(
课件网) Unit 5 Amazing places Theme Reading 学习目标 阅读文本，了解云南红河哈尼梯田的相关信息。 运用事实与观点的思维技能和代词指代的思维策略更好地理解文本内容。 感受云南哈尼梯田的美丽景色，了解它的相关内容，领悟人与自然的和谐相处。 新课讲授 Can you guess what these places are They are all amazing terraced fields in China. Have you ever been to a beautiful countryside or terraced field Share your experience with your partner. You can talk about what it looked like, what you did there, and how you felt. Activity 1 Pair work. Look at the pictures and talk about the questions. The words and phrases in the box may help you. Pre-Reading water rice field farming landscape special beautiful colorful Pair work. Look at the pictures and talk about the questions. 2. Which picture do you prefer Why 1. What’s special about the places The places are special because of their _____ landscape. The water rice fields look _____. I prefer the first picture because _____.The colors are so _____. Discuss with your partner and try to describe the special features. You can use the words we learned. Activity 2 Read the text and infer what the underlined pronouns refer to. Scanning While-Reading Are you looking for a lovely place to spend your vacation The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces in Yunnan may be a good choice. With mountains and clouds, this special landscape looks like a beautiful Chinese painting. The color of the terraces changes from green to yellow at different times of the year. In ancient times, the Hani people developed a watering project. Today, it still helps them bring water from the forests to fields. To make better use of these water-filled rice fields, farmers raise fish and ducks in them. Near the terraces, there are many houses with three floors in the villages. The first floor is for pigs and other animals, the second is a living area and the top floor is for storing rice. The lively landscape is really beautiful. How do you like it Feel free to leave us any message below! Then infer what the underlined pronouns refer to. Pronoun What it refers to it them a watering project these water-filled rice fields Activity 3 Match the words with their meanings according to the text. Scanning landscape ancient raise store a time early in history to take care of a person, an animal or a plant to keep something for future use a view of the countryside Read the passage again and complete the following exercises. 1. What may be a good choice for vacation according to the text A. The Great Wall. B. The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces. C. The West Lake. D. The Summer Palace. 2. What does the special landscape look like A. A beautiful Chinese painting. B. A lovely garden. C. A big forest. D. A modern building. 3. What do farmers raise in the water-filled rice fields A. Chickens and cows. B. Horses and sheep. C. Fish and ducks. D. Pigs and dogs. 4. What is the top floor of the houses near the terraces for A. Pigs and ot ... ...
