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课件网) Unit 6 Nurturing nature Understanding Ideas: Reading The Sky Railway Quiz 1. In which year was the completed Qinghai-Xizang Railway put into operation A. 1984. B. 2001. C. 2006. C. 2006. First phase Scond phase Activity 1: Read travel brochure and complete the quiz. 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. 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. Quiz Qinghai-Xizang Railway Pre-reading Predict the challenges people faced when building the Qinghai-Xizang Railway. While-reading Read the passage and answer the questions. What’s the genre of the passage What order does it follow Enjoy a song Xi Ning Qingshuihe Bridge Golmud Tanggula Cuona Lake Lhasa Mark the places mentioned in the passage on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. The is organized in _____ order. travel journey space 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". Activity 3. Match the main idea with each paragraph. Part 1 Introduction Part 2 Main body Part 3 Conclusion Structure of the passage Qingshuihe Bridge Which is NOT the challenge for the workers in Tanggula Station A. Thin air. B. Changeable weather. C. UV radiation. D. Breaks. D. Breaks. Post reading Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage and give your reasons. Para 6: ... I feel a sense of pride and achievement. Para 7: ... I am proud that we built our “impossible” railway Reasons What changes do you think the Qinghai-Tibet Railway has brought to the people living along the railway Think Share It has helped to promote the local economy. The opening of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway completely broke through the long-term transport bottleneck that had restricted Tibet. More and more specialties of Tibet have been transported to the hinterland via this railway and sold to the rest of the world. From 2006 to 2014, the average annual growth rate of Tibet's GDP reached 10 percent. It has improved people’s living standard. The farmers and herdsmen along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway have seized the business opportunities brought by the railway to increase their incomes. A large number of high-quality and inexpensive goods have been transported to Tibet via the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, improving the production and living standards of the people in Tibet. It has made it more con ... ...
