shallow. The flat terraces catch the rainwater and prevent the soil from being washed away. problemsolution _ large and flat areas in the region _ the areas whe
6、re they could grow rice _ mountains _ rainwater _ soil _ the soil from being _ _ few increase steep catch shallow prevent washedaway Read para 3 and fill in the form heat vapor clouds rainwater waterways Describe c1. Will the terraces be replaced by modern technology and why? 2. What are the future
7、generations required to do? 3. What attracts the visitors most? Read para 5 and answer questions Choose the authors purpose in writing the passage. A. To praise the wisdom of the ethnic groups living in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region B. To explain how people worked in harmony with nature to create
8、 the Longji Rice Terraces C. To describe the beauty of the Longji Rice Terraces and to attract visitors to this scenic spot. Read the summary of the passage and correct four factual mistakes. The Longji Rice Terraces were built by the local Zhuang ethnic group alone. Though there are many large, fla
9、t areas in the region, they built terraces on the mountains to have more areas to grow rice. The terraces are cleverly designed, and can wash away the shallow soil. by the local Zhuang and Yao people.Since there are few large, flat areas of land in the region. can hold the shallow soil There are hun
10、dreds of waterways, along which rainwater moves down the mountains and into the terraces. Today, local people use modern methods to maintain the terraces, and they attract lots of visitors from all over the country. Read the summary of the passage and correct four factual mistakes. ancient methods of agriculture Think In what other ways do people live in harmony with nature? Give examples.
