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Unit 6 Living with nature
Starting out & Understanding ideas
Learning Objectives
In this lesson, you will:
1. discuss nature-related poems and categorize pictures about
human-nature interactions.
2. understand the 24 Solar Terms by reading Lao Shu’s story,
learning how they guided farming and daily life, and completing
notes with passage expressions.
3. analyze Lao Shu’s ideas about the 24 Solar Terms and reflect on
their cultural meaning in modern life.
Look and say
What can you see in the picture
E.g. I can see a green house covered with green plants.
Starting out
Look at the picture and answer the questions.
1. What poems about nature do you
know
E.g. I know Spring Dawn (《春晓》) by Meng Haoran. It describes the scenes of spring morning, like birds singing and flowers falling.
2. Which poem do you like best Why
Look at the pictures and put them into three groups.
c, e
a, f
b, d
There are solar panels on the roof. People use sunlight to get energy.
There are wind turbines stand on the grassland. They use wind power to make electricity.
These are terraced fields. People changed the shape of the land to grow crops.
Roads and tunnels are built through the mountains. People changed the natural landscape to make it easier to travel.
Understanding ideas
What are the people doing in the picture
They’re planting crops in the field.
Look at the painting and talk about what you know about the 24 Solar Terms. Use the words and expressions to help you.
farming
daily life
follow
popular
guide
nature
work
cultural meaning
24节气
The 24 Solar Terms are closely connected to nature—they follow the changes of seasons. In the past, they guided farmers’ farming
activities like telling them when to plant or harvest crops. They also influenced people’s daily life such as what food to eat in different terms. Now the 24 Solar Terms are still popular; they carry rich cultural meaning and are even known around the world.
Choose Lao Shu's idea about the 24 Solar Terms.
a They are the only way to understand the changing of
weather through the year.
b They stay part of people's lives, even though fewer people
are farmers.
c Most people don't understand them, so they need to be
studied by experts.
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
1. What did the 24 Solar Terms guide villagers to do in Lao Shu’s hometown
The villagers used the 24 Solar Terms as a guide for their farming and daily routines.
2. Why did Lao Shu want to share his feelings about the 24 Solar Terms
Because the 24 Solar Terms have followed him all the time—from his childhood in his hometown to his adulthood later. He also holds deep love and excitement for the 24 Solar Terms, so he wants to share these feelings with more people.
3. What do people do to celebrate the arrival of some Solar Terms
People celebrate their arrival with traditional activities. For example, many people eat spring pancakes at Start of Spring and dumplings at Start of Winter.
4. What makes Lao Shu happy about his paintings of the 24 Solar Terms
He is happy that many young people are taking a new interest in this ancient wisdom.
Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage.
The 24 Solar Terms in Lao Shu's eyes
Most of the villagers in Lao Shu's hometown lived by ________.
The 24 Solar Terms ________ both their _______________ and __________.
He always feels ________ when a new term is set to begin.
farming
guided
farming activities
daily lives
excited
He longed to share these feelings in his _________ and poems.
Many people, especially the young, are _________________
in the 24 Solar Terms.
The 24 Solar Terms help people understand why ________ works this way.
The 24 Solar Terms also bear social and ________ meanings.
paintings
nature
cultural
taking a new interest
Think and share
1. Why were the 24 Solar Terms important for people
The 24 Solar Terms were important because they guided people's farming and daily lives, helped them understand nature's changes, and carried rich cultural traditions that are still celebrated today.
2. What do you think of Lao Shu’s paintings about the 24 Solar Terms
They are meaningful. They not only show Lao Shu’s love for the 24 Solar Terms but also help more people (especially the young) take interest in this ancient wisdom and feel its cultural meaning.
Language points
1. It was early one morning of Grain in Ear.
那是芒种时节的一个清晨。
Grain in Ear表示“芒种”。grain在此处意为“谷物，粮食";
ear意为“穗”如: an ear of corn玉米穗。
芒种是二十四节气之一，每年6月5日或6日。《月令七十二候集解》:“谓有芒之种谷可稼种矣。”指麦类等有芒作物籽粒已经黄熟，需抓紧抢收，晚谷、黍、稷等夏播作物也需及时抢种，故亦称“忙种”。
2. Most of the villagers there lived by farming.
那里的大多数村民靠耕种为生。
live在此处意为“靠……为生”常用搭配为live by doing sth。例如:
They live by hunting and fishing.
他们以打猎和捕鱼为生。
3. The 24 Solar Terms meant so much to them.
二十四节气对他们来说意义重大。
the 24 Solar Terms表示“二十四节气”。solar在此处作形容词，意为“太阳的”; terms作名词，意为“时期，期限”二十四节气，根据视太阳在黄道上的位置(黄经)，将全年划分为二十四个节令。
4. I longed to share these feelings in my paintings and poems.
我渴望通过绘画和诗歌与人分享这些感受。
long to do sth中long 作动词，意为“渴望，盼望”, 例如:
He longed to see her again. 他盼望再次见到她。
She longed to return home. 她盼望回家。
5. The 24 Solar Terms are known as the “Fifth Great
Invention of China”.
二十四节气被称为中国的“第五大发明”。
(1) be known as表示“以……而闻名”，一般后接职业、称呼或身份地位。例如:
He was known as a painter. 他以画家的身份而闻名。
(2)四大发明(Four Great Inventions)—造纸术(Papermaking)、印刷术( Printing)、指南针(Compass)和火药(Gunpowder)，都由中国人最先发明，然后相继传入世界各地，是中国对世界文明的四大贡献。
6. Many of the 24 Solar Terms bear social and cultural
meanings, too.
许多节气也都承载着社会和文化意义。
bear在此处作动词，表示“承载; 具有; 拥有”。例如:
The old house bears the memories and stories of generations that have lived there.
这栋老房子承载着在这里居住过的几代人的回忆和故事。
The national flag bears the pride and identity of a country.
国旗承载着一个国家的自豪感与身份认同。

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