1、Module 5 Ethnic CultureReading And VocabularyThree Towers in Dali The Life of the Bai PeopleFirst Bend of the Yangtze River (怒江大峡谷）Water Splashing Festival of the Dai PeopleYulong Xueshan MountainLijiang RiverPeacocks in XishuangbannaStone Forest in YunnanTFTTFReading comprehension Fast reading1.Go
2、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
3、 hieroglyphic language in use today.5 Naxi people usually dance to their traditional music.3 Match the words with their correct meanings.gentlemanvariedruncobbled streetmazeunforgettablehatch hieroglyphica.to be born from an eggb.a type of writing that uses picturesc.something you cant forgetd.inclu
4、ding many different kinds of things e.a man who is polite and behaves wellf.controlg.a road surface made from many small round stonesh.many small streets that are easy to lost inedfghcabII Reading for detailsParaphrase to help you understand the text better.(1)Seen from above,the old town is a maze
5、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
6、 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
7、 equal.1 Match the photos with the paragraphs on p-58-59.2.Choose the correct answers on p-60.3.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 starte
8、d?(5)In what way does Simon say people are all thesame?Because its like a maze of small streets.They run Naxi society.Its 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.III.Retelling according to the key w
9、ords givenPara.1 Thoughastonishedvaried landscape.southtropicalhoweveroppositecovered withPara.2 Seen from abovea maze of cobbled streetsget lost in.Aswalk past ancient walk back intoPara.3 The culture of fascinating.It is who run inheritedhave the custom ofin the middle of.The Naxi costume.Para.4 T
10、he Naxi language hieroglyphicstill in usewhich is.old.believeItTabu who hatchmagic eggs.Para.5Naxi culture particularly famous which hasnt changed forIt is passed from to.Amongricher knowledge of showedgentleman.Para.6 Simon has learned about culture and understands however differentappearthe same equal.IV.Post Reading Discussion What should we do to help the minorities develop their economy (经济）？Homework:Write a short passage about the Naxi minorityThank You!Goodbye!
