Unit 6 At one with nature Understanding ideas 课件(共35张,内嵌视频)-高中英语外研版(2019)必修第一册(共36页PPT)

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名称 Unit 6 At one with nature Understanding ideas 课件(共35张,内嵌视频)-高中英语外研版(2019)必修第一册(共36页PPT)
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(共35张PPT)
Unit 6
At one
with nature
Starting out & Understanding ideas
Learning Objectives
PART. 01
Understand the daily study and life of British middle school students by watching videos. Based on your own daily study and life, compare the study and life in Chinese and British schools, and find out the similarities and differences between the two. Talk about your first impression of high school life, and have a preliminary perception of the study and life in the senior high school stage.
Learning Objectives
Learn about the current environmental problems Venice is facing, and get a preliminary understanding of the various impacts of the natural environment on human life.
Obtain the main idea and key details of the text, analyze the author’s writing intention and understand the background, construction reasons, and operating principles of the Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces.
Realize the importance of respecting and making rational use of nature, as well as the behavior of transforming nature by local people.
Understand the daily study and life of British middle school students by watching videos. Based on your own daily study and life, compare the study and life in Chinese and British schools, and find out the similarities and differences between the two. Talk about your first impression of high school life, and have a preliminary perception of the study and life in the senior high school stage.
Teaching Focuses and Anticipated Difficulties
Through reading, students can Understand environmental issues in Venice, impacts of the natural environment on human life, and grasp the background, construction reasons, and operating principles of the Dragon’s Backbone Rice prehend the significance of respecting and rationally utilizing nature.
Analyze the author’s writing intention and deeply understand the implications of local people’s nature-transforming behaviors.
Lead-in
PART. 02
What’s your impression of Venice
Watch the video and answer the questions.
Watch the video and answer the questions.
1. What are the problems faced by Venice
Venice is faced with the problems by water. Salt water is slowly damaging the bases of Venice’s buildings, making the city gradually sink. Floods also hit the city each winter, causing more problems.
2. Are there any similar cities or towns in China Introduce one to the class.
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. How does the natural environment influence the lives of the local people in each picture
2. What is the natural environment of your home town like How is your life influenced by it
United Kingdom
China
Russia
Myanmar
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. How does the natural environment influence the lives of the local people in each picture
In north-west China, the yellow earth is thick and compacted, so people build cave dwellings as their place of residence.
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. How does the natural environment influence the lives of the local people in each picture
In the UK, the mild climate and parks in towns and cities provide a pleasant natural environment in which people can relax and enjoy life.
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. How does the natural environment influence the lives of the local people in each picture
In Russia, it can get very cold with heavy snow in winter, so people live in houses with inclined roofs and wear thick clothes for outdoor activities.
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. How does the natural environment influence the lives of the local people in each picture
In Myanmar, the climate is hot and humid and there are many rivers. Many people live in bamboo houses on stilts, which keep them above the water.
Reading
PART. 03
Enjoy a short video and answer: What is this video about
Look at the pictures and talk about what you know about the Zhuang and Yao ethnic groups.
Zhuang people
Yao people
Most of Zhuang people and Yao people live in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. They mainly live on rice as the main food and they grow rice on terraces.
Match the main ideas with each paragraph.
Para. 1 The reasons why Longji Rice Terraces were built
Para. 2 The working principle of the Longji Rice Terraces
Para. 3 The scenery of Longji Rice Terraces
Para. 4 The history of the Longji Rice Terraces
Para. 5 The present situation of the Longji Rice Terraces
Read the passage and find out what problems the local people solved by working with nature.
Two problems are solved. The first one is that there are few large, flat areas of land in the region for people to grow rice. The other one is that the mountains are steep and the soil is shallow.
Why did these people go to so much trouble to turn the entire mountains into terraces
What problems did the local people face before building terraces
What are the benefits after turning the entire mountains into terraces
There are few large, flat areas of land in the region.
Although the region has plenty of rain, the mountains are steep and the soil is shallow.
The terraces increase the areas in which they could grow rice.
The flat terraces catch the rainwater and prevent the soil from being washed away.
people
nature
change
protect
disadvantages
advantages
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.
Read the summary of the passage and correct four factual mistakes.
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.
by the local Zhuang and Yao people
Since there are few large, flat areas of land in the region
can hold the shallow soil
use ancient methods of agriculture to maintain the terraces
Read the passage again. Choose the best answer for the following questions.
1. Look at the title of the passage and the pictures. The type of this passage is _____.
A. narration B. exposition C. argumentation
2. What does the writer think of the Longji Rice Terraces all year long
A. Beautiful B. Common. C. Just so-so. D. Unpleasant.
3. What does the writer mainly talk about in Paragraph 2
A. The terraces’ scenery. B. The terraces’ future.
C. The terraces’ function. D. The terraces’ history.
Read the passage again. Choose the best answer for the following questions.
4. What is the most important about the building of the terraces
A. They were built many years ago.
B. They have become a tourist attraction.
C. They were built in harmony with nature.
D. They have brought the locals much money.
5. Why does the writer mention modern technology
A. To show the terraces are out of date.
B. To show the terraces are still valuable.
C. To tell how the terraces are kept better.
D. To tell why the terraces are abandoned.
Work in pairs. Read the passage again and find out the working principle of the Longji Rice Terraces. Then use the picture to retell it in your own words.
rainwater
mountain
terraces
water
heat
vapour
fall down
turn into
form
Think & share
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.
In what other ways do people live in harmony with nature Give examples.
Vocabulary
1. design
design...for... 为……设计……
be designed for 为……而设计
be designed to do sth. 为做某事而设计,目的是做某事
be designed as 设计为……
by design(=on purpose) 故意地
in design 在设计上
例题:
We should take __________(measure) to protect the endangered species.
measures
Vocabulary
2. harm
harmful adj. 有害的
harmless adj. 无害的
cause harm to 对……造成损害
do harm to 对……有害
there’s no harm in doing sth. 不妨做某事
例题:
She is seeking __________(improve) her English skills by taking extra courses.
to improve
Exercise
PART. 04
1. Modern a__________(农业) relies on advanced technology to increase crop yields and reduce labor costs.
2. The river becomes s________(浅的) in summer, making it difficult for large boats to pass through.
3. The company invested heavily in research and development; t__________(因此), it achieved significant technological breakthroughs.
4. The Ming D_______(朝代) built the Forbidden City, which served as the imperial palace for nearly 500 years.
griculture
Exercise: 单词拼写
hallow
herefore
ynasty
1. Customers must wait for the __________(complete) of the payment process before receiving their orders.
2. Wearing a seatbelt is a simple but effective ___________(prevent) against serious injuries in car accidents.
3. Consuming excessive amounts of processed food can have ________(harm) effects on your heart.
4. The government has launched a new policy to boost _________(region) economic development in underdeveloped areas.
completion
Exercise: 用所给词的适当形式填空
prevention
harmful
regional
Summary
PART. 05
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Starting out & Understanding ideas
Learning about the current environmental problems Venice is facing
Reading
Vocabulary
the main idea and the structure of the passage
understand the background, construction reasons, and operating principles of the Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces.
Homework
PART. 06
Write an article to introduce the Longji Rice Terraces by using what we have learned today.
Homework
See you next class!