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Unit 6 Nurturing nature
The Sky Railway
Review words
massive
delicate
steadily
splendid
plateau
landmark
Tibetan
wander
antelope
scenery
mirror-like
radiation
wetland
grassland
Unit 6 Nurturing nature
The Sky Railway
1 Which is the highest railway in the world
a The Trans –Siberian Railway.
b The Qinghai-Tibet Railway.
c The Chengdu-Kunming Railway.
Quiz
The Qinghai-Tibet Railway
（青藏铁路）
The Trans –Siberian Railway （西伯利亚大铁路）
The Chengdu-Kunming Railway.
（成昆铁路）
2. In which year was the completed Qinghai-Tibet Railway put into operation
a 1984 b 2001 c 2006
Quiz
3 Which of these stations is not on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway
a Lhasa. b Golmud（格尔木） c. Lanzhou.
Listen to the passage and match the main ideas
The
Sky
Railway
What is the Sky Railway
Why it is the Sky Railway
It truly is the Sky Railway
Match paragraphs with the main ideas
Para 1~2
Para 3~6
Para 7
Fast Reading
1. To prove that humans can conquer nature.
2. To highlight the amount of work required to build the Qinghai-Tibet Railway.
3. To praise the workers' efforts in building the Qinghai-Tibet Railway.
Choose the author's purpose in writing the passage.
1. Many foreign experts claimed the Qinghai-Tibet Railway was .
2. ．According to the text，what is the writer
A．A traveller. B．A worker on the train.
C．A wildlife protector. D．A construction worker.
Read the para.1 – 2 and answer the questions:
impossible
拉萨
Qingshuihe Bridge(清水河大桥)
唐古拉站
Cuona Lake(措那湖)
Which places were mentioned in the article
西宁
Read the para.3 – 6
To protect Cuona Lake
To make sure the workers stayed healthy
To protect wild animals
To prevent damage to wetlands and grasslands
Challenges
Discussion
How to overcome the challenges
To protect wild animals:
● Thrity-three 1. have been built under the railway to allow theanimals to move safely and freely in their natural habitat.
To prevent damage to wetlands and grasslands:
● 675 bridges with 2. were builtbetween Golmud and Lhasa.
● 140, 000 square metres of wetland were 3. in order to protect its distinct ecosystem.
To make sure the workers stayed healthy:
● Several 4. were constructed.
The workers also enjoyed 5. in lower areas.
To protect Cuona Lake:
● Thousands and thousands of sandbags were used to built a twenty- kilometre wall along the lake to protect it from 6. .
To protect wild animals:
● Thrity-three 1. have been built under the railway to allow the animals to move safely and freely in their natural habitat.
To prevent damage to wetlands and grasslands:
● 675 bridges with 2. were built between Golmud and Lhasa.
● 140, 000 square metres of wetland were
3. in order to protect its
distinct ecosystem.
passages
a total length of about 160 kilometres
moved to a new area
To make sure the workers stayed healthy:
● Several 4. were constructed.
● The workers also enjoyed 5. in
lower areas.
To protect Cuona Lake:
● Thousands and thousands of sandbags were used to built a twenty- kilometre wall along the lake to protect it from 6. .
oxygen-making stations
regular breaks
construction waste
What makes the author feel proud
A. We built the"impossible"railway.
B. We protected the ecosystem.
C. We built the“impossible"railway,not destroy the ecosystem.
D. Passengers call it "Sky Railway".
Read the para.7 and answer the question:
Think and share
Which words in the passage are used to describe the Qinghai-Tibet Railway
What changes do you think the Qinghai-Tibet Railway has brought to the people living along the railway
Think and share
Which words in the passage are used to describe the Qinghai-Tibet Railway
Sky Railway, highest, impossible, extraordinary;
It is a miracle and great achievement.
Think and share
2.What changes do you think the Qinghai-Tibet Railway has brought to the people living along the railway
The railway has made it convenient for people to travel around; it has promoted the local economy; it has improved people’s living standard;it offers more job opportunities.
The high-speed railway has been built to our hometown of Hegang, bringing many benefits to our life.
高铁已经修到了咱们家乡鹤岗，给我们的生活带来很多好处。
Green waters and green mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains.
We should do
what we can
to protect planet
We won't have a society if we destroy the environment.
如果我们毁坏了环境，社会也就不复存在。
Homework:
Based on the information acquired in this class, write an introduction of Qinghai-Tibet Railway to foreigners.
