Longji Rice Terraces


Is he Han people？He belongs to ethic groups


What do you know about the ethnic groups?1.Do they wear the same clothes as us? They wear special clothes2. Do they speak Mandarin (普通话)？ They speak their own languages3. Are they good at music? They are good at dancing and singing.4.Is their population as large as Han people? Their population is small


Match the main ideas with each paragraphPara 1 The reasons for building terracesPara 2 The working principles(原则) of the terracesPara 3 The vivid (生动的) description of the terracesPara 4 The meaning of the terraces to local peoplePara 5 The history of the terraces


colorthingverbsspringsummerautumnwintersilverwaterwrapshinebright greengrowing ricegoldwhiteturnarecoverwhite frostRead para 1 and fill in the form


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Why do we call it Longji ? What does itlook like?


WhoWhenHow longZhuang and Yao peopleYuan Dynasty Qing DynastyHundreds of yearsbuilding


3. So why did these people go to so much trouble to turn the entire mountains into terraces? Firstly, there are few large, flat areas of land in the region. Building the terraces therefore meant that they could increase the areas in which they could grow rice. Secondly, although the region has plenty of rain, the mountains are steep and the soil is shallow. The flat terraces catch the rainwater and prevent the soil from being washed away.


problemsolution_______ large and flat areas in the region_________ the areas where they could grow rice_________ mountains________ rainwater________ soil_______ the soil from being _______ ________fewincreasesteepcatchshallowpreventwashedawayRead para 3 and fill in the form


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c1. Will the terraces be replaced by modern technology and why?2. What are the future generations required to do?3. What attracts the visitors most?Read para 5 and answer questions


Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage.A.To praise the wisdom of the ethnic groups living in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionB.To explain how people worked in harmony with nature to create the Longji Rice TerracesC.To describe the beauty of the Longji Rice Terraces and to attract visitors to this scenic spot.


Read the summary of the passage and correct four factual mistakes. The Longji Rice Terraces were built by the local Zhuang ethnic group alone. Though there are many large, flat areas in the region, they built terraces on the mountains to have more areas to grow rice. The terraces are cleverly designed, and can wash away the shallow soil. by the local Zhuang and Yaopeople.Since there are few large, flat areas of land in the region.can hold the shallow soil


There are hundreds of waterways, along which rainwater moves down the mountains and into the terraces. Today, local people use modern methods to maintain the terraces, and they attract lots of visitors from all over the country.Read the summary of the passage and correct four factual mistakes.ancient methods of agriculture


ThinkIn what other ways do peoplelive in harmony with nature? Give examples.