Module 5 Ethnic culture

Introduction &Reading & vocabulary

According to the chart in ACTIVITY 1 on P 57 , finish the composition

Yunnan, _______________ is Kunming, ___________________________the southwest of China.It ________________394,000 square kilometers and _________________about 42million.

Besides, Yunnan is ___________ 25 ethnic minorities and the most _______ region of China.

What’s more, there are mountains and lakes as well as ________ where ______animals such as golden monkey and Asian elephant live.

Yunnan is a beautiful place and its_______________ are well known, including____________, ___________________ and first bend of Yangtze River.

Many people from all over the world are attracted by its beauty.

whose capital citylies in/ is situated /located in

covers an area ofhas a population of

home todiverse

rainforests rare

natural wondersStone Forest

Tiger Leaping Gorge

location

Capital city and main cities

Ethnic minorities

中甸怒江

迪 庆Natural wonders

Stone forest

Tiger Leaping gorge

First bend of Yangze River

三江并流 长江第一湾

玉龙雪山

梅里雪山滇池 - 云南第一湖

亚热带雨林

Golden monkey

elephant

peacock

西双版纳

香格里拉

Simon Wakefield’s Yunnan Diary

Match the photos with the paragraphs.

11

22

33 44

55 66

Fast reading to get the main idea

Part 1 ( para 1-2)

1. Simon mainly describes ____________________ and the Yunnan’s __________ in this part.

2. Opposite it is the 5,500 meter Yulong Xueshan Mountain, its peak covered withsnow.( change the underlined part )

3. Seen from above, the old town is a maze of canals, little bridges and tiny cobbled streets that tourists get lost in.( translation)

……, and its peak _____ _______ with snow.

the old town of Lijiang

landscape

is covered

从上面俯瞰，古城就是一座由沟渠 , 小桥和鹅卵石铺成的街巷构成的迷宫，游人极易迷失在其中。

Careful reading to get more details

Part 2 ( para 3—5)

1. About the Naxi ethnic group , Simon describes three ways ----___________, __________, __________ .（ within 6 words)

2.Women ___ the Naxi society and ______ all the property .

3. the only hieroglyphic language still ______

4. Everyone listened as if someone had __________ them.

1)Naxi culture

2)Naxi language 3)Naxi music

runinherited

in use

put a spell on

Part 3 （ para 6)

What’s Simon’s feeling about his travelling?

My stay here has been unforgettable and I really don’t want to leave. I’ve learnt so much about the Naxi culture, and I now understand that although people may seem very different from you, we all laugh, cry, and need love and friendship. However different we may appear to be at first, we are all the same, all equal.

Watch the video about the drought in the country’s southwest

Then discuss the video and share your feeling with your partners

Discussion

our feeling

In our daily life, we should

save water as possible as I can

contribute money, bottles of water…to…

protect environment

Conclusion

Important words and phrases

varied run inherit property be astonished by wake up to get lost in

run through have the custom of d

oing sth in use put together put a spell on

Homework

1. recite important words and phrases 2. Exercise book on the page 135