Unit 6 Understanding Ideas （ppt课件） --2022新外研版（2019）《高中英语》必修第一册.pptx

1、At one with natureUnit 6 Lesson 1Pre-readingWatch the video and answer the questions.1.What are the problems faved by Venice?2.Are there any similar cities or towns in China?Look at the pictures and answer the questions.1.How does the natural environment influence the lives of the local people in ea

2、ch picture?2.What is the natural environment of your hometown like?How is your life influenced by it?Look at the pictures and talk about what you know about the Zhuang and Yao ethnic groups.The Zhuang has the largest population among the ethnic groups in China,whose language is Zhuang.They mainly li

3、ve in the south of China.Zhuang people,being good at singing and dancing,is a hospitable ethnic group.They entertain guests with good wine.As a rice-growing nation,the Zhuang people are kind to frogs.In some places,the Zhuangpeople hold worship ceremony for frogs.Therefore,it is forbidden to kill or

4、 eat frogs in the Zhuang areas.Yao,the oldest ethnic groups in China,is widely distributed in the south of China.It is boasted as the nation with longevity.The Yao people believe in more than one god.They chiefly live on rice and corn.Most of the Yao people prefer singing and can sing into a song wh

5、en they see something.Words and expressions steep adj.陡峭的 shallow adj.浅的 prevent v.阻挡，防止 harmony n.和谐，融洽相处 design v.设计 vapour n.蒸气 harm v.伤害，损害 harmful adj.有害的 agriculture n.农业 agricultural 农业的While-readingRead the passage and find ou what problems the local people solved by working with nature.1.Wh

6、at problems did the local people meet?They met two two problems.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.2.Why did these people go through so much trouble?Firstly,there are

7、 few large,flat areas of land in the region.Building the terraces therefore meant that they could increase the areas in which they could grow rice.Secondly,although the region has plenty of rain,the mountains are steep and the soil is shallow.The flat terraces catch the rainwater and prevent the soi

8、l from being washed away.3.How did the local people solve the problems by working with nature?The terraces are cleverly designed,with hundreds of waterways that connect with each other.During the rainy season,it is along these waterways that rainwater moves down the mountains and into the terraces.T

9、he sun heats the water and turns it into vapour.This forms clouds from which rain falls down onto the mountain terraces once again.These terraces also provide a perfect environment for birds and fish,some of which feed on insects that can harm the rice crops.Read the passage again and try to conclud

10、e the main idea of each paragraph.Para.1The scenery of the Longji Rice Terraces at all seasons.Para.2The history of the Longji Rice Terraces.Para.3The reason why the Zhuang and Yao people turn the entire mountains into terraces.Para.4How people have worked in harmony with nature to make these terrac

11、es and grow rice.Para.5The value of Longji Rice Terraces to the local people.Choose the authors 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 Terrac

12、es.3.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 b

13、uilt 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

14、 they attract lots of visitors from all over the country.Key:1.by the local Zhaung and Yao people 2.few 3.hold 4.use ancient methods of agricultureWork 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.P

15、ossible answer:During the rainy season,rainwater moves down the mountains along hundreds of waterways that connect with each other and the terraces.The sun heats the water and turns it into vapour.This forms clouds from which rain falls down onto the mountain terraces once again.Grammar point1.Imagi

16、ne 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.想象一下:春日，群山被银白色的水田包裹，在阳光下闪闪发光；盛夏，佳禾吐绿，将群山染成一片青翠；秋收，满山金黄；而隆冬，它们又披上了冰山做成的雪白毛毯。

17、1).wrapped in 在句子中做后置定语，修饰mountains.2)be covered in=be covered with exercise:1.The man （follow）by security guards is our chairman.2.The wind blew in from the desert and everything sand.Key:1.followed 2.was covered with2.These terraces were built by the local Zhuang and Yao people,to whom Guangxi is

18、home.Starting in the Yuan Dynasty,work on the terraces took hundreds of years,until its completion in the early Qing Dynasty.Reaching as far as the eye can see,these terraces cover tall mountains,often from the bottom to the very top.龙脊梯田的建造者是广西当地的壮族和瑶族居民。梯田从元朝开始修建，历经数百年，至清朝初期完工。目之所及，梯田包裹着巍峨的高山，往往从山

19、脚一直盘绕到山顶。1)from the bottom to the very top 从下到上，从底到顶2)be home to 意为“是的家园”e.g.1）Each pyramid has a wide stairway which goes from the bottom to the top.2）The Rockies are home to bears and mountain lions.3.So why did these people go to so much trouble to turn the entire mountains into terraces?Firstly,

20、there are few large,flat areas of land in the region.Building the terraces therefore meant that they could increase the areas in which they could grow rice.为什么当地人要如此大费周章，将整片山地变成梯田呢?首先，这里缺乏大面积的平原，建造梯田意味着他们能够扩大水稻的种植面积。1)region n.地区，地域 The region is remarkable for its woodland scenery.*region,area,dist

21、rict 区别area 是这组词中用得最广的，表示的“地 区”可 大 可 小，但 通 常 不 指 行 政 分 区；region 通常指较大的地区，它既可以表示一个国家的行政分区，也可以指非行政分区；district 指相对于 region 稍小的地区，通常指一个国家或城市的行政分区，有时也指非行政分区。*exercise1 The busiest shopping in Beijing is around Wangfujing Street.2 I find the people in this very friendly.3 This is one of the most densely p

22、opulated of North America.Key:1.district 2.area 3.region2)go to the trouble to 不怕麻烦，特意e.g.Why did they go to the trouble to build the dam?3)turn into 把变成e.g.I think I have got to stop or I might turn（myself）into a machine.4.The flat terraces catch the rainwater and prevent the soil from being washed

23、 away.平坦的梯田可以抓住雨水，防止土壤被冲走。1)prevent from 把变成e.g.He said this would prevent companies from creating (create)new jobs.2)wash away 冲刷being washed away为动名词被动形式，做介词from的宾语。e.g.Nobody enjoys being laughed at.5.But perhaps what is most significant is the way in which people have worked in harmony with natu

24、re to make these terraces and grow rice.但也许最令人惊叹的还是人与自然和谐相处建造梯田并种植水稻的方式。这些梯田设计巧妙，其间有几百条相互连通的水渠。in harmony with 与和谐相处e.g.I have dream that human could live in harmony with the beautiful nature.Post-readingThink and share 1.Why do the local people still keep their traditional way of growing rice?Because the knowledge is passed down through generations of families,it suits the natural environment.2.In what other ways do people live in harmony with nature？Give examples.Irratating the land with rainwater.SummarySummarize what we have learnt today.