Unit 6 At one with nature Starting out & Understanding ideas
教学目标
1.Have a clear map of the structure and understand the author’s writing purpose.
2.Have a good understanding of the passage, such as the construction background ,the construction reasons and the working principle of Longji Rice Terraces.
3.Give a brief introduction of Longji Rice Terraces by using what we have learned in the passage.
4.Understand the importance of being in harmony with nature and raise awareness of environmental protection.
教学重点:
Lead the students to having a clear map of the structure, understanding the basic information about Longji Rice Terraces and the writing purpose.
教学难点:
Lead the students to introduce Longji Rice Terraces by using what we have learned in the passage.
教学过程
Pre-reading :
Activity1:Watch the video---The Floating City and answer the two questions.
Q1:What are the problems faced by Venice
Q2:Are there any similar cities or towns in China
Activity2:Look at the four pictures on page61 and answer the two questions.
Q1.How does the natural environment influence the lives of the local people in each picture
Q2:What is the natural environment of your hometown like How is your life influenced by it
While-reading:
Activity 3: Read for main idea
Task1. Read the passage and find out what problems the local people solved by working with nature and what are the advantage of building terraces
Task two : Find out the main idea of each paragraph .
Para 1: the colors/beauty of the Longji Rice Terraces
Para 2: the history of the Longji Rice Terraces
Para 3: the reasons to build the Longji Rice Terraces
Para 4: the way/working principle of the Longji Rice Terraces
Para 5: the value and influence of the Longji Rice Terraces
Task three : Choose what is the author’s purpose in writing the passage______________
A. To praise the wisdom of the ethnic groups living in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
B. To explain how people worked in harmony with nature to create the Longji Rice Terraces.
C. To describe the beauty of the Longji Rice Terraces and to attract visitors to this scenic spot.
Activity 4: Read for details
Task1: How did people work in harmony with nature to create the Longji Rice Terraces
During the rainy season, ________ moves down the mountains along hundreds of ________ and into the terraces. In sunny day, the sun _____ the water and turns it into ______.This forms _____ from which ____ falls down onto the mountain _______ once again.
Task2. (1).Why do the local people still keep their traditional way of life .
(2). What is the attraction of longji rice terraces
Activity 5:Read for use (Discussing and Sharing)
Nowadays, Longji Rice Terraces has attracted thousands of tourists to admire the great wonder, including many foreign tourists. If you are a local volunteer, please use what we have learned this period to give visitors a brief introduction.
Ladies and gentlemen,
Welcome to Longji Rice Terraces! It’s my great pleasure to be here to introduce this great wonder to you.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ .
Enjoy yourselves!
Post-reading: Think deeply
What attitude should we have to our nature
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Homework:
1.Find more examples of people working in harmony with nature and share them next class.
2.Read the summary of the passage and correct the four factual mistakes.(page62--4)