Unit6

AtonewithnatureUnderstandingideasthenaturalenvironmentinfluence

people’swayoflifelookatthepictureandtalkaboutwhatyouknowaboutZhuangethnicgroupYaoethnicgroupMinorityethnicgroupsminoritiesLead-in:BrainstormIntroductionofZhuangWhatdoyouknowaboutZhuangethnicgroup?Thelargestminorities

SouthernChina(GuangxiAutonomousRegion)IntroductionofYaoYaoethnicgroupOneoftheoldestethnicgroupsOneofthelongest-livedethnicgroupsSouthernChina(GuangxiAutonomousRegion)staplefood:riceHowtogrowriceinthemountainareas?thenaturalenvironment?Terrace[?ter?s]terr地+ace抽象名詞及實物名詞→如平原之地→平臺梯田;(相同的一排)排房，(尤指房屋或餐館外的)露天平臺;(足球場的)階梯看臺PredictWhatdoyouthinkthepassagewilltalkabout?LongjiRiceTerracesp.62Activity2Readandfindoutwhatproblemsdothelocalpeoplesolvebyworkingwithnature?mainideaofeachparawhatproblemsdothelocalpeoplesolvebyworkingwithnature?

Twoproblemsaresolved.Thefirstoneisthattherearefewlarge,flatareasoflandintheregionforpeopletogrowrice.Theotheroneisthatthemountainsaresteepandthesoilis

shallow.ComprehensioncheckTopraisethewisdomoftheethnicgroupslivinginGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion.ToexplainhowpeopleworkedinharmonywithnaturetocreatetheLongjiRiceTerraces.TodescribethebeautyoftheLongjiRiceTerracesandtoattractvisitorstothisscenicspot.Whatistheauthor’swritingpurposep.64Activity3Howdoestheauthorreachthewritingpurpose?

explainhowpeopleworkedinharmonywithnaturetocreatetheLongjiRiceTerraces.ReadfordetailsWhatdothesedescriptionsconvey?beauty

ofLongjiTerracesReadpara.1function:Itissobeautifulthatwewanttoknowmoreaboutit.(hook)Mainidea:ReadfordetailsWhatdoesPara.2talkabout?whowherewhenZhuangandYaopeopletheYuanDynastyCovermountainsfrombottomtothetopMainidea:IntroductionofLongjiTerraces

(basicinformation)history

ofLongjiTerracesSobeautifulWhatisitReadfordetailswhythesepeopletookthetroublestoturnthemountainsintoterracesmakeuseofgetthemostoutof=takefulladvantageofwashawaymakethebestofmostUtilizethelargeandflatareasoflandcatchtherainwaterandpreventthesoilfrombeingflushedawayPara.3reasons

forcreatingLongjiTerraceshookwhatwhyMainidea:Mainidea:Para.4Mainidea:WorkingprincipleofLongjiTerraceshookwhatwhyhowPara.5Mainidea:Thesignificance/valueofterracestolocalresidentspassdownVSpassonpassdownthroughfamiliespassontothosewholoveitappreciatehookwhatwhyhowvalueHowdoestheauthorreachthewritingpurpose?

explainhowpeopleworkedinharmonywithnaturetocreatetheLongjiRiceTerraces.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5BeautyHistoryReasonsWorkingprincipleSignificance/ValuemainideaofeachparaisaperfectexampleofpeopleworkinginharmonywithnatureLongjiRiceTerracesCorrectfourfactualmistakesTheLongjiRiceTerraceswerebuiltbythelocalZhuangethnicgroupalone.Thoughtherearemanylarge,flatareasintheregion,theybuiltterracesonthemountainstohavemoreareastogrowrice.Theterracesarecleverlydesigned,andcanwashawaytheshallowsoil.Therearehundredsofwaterways,alongwhichrainwatermovesdownthemountainsandintotheterraces.Today,localpeopleusemodernmethodstomaintaintheterraces,andtheyattractlotsofvisitorsfromalloverthecountry.RetellitinthecorrectversionbythelocalZhuangandYaopeopleBecausetherearefewlarge,flatareasoflandintheregioncanholdtheshallowsoiluseancientmethodsofagriculturetomaintaintheterracesReadfordetail:describetheworkingprinciplevapourcloudsrainwaterwaterwaysheatProvideaperfectenvironmentfor

sunfalldownmovedownturnintospring

wrappedinsilverriversummer

brightgreenautumn

goldwinter

whiteTheBeautyofLongjiRiceTerracesGroupDiscussionancientmethodsofagricultureWhydo

localpeoplestillkeeptheirtraditionalwayofgrowingrice?Becausetheknowledgeispasseddownthroughgenerationsoffamilies,anditsuitsthenaturalenvironmentWhatdoespeopleworking/livingin