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课件网) Unit 6 At one with nature Starting out Activity 1 What are the problems faced by Venice Are there any similar cities or towns in China Introduce one to the class. Venice 威尼斯 Activity 2 How does the natural environment influence the lives of the local people in each picture What is the natural environment of your home town like How is your life influenced by it Russia United Kingdom China Myanmar 缅甸 Tianjin is located in the northeast of the North China Plain in the Bohai Sea area. With rivers traveling through the city, Tianjin has been a water resource since ancient times. Haihe River Unit 6 At one with nature Understanding ideas Pre-reading What do you know about Yuan Longping？ Mr Yuan was one of the greatest agricultural scientists of our time, and a hero who will be forever remembered in China and around the world. He devoted his entire life to the research of hybrid rice and made great contributions to global food security and poverty alleviation. the "father of hybrid rice," Pre-reading Why do people grow rice on terraces？ Fast reading To praise the wisdom of the ethnic groups living in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. To explain how people worked in harmony with nature to create the Longji Rice Terraces. To describe the beauty of the Longji Rice Terraces and to attract visitors to this scenic spot. What’s the author‘s purpose in writing the passage？ Fast reading To praise the wisdom of the ethnic groups living in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. To explain how people worked in harmony with nature to create the Longji Rice Terraces. To describe the beauty of the Longji Rice Terraces and to attract visitors to this scenic spot. What’s the author‘s purpose in writing the passage？ in harmony with 例句：We must ensure that tourism develops in harmony with the environment. 我们必须确保旅游业与环境和谐发展。 Fast reading the kind of the passage (narrative/argumentation/expository) the structure the topic sentence/ key words of each paragraph reading strategy: read for the main idea about the author's purpose The Longji Rice Terraces were built by the local Zhuang ethnic group alone. Though there are many large, flat areas in the region, they built 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 they attract lots of visitors from all over the country. Correct four factual mistakes Intensive reading The Longji Rice Terraces were built by the local Zhuang and Yao people. Since there are few large, flat areas of land in the region, they built terraces on the mountains to have more areas to grow rice. The terraces are cleverly designed, and can hold the shallow soil. There are hundreds of waterways, along which rainwater m ... ...
