(共18张PPT)
B1U6
Understanding ideas
What are terraces
Have you ever seen terraces
Where did you see them
Steep mountains
Lead in
Longji Rice Terraces
Lead in
龙脊梯田
元阳梯田
联合梯田
云和梯田
Why were they built in mountain areas
Read for structure
Read the passage quickly and finish the following two tasks.
Task 1 Find the topic sentence of each paragraph, then match the
main idea with each paragraph.
Para. 1 The reasons for building terraces
Para. 2 The working principles(原则) of the terraces
Para. 3 The colours of the terraces
Para. 4 The value of the terraces to local people
Para. 5 The history of the terraces
Read for structure
Read the passage quickly and finish the following two tasks.
Task 2 What type of text is this passage
A. Narration. B. Argumentation.
C. Exposition. D. A travel journal.
Read for information
Read paragraph 1 and finish the following two tasks.
1) Describe the colour of the terraces in the four seasons.
Mountains are wrapped in ___________ , shining in the ______ sun.
_______ sees the mountains turn ____________ with growing rice.
During _______ , these same mountains are ______ .
In ______ they are covered in sheets of __________.
silver water
spring
Summer
bright green
autumn
gold
winter
white frost
Read for information
Read paragraph 1 and finish the following two tasks.
2) What is the purpose of para. 1
A. To attract potential visitors.
B. To lead to the topic of the passage.
C. To create a particular atmosphere.
D. To share a travel experience.
Read paragraph 2 and answer the following questions.
1) Who built the Longji Rice Terraces
2) How long did it take to build the terraces
The local Zhuang and Yao people.
Hundreds of years, from Yuan Dynasty to early Qing Dynasty.
Read for information
Read paragraph 3 and fill in the blanks.
Firstly,
Secondly,
although the region has plenty of rain, the mountains are steep and the soil is shallow.
there are few large flat areas of land in the region.
Read for information
Why did people go to so much trouble to build terraces
2) What is the right order of how the terraces work
The vapour forms cloud.
The rain falls down again.
The water is turned into vapour.
The sun heats the water.
The water flows into the terraces through waterways.
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4
3
1
2
1) It is along the ____________that the rainwater moves down the mountains and into the terraces.
waterways
Read paragraph 4 and complete the following exercises.
Read for information
3) Retell the working principle(运作原理) of the Terraces.
waterways
terraces
rainwater
clouds
vapour / ve p /
the sun
Some logical words:
During…
At first,
Then,
Next,
After that,
At last…
1) What can we conclude from the last paragraph
A. Modern technology helps people there produce more rice.
B. People still value the ancient growing methods.
C. Many visitors come here to learn how to grow rice.
D. The young people there like to create great wonders.
Read paragraph 5 and complete the following exercises.
Read for information
a food provider
“modern technology helps produce more crops”
a valuable tradition
a tourist attraction
“these terraces still mean a lot to… for whom traditions hold much value… knowledge is passed down… continue to use ancient methods…”
“… attract thousands of visitors”
2) What are the roles/value of terraces at modern times
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Summary
Para.1 The beauty of the Longji Rice Terraces __________ from
season to season.Para.2 The Zhuang and Yao people spent a lot of __________ and
__________ in completing this challenging project.Para.3 Terraces provide enough_____ and better _____ for people.Para.4 Terraces create a _____________ ecosystem, which is
significant for human’s sustainable(可持续的) development. Para.5 Terraces carry valuable __________________.
tradition & culture
varies
time
effort
food
life
harmonious
Para. 1
Paras. 2&3
Para. 4
Para. 5
beautiful
scenery
enough
food&
better life
harmonious
ecosystem
valuable tradition & culture
Longji Rice Terraces
a great wonder
harmony between man and nature
Nature
human
At one with nature
Suppose this winter vacation your class is going to have a research Tour to Longji Rice Terraces(龙脊梯田研学行),make a speech to introduce the Longji Rice Terraces. (Summarize what we have learned today.)
Read for use
Research Tour to Longji Rice Terraces
(龙脊梯田研学行)
The beauty of the Longji Rice Terraces ….
The Zhuang and Yao people spent…
Longji terraces provide …
Longji terraces create a…ecosystem…
Longji terraces carry valuable…
scenery, history, reasons, significance, today’s Longji
You may begin like this:
Good morning, everyone,
Before we go on our research tour to Longji rice terraces , I’d like to introduce the general information of them….
Perfect your speech.
Homework