1. Grasp keywords and words to experience the characteristics of the landscape.
For example, the fourth paragraph of Colorful Africa (the plant world is colorful). You can grasp these words to understand:
Plenty of sunshine and rain make the African land full of flowers, green waves, green eyes and flowers except deserts.
From these four words, we can realize how comfortable and beautiful it is to walk on the land of Africa. Green waves reflect flowers and flowers reflect green waves!
Whether in rural areas, suburbs or cities, colorful flowers bloom everywhere.
From these related words, we can realize that wherever you go in Africa, you are greeted by colorful flowers in full bloom, which is refreshing.
Mango trees are dotted with white flowers, fairy trees have golden flowers, magnolia trees hold white or white jade cups, and torch trees have more flowers than green leaves. A tree is like a fire and a row is like a sunset.
Some trees in Africa not only bloom, but also produce different colors of flowers: white, yellow, red, white and blue. No wonder the streets there are all colored.
2. Experience the expression of the author.
If we only guide students to understand the characteristics of scenery through words, then we are teaching textbooks, that is, understanding the content of the text. Our purpose is not only to let students understand the characteristics of the scenery described by the author, but also to learn how the author describes the characteristics of the scenery, so as to apply this method to their own writing. Can guide students to appreciate it like this-
Appreciation of rhetorical methods
For example, this sentence:
Torch trees have more flowers than green leaves, a tree is like fire, and a row is like a sunset.
In order to describe the red color of the torch tree, the author uses two metaphors to illustrate it. In this way, the burning torch tree can be clearly presented to readers.
Another example is:
In Virunga Nature Zoo in Zaire, there are colorful pythons, black and white zebras, countless red-feathered birds, colorful birds interwoven with various colors, beautiful and docile sika deer, and even African lions, hippos, leopards and elephants.
Here, the author presents all kinds of animals in the zoo to readers with a set of parallelism sentences.
Appreciate from the description of various scenery
In order to express a certain feature of a place, the author often describes it through several kinds of scenery. Because a scene is not enough to explain its scenery characteristics. This is the case with the lesson "Colorful Africa". In the sixth paragraph, in order to make readers realize that the daily life of Africans is rich and colorful, the author describes it from three aspects: "food, clothing, housing and transportation". In the seventh paragraph, in order to make readers feel that African art is also colorful, the author describes it from the aspects of "painting, handicrafts, dance and music". This multi-angle description can make readers feel more profound.
Appreciate the meticulous arrangement
For example, in the description of "plants", among many flowering trees, the author focuses on "flower trees". Because the leaves of this tree have many colors: purple, yellow, green and red. This further reflects the diversity of the African plant world.
Another example is "animals". Among many animals, the author described "butterfly" in detail. Because Africa is the world of butterflies. Butterflies are not only numerous and varied, but also colorful: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple, constantly changing, interweaving, infiltrating and shining. In addition to this static color, there is also a flowing butterfly color. It is conceivable that when you are in it, what colorful pictures will flow in front of your eyes!
Start with the full text and enjoy it.
In order for the author to express his thoughts and feelings better, he is often ingenious in the arrangement of articles. The lesson "Colorful Africa" takes the following steps: firstly, it describes that Africa is a colorful world; Secondly, it describes the diversity of Africa from five aspects; Finally, summarize the full text-Africa is a colorful world. This level is clear, so that readers can see at a glance and echo from beginning to end.
Secondly, the transitional sentences between paragraphs in this lesson are also natural. For example, "Africa is not only colorful in the plant world, but also colorful in the animal world." "Africa's natural landscape is colorful, and Africans' daily life is colorful", which plays a connecting role and makes the article smooth and natural.
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