Module 5 Ethnic Culture Reading And Vocabulary

1. Module 5 Ethnic CultureReading And Vocabulary

2. Three Towers in Dali The Life of the Bai People Water –Splashing Festival of the Dai People First Bend of the Yangtze River (怒江大峡谷）

3. Yulong Xueshan Mountain Lijiang River Peacocks in Xishuangbanna Stone Forest in Yunnan

4. Reading comprehension Fast reading 1.Go through the text quickly and find out in which part of Yunnan Simon stayed . 2. True or false. 1 The landscape in Yunnan differs from place to place. 2 Tourists are now allowed to travel by car in the old town of Lijiang. 3 Naxi women play an important role in their society. 4 The Naxi language is the only hieroglyphic language in use today. 5 Naxi people usually dance to their traditional music. T F T T F

5. 3 Match the words with their correct meanings. a. to be born from an egg b. a type of writing that uses pictures c. something you can’t forget d. including many different kinds of things e. a man who is polite and behaves well f. control g. a road surface made from many small round stones h. many small streets that are easy to lost in e gentleman varied run cobbled street maze unforgettable hatch hieroglyphic d f g h c a b

6. II Reading for details Paraphrase to help you understand the text better. (1) Seen from above, the old town is a maze of canals, little bridges and tiny cobbled streets that tourists get lost in. (Para.2 ) = When it is seen from the top of the mountain, the old town seems to be full of many canals, little bridges and tiny cobbled streets where tourists can easily get lost. (2) The Naxi believe that they came from a creature called Tabu, who helped them hatch from magic eggs.(Para.4) =The Naxi people believed that Tabu created their ancestors (祖先) by helping them hatch from magic eggs. (3) However different we may appear to be at first, we are all the same, all equal. (Para. 6) = No matter how different we look, we are the same and equal. 1 Match the photos with the paragraphs on p-58-59. 2.Choose the correct answers on p-60.

7. 3. Answer the following questions. (1) Why do tourists get lost in Lijiang ? (2) In what way are Naxi women unusual ? (3) What is unusual about the Naxi language ? (4) How do the Naxi people believe their people started ? (5) In what way does Simon say people are all the same? Because it’s like a maze of small streets. They run Naxi society. It’s the only hieroglyphic language in use today. They believe the creator, Tabu, helped them hatch from magic eggs. We all need to laugh, cry and love.

8. III. Retelling according to the key words given Para.1Though…astonished…varied landscape. south…tropical…however…opposite…covered with Para.2 Seen from above…a maze of cobbled streets…get lost in .As…walk past… ancient… walk back into… Para.3 The culture of …fascinating. It is …who run …inherited…have the custom of…in the middle of ... The Naxi… costume.

9. Para.4 The Naxi language… hieroglyphic…still in use…which is….old. …believe…It…Tabu who… hatch…magic eggs.Para. 5Naxi culture… particularly famous …which hasn’t changed for…It is passed from …to….Among…richer… knowledge of …showed…gentleman.Para.6 Simon has learned… about… culture and …understands… however different…appear…the same… equal.

10. IV. Post Reading Discussion What should we do to help the minorities develop their economy (经济）？

11. Homework: Write a short passage about the Naxi minority Thank You! Goodbye!