(
课件网) 1.What can you see on the vedio 2.What's the environment like in the Flaming Mountains 3.How do people live in such an environment The Journey to the West . Hot ,dry , bad , a water shortage, in poor condition and so on . Changing nature . Unit 6 Living with nature Developing ideas Reading for writing 1.What's the environment like The environment is a desert, so it has a hot and dry climate. There is little rainfall, so the area faces a water shortage. It is difficult to survive here. 2.How does the system work The project uses wells and underground canals to protect water from drying up. The water runs to different places. It all ows people to grow plants for food in such a difficult environment. Be able to introduce a project or an idea through which humans transform nature. Be able to list facts and explain the working principle of the project or idea. Be able to summarize the importance of the project or idea and look forward to its future development prospects. Presentation Read quickly and match . Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 a: The way the karez system works and its importance b: The climate of the area c:The challenge and future of the system d: The location of the Flaming Mountains 1-d,2-b,3-a,4-c Where are the real Flaming Mountains Read Paragraph 1 carefully and solve the problems . They are in Turpan, in the east of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. 1.How hot is it here 2.How hot is it here Read Paragraph 2 carefully and solve the problems . The desert sand can be as hot as 80℃ in midsummer. Rainfall in Turpan is only 16 mm a year. 1.How does the karez system work 2. How long are the underground canals Read Paragraph 3 carefully and solve the problems . It includes more than 1,000 wells and large underground canals. Water from the mountains falls into the wells and then runs underground in the canals. They are over 5,000 km long, nearly as long as the Yellow River! What problem does the area face now Read Paragraph 4 carefully and solve the problems . The area faces a water shortage. Retell the text . The karez system Why is there such a system Turpan is known as one of the 1 _____ in the world. It's also one of the 2 _____ in China. It has a terrible 3 _____ for people to survive. How does it work There are more than 1,000 4 _____ appearing every 20–30 metres. Under the wells are large 5 _____ canals. Water falls into the wells and 6 _____ in the canals. It is kept 7 _____. Why is it important The system allows people to 8 _____ in difficult environment. It's among the 9 _____ of ancient China. How is it now The area is facing a(n) 10 _____. Young people are taking action to 11 _____ the karez system. 答案：1. hottest places 2. driest places 3. climate 4. wells 5. underground 6. runs 7. from drying up 8. grow plants for food 9. three great projects 10. water shortage 11. protect Work in pairs 1 Why does the writer mention “the Flaming Mountains ... ...
