WhyShennongjia?WorldHeritageSiteHowmuchdoyouknowaboutUNESCOWorldHeritageSite?AWorldHeritageSitemaysignifyaremarkableaccomplishmentofhumanity,andserveasevidenceofourintellectualhistoryontheplanet,oritmightbeaplaceofgreatnaturalbeauty.ItisadministeredbytheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO).WhataretheUNESCOWorldHeritageSitesinChina?theGreatWall,theForbiddenCity,theTerracottaWarriors,thePotalaPalacetheJiuzhaigouNatureReserve,theLeshanGiantBuddhatheGuilinKarstLandform,MountHuangShennongjiaHaveyoueverbeentoShennongjia?DoyouknowthestoryaboutShennong?Pre-reading1.WhereisShennongjiaandwhatisitfamousfor?2.WhatelsedoyouknowaboutShennongjia?Watchthevideoandanswerthequestions.Watchthevideoandanswerthequestions.1.WhereisShennongjiaandwhatisitfamousfor?2.WhatelsedoyouknowaboutShennongjia?Shennongjialiesinthenorth-westofHubeiProvinceandisfamousforitsbeautyanddiversity.ReadandpredictWhatdoesthetitlemean?01Whatisthegenreofthepassage?02Thetitleraisesaquestion:WhydidShennongjiamakeitontotheUNESCOWorldHeritageList?

LearningtolearnThelectureisoneoftheoldestteachingmethods,andisstillwidelyusedtoday.Atypicallectureoftenstartswithaddressingthetopicdirectly.Data,examplesandcomparisonsarethenusedtosupportthemainideas.Bothverbalandvisualinformationisusedinordertomaintaintheaudience’sinterest.Theendofalectureisoftenfollowedbyashortquestion-and-answersession.Thegenreofthepassageis______.lectureTomakethedescriptionmoreaccurateandvivid,therearethreetechniquesinwriting:givingdata;takingexamples;makingcomparisons①引用數(shù)據(jù)是用具體的數(shù)據(jù)對(duì)事物的特征或事理加以說明，使說明更準(zhǔn)確、更有說服力。②舉例是通過具體的實(shí)例對(duì)事物的特征或事理加以說明，使說明更加生動(dòng)形象、易于理解。③作比較是將兩個(gè)事物放在一起比較，呈現(xiàn)事物的相同點(diǎn)和不同點(diǎn)。structureanalysisWorkingroups.Makethemindmapforthelecture.Readthesentencesfromthepassageanddecideiftheyservetogivedata(D),examples(E)ormakecomparisons(C).1.Theregionrisesfromabout400metrestoover3,000metresabovesealevel,…_____2.…over3,000plantspecieshavebeenrecordedthere.ThisrepresentsmorethantenpercentofChina’stotalfloralrichness._____3.Shennongjiasupportsmorethan600vertebratespecies,includingtheGoldenSnub-nosedMonkeyandtheCloudedLeopard._____4.Inwinter,scientistsbraveheavysnowandfreezingtemperaturestosupplyfoodtotheGoldenSnub-nosedMonkey._____5.AlthoughendangeredelsewhereinChinaduetotheinvasionofforeignspecies,thebeesofShennongjiahavecoexistedwiththelocalpeopleforcenturies._____DDDEC1.WhatrolesdothequestionsinParagraph2play?Think&Share:2.Accordingtothepassage,whathasbeendonetoprotecttheecologyofShennongjia?ThequestionsinParagraph2servetointroducethetopicandattracttheaudience.ToprotecttheecologyofShennongjia,scientistsmakeeveryefforttolookafterthespecies.Inwinter,scientistsbraveheavysnowandfreezingtemperaturestosupplyfoodtotheGoldenSnub-nosedMonkey.Moreimportantly,thelocalpeopleliveinharmoywithnature.Theytakethingsfromnaturewithoutdamagingit.WhyShennongjia?Goodmorning,everyone.

ItismygreatpleasuretogivealecturehereonbehalfoftheBeatOnewithNatureAssociation.人與自然和協(xié)相處委員會(huì)WhyShennongjia?Asweknow,in2016,ShennongjiamadeitontotheUNESCOWorldHeritageList.Buttherearesomanyimportantplacesnotyetonthislist.Soyoumightask:whyShennongjia?Isititsforeststhat

stretchonandonlikegreatgreenseas?Isit

thelegendaryfatherofChineseherbalmedicine,Shennong,afterwhomtheparkisnamed?Orisitthemysteriouscreaturecalled“Yeren”(wildman)thathascapturedtheimaginationoftheworld?succeedWhyShennongjia?UNESCO

awardedShennongjiathisstatusbecauseitmeetstwocriteria

requiredbythelist.Itcontainsanaturally-balancedenvironmentthatallowsthemanyandvariousspeciestoliveandprosper.Itisalsooneoftherarelocationsintheworldwherescientistscanobserveinrealtimetheecologicalandbiologicalprocessesthatoccurastheplantsandanimalsdevelopandevolve.句意：聯(lián)合國教科文組織令神農(nóng)架入選是因?yàn)樗先脒x名錄的兩項(xiàng)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。1

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criteria1.Practiceisthesole_______fortestingtruth.2.Itishardtomakeoutwhat______areused.3.Eachofuswillhaveourown_______forsuccess.criteriacriterioncriteriaWhyShennongjia?Forthefirstcriterion,Shennongjiaisapparentlyoneofthemost“complete”naturalareasintheworld.Theregionrisesfromabout400metrestoover3,000metresabovesealevel,givingitthenamethe“RoofofCentralChina”.Thevastrangeinaltituderesultsinagreatvariationinclimaticconditions.Thisallowsawidevarietyofspeciestothrive.Someoftheplantsandanimalshavesurvivedmillionsofyears,andareregardedaslivingfossils.句意：作為第一個(gè)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，神農(nóng)架顯然是世界上最“完整”的自然區(qū)域之一。2

Forthefirstcriterion,Shennongjiaisapparentlyoneofthemost“complete”naturalareasintheworld.apparentlyadv.據(jù)說；看來，似乎；顯然地apparentadj.顯而易見的；顯然的；表面上的Itisapparentthat...

……是很顯然的例：1._________thegirlsarenotatallamusedbythewholebusiness.2.Ithasbeen___________thesestandardshaveheldupwell.ApparentlyapparentthatTheregionrisesfromabout400metrestoover3,000metresabovesealevel,givingitthenamethe“RoofofCentralChina”．句意：這一地區(qū)從海拔400米左右上升到3000米以上，因此得名“華中屋脊”。3現(xiàn)在分詞短語作結(jié)果狀語1.Up?to?50%of?the?area's?population?died?from?thisepidemic,making?it?one?of?the?main?causesof?the?fall?of?the?Roman?Empire.2.Thechildslippedandfell,hittinghisheadagainstthedoor.作為結(jié)果狀語的現(xiàn)在分詞短語所表示的通常都是意料中的結(jié)果。不定式作結(jié)果狀語通常表示的是未曾料到的不愉快的結(jié)果。WhyShennongjia?Forthesecondcriterion,wecanseethatShennongjiahasincrediblebiodiversity.Lookatthisslide.Accordingtoofficialstatistics,over3,000plantspecieshavebeenrecordedthere.ThisrepresentsmorethantenpercentofChina’stotalfloralrichness.Shennongjiasupportsmorethan600vertebratespecies,includingtheGoldenSnub-nosedMonkeyandtheCloudedLeopard.Additionally,around4,300insectspecieshavebeenrecorded.WhyShennongjia?Itisachallengetolookaftersomanyspecies.Inwinter,scientistsbraveheavysnowandfreezingtemperaturestosupplyfoodtotheGoldenSnub-nosedMonkey.Thankstotheirefforts,themonkey’spopulationhasdoubledsincethe1980s.Theirnumberreachedover1,300in2015andcontinuestogrow.句意：冬季，科學(xué)家們不畏暴雪和嚴(yán)寒為川金絲猴提供食物。

bravev.勇敢面對(duì)，冒（風(fēng)險(xiǎn)）；展示勇敢1.Thousandshavebravedicyraintodemonstratetheirsupport.2.Hundredsoffansbravedrush-hourtraffictoseetheconcert.4

Inwinter,scientistsbraveheavysnowandfreezingtemperaturestosupplyfoodtotheGoldenSnub-nosedMonkey.形容詞作動(dòng)詞【拓展】常見的形容詞作動(dòng)詞的還有empty，意為“倒空”。Heemptiesallthethingsinthebagontothefloor.WhyShennongjia?ButthemostimpressiveaspectofShennongjiaisthelocalpeople,whotakethingsfromnaturewithoutcausingdamage.Ivisitedalocalvillagewhichisknownforitshome-madehoney.WhatisspecialaboutthehoneyisthatitisproducedbytheearliestspeciesofChinesebee.Everyspring,thevillagersplacebeehivesaroundtheirhousestoattractthesewildbeesfromtheforest.AlthoughendangeredelsewhereinChinaduetotheinvasionofforeignspecies,thebeesofShennongjiahavecoexistedwiththelocalpeopleforcenturies.Byprovidingthebeeswithasecurehome,thevillagerscollecttheirhoneyinreturn.