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(共16张PPT)
Unit 6 Living with nature
第4、5课时
Developing ideas
(Reading for writing: 1—5)
Activity 1: Lead-in
Look at the pictures and the title of the passage and use the words and expression in Part 1 to answer the following questions.
What’s the environment like
Can you guess what the passage is about
The environment is a desert, so it has a hot and dry climate. There is little rainfall, so the area faces a water shortage. lt is difficult to survive here.
The project uses wells and underground canals to protect water from drying up. The water runs to different places. lt allows people to grow plants for food in such a difficult environment.
Activity 1: Lead-in
Look at the pictures and the title of the passage and use the words and expression in Part 1 to answer the following questions.
Activity 2: Fast reading
Read the passage and match the headings with each paragraph.
The challenge and future of the karez system
Turpan’s terrible climate and survival secret
The location of the real Flaming Mountains
The structure and function of the karez system
1
2
3
4
Activity 3: Intensive reading
Read Paras. 1 & 2 and answer the questions.
Where are the real Flaming Mountains
What’s the temperature of the desert sand in Turpan in midsummer
How do people survive in such a terrible climate
Activity 3: Intensive reading
Read Para. 3 and fill in Thinking Map Ⅰ about the karez system.
wallls
1000 wells
every 20-30 metters
hand tools
top three projects
100 meters
underground canals
5000
Activity 3: Intensive reading
Read the last paragraph and check the true sentence.
The area faces a sunlight shortage.
There is more water from the mountains, higher rainfall and a small increase in water use.
The karez system isn’t used any more.
More and more people are taking action to protect the karez system.
Complete the diagram with the words and expressions from the passage.
Activity 3: Intensive reading
hottest areas
driest places
climate
wells
underground
runs underground
cool and safe
grow plants for food
top three projects
water shortage
protect
Activity 4: Think and share
Answer the questions.
Why does the writer mention “the Flaming Mountains” at the beginning
What can you tell about Turpan from “cook an egg on the desert sand”
What’s the meaning of the title
By mentioning this well-known place from Journey to the West, the writer connects with readers, attracts their attention and makes them interested in reading on.
It tells us that Turpan is very hot.
The title means the karez system is like a hidden “river” that brings life to Turpan’s deadly desert. lt quietly carries water underground so people can survive and grow food in the terrible climate.
Activity 4: Think and share
Work in pairs to think about the advantages and disadvantages of the karez system, and then answer the question.
With modern technology, do you think it is still necessary to keep the karez system and why
Activity 5: Write and share
Retell the passage in Part 2 according to the questions in Step 2 of Part 5.
Activity 5: Write and share
Work in groups to discuss another example of people changing nature according to the questions.
Activity 5: Write and share
Finish Thinking Map Ⅱ.
Write the example according to the thinking map.
Activity 5: Write and share
Evaluation form:
1. Improve and enrich your passage—How people change nature. (Required)
2. Draw a picture or make a video to show your example of changing nature. (Optional)
Homework(共15张PPT)
Unit 6 Living with nature
第1课时
Starting out & Understanding ideas
(Reading: 1—4)
Activity 1: Brainstorm
Observe the painting and then try to answer the questions in groups.
What can you see in the picture
What season is it How do you know
What poems about nature do you know
Which poem do you like best Why
Activity 2: Look and talk
Look at the painting and talk about what you know about the 24 Solar Terms. Use the words and expressions to help you.
How might the 24 Solar Terms help people
Activity 2: Look and talk
Look at the painting and talk about what you know about the 24 Solar Terms. Use the words and expressions to help you.
The 24 Solar Terms are a traditional Chinese calendar system. They serve as a guide for farming and daily life. They help people understand and follow nature’s changes. They connect traditional celebrations with modern life. This makes them popular for their cultural meanings.
Activity 3: Skimming
Read the passage and check your answer.
Why does Lao Shu love the 24 Solar Terms
The 24 Solar Terms guide people’s farming activities and daily lives. They help people understand nature’s changes and know how to react to them. Many of the 24 Solar Terms also bear social and cultural meanings.
Activity 4: Scanning
What was the scene like on the morning of Grain in Ear in Lao Shu’s memory
How did the 24 Solar Terms affect the villagers in Lao Shu’shometown
How does Lao Shu connect the 24 Solar Terms to his personal identity
Why did Lao Shu create paintings and poems about the 24 Solar Terms
What’s the significance of the 24 Solar Terms in Chinese culture ture
Scan the passage and use the question chain below to analyse the structure of it.
Activity 4: Scanning
Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage.
farming
guided
farming activities
daily lives
excited
paintings
talking a new interest
nature
cultural
Activity 4: Scanning
fields
golden
shone
cutting the wheat
farming
guides
farming acitivites
daily lives
nature
cultural
excited
paintings
Finish the structure diagram. Then try to retell the passage with the help of it.
Activity 5: Deep thinking
Why are the 24 Solar Terms called the “Fifth Great Invention of China”
How do the 24 Solar Terms “live” in your life
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Discuss the questions in groups.
Look at the pictures and put them into three groups.
Activity 6: Classify and talk
a
b
c
d
e
f
Activity 7: Role-play or make a poster
Task 1:
Situation: Lao Shu returns to his hometown and introduces the 24 Solar Terms to youngsters.
Task 2:
Choose one of the 24 Solar Terms and makea poster about it in groups.
Work in groups and choose either of the two tasks.
Activity 7: Role-play or make a poster
I’m wondering... apps...) .
I think the 24 Solar Terms can...
For example, ... reminds me to...
Do people still... during...
My family eats...
How can we keep the 24 Solar Terms alive Maybe by...
Even small actions like... help.
Present your work in front of the class.
Activity 7: Role-play or make a poster
Evaluation form for the role-play.
1. Finish the reflection on the learning sheet. (Required)
2. How do the 24 Solar Terms reflect the harmony between nature and humans in traditional Chinese culture Why is it still meaningful to preserve such wisdom even in modern life Use examples from the text and your own knowledge to explain. (Required)
3. Compare the 24 Solar Terms with the Western calendar system (e.g., months/seasons). How might their different origins (agricultural vs. astronomical) influence people’s attitudes towards time and nature (Optional)
Homework(共11张PPT)
Unit 6 Living with nature
第3课时
Developing ideas
(Listening and speaking: 1—4)
Activity 1: Brainstorm
What can you see in the pictures
What can water and wind provide for humans
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
Activity 2: Look, talk and read
What’s this project for
Look at the picture above Part 1 and talk about it.
Activity 3: Listen, read and complete
Listen to the conversation and choose the main idea.
Mike and his dad want to learn more about the solar park.
Mike and his dad spend a day in the desert using only solar energy.
Mike and his dad are able to cook food and charge a phone using the sun.
Listen to the conversation again and answer the questions.
How many problems does Mike have
What natural resource do Mike and his father use to solve the problems
Activity 3: Listen, read and complete
Three.
Solar power.
Listen again and complete the table.
Activity 3: Listen, read and complete
fans
cool down
a whole day
sun
lunch
beef
out of power
banks
sunlight
Activity 4: Read, listen and talk
Listen to the radio and complete the notes.
cover
ocean
twenty
a million homes
under
desert
local
Activity 5: Pair work
Work in pairs. Talk about another natural resource that we use for energy.
Activity 5: Pair work
Evaluation form:
1. Tell your friends or parents about how we get and use solar energy in English. (Required)
2. Continue to enrich and improve the dialogue or conversation about another natural resource that we use for energy. You can write it as an article as well. (Optional)
Homework(共16张PPT)
Unit 6 Living with nature
第2课时
Understanding ideas (Grammar: 5—8)
Activity 1: Warm up
What do they have in common Can you guess why people follow these rules
Have you ever seen similar rules in your daily life For example, why do farmers plant crops in certain seasons
How does "frozen fruit in winter" show people’s wisdom about nature Can science explain this
These examples tell us how people live with nature. Can you rewrite the phrase “No fishing from May to September” into a full sentence using “People know...”
Look at the pictures in Part 8 and answer the questions.
Activity 2: Observe, discuss and share
Mark the positions of “object clauses”.
What words do the object clauses start with What’s the
word order in the clauses
I didn’t know how popular the paintings would become.
They help people understand why nature works this way.
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Read the sentences from the reading passage and summarise the grammar rules.
Discuss the grammar rules of object clauses in groups and share your answers with the class.
Activity 2: Observe, discuss and share
陈述语序
现在时
过去时
how
why
where
what
when
Activity 3: Summarise and explain
Do you know where he lives
Can you tell me where the post office is
She asked how I finish the work.
She asks when the Start of Spring is.
He wondered what was the date of the Winter Solstice.
Could you tell me when will the Summer Solstice arrive this year
She said that the Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year.
Activity 3: Summarise and explain
Choose the sentences with mistakes and explain reasons.
finished
what the date of the Winter Solstice was.
when the Summer Solstice will arrive...
Activity 4: Write sentences
Write the sentences with object clauses.
I am curious about how/why Chinese people celebrate Rain Water
Do you know why/whether/if people eat dumplings in Start of Winter
Have you decided what you want to do in Major Snow
I am not sure where we are going tomorrow for Minor Heat.
He has told me when/where/that we shall meet in End of Heat.
Activity 5: Fill in the blanks
Complete the passage using the words from the box.
how
why
where
what
when
Activity 6: Read, answer and complete
Read the passage in Part 7 again, and find the answers to the questions by analysing text features.
What did the Maori do
Why did they develop special terms for the sea
How did they observe and classify the sea’sconditions
How did this knowledge protect them
What does the last paragraph suggest about the relationship between humans and nature
Activity 6: Read, answer and complete
Complete the thinking map.
What can the Maori learn from their relationship with the sea
How do the Maori live by the laws of nature
Why is it important for the Maori to understand the laws of nature
Activity 7: Discuss and promote
Discuss the laws of nature in the Maori’s life.
Activity 7: Discuss and promote
What is it (Description)
How do people follow it (Examples)
How can it help people (Benefits)
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Discuss the laws of nature in the Maori’s life.
We can talk about the laws of nature from three aspects.
Activity 8: Discuss and talk
Work in pairs to talk about how people live by the laws of nature with the help of the thinking map in Part 8.
Activity 8: Discuss and talk
Evaluation form:
1. Write a post about a guide to the laws of nature and write at least three suggestions using object clauses. (Required)
2. Investigate an environmental protection measure (such as garbage sorting) and record the findings using object clauses. (Optional)
Homework(共13张PPT)
Unit 6 Living with nature
综合实践课
Presenting ideas & Reflection
Step 1: Plan
1. Warming up & review
With the help of Thinking Map Ⅰ, work in groups to:
(1) List three key points from this unit.
(2) Mark the part that surprises you most and say “why”.
2. Task introduction
Make a presentation about humans living in harmony with nature.
Step 1: Plan
Find an example of humans living in harmony with nature in China. Use the karez example as a guide.
3. Collecting examples
Step 2: Make
1. Organise the presentation with the following outline (introduction, body, conclusion) to plan what to say.
2. Find photos that go with the content. (AI can be used to make photos if necessary. )
Step 2: Make
Evaluation criteria (presentation)
3. Put your content and photos into your presentation, follow the outline above as a reference and use the evaluation criteria as a guide for self-improvement and peer review.
Step 2: Make
Peer evaluation criteria (group work)
4. Check the presentation according to the evaluation criteria and make small changes if needed.
3. Put your content and photos into your presentation, follow the outline above as a reference and use the evaluation criteria as a guide for self-improvement and peer review.
Step 3: Share
1. Group practice
Option 1: 1~2 group members to show the presentation on behalf of the group.
Option 2: Divide parts.
Practise the presentation together. Decide on the presentation style as a group.
Step 3: Share
2. Class presentations
Each group presents its presentation in front of the class.
Step 4: Improve
3. Interactive(互动) activities.
Ask questions to attract the audience’s attention.
Step 4: Improve
Collect other’s opinions and make improvements.
(1)Use the webpage or mini-programs to collect opinions from classmates.
(2)Create and send feedback(反馈) cards to ask for suggestions.
Step 5: Reflect
1. Complete the chart
After completing this unit, I understand more about the relationship between nature and us.
Step 5: Reflect
2. Self-evaluate
After completing this unit, I understand more about the relationship between nature and us.
3. I still need to improve:

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