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B1U6 At One With Nature
Understanding ideas
The LongJi Rice Terraces
To learn the background information about Longji rice terraces
To understand the main idea of the passage and analyse the author’s writing purpose
To understand the importance of the harmonious relationship between human beings and nature
To learn new words and expressions
Do you know what ethic group they are
the Zhuang
Ethnic groups.
Look at the pictures and talk about what you know about the Zhuang ethnic groups.
the Zhuang ethnic groups.
Zhuang People
As one of the ethnic minority groups in China, the Zhuang ethnic group maily lives in provinces of Guangxi, Yunnan, Guangdong, Hunan, Guizhou and Sichuan, of which Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has the largest population of Zhuang people.
It is the largest minority in China.
Do you know what ethic group they are
The Yao Ethnic Groups
The Yao Ethnic Groups
Look at the pictures and talk about what you know about the Yao ethnic groups.
盘王节
The Yao people inhabit Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Hunan, Yunnan, Guangdong, Guizhou and Jiangxi in South China, mainly in Guangxi. The Yao people live maily in forests and mountains that are above 1000 meters in altitude.
The Yao people have their own language, but they also speak Chinese or Zhuang language, and they use the Chinese writing system.
The Yao People in China
It is one of the oldest minorities in China.
Pre-reading
Read the title and look at the pictures in the passage. Predict what the passage is mainly about.
Longji Rice Terraces
This is the place where the zhuang and yao people live.
Have you been to this place
What do we call the place
Longji Rice
Terraces
Background information
The Longji Rice Terraces are located in Longsheng County, about 100 kilometres from Guilin, Guangxi. The terraces are built on the slopes that rise up from the river to the top of the mountains. The terraces got the name because they look like a dragon’s scales, while the mountain ridge looks like its backbone.
How much do you know about the Longji Rice Terraces
As we can see from the name, this place is a field to grow rice. So, what on earth makes it a scenic place of interest You may wonder. Please allow me to elaborate on you.
In China, you can see Rice Terraces almost everywhere. However, the reason why the one in Longsheng own the most famous reputation is that it is the best originated among the all. For on thing, the scale of this terraces is the largest——from the swiftly flowing river to cloud-surrounded mountain peaks; from dense woods to steep cliff. Wherever has soil, there will be rice terraces existing. The vertical height is about 5~6 kilometres and the horizontal length is about 6~7 kilometres. Surrounded by the clouds, the whole terraces are just like a ladder towards the blue sky. For another thing, due to the high altitude, only a few people who have good physical quality are able to reach the top of summit of the field to enjoy the splendid scenery of the craftwork of humans’ intelligence. So this place hasn’t been ruined by tourists. That’s why I call it the best originated Rice Terraces.
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Watch the video about Longji rice terraces.
How do they grow rice
Why do they grow rice on terraces
While-reading
Longji Rice Terraces
Task 1
Fast reading
1.Para. 1 A.The history of the Longji Rice Terraces.
2.Para. 2 B.Today’s value of the terraces
3.Para. 3 C.The significance of the terraces
4.Para. 4 D.The reason why local people turn entire mountains into terraces.
5.Para. 5 E.The colours of the Longji Rice Terraces.
Read the text and match the main idea of each paragraph.
Tips:try to find out the topic sentence of each paragraph
Colour
History
Reasons
Significance
Today’s value
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.
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.
What writing style is the passage
A.Narrative
B.Argumentation
C.Exposition
Task2 Careful reading
Activity 1 Read para 1 and fill in the form
Longji Rice Terraces` seasons
color thing verbs
spring
summer
autumn
winter
Can you imagine the mountains wrapped in silver water shining the spring sun.
spring
summer
Summer sees the mountains turn bright green with growing rice.
autumn
winter
During autumn, these same mountains are gold.
In winter the mountains are covered in sheets of white frost.
color thing verbs
spring
summer
autumn
winter
silver
water
wrap
shine
bright green
growing rice
gold
white
turn
are
cover
white frost
colourful
How does the author develop the first paragraph
A. By listing the facts
B. By comparing the facts
C. By vividly describing the scene
D. By painting the beautiful colors
Who built the terraces They were built by the local ______ and ______ people.
When were the terraces built Work on the terraces started in the ______ Dynasty until the _________________, which took hundreds of years.
Where were the terraces built These terraces cover ______________, from the ________ to the very _______.
Zhuang
Yao
Yuan
early Qing Dynasty
tall mountains
bottom
top
Activity 2 Read para2 and fill in the chart
These terraces were built by the local Zhuang and Yao people, to whom Guangxi is home.Starting in then Yuan Dynasty, work on the terraces took hundreds of years, until its completion inthe early Qing Dynasty.Reaching as far as the eye can see, these terraces cover tall mountains,often from the bottom to the very top
In this para ,we can see what difficulties the Yao and Zhuang People face when building the terraces.So what can we learn from them
Where there is a will,there is a way .
We should learn from the local people:Don’t give up dreaming and keep trying
brave and persistent
Activity3 Read para3 and answer the questions
Why did these people go to so much trouble to turn the entir mountains into terraces
Qustion1:What problems did the local people meet
Qustion2: How did they solve them
Which is not the reason why the people built the terraces
A. Lack of enough flat areas
B. Holding the rainwater
C. Protecting the soil
D. Making the mountains more steep
problems
soluions
results
Firstly
few large ,flat areas of land
build terraces
increase the areas to grow rice
Secondly
steep mountains and shallow soil
build terraces
catch the water and prevent the soil
Activity4 Read para4 and answer the questions
What do human and nature do respectively in harmony with each other
What does nature do
find out the working principle of the Longji Rice Terraces. Then use the picture to retell it in your own words.
How do the terraces work
put the sentences into right order.
①The vapour forms clouds
②The rain falls down
③ The water is turned into vapour
④ The sun heats the water
⑤ The water flows into the terraces
Answer: ②⑤④③①②
heat
vapor
clouds
rainwater
waterways
sun
water
working principles
During the _______ season, rainwater_________down the mountains along hundreds of ______________ that connect with each other and _______________. The sun _________ the water and ________ it into ________. This forms _________ from which rain________ down onto the mountain terraces once again.
rainy
moves
waterways
into the terraces
heats
turns
vapour
clouds
falls
Then use the picture to retell it in your own words.
How do people work in harmony with nature
By respecting and observing the law of nature
Activity5 Read para5 and judge the sentences true (T) or false(F).
1. Modern technology helps people there produce more rice, so the terraces mean a little to the local people.
2. New generations begin to use modern methods of agriculture to replace the terraces.
3. Many visitors come here to admire the terraces created by people and nature working together.
but
a lot
ancient
maintain
What can we conclude from the last paragraph
A. Modern technology helps people there produce more rice.
B. People there 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.
What is the present situation of the terraces
1.Terraces still ____________ to the local people
2.________hold much value.
3.New generations continue to use_______methods
mean a lot
Traditions
ancient
After reading
Summarize the structure of the passage
Para1.
Para2.
Para3.
Para4.
Para5.
Beauty
What colors are the terraces in different seasons?
Who built the terraces,when and where were the terraces built
History
Why were the terraces built
Reasons
How do the terraces work
Working principles
What is the situation of the terraces today
Significance/value
Chinese are so wise
People live in harmony with nature
Colorful Longi Rice Terraces were built by the persistent Zhuang and Yao people,which are essential for the local agriculture and the signicant way to work with nature to make the terraces attractive.
try to use one sentence to conclude the whole passage
The Longji Rice Terraces were built by the local Zhuang ethnic group alone. Though there are many large, flat 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. There are hundreds 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.
Zhuang and Yao people
Since
few
hold
ancient
Read the summary and correct four factual mistakes.
Why do the local people still keep their traditional way of growing rice
Because the knowledge is passed down through generations of families, and it suits the natural environment.
2. In what other ways do people live in harmony with nature Give examples.
People plant trees and protect forests to protect themselves from environmental problems like sandstorms and global warming.
Lucid water and lush mountains are invaluable assets.Clear waters and green mountains are as valuable as mountains of gold and silver
What can we do as a student to help live in harmony with nature
We can recycle our stationery, save paper /water/food and take public transportation instead of driving private cars,live a low-carbon life…
only by taking these measures can we live in harmony with nature
Write a composition on how people live in harmony with nature by using the examples discussed in “Think&share”.