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课件网) Unit 6 Unit 6 At one with nature Longji Rice Terraces To learn the background information about Longji rice terraces To understand the main idea of the passage and analyse the author’s writing purpose To understand the importance of the harmonious relationship between human beings and nature Do you know what ethic group they are Zhuang people What do you know about the Zhuang ethnic group It may be the largest minority in China. Do you know what ethic group they are Yao people What do you know about the Yao ethnic group 盘王节 It is one of the oldest minorities in China. Read the title and look at the pictures in the passage. Predict what the passage is mainly about. Longji Rice Terraces Look at the pictures and talk about what you know about the Zhuang and Yao ethnic groups. This is the place where they live. Have you been to this place What do we call the place Longji Rice Terraces Lead-in The Longji Rice Terraces are located in Longsheng County, about 100 kilometres from Guilin, Guangxi. The terraces are built on the slopes that rise up from the river to the top of the mountains. The terraces got the name because they look like a dragon’s scales, while the mountain ridge looks like its backbone. Background information Watch the video about Longji rice terraces. How do they grow rice Why do they grow rice on 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. Longji Rice Terraces Choose the author’s 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 Terraces. 3. To describe the beauty of the Longji Rice Terraces and to attract visitors to this scenic spot. Listen to the passage and choose the main idea of each paragraph. History of the Longji Rice Terraces Colour of the Longji Rice Terraces Purpose of building the Longji Rice Terraces Significance of the Longji Rice Terraces Today’s value of the Longji Rice Terraces Colour History Purpose Significance Today’s value 本文是说明文(Exposition) An exposition is a writing whose purpose is to give information. 1. What are the colours of the Longji Rice Terraces 2. Who built the terraces When were the terraces firstly built The Longji Rice Terraces have different colours in different seasons. They are silver, bright green, gold and white. The terraces were built by the local Zhuang and Yao people. The terraces were firstly built in the Yuan Dynasty. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions. 3. Why did these people go to so much trouble to turn the entire mountains into terraces Firstly, there are few large, flat areas of land in the ... ...
