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Unit 6
Unit 6 Living with nature
From the eyes of Lao Shu
能够通过阅读活动，理解二十四节气与人们生活的紧密联系
能够使用所学，阐述遵循自然规律对人类生活的积极影响
能够模仿第一段完成关于节气场景描述的写作活动
能够正确理解遵循自然规律和顺应自然的活动及其意义
Watch the video, try to take notes of the 24 Solar Terms and answer the question: What do the solar terms show
The laws of nature.
Watch the video about Lao shu and discuss what made him interested in drawing.
At an art exhibition, a painting of a horse by Xu Beihong.
老树，本名刘树勇，视觉文化评论家。他的诗画集《老树画画》，以独特的笔触展现了对乡村生活的怀念与日常生活的哲思，其中对二十四节气的描绘尤受大众喜爱。
Look at the painting and talk about what you know about the 24 Solar Terms. Use the words and expressions to help you.
1
farming
daily life
popular
follow
guide
nature
work
cultural meaning
What can you see in the painting What do you know about the 24 Solar Terms
1. What can you see in the painting
I can see trees, some farmers harvesting wheat in a golden field.
2. What do you know about the 24 Solar Terms
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.
Look at the picture and predict what solar term the passage is about.
Grain in Ear (芒种).
Read the passage and check your answer.
2
grain 谷物
ear 穗
The features of Grain in Ear
Nature Sound
Colour
Smell
People Actions
Lively birds sang sweetly in the trees.
Under the blue sky, golden fields shone like the sun.
The wind blew, sending sweet smells into the air.
Villagers hurried to the fields. Adults were busy cutting the wheat. Children raced behind to pick up the ears.
Read the first paragraph and complete the table.
What were the adults and children doing in the fields
The adults were cutting the wheat, and children were picking up the ears.
2. What does the scene show about Grain in Ear
It shows that it's a busy and joyful harvest time in the countryside.
3. How does the writer bring Grain in Ear to life in the description
By using different senses such as sound, sight and smell to create a lively, vivid picture.
Answer the questions.
Read the first paragraph again and pay attention to the
verbs, adjectives and adverbs to understand what feelings and mood the writer wants to express.
People live in harmony with nature.
Nature: beautiful, peaceful, lively…
People: busy, energetic, happy…
Read the rest of the passage and complete the table.
Groups of people Influence of the 24 Solar Terms
Villagers in Lao Shu’s hometown The 24 Solar Terms guided both their _______________ and ____________.
The terms helped them understand why ______________ at certain times, and how they _____________.
Lao Shu The 24 Solar Terms ________ him when he grew up and left his hometown.
He feels ______ when a new term is set to begin.
He longed to share these feelings in his ____________________.
People today People are _______________________ the ancient wisdom.
The 24 Solar Terms help people understand why _________ works this way.
Many of the 24 Solar Terms bear ___________________ meanings.
farming activities
daily lives
things happened
should react
followed
excited
paintings and poems
taking a new interest in
nature
social and cultural
1. What does the popularity of the paintings show
It shows that the ancient wisdom of the Solar Terms still has meaning and emotional value today.
2. Why does the writer mention spring pancakes and dumplings
To show that the Solar Terms still play an active role in people's lives today.
3. What is the last paragraph mainly about
The lasting social and cultural value of the Solar Terms for Chinese people.
Answer the questions according to the last three paragraphs.
a They are the only way to understand the changing of the 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.
Choose Lao Shu’s idea about the 24 Solar Terms.
3
Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage.
4
The 24 Solar Terms in Lao Shu's eyes
Most of the villagers in Lao Shu's hometown lived by 1___________.
The 24 Solar Terms 2__________ both their 3_____________ and 4______________.
He always feels 5_____________ when a new term is set to begin.
farming
guided
farming activities
daily lives
excited
The 24 Solar Terms in Lao Shu's eyes
He longed to share these feelings in his 6______________ and poems.
Many people, especially the young, are 7__________________ in the 24 Solar Terms.
The 24 Solar Terms help people understand why 8_____________ works this way.
The 24 Solar Terms also bear social and 9_____________
meanings.
paintings
taking a new interest
nature
cultural
The writer 1________________ in the countryside of Shandong. His memory of Grain in Ear is full of sweet sounds, bright colours and the smells of harvest.
The 24 Solar Terms guided both people's 2______________ ______________________ in the writer's hometown. Later, he left his hometown, but he still felt connected to the Solar Terms. He started to share his feelings in 3___________________.
Retell the passage by filling the blanks.
grew up
farming
activities and daily lives
paintings and poems
To his joy, many young people now 4___________________ in the ancient wisdom. The ancient way of dividing time 5__________________ to people's hearts.
The 24 Solar Terms are known as the 6_________________ _____________________ They help us understand why
7 ____________________. Many of the 24 Solar Terms bear 8______________________________. The ancient calendar has never 9____________________________.
take a new interest
stays close
“Fifth Great
social and cultural meanings
Invention of China”
nature works this way
disappeared from our lives
1. Why are the 24 Solar Terms important to people
2. What do you think of Lao Shu’s paintings about the 24 Solar Terms
Learning to think
To understand the importance of the 24 Solar Terms, you should know the way people use them in farming, eating, health, weather and many other fields.
Learning to think
1. Why are the 24 Solar Terms important to people
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.
2. What do you think of Lao Shu’s paintings about the 24 Solar Terms
I think the paintings are beautiful and serve as a key to understanding traditional Chinese culture. They show us the changes in nature and people’s traditional activities. Therefore, I enjoy the paintings and feel that I can learn from them.
Read the passage and find more useful expressions that can be used in writing.
描写自然之美:
Lively birds sang sweetly in the trees.
Under the blue sky, golden fields shone like the sun.
The wind blew, sending sweet smells into the air.
阐释节气的作用:
The 24 Solar Terms meant so much to ...
The changes of the terms guided both ... and ...
The terms helped ... understand why ..., and how ...
表达情感:
... always feel excited when ...
... longed to share ... in ...
揭示价值与意义:
... are known as ...
… bear social and cultural meanings.
... has never disappeared from the life of the Chinese.
The Mourning Day
A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day;
The mourner's heart is going to break on his way.
Where can a wineshop be found to drown his sad hours
A cowherd points to a cot amid apricot flowers.
Read the familiar poem and write a passage to describe the scene of the Mourning Day. You can use the first paragraph as a reference.
A
It was a rainy morning of Qingming. The drizzling rain fell like tears. People walked sadly on the road. A man asked a boy, “Where is a wineshop ” The boy pointed to a village with apricot flowers.
B
It was an early morning of Qingming. A drizzling rain fell like tears from the gray sky. The mourners walked slowly on the wet paths, their hearts heavy with sadness. A traveler asked a young cowboy, “Where can I find a wineshop to drown my sorrow ” The cowboy pointed far away to a small village hidden among apricot flowers.
C
It was a quiet morning of Qingming. A drizzling rain fell like tears on the Mourning Day. The people on the road looked sad, as if their hearts were going to break. A traveler asked a cowboy, “Excuse me, is there a wineshop nearby ” The cowboy smiled and pointed to a small cot amid apricot flowers.
Which one do you like best Why
芒种
匆匆赶往田间
蓝天下
忙着割麦
捡麦穗
成长，长大
以务农为生
二十四节气对他们来说意义重大。
农事活动
日常生活
在特定时节
follow一词使用拟人化表达
渴望……
我从未料到这些画作会如此受欢迎。
尤其是年轻人
重新对……产生兴趣
在我发布的帖子下
逐渐脱离
根植于我们心中
作为……而闻名
承载着社会和文化意义
立春吃春饼
人们通过传统活动庆祝它们的到来。
立冬
I can
理解二十四节气与人们生活的紧密联系
阐述遵循自然规律对人类生活的积极影响
模仿第一段完成关于节气场景描述的写作活动
正确理解遵循自然规律和顺应自然的活动及其意义
Try to retell the passage and recite some sentences you like best.
Choose another solar term. Draw a picture to show it, and write a short introduction to its features, importance, and influence.

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