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课件网) Unit 6 Nurturing Nature -un Understanding ideas Pre-reading: If you have a chance to go to Tibet, how would you like to go there Why How much do you know about the Qinghai-Tibet 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. 2. In which year was the completed Qinghai-Tibet Railway put into operation a. 1984. b. 2001. c. 2006. Pre-reading: Quiz 3. Which of these stations is not on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway a. Lhasa b. Golmud. c. Lanzhou. 4. Which of these natural World Heritage Sites does the Qinghai-Tibet Railway pass by a. Xinjiang Tianshan. b. Qinghai Hoh Xil. c. South China Karst. Pre-reading: Quiz Which order is the passage based on A. Time order B. Space order C. Development of the story From which sentences in the passage can we know it Para. 1: Sitting back in my seat, I can’t quite believe that I’m about to travel along the railway…. Para. 3: The first landmark to catch my eye is the splendid Qingshuihe Bridge… Para. 5: The journey has been flying by, and before I know it, we have reached Tanggula Station… Para. 6: As we pass Cuona Lake,… Para. 1 A. How to prevent damage to wetlands and grasslands. Para. 2 B. How to protect Cuona Lake. Para. 3 C. The train leaves Xining. Para. 4 D. How to protect wild animals. Para. 5 E. We consider protecting the delicate eco-system first. Para. 6 F. How to make sure the workers stayed healthy. Para. 7 G. I'm proud we built our"Sky Railway". Match the main idea with each paragraph. The Sky Railway Part 1: Para 1-2 When considering overcoming the most difficult engineering challenges, how to protect the delicate ecosystem was among our top concerns. Part 2: Para 3-6 The challenges and solutions. Part 3: Para 7 We built the Qinghai-Tibet Railway with care that the environment deserves. Structure of the passage What is author’s purpose in writing the passage Why 1 To prove that human 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 Raiway. P2: “Taking years to complete, ....” P6: “I feel a sense of pride and achievement.” P7: thanks to… “I am proud that...” Sitting back in my seat, I can’t quite believe that I’m about to travel along the railway that many foreign experts claimed was “impossible”. The train has been racing along steadily since it left Xining. All this time, the song “Sky Railway” has been playing inside my head. The words “railways like massive dragons are winding among the mountains” seem particularly vivid as I travel across the “roof of the world”. Detailed reading Para. 1 Find details that show the author’s feelings. What’s the function of Para. 1 in picturing the author’s journey Proud, sense of achievement. It sets both the background of the journey and the emotional atmosphere of the r ... ...
