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Unit 6 Living with nature
Reading for writing
Learning Objectives
In this lesson, you will:
1. read the passage about Turpan’s karez system to extract key
details and complete the information diagram.
2. analyze descriptive expressions (e.g. “cook an egg on the
desert sand”) to understand their role in showing the area’s
features and the system’s importance.
3. discuss questions about the passage by comparing advantages
and disadvantages of ancient and modern technologies.
Look and say
Look at the pictures and answerthe questions. Use the words and expression to help you.
1. What's the environment like
2. How does the system work
It's a hot, dry desert with a difficult climate (very little rainfall), so surviving there is hard, and people often face water shortage.
1. What's the environment like
2. How does the system work
It uses wells connected by underground canals: water flows into the wells and stays cool in the canals.
Complete the table with the words and expression from the passage.
Why is there such a system
Turpan is known as one of the __________ in the world.
It’s also one of the ____________ in China.
It has a terrible ________ for people to survive.
How does it work
There are more than 1,000 ________ appearing every 20-30 metres.
Under the wells are large ____________ canals.
Water falls into the wells and _______________ in the canals. It is kept ____________.
hottest areas
climate
wells
underground
runs underground
driest places
The karez system
cool and safe
Why is it important
The system allows people to _________________ in difficult environment.
It's among the _______________ of ancient China.
How is it now
The area is facing a(n) _____________.
Young people are taking action to ________ the karez system.
top three projects
water shortage
protect
grow plants for food
Answer the questions.
1. Why does the writer mention"the Flaming Mountains" at the beginning
The writer starts with the Flaming Mountains from Journey to the West to catch readers’ interests and introduce the place — Turpan. This helps readers understand how hot and dry it is there, which leads to the question of how people survive with the karez system.
2. What can you tell about Turpan from “cook an egg on the desert sand”
This shows that Turpan is so extremely hot.
3. What’s the meaning of the title “A river of life”
The karez system is like an underground river that brings water to the desert. It gives people water to grow food and live, just like a real river brings life to the land. That’s why it’s called “a river of life.”
Think and share
1. What fact from the passage do you find the most interesting
Why
E.g. I find the fact that "the karez system was built with only hand tools" most interesting. It’s amazing because the system has over 1,000 wells and 5,000 km of underground canals — such a large and complex project was completed without modern equipment, which shows the wisdom and hard work of ancient people.
2. With modern technology, do you think it is still necessary to
keep the karez system Why or why not
E.g. I think it’s still necessary. First, the karez system is a part of ancient Chinese culture and a valuable historical heritage. Second, even with modern technology, it still plays an important role in solving water shortages in Turpan. Also, protecting it can help us learn from ancient water-saving wisdom, which is useful for today’s environmental protection.
Language points
1. You probably remember the Flaming Mountains from
Journey to the West.
你可能还记得《西游记》中的火焰山。
(1) the Flaming Mountains在此处指的是“火焰山”flaming 作形容词，意为“燃烧着的，被火焰吞噬的”。火焰山，在维吾尔语中意为“红山”，在新疆维吾尔自治区吐鲁番盆地中北部。
(2) Journey to the West在此处指的是中国四大名著之一的《西游记》，长篇小说，一般认为是明代吴承恩作。二十卷，一百回，在民间流传的唐僧取经故事和有关话本、杂剧的基础上，经过再创作而成。
2. They are in Turpan, in the east of the Xinjiang Uygur
Autonomous Region.
它们位于新疆维吾尔自治区东部的吐鲁番。
in the east of表示“在……的东部”，需注意此处的in表示
“在……的内部”, 例如:
Shandong is in the east of China. 山东在中国的东部。(内部)
还需区分: on the east of表示“在·……的东部(外部, 接壤)”，to the east of表示“在……的东部(外部,不接壤)”。例如:
Jiangxi Province is on the east of Hunan Province.
江西省在湖南省的东边。(江西和湖南接壤)
Fujian Province is to the east of Hunan Province.
福建省在湖南省的东边。(福建和湖南不接壤)
3. The secret lies in the ancient karez system.
这个秘密就在古代的坎儿井系统中。
(1) lie在此处作动词，意为“(问题、答案、责任等)存在，在于”, 例如:
The strength of the book lies in the fact that the material is from classroom experience.
这本书的优点是它取材于课堂经验。
(2) karez system指的是“坎儿井系统”。坎儿井是干旱、半干旱地区开发利用浅层地下水进行自流灌溉的一种地下暗渠。一般顺地面坡度布置，包括竖井、暗渠两部分。具有不需提水工具、流量稳定、减少蒸发损失和防风沙侵蚀等优点。主要分布在中国新疆的哈密、吐鲁番等地，至今仍有约2,000条在使用。
4. That's nearly as long as the Yellow River!
那几乎与黄河一样长!
(1) that在此处指代上文中underground canals(地下运河)的长度。
(2) as long as在此处表示“和……一样长”。此外，该短语还有多种含义。例如:
You can go out to play as long as you stay in the backyard.
你可以出去玩，只要不出后院。(表示“只要”)
Keep going for as long as possible. 能坚持多久就坚持多久。
(表示“长达; 长达……之久”)
5. No wonder it's among the top three projects of ancient
China.
难怪它是中国古代的三大工程之一。
(it's) no / small / little wonder (that)，意为“并不奇怪，不足为奇”，常用于口语。例如:
No wonder she knows so much about space. She reads many books about it.
怪不得她知道这么多关于太空的事。她读了很多关于太空
的书。

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