(共16张PPT)
6
UNIT
Longji Rice Terraces
Understanding ideas
Lead in
Let’s follow the video to enjoy the Longji Rice Terraces.
Pre-reading
What’s the genre of this passage
Argumentation议论文
Narration记叙文
Exposition应用文
Description说明文
Pre-reading
Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage.
To praise the wisdom of the ethnic groups living in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
To explain how people worked in harmony with nature to create the Longji Rice Terraces.
To describe the beauty of the Longji Rice Terraces and to attract visitors to this scenic spot.
Fast reading
Read the passage and summarize the main idea of each paragraph.
para1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
The scenery of Longji Rice Terraces .
The history of the Longji Rice Terraces.
The reason for building the Longji Rice Terraces.
The working principles of the Longji Rice Terraces.
The value of the Longji Rice Terraces.
Careful reading
Read para1. The scenery of the Longji Rice Terraces.
Imagine mountains wrapped in silver water, shining in the spring sun.
想象一下,群山包裹在银色流水中,在春日的光辉下闪闪发光。
Careful reading
Read para1.
Summer sees the mountains turn bright green with growing rice.
夏日,稻谷生长,群山变成了翠绿色。
Careful reading
Read para1.
During autumn, these same mountains are gold.
秋日,同样的山变得金光闪闪。
Careful reading
Read para1.
In winter they are covered in sheets of white frost.
冬日,群山被层层白霜覆盖。
Careful reading
Read para2.
who
when
Zhuang people
Yao people
the Yuan Dynasty
the early Qing Dynasty
The history of the Longji Rice Terraces.
where
Guangxi province
Careful reading
Read para3.
Topic sentence:
Supporting details:
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.
Secondly, although the region has plenty of rain, the mountains are steep and the soil is shallow.
Building the terrace could _________ the areas in which people could grow rice.
The flat terraces ________ the rainwater and ________ the soil from being _____________.
Minor supporting details:
increase
catch
prevent
washed away
The reason why people build the Longji Rice Terraces.
Careful reading
Read para4.
waterway
heat the water
vapor
form clouds
rain
rain falls down onto the mountain terraces
The working principles of the Longji Rice Terraces.
Careful reading
Read para5.
The value of the Longji Rice Terraces.
agriculture
culture
New generations continue to use _______________ of agriculture to ________ the terraces.
The terraces ________ thousands of visitors who come to _________ this great wonder,
tourism
The terraces could help produce more ______.
crops
ancient methods
maintain
attract
admire
people
nature
live in harmony with
Think and share
In what other ways do people live in harmony with nature Give examples.
Summary
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