Module 5

1. Module 5 Reading and Vocabulary 刘 静

2. Words review Read the explanation and speak out the word it explains.

3. to receive money, a house, etc. from someone after they have died inherit v. 继承 a way of behaving or a belief which has been established for a long time custom n. 风俗，习惯 containing or changing between several different things or types varied adj. 各种各样的 to be in charge of a business, etc. run v. 控制，管理

4. a rounded stone used on the surface of an old-fashioned road cobble n. 鹅卵石 cobbled made of cobbles adj. 铺鹅卵石的 to (cause an egg to) break in order to allow a young animal to come out hatch v. 孵化 an object or objects that belong to someone property n. 财产 a complicated and confusing arrangement of streets etc maze n. 迷宫，曲径

5. Skimming To get general ideas

6. Reading Comprehension I Skimming Match the photos with the paragraphs. 1 5 3 2 4 6

7. Reading Comprehension II Skimming Fill in the table. location of Lijiang streets of the old town April 23rd Naxi women Naxi language Naxi music April 29th writer’s feeling

8. Scanning To get detailed information

9. Scanning Reading Comprehension III • Simon is studying in a university in • Yunnan. • 2. The landscape of Lijiang is similar • to that of Xishuangbanna — it is • very tropical. • 3. The Naxi pomes and the story of • Tabu have been translated into • several Languages. • 4. There are many painters and writers • in Lijiang.

10. 5. The Naxi music is so fascinating that the audience are totally lost in it. 6. Naxi music is passed from generation to generation. 7. The music they played always sounded sad. 8. Dai people played the songs with the names such as The Water Dragon Is Singing.

11. Scanning Reading Comprehension IV Choose the correct answers. 1. The old town Lijiang is _______. A. on the side of Yulong Xueshan Mountain B. opposite Yulong Xueshan Mountain C. covered with snow 2. Naxi women _______. A. used to inherit all property B. inherit all property C. have always inherited property

12. 3. The old man who Simon met _____. A. had made translations of Naxi poems B. read Naxi poems to Simon C. was very lively 4. The Naxi language ______. A. is still spoken today B. is not spoken any more C. is almost 1,000 years old

13. 5. The Naxi men who played in the orchestra _____. A. were all very old B. played instruments that sounded sad C. played music that had not changed for centuries 6. Simon now realises that ______. A. people are equal B. we are all very different C. love and friendship are very important

14. Scanning Reading Comprehension V Paraphrase. • 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.

15. 2. The Naxi believe that they came from a creature called Tabu, who helped them hatch from magic eggs. (Para.4) 3. However different we may appear to be at first, we are all the same, all equal. (Para. 6) The Naxi people believe that Tabu created their ancestors (祖先) by helping them hatch from magic eggs. No matter how different we look, we are the same and equal.

16. Reading Comprehension VI Scanning Para. 1 1. In what way is the Yunnan landsape varied ? 2. Where is Yulong Xueshan Mountain? And what’s its height? The south is tropical and the north is mountains. Yulong Xueshan Mountain is opposite the old town of Lijiang, and it is 5,500 metres high.

17. Para. 2 1. Why do tourists get lost in Lijiang? 2. Are cars allowed in the old town? Because the old town is a maze of canals, little bridges and tiny cobbled streets. No, they aren’t.

18. Paras. 3&4 1. In what way are Naxi women unusual? 2. What is unusual about the Naxi language? They are unusual because they run Naxi society. It is usually the men who run societies. The language is the only language still used which is written in hieroglyphics.

19. 3. How do the Naxi believe their people started? They believe that they hatched from magic eggs helped by a creature called Tabu.

20. Para. 5 Why is Naxi music famous? Because it had been passed on orally for eight centuries.

21. Para. 6 What can you learn from the last Para.? writer's feeling: “Although people may seem very different from you, we all laugh, cry and need love and friendship.” We are all the same, all equal. It doesn’t matter if you are black, white, fat, thin, old or young.

22. Careful reading To solve difficult points

23. 1.Below areextracts (from the diary that he kept.) Here I am. Here comesthe bus. Out of the jungle came an old woman.

24. Among them is Oliver Twist. Between the two mountaions is a valley.

25. 2.独立主格结构 • n./ pron. +doing/done/to do/ adj./ adv. /prep. Phrase • 可位于句首、句中或句末，常用逗号与句子隔开，此结构与句子之间不能有任何连词。 • 相当于with 的复合结构。 • 独立主格结构的逻辑主语与句子的主语不一致。

26. 1. Opposite the old town is the 5,500 meter Yulong Xueshan Mountain, its peak covered with snow. = with its peak covered with snow. 1)句子的主语为the old town,独立主格的主语为its peak,前后主语不一致； 2)根据with 复合结构，peak和cover 为被动，故用过去分词done,即covered

27. 2. They sit in small circles in the suqre, [(with) their babies on their backs.] With+ n.+prep. phrase 3.The Bai have an agricultural economy, their main crops being rice,wheat ,beans and cotton. being 译为“是”

28. weather/time permitting 天气/时间允许 judging from…由…判断

29. Exercises: 1.The children went home from the grammar school, their lessons ____for the day. A.finishing B.finished C.had finished D.were finished

30. 2.There___no taxis then, I had to walk back. • being B.are • C.been D.were

31. 3.He was unwilling to give up playing basketball, the homework______. • to do B. to be done • C. done D.was done

32. 4.Bats are surpringly long-lived creatures, some _____a life span of around 20 years. • had B.have • C.to have D.having

33. 5.__________no bus, we had to walk home. A. There being B. Being C. Having been D. There was

34. 6._______Sunday, the library doesn't open. A. Being B. There being C. It being D. Having been

35. The Bai ethnic group has a population of around two million，90% of whom live in Yunan.(复合句） =90% of the Bai ethnic group =90% of them in Yunan.(独立主格结构）

36. It was told that there were about 50 foreign students (studying Chinese in the school), (most of whom were from Germany.) = most of them from Germany. 介词+whom 引导的定语从句 独立主格结构

37. Exercises: • 1. I have taught thousands of students in the past twenty years, some___are successful in their fields. • In whom B.in them • C.of whom D.of them

38. 2. 1)The performance was played by Naxi men, some of____over 50 years old. A. them B.whom 2)The performance was played by Naxi men, some of____were over 50 years old. A.them B.whom

39. 3.Seen from above, the old town is a maze of little bridges. Seeing from the top of the mountain, we can see the old town. Passed from to son, the music has not changed for centuries. Known as good singers and dancers, the Bai have an opera.

40. 4.be/get lost in...迷失于... lost in thought 陷入沉思之中 5.get dressed/paid 穿衣 /得到支付 6.It is the women who/that who run Naxi society. It is she who/thatruns the company. 7.in use 在使用中 8.put together/off/ forward/up/through 放在一起/推迟/提出/张贴;搭建/电话接通

41. 7.1) — What’s the population of…? —…has a population of… 2)整体人口用单数，部分人口用复数 The population of China is very large.70% of the population of china are peasants. 3)人口多少用 large /small China is a country with a large population.

42. 9.1)furnish V. 给…配备家具 be furnished with….配备…. The house was furnished with pieces of furniture. 2)furniture U.

43. 10.adjust …to doing/sth…适应… =adapt…to… 11. set off /up / aside 出发 /搭建/留出 set out to do=set about doing =get down to doing 开始做，着手做…. set …free 释放某人 (be) set in…以…为背景

44. 12.remain seated仍然就坐 连系动词，“仍然，有待于” 13.make up 组成；和好 ；编造 make up for 弥补 make out 辨认

45. 14. How come?怎么会？ green with envy 很嫉妒 what do you reckon? 你怎么认为的？ 15.fall for 喜欢 come across 偶遇 put sb up给某人提供食宿

46. Homework • Read the passage again and review • the new words and expressions. • 2. 发挥想象，连词成文(50-100字)。 varied, maze, cobbled, run, inherit, property, custom, hieroglyphic, in use, hatch.

47. Thank you.