Unit6AtonewithnatureStartingout&UnderstandingideasLearningObjectivesPART.01UnderstandthedailystudyandlifeofBritishmiddleschoolstudentsbywatchingvideos.Basedonyourowndailystudyandlife,comparethestudyandlifeinChineseandBritishschools,andfindoutthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthetwo.Talkaboutyourfirstimpressionofhighschoollife,andhaveapreliminaryperceptionofthestudyandlifeintheseniorhighschoolstage.LearningObjectivesLearnaboutthecurrentenvironmentalproblemsVeniceisfacing,andgetapreliminaryunderstandingofthevariousimpactsofthenaturalenvironmentonhumanlife.Obtainthemainideaandkeydetailsofthetext,analyzetheauthor’swritingintentionandunderstandthebackground,constructionreasons,andoperatingprinciplesoftheDragon’sBackboneRiceTerraces.Realizetheimportanceofrespectingandmakingrationaluseofnature,aswellasthebehavioroftransformingnaturebylocalpeople.UnderstandthedailystudyandlifeofBritishmiddleschoolstudentsbywatchingvideos.Basedonyourowndailystudyandlife,comparethestudyandlifeinChineseandBritishschools,andfindoutthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthetwo.Talkaboutyourfirstimpressionofhighschoollife,andhaveapreliminaryperceptionofthestudyandlifeintheseniorhighschoolstage.TeachingFocusesandAnticipatedDifficultiesThroughreading,studentscanUnderstandenvironmentalissuesinVenice,impactsofthenaturalenvironmentonhumanlife,andgraspthebackground,constructionreasons,andoperatingprinciplesoftheDragon’sBackboneRiceTerraces.Comprehendthesignificanceofrespectingandrationallyutilizingnature.Analyzetheauthor’swritingintentionanddeeplyunderstandtheimplicationsoflocalpeople’snature-transformingbehaviors.Lead-inPART.02What’syourimpressionofVenice?Watchthevideoandanswerthequestions.Watchthevideoandanswerthequestions.1.WhataretheproblemsfacedbyVenice?Veniceisfacedwiththeproblemsbywater.SaltwaterisslowlydamagingthebasesofVenice’sbuildings,makingthecitygraduallysink.Floodsalsohitthecityeachwinter,causingmoreproblems.2.ArethereanysimilarcitiesortownsinChina?Introduceonetotheclass.Lookatthepicturesandanswerthequestions.1.Howdoesthenaturalenvironmentinfluencethelivesofthelocalpeopleineachpicture?2.Whatisthenaturalenvironmentofyourhometownlike?Howisyourlifeinfluencedbyit?UnitedKingdomChinaRussiaMyanmarLookatthepicturesandanswerthequestions.1.Howdoesthenaturalenvironmentinfluencethelivesofthelocalpeopleineachpicture?Innorth-westChina,theyellowearthisthickandcompacted,sopeoplebuildcavedwellingsastheirplaceofresidence.Lookatthepicturesandanswerthequestions.1.Howdoesthenaturalenvironmentinfluencethelivesofthelocalpeopleineachpicture?IntheUK,themildclimateandparksintownsandcitiesprovideapleasantnaturalenvironmentinwhichpeoplecanrelaxandenjoylife.Lookatthepicturesandanswerthequestions.1.Howdoesthenaturalenvironmentinfluencethelivesofthelocalpeopleineachpicture?InRussia,itcangetverycoldwithheavysnowinwinter,sopeopleliveinhouseswithinclinedroofsandwearthickclothesforoutdooractivities.Lookatthepicturesandanswerthequestions.1.Howdoesthenaturalenvironmentinfluencethelivesofthelocalpeopleineachpicture?InMyanmar,theclimateishotandhumidandtherearemanyrivers.Manypeopleliveinbamboohousesonstilts,whichkeepthemabovethewater.ReadingPART.03Enjoyashortvideoandanswer:Whatisthisvideoabout?LookatthepicturesandtalkaboutwhatyouknowabouttheZhuangandYaoethnicgroups.ZhuangpeopleYaopeopleMostofZhuangpeopleandYaopeopleliveinGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion.Theymainlyliveonriceasthemainfoodandtheygrowriceonterraces.

Matchthemainideaswitheachparagraph.Para.1 ThereasonswhyLongjiRiceTerraceswerebuiltPara.2 TheworkingprincipleoftheLongjiRiceTerracesPara.3 ThesceneryofLongjiRiceTerracesPara.4 ThehistoryoftheLongjiRiceTerracesPara.5 ThepresentsituationoftheLongjiRiceTerracesReadthepassageandfindoutwhatproblemsthelocalpeoplesolvedbyworkingwithnature.Twoproblemsaresolved.

Thefirstoneisthat

therearefewlarge,flatareasoflandinthe

regionforpeopletogrowrice.

Theotherone

isthatthemountainsaresteepandthesoil

isshallow.Whydidthesepeoplegotosomuchtroubletoturntheentiremountainsintoterraces?Whatproblemsdidthelocalpeoplefacebeforebuildingterraces?Whatarethebenefitsafterturningtheentiremountainsintoterraces?Therearefewlarge,flatareasoflandintheregion.Althoughtheregionhasplentyofrain,themountainsaresteepandthesoilisshallow.Theterracesincreasetheareasinwhichtheycouldgrowrice.Theflatterracescatchtherainwaterandpreventthesoilfrombeingwashedaway.peoplenaturechangeprotectdisadvantagesadvantagesChoosetheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage.TopraisethewisdomoftheethnicgroupslivinginGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion.ToexplainhowpeopleworkedinharmonywithnaturetocreatetheLongjiRiceTerraces.TodescribethebeautyoftheLongjiRiceTerracesandtoattractvisitorstothisscenicspot.Readthesummaryofthepassageandcorrectfourfactualmistakes.TheLongjiRiceTerraceswerebuiltbythelocalZhuangethnicgroupalone.Thoughtherearemanylarge,flatareasintheregion,theybuiltterracesonthemountainstohavemoreareastogrowrice.Theterracesarecleverlydesigned,andcanwashawaytheshallowsoil.Therearehundredsofwaterways,alongwhichrainwatermovesdownthemountainsandintotheterraces.Today,localpeopleusemodernmethodstomaintaintheterraces,andtheyattractlotsofvisitorsfromalloverthecountry.bythelocalZhuangandYaopeopleSincetherearefewlarge,flatareasoflandintheregioncanholdtheshallowsoiluseancientmethodsofagriculturetomaintaintheterraces

Readthepassageagain.Choosethebestanswerforthefollowingquestions.1.Lookatthetitleofthepassageandthepictures.Thetypeofthispassageis_____.

A.narration

B.exposition

C.argumentation2.WhatdoesthewriterthinkoftheLongjiRiceTerracesallyearlong?A.Beautiful B.Common. C.Justso-so. D.Unpleasant.3.WhatdoesthewritermainlytalkaboutinParagraph2?A.Theterraces’scenery. B.Theterraces’future.C.Theterraces’function. D.Theterraces’history.Readthepassageagain.Choosethebestanswerforthefollowingquestions.4.Whatisthemostimportantaboutthebuildingoftheterraces?A.Theywerebuiltmanyyearsago.B.Theyhavebecomeatouristattraction.C.Theywerebuiltinharmonywithnature.D.Theyhavebroughtthelocalsmuchmoney.5.Whydoesthewritermentionmoderntechnology?A.Toshowtheterracesareoutofdate.B.Toshowtheterracesarestillvaluable.C.Totellhowtheterracesarekeptbetter.D.Totellwhytheterracesareabandoned.Workinpairs.ReadthepassageagainandfindouttheworkingprincipleoftheLongjiRiceTerraces.Thenusethepicturetoretellitinyourownwords.rainwatermountainterraceswaterheatvapourfalldownturnintoformThink&shareWhydothelocalpeoplestillkeeptheirtraditionalwayofgrowingrice?Becausetheknowledgeispasseddownthroughgenerationsoffamilies,anditsuitsthenaturalenvironment.Inwhatotherwaysdopeopleliveinharmonywithnature?Giveexamples.Vocabulary1.designdesign...for... 為……設(shè)計(jì)……bedesignedfor 為……而設(shè)計(jì)bedesignedtodosth. 為做某事而設(shè)計(jì),目的是做某事bedesignedas 設(shè)計(jì)為……bydesign(=onpurpose) 故意地indesign 在設(shè)計(jì)上例題：Weshouldtake__________(measure)toprotecttheendangeredspecies.measuresVocabulary2.harmharmfuladj.有害的

harmlessadj.無(wú)害的causeharmto 對(duì)……造成損害doharmto 對(duì)……有害there’snoharmindoingsth. 不妨做某事例題：Sheisseeking__________(improve)herEnglishskillsbytakingextracourses.toimproveExercisePART.041.Moderna__________(農(nóng)業(yè))reliesonadvancedtechnologytoincreasecropyieldsandreducelaborcosts.2.Theriverbecomess________(淺的)insummer,makingitdifficultforlargeboatstopassthrough.3.Thecompanyinvestedheavilyinresearchanddevelopment;t__________(因此),itachievedsignificanttechnologicalbreakthroughs.4.TheMingD_______(朝代)builttheForbiddenCity,whichservedastheimperialpalacefornearly500years.gricultureExercise:單詞拼寫hallowhereforeynasty1.Customersmustwaitfort