金太阳教育

1. 金太阳教育 Module 5 Ethnic Culture

2. Learning aims: 1. Ss get the main idea of the text “Simon Wakefield’s Yunnan Diary” 2. Ss practice dealing with different reading tasks and key words using different reading skills.

3. How much do you know about Yunnan? Beautiful clouds in the south Location: most southwest province Geography: everything from mountains and lakes to rainforests Population: about 42 million in 2003 Capital city: Kunming People: home to 25 ethnic minorities, most diverse region of China

4. 1 5 3 . Picture a—Paragraph __ . Picture b—Paragraph __ Picture c—Paragraph___ 1.scanning 4 6 2 Picture f—Paragraph__ . Picture d—Paragraph __ . Picture e—Paragraph __

5. 2. skimming 1.Follow the listening of the text and read the whole diary, pay attention to the pronunciation . 2.During your reading ,please think about the main idea of each part and try to tell us using your own words.

6. 3. Careful reading : Para1: 1. word: including many different kinds of things ________ 2. In what way is the Yunnan landscape varied? 3.The old town Lijiang is ____.   (a). on the side of Yulong Xueshan Mountain (b). opposite Yulong Xueshan Mountain (c). covered with snow varied The south is tropical and the north is mountainous. B

7. Para2: 1. words: many small streets that are easy to get lost in _____ a road surface made from many small round stones_____ 2. Why do tourists get lost in Lijiang? 3.Why does Simon say “wherever you go, you hear the sound of rushing water” in the old town?______ (a). Because there is a big waterfall in it (b). Because three rivers run through it (c). Because there is a big lake in it (d). Because it is near the sea maze cobbled Because there is a maze of small streets. b

8. Para3.1.word: control_____ to receive money ,property from someone after they have died_____ 2. In what way are Naxi women unusual? 3. Naxi women ______ (a) will inherits all property for ever (b) are very interested in foreign tourists (c) wear blue blouses and trousers covered by a blue or black apron run inherit They are unusual because they run Naxi society. It is usually the men who run societies. c

9. Para4.1. words: a type of writing that uses pictures______ to be born from an egg____ 2.What is unusual about the Naxi language? 3. How do the Naxi believe their people started? 4. The Naxi language ____.  (a). is almost 1,000 years old  (b). is not spoken any more (c).  is still spoken today hierogliyphics hatch The language is the only language still used which is written in hieroglyphics. They believe that they hatched from magic eggs helped by a creature called Tabu. C

10. Para5. 1. word :a man who is polite and behaves well_____ 2. Why is Naxi music famous? 3.The Naxi men who played in the orchestra ____. (a) played music that had not changed for centuries  (b) were all very old (c)  played instruments that sounded sad gentleman Because it has been passed on orally for eight centuries. A

11. unforgettable Para6. 1. word:something you can’t forget_____ 2. In what way does Simon say that people are all the same? 3. Simon now realizes that ____.  (a) we are all very different  (b) people are equal ( c )  love and friendship are very important Because, regardless of ethnicity, we all need to laugh, cry and love. b

12. 4. post-reading Speaking (pair work) S1: Simon Wakefield S2: Simon’s friend who asks Simon about his travelling experiences in Yunnan. Qs:1. Where is Lijiang 2. What’s the weather like there? 3. What is the old town like? 4. What do you know about Naxi ethnic group ? 5. What do you think of the Naxi old music? ...

13. 当堂检测——Retell the passage and fill in the blanks I’m astonished by how ____ the landscape is. Down in the south, it’s very _____ , but in the north , Lijiang, a half new and half old town is on the side of a mountain, its peak _____ with snow. ____ from above ,the old town is a maze that the tourists get ___ in. This region is where the Naxi ethnic group live. It’s the women who ____ Naxi society. They _________ all property and have the _____ of playing cards in the middle of the street. The Naxi language is the only____________language still__ __.Naxi culture is particularly famous for its music.______ from father to son,the music hasn’t changed for centuries. At last I know I ________different we may appear to be first , we are all the same,all equal. varied tropical covered Seen lost run inherited custom hieroglyphic in use Passed however

14. Homework • Re-read the text and try to find out the language points after class. • make an video according to one of your travelling and try to write a diary about it