Unit6LongjiRiceTerraces

Activity1:WhatinformationcanyougetfromthepictureinGuangxiprovinceTheZhuangandYaoethicgroupsaregrowingriceontheterraces.WhydotheybuildterracestogrowriceDragon-shapednaturalman-madeActivity2ReadformainideaandtexttypeLongjiRiceTerracesPara1ThereasonsforbuildingterracesPara2The

workingprinciples(原則)oftheterracesPara3The

vivid(生動的)descriptionoftheterracesPara4ThemeaningoftheterracestolocalpeoplePara5ThehistoryoftheterracesTask1:MatchthemainideaswitheachparagraphFromwhichaspectsaretheLongjiRiceTerracesintroducedActivity2ReadformainideaandtexttypeLongjiRiceTerracesPara1sceneryPara2historyPara3reasonsPara4workingprinciplePara5valueFromwhichaspectsaretheLongjiRiceTerracesintroducedTask2:ReadfortexttypeWhattypeofwritingisthispassageAArgumentationBExpositionCNarrationTip:Expositionisfocusedonpresentinginformationinaclearandconcisemanner,whileargumentationisfocusedonpersuadingthereadertoagreewithaparticularpointofview.Activity3ReadfordetailedinformationEnjoyashortvideoandanswer:WhatisthisvideoshowDoyouknowhowtodescribethebeautifulsceneryoftheLongjiRiceTerracesinEnglish？ThecolorsoftheLongjiRiceTerracesSeasonsSubjectsVerbsAdjectivesSpringmountains_____________inthespringsunin________waterSummersummerseethemountains_____________________withgrowingriceAutumnthesamemountains\__________Wintermountains___________insheetsof______frostTask3:Readpara.1andunderlinethekeywordsdescribingthebeauty.wrapshinesilverturnbrightgreengoldcoverwhiteDescribethecolorsoftheLongjiRiceTerraceswiththehelpofthetable.Para.2Task4:ThehistoryoftheLongjiRiceTerracesthelocalZhuangandYaopeopleWhoinGuangxiprovinceWherecompletedintheQingDynastyWhencovertallmountainsHowlongstartedintheYuanDynastytookhundredsofyearsTask5:ThereasonsfortheLongjiRiceTerracesWhatproblemsdidthelocalpeoplefacebeforebuildingterracesThebenefitsoftheterracesPara.3Therearefewlarge,flatareasoflandintheregion.Althoughtheregionhasplentyofrain,themountainsaresteepandthesoilisshallow.Theterracesincreasetheareasinwhichtheycouldgrowrice.Theflatterracescatchtherainwaterandpreventthesoilfrombeing

washedaway.Task6:TheworkingprinciplesoftheLongji

RiceTerracesPara.4sunwaterturnvapour(水蒸氣)fromcloudsrainfalldownagainrainwatermovedownPara.5Task7:ThevalueoftheLongjiRiceTerracesDothelocalpeoplechangethewayofgrowingricewiththedevelopmentoftechnologyWhyNo,althoughmoderntechnologycouldhelpproducemorecrops,theseterracesstillmeanalottothelocalpeopleforwhomtraditionsholdmuchvalue.WhydothelocalpeoplestillkeeptheirtraditionalwayofgrowingriceTheknowledgeispasseddownthroughfamilies,whichmeansthatnewgenerationscontinuetouseancientmethodsofagriculturetomaintaintheterraces.Thelocalpeoplearerootedintheland.Itiswell-suitedtothelocalenvironmentandismoresustainable(可持續的)an?environmentallyfriendly.ecologicalsignificance(生態意義)Terracesattractthousandsofvisitorstoadmirethegreatwonder.economicalsignificance(經濟意義)Asoundeco-enviornmentwillbebefiteveryone.讓綠水青山造福人民澤被子孫。Think&ShareQ1:InwhatotherwaysdopeopleliveinharmonywithnatureGiveexamples.Q2:Inordertoliveinharmonywithnature,whatshouldwedo梯田的重要意義：是千年糧倉，更是綠色糧倉。weareatonewithnature.天人合一。SummaryThreethingsIlearnedintoday’sclass:1.2.3.ThreethingsIdidn’tunderstand:1.2.3.ThreethingsIwanttoknowmoreabout:1.2.3.Self-reflectionHomework1.Writeashortpassageabouthowthepeopleareinharmonywiththenatureinyourhometown.2.Finishthefollowingpassgeandtrytoretellthepassge.TheLongjiRiceTerraces,whichtakeondifferent1._______indifferentseasons,werebuiltbythelocalZhuangandYaopeople.Sincetherearefewlarge,2.____areasthatcan3._____therainwaterandpreventthesoilfrom4.________________,theybuiltterracesonthemountainsto5.__________areastogrowrice.Theterracesarecleverlydesigned,withhundredsofwaterways6._________witheachother,alongwhichrainwatermovesdownthemountainsandintotheterraces.Today,localpeopleuse7._______methodsof