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Unit 6
Living with nature
Reading 2
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.
Lead-in
1. Have you read Journey to the West
2. Do you remember the Flaming Mountains in the story
Is there a real “Flaming Mountains” in China Where is it
Pre-reading
Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words and expression to help you.
1. What’s the environment like
The environment is a _________, so it has a _____ and ____ climate. There is little ________, so the area faces a ______ ________. It is difficult to _________ here.
desert
hot
dry
rainfall
water
shortage
survive
Pre-reading
Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words and expression to help you.
2. How does the system work
The project uses _______ and _____________ canals to _________ water from drying up. The water runs to different places. It allows people to grow plants for food in such a __________ environment.
wells
underground
protect
difficult
While-reading
What is the passage mainly about
A. The serious water shortage problem in Turpan today.
B. The history and tourism value of the Flaming
Mountains.
C. How people change nature by building the karez
system.
D. The reasons why Turpan has such a hot and dry
climate.
Skim for main idea
While-reading
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
The way the karez system works and its importance
The challenge and future of the system
The location of the Flaming Mountains
The climate of the area
While-reading
1. In which famous literary work is the Flaming Mountains described
Journey to the West.
2. Where are the real Flaming Mountains
They are in Turpan, in the east of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Para.1
While-reading
Para.2
1. What can we learn about Turpan's climate
A. It is cool and rainy all year round.
B. It is hot and dry, with very little rainfall.
C. It is cold and snowy in midsummer.
D. It is always cloudy and wet.
While-reading
Para.3
1. How does the karez system work
It includes more than _______ wells and large _______________ _____________. Water from the _________ falls into the wells and then runs underground in the canals. It is kept _______ and _________ from the desert heat.
1,000
underground
canals
mountains
cool
safe
How is it now
The area is facing a(n) 10_______________.
Young people are taking action to 11________ the karez
system.
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water shortage
protect
While-reading
Para.4
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
midsummer.
Think and share
What's the meaning of the title (p94-3)
将坎儿井的 “地下水流” 直接比作 “生命之河”（a river of life），没有使用比喻词，却清晰传递出 “地下水是当地人生存的核心” 这一含义 —— 干旱沙漠中，水就是生命的象征，隐喻让标题更有感染力，也点明了文章主旨。
What fact from the passage do you find the most interesting Why
midsummer.
Translate the expressions into English.
1. 火焰山
2. 《西游记》
3. 在……的东部
4. 新疆维吾尔自治区
5. 以……而闻名
6. 最热的地区之一 /
最干旱的地方之一
7. 和……一样……
8. 灼伤你的双脚
9. 在如此恶劣的气候中/
在这艰苦的环境中
10. 在于
11. 不止，超过
Flaming Mountains
Journey to the West
in the east of
the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
be known as
one of the hottest areas /
one of the driest places
as+形容词原级+as
make your feet burn
in such a terrible climate /
in this difficult environment
lie in
more than
12. 地下运河
13. 流入
14. 使某人 / 某物免受……的伤害
15. 黄河
16. 多亏；由于
17. 种植作物以获取食物
19. 手工工具
20. 难怪
21. 中国古代三大工程
22. 水资源短缺
23. 现代技术
24. 解决问题
25. 发挥重要作用；扮演重要角色
26. 采取行动做某事
27. 被传承到未来
underground canals
fall into
keep sb. /sth. safe from
the Yellow River
thanks to
grow plants for food
hand tools
no wonder
the top three projects of ancient China
water shortage
modern technology
solve problems
play an important role
take action to do sth.
be carried into the future
Must do:
Read the passage for more times.
Choose to do:
Search for more information about the karez system.
Homework

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