1、选择性必修一 Unit 6 Nurturing nature(1)Understanding ideas The Sky Railway ReadingLearning objectivesAt the end of the lesson,you will be able to:1.find out why the Sky Railway is special to the author,and get the challenges encountered during the construction of the railway and the solutions;2.infer the
2、authors purpose in writing the passage;3.introduce the Qinghai-Tibet Railway in English;4.voice your opinions about the railway builders.Warm up.Please do the quiz on page 62.1.Which is the highest railway in the world?2.In which year was the completed Qinghai-Tibet Railway put into operation?3.Whic
3、h of these stations is not on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway?4.Which of these natural World Heritage Sites does the Qinghai-Tibet Railway pass by?Warm up.Please check your answers.1.Which is the highest railway in the world?B.The Qinghai-Tibet Railway.2.In which year was the completed Qinghai-Tibet Railw
4、ay put into operation?C.2006.Warm up.Please check your answers.3.Which of these stations is not on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway?C.Lanzhou.4.Which of these natural World Heritage Sites does the Qinghai-Tibet Railway pass by?B.Qinghai Hoh Xil.Warm up.More about the Qinghai-Tibet Railway.1.The Qinghai-Tib
5、et Railway,which starts from Xining in Qinghai province in the east and ends at Lhasa in the west,has a total length of 1,956 kilometres.Warm up.More about the Qinghai-Tibet Railway.2.960 kilometres of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway are at an elevation of over 4,000 metres,550 kilometres of which crosses
6、 permafrost belt.3.The Qinghai-Tibet Railway is the highest and longest plateau railway in the world.Predict.Please look at the title of the passage and the picture to predict:What is the text about?It is about the Qinghai-Tibet Railway.The Sky RailwayRead for main idea.Task one:Please read the pass
7、age quickly and get the main idea of the passage.On the premise of natural environment protection,the workers overcame many difficulties while constructing the Qinghai-Tibet Railway,and they finally completed the“impossible”railway.Read for main idea.Task two:Read and find out.Why is the railway par
8、ticularly special to the author?The author was one of the people who worked on the railway.Once believed“impossible”,the highest railway in the world is a record of all efforts to overcome the most difficult engineering challenges.These efforts and their end results mean that the railway is special
9、to the author.Read for information.Task one:Please read the passage carefully,organize information from the passage and complete the table on page 64.Read for information.Please check your answers.Thirty-three passagesmove safely and freely in their natural habitat.Read for information.Please check
10、your answers.prevent To 3.damage to wetlandsand grasslands.a total length of about 160 kilometers moved toin order to protect its distinct ecosystem.a new areaRead for information.Please check your answers.Several oxygen-making stationsregular breaks Read for information.Please check your answers.pr
11、otect Cuona LakeTo 8.build a twenty-kilometre wall protect it fromconstruction wasteRead for information.Task two:Please draw the Qinghai-Tibet Railway and mark the locations mentioned in the text.Xi NingQingshuihe BridgeGolmudTanggulaCuona LakeLhasaRead for purpose.Task one:Please read the choices
12、and think about the meaning and focus of each choice on page 64.1.To prove that humans can conquer nature.2.To highlight the amount of work required to build the Qinghai-Tibet Railway.3.To praise the workers efforts in building the Qinghai-Tibet Railway.Read for purpose.Task two:Please choose the au
13、thors purpose in writing the passage,find supporting content and give your reasons.The answer is 3 and the possible reasons are as follows:1.The main idea of the passage.2.Words or phrases indicating the authors attitude.3.The examples like the difficulties encountered in the construction and the so
14、lutions given by the author.ApplicationTask one:Listen and take notes.Listen to the tape and try to imitate the pronunciation and intonation of the speaker.Remember to take down useful information as much as possible at the same time.ApplicationTask two:Introduce the Qinghai-Tibet Railway in English
15、.Possible version:The Qinghai-Tibet Railway is a record of all efforts to overcome the most difficult engineering challenges.The first land mark is the Qingshuihe Bridge,the worlds longest bridge built over permafrost.Thirty-three passages have been built under the railway to allow the animals to mo
16、ve safely and freely.ApplicationTask two:Introduce the Qinghai-Tibet Railway in English.To prevent damage to wetlands and grasslands,675 bridges with a total length of about 160 kilometres were built between Golmud and Lhasa.Even 14,000 square metres of wetland were moved to a new area to protect it
17、s distinct ecosystem.ApplicationTask two:Introduce the Qinghai-Tibet Railway in English.Located at over 5,000 metres above sea level,the Tanggula Station is the highest railway station in the world.At Cuona Lake,thousands and thousands of sandbags were used to build a twenty-kilometre wall along the
18、 lake to protect it from construction waste.ApplicationTask two:Introduce the Qinghai-Tibet Railway in English.Thanks to the great efforts,the“impossible”railway was built.And at the same time,the environment was protected.It is truly an extraordinary“Sky Railway”.Think&share.Think about the followi
19、ng questions and voice your opinions.1.Which words in the passage are used to describe the Qinghai-Tibet Railway?What other words could you think of to describe it?Sky Railway,impossible,highest,extraordinary.We can also say that it is a miracle,great achievement and so on.Think&share.Think about th
20、e following questions and voice your opinions.2.We know that the builders paid a lot in the construction of the railway,so what impressed you most about the builders?Possible version one:Using thousands and thousands of sandbags,the builders built a twenty-kilometre wall along the Cuona Lake to prot
21、ect it from construction waste.Think&share.Think about the following questions and voice your opinions.2.We know that the builders paid a lot in the construction of the railway,so what impressed you most about the builders?Possible version two:To prevent damage to wetlands and grasslands,the builder
22、s even moved 14,000 square metres of wetland to a new area to protect its distinct ecosystem.Think&share.Think about the following questions and voice your opinions.3.What do you want to say to the builders of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway?Possible version:Thanks to your great efforts,the“impossible”rai
23、lway was built with the environment protected at the same time.Because of your dedication,passengers from all over the country have been enjoying these magical landscapes.Summary What have we learned today?HomeworkOption 1:Write a summary of the passage.Option 2:Draw a handwritten newspaper to introduce the Qinghai-Tibet Railway.
