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UI: Longji Rice Terraces
B1U6 At one with nature
The natural environment has a significant influence on the local people’s life.
Longji Rice Terraces
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Reading for main idea
History
Reasons
Working principle
Scenery
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Para. 5
Read the passage and summarize the main idea of each paragraph.
Significance
Reading for details
History
Reasons
Working principle
Significance
Scenery
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who: _______________________
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Read again and underline the information to complete the mind map.
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“Imagine mountains wrapped in silver water, shining in the spring sun. Summer sees the mountains turn bright green with growing rice. During autumn, these same mountains are gold, and in winter they are covered in sheets of white frost. These are the colours of the Longji Rice Terraces.”
暖春,银水环绕,熠熠生辉;盛夏,佳禾吐绿,群山尽染;
金秋,万山黄遍,稻谷丰熟;隆冬,银装素裹,万籁俱寂;
此乃龙脊梯田之色矣。
Reading for details
History
Reasons
Working principle
Value
Scenery
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who: _______________________
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Guangxi Province
Yuan -- Qing Dynasty
local Zhuang & Yao people (ethnic group)
Reading for details
History
Reasons
Working principle
Value
Scenery
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who: _______________________
where: _____________________
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Guangxi Province
Yuan -- Qing Dynasty
local Zhuang & Yao people (ethnic group)
few large, flat areas
steep mountains, shallow soil
Reading for details
Add some keywords to the graph to explain how terraces work. Introduce the working principle to your partner. (Activity 5)
waterways
terraces
rainwater
clouds
vapour / ve p /
the sun
The sun heats the water and turns it into vapour. This forms clouds, from which rain falls down onto the mountain and moves into the terraces along the waterways once again.
Reading for details
History
Reasons
Working principle
Significance
Scenery
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who: _______________________
where: _____________________
when: ______________________
Guangxi Province
Yuan -- Qing Dynasty
local Zhuang & Yao people (ethnic group)
few large, flat areas
steep mountains, shallow soil
tradition & knowledge
a wonder of people & nature working together
a tourist attraction
Reading for purpose
Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage.
1 To praise the wisdom of the ethnic groups living in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
2. To explain how people worked in harmony with nature to create the Longji Rice Terraces.
3. To describe the beauty of the Longji Rice Terraces and to attract visitors to this scenic spot.
Retell the passage based on the mind map.
Thinking and sharing
In what other ways do people live in harmony with nature Give examples.
wind power in Guizhou province
solar panels in Africa
tree bridges in India
“Imagine mountains wrapped in silver water, shining in the spring sun. Summer sees the mountains turn bright green with growing rice. During autumn, these same mountains are gold, and in winter they are covered in sheets of white frost. These are the colours of the Longji Rice Terraces.”
Recite the 1st paragraph
必做: 《课时学案》 U6 period 6
背诵课文paragraph 1
练字推进
选做: 阅读《课时学案》P115短文
B1U6 UI-language points