1、Longji Rice Terraces 1213 4Longji Rice TerracesLearning aims1. To learn about some information of the Longji Rice Terraces.2. To practice reading skills by dealing with different reading tasks.3. To raise our awareness of living in harmony with nature.Read the passage and match the paragraphs with m
2、ain ideas.Read for main ideaPara. 1 The valuePara. 2 The colorsPara. 3 The people and yearPara. 4 The wayPara. 5 The reasonWarming tips: 1. Pay attention to the first sentence and the last sentence in each paragraph.2. Find the key words and mark them.Read the passage and match the paragraphs with m
3、ain ideas.Read for main ideaPara. 1 A. The valuePara. 2 B. The colorsPara. 3 C. The people and yearPara. 4 F. The reasonPara. 5 E. The wayWarming tips: 1. Pay attention to the first sentence and the last sentence in each paragraph.2. Find the key words and mark them.terracesthe colorsthe people and
4、yearthe reasonthe waythe valuethe historyPara.1DescribeRead Para.1 loudly and describe the scenery of the terraces in the four seasons.Read for detailswrapped in silver waterspringturn bright greensummergoldautumncovered in sheets of white frostwinterIt introduces the _ of Longji Rice Terraces in di
5、fferent seasons.sceneryterracesthe colorsspring.silver water summer.greenautumn.goldwinter.covered in white frost1. Who built the terraces?2. When did the local people begin and complete the terraces?The local Zhuang and Yao people.Para.2 Read silentlyStarting in the Yuan Dynasty, work on the terrac
6、es took hundreds of years, until its completion in the early Qing Dynasty.It introduces the _of terraces.historyRead for detailsterracesthe colorsthe historytook . yearsbuilt by.Why did they go to so much trouble to turn the entire mountains into terraces?Read silently Firstly, there are few large,
7、_ areas of land. Building the terraces means _ the areas of _ rice. Secondly, the mountains are _ and the soil is _. The terraces can _ the rainwater and _ the soil from_.flatincreasingsteepshallowcatchpreventbeing washed awaygrowingPara.3Read for detailsIt explains the _ why people created terraces
8、. reasonsterracesthe colorsthe reasonincrease. to growcatch .prevent.fromthe history Read for detailsThe terraces are designed with hundreds of _. The _ heats the water and turns it into _. This forms _from which _ falls down onto the mountain terraces once again.waterwaysvapoursuncloudsrainRead and
9、 fill Para.4It explains the _ the terraces work. working principle工作原理How clever Chinese people are!wayterracesthe colorsthe historythe reasonthe wayheatturn.formfall down Think & ShareIt shows the _ of the terraces. present situationPara.51.Will the knowledge of building the terraces disappear beca
10、use of the modern technology? Why?No. Because it is passed down through families.2.Why do thousands of visitors come here?Because they come to admire this great wonder created by people and nature working together.Read for detailsterracesthe colorsthe historythe reasonthe way.passed down . .attract.
11、 the valueA. 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 the Longji Rice Terraces. C. To describe the beauty of the Longji Rice Terraces and to attract visitors to this scenic spot.Task 1 Choos
12、e the authors purpose in writing the passagePost-readingterracesthe historybuilt by .took . yearsthe reasonincrease. to growcatch .prevent.fromthe wayheatturn.formfall downvalue.passed down .attract. Task 2 Retellingin Guangxi ProvinceTerracesTerracesin Xinjiang ProvincegrapeHami meloncottonon the c
13、oastfishingon the grasslandfeed sheep/cattle on grassWe should adapt to local condition(因地制宜)and make use of nature in an environment-friendly way.Think & ShareIn order to live in harmony with nature, what should we do?HomeworkWrite a short passage about how the people are in harmony with the nature in your hometown.Thank You!
