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Unit 6 Nurturing nature
The Sky Railway
Figure out the main idea of each paragraph, purpose of writing, recognize figure of speech, etc;
Learn about challenges workers overcame to protect the delicate ecosystem while building the Qinghai-Tibet Railway;
Sense our country’s environmental determination and cultivate attitudes of man-nature harmony.
Enjoy a piece of music
1. Which is the highest railway in the world
A. The Trans-Siberian Railway.
B. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway
C. The Chengdu-Kunming Raway.
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 Hertage Sites does the Qinghai-Tibet Railway pass by
A. Xinjiang Tianshan.
B. Qinghai Hoh Xil
C. South China Karst
Quiz
B
C
C
B
The Sky Railway
Qinghai-Tibet Railway
Lhasa
Xining
Golmud
e
1958--1984
w
2001--2006
Page130-131
steadily /'sted l / adv. 平稳地
massive / m s v/ adj.巨大的
delicate / del k t/ adj.脆弱的
landmark / l ndmɑ k/ n.地标
splendid / splend d/ adj.壮丽的
permafrost / p m fr st/ n.永久冻土层
Tibetan /t 'betn/ adj.西藏的
8 antelope / nt l p/ n.羚羊
leisure / le (r)/ n.空闲，闲暇
at one’s leisure 空闲时
wetland / wetl nd/ n.湿地
grassland / ɡrɑ sl nd/ n.草原
radiation / re di e n/ n.辐射
mirror-like / m r (r) la k/ adj.如镜面般的
wander / w nd (r)/ v.徘徊
scenery / si n ri/ n.风景，景色
17 plateau / pl t / n.高原
VOCABULARY
Let’s Read
CHECK YOUR ANSWRERS
TASK 1 multiple choice
1.D
2.B
3.A
4.B
5.B
6.C
Task2 Matching
Para. 1 A
Para. 2 B
Para. 3 C
Para. 4 D
Para. 5 E
Para. 6 F
Para. 7 G
impossible
extraordinary
Thirty-three passages
move safely and freely in their natural habitat
prevent damage to wetlands and grasslands
a total length of about 160 kilometres
moved to a new area
Several oxygen-making stations
regular breaks
protect Cuona Lake
build a twenty-kilometre wall
protect it from construction waste
TASK 3
We should protect nature while constructing and developing human society.
Human beings should protect our environment and live in harmony with nature.
Summarize why the impossible could turn out to be extraordinary
overcame the most difficult engineering challenges
put the delicate ecosystem among the top concerns.
show concern over people's health.
Why is the Qinghai-Tibet Railway called the sky railway
Key words:impossible, highest, extraordinary...
TASK 4 Think and share
2. Why the railway is particularly special to the author
The author has worked on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. Once believed”impossible”, the highest railway in the world is a record of the most difficult engineering challenges.Theses efforts and their end results mean that the railway is special to the author.
3. How is the theme of nurturing nature presented in this text
The author uses his personal experience to describe the challenges of building the railway and the solutions to these problems to tell us that we should protect nature while constructing and developing human society.
After reading the passage,please fill in the following blanks.
1.___________(sit)back in my seat,I can't quite believe that I'm about to travel along the railway that many foreign experts claimed was “impossible”. The train 2.___________________ (race) along steadily since it left Xining.I was one of the people who came from all parts of China to work 3.______ this railway.When we built the great railway, how 4.____________ ( protect) the ecosystem was among the top concerns.The first landmark 5.__________(catch) my eye is the splendid Qingshuihe Bridge,6_______is the world's longest bridge built over permafrost. Such bridges were built to allow the animals to move safely and freely in their 7.___________ ( nature) habits. There are other bridges built to prevent damage to wetlands and grasslands.To make sure that railway workers stay healthy,several oxygen-making stations 8.___________________( construct). The railway workers also could enjoy regular breaks in lower areas. 9._______ (use） thousands and thousands of sandbags, we built a long wall along Cuona Lake to protect it from construction waste. I am proud that we built our "impossible"railway in the world with 10.____ care the environment deserves.
Sitting
has been racing
on
to protect
to catch
which
natural
were constructed
using
the
TASK 5
Some Useful expressions
have … in common
put… into operation
work on
a record of
delicate ecosystem
be among the top concerns
catch one’s eyes
at one’s leisure
allow sb to do sth
speed past
有共同之处
投入使用
致力于…
对……的记录
脆弱的生态系统
是最关切的问题之一
吸引某人视线
在某人有空时
允许某人做某事
疾驰而过
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