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课件网) Unit 6 Nurturing Nature Period 2 Understanding ideas By the end of this class, you will be able to 1. organize information about challenges and solutions and act them out 2. infer the author’s writing purpose 3. express opinions about the significance of the railway 4. develop the spirit of overcoming challenges and the awareness of protecting ecosystem Learning objectives 1. Which is the highest railway in the world a. The Trans-Siberian Railway. b. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway. c. The Chengdu-Kunming Railway. 2. In which year was the completed Qinghai-Tibet Railway put into operation a. 1984. b. 2001. c. 2006. Quiz Pre-reading 3. Which of these stations is not on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway a. Lhasa b. Golmud. c. Lanzhou. 4. Which of these natural World Heritage Sites does the Qinghai-Tibet Railway pass by a. Xinjiang Tianshan. b. Qinghai Hoh Xil. c. South China Karst. Quiz 7 years of hard work and nearly 2,000 kilometers. Workers have finished replacing the track along all 1956 kilometers of the railway on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The high-elevation line connects Xining, Qinghai Province with Lhasa, Tibet. It's the world's highest railway that boasts the longest section in plateau areas. Background information first phase second phase 1. Mark the places the author passed and mentioned in his journey. Xi Ning Qingshuihe Bridge Golmud Tanggula Cuona Lake Lhasa While-reading Fast-reading 2. Which order is the passage based on A. Time order B. Space order C. Development of the story From which sentences in the passage can we know it Para. 1: Sitting back in my seat, I can’t quite believe that I’m about to travel along the railway…. Para. 3: The first landmark to catch my eye is the splendid Qingshuihe Bridge… Para. 5: The journey has been flying by, and before I know it, we have reached Tanggula Station… Para. 6: As we pass Cuona Lake,… Fast-reading Sitting back in my seat, I can’t quite believe that I’m about to travel along the railway that many foreign experts claimed was “impossible”. The train has been racing along steadily since it left Xining. All this time, the song “Sky Railway” has been playing inside my head. The words “railways like massive dragons are winding among the mountains” seem particularly vivid as I travel across the “roof of the world”. Find details that show the author’s feelings. What’s the function of Para. 1 in picturing the author’s journey Proud, sense of achievement. It sets both the background of the journey and the emotional atmosphere of the rest of the passage. Para. 1 Detailed-reading I was one of the people who came from all parts of China to work on this railway. Taking years to complete, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway is a record of all of our efforts to overcome the most difficult engineering challenges. How to protect the delicate ecosystem was among the top concerns. What function does Para. 2 play in developing the whole passage I ... ...
