Unit5LearningfromNatureStartingoutInspirationfromanimals课件高二英语选择性

Unit5LearningfromNature

Startingout

ClaudeMonet(1840-1926)克劳德·莫奈ClaudeMonetwasa

Frenchpainter,a______(found)ofFrenchImpressionistpainting.Monet’smethodinvolved______(paint)thesamescenemanytimesinorderto_______(capture)thechangingoflightandthepassingoftheseasons.founderpaintingcapture

TherichnessIachievecomesfromnature,

thesource

ofmyinspiration.

我所拥有的富足来自于大自然,它是我灵感的来源---克劳德·莫奈ZhangDaqian(1899-1983)ZhangDaqianwasaChinesepainterandisregarded___oneofthemost_____(gift)mastersofthe20thcentury.Originallyaguohuapainter,healsobecamerenownedasamodernimpressionistandexpressionistpainterbythe1960s.《桃源图》《嘉耦图》《爱痕湖》asgiftedApaintershouldregardnatureastheirteacher,andneverstickwithjustonestyleofpainting.画家当以天地为师，不可拘泥一格，所谓造化在手耶。---张大千WillianWordsworth(1770-1850)

威廉·华兹华斯WillianWordsworthwasanEnglishRomantic_____(poem)

who,alongwithSamuelTaylorColeridge,helpedlaunchtheRomanticAgeinEnglishliteraturewiththeirjointpublicationLyricalBallads(1798)塞缪尔·泰勒·柯勒律治《抒情歌谣集》poetLetnaturebeyourteacher.让自然做你的老师。

---威廉

华兹华斯RalphWaldoEmerson(1803-1882)拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生RalphWaldoEmersonwasanAmericanessayist,lecturerandpoet,andoneofthemost__________(influence)writersand______(thinker)ofthe19thcenturyintheUnitedStates,who_____(lead)NewEnglandTranscendentalismofthemid19thcentury

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超验主义influentialthinkersledAdoptthepaceofnature—hersecretispatience.跟着自然的节奏:她的秘密是耐心。

---拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生1Whatisthecommonmessageconveyedinthesequotes?2Haveyoueverlearntanythingfromnature?Giveexamples.Activity1Readthequotesandanswerthequestions.Thecommonmessageconveyedinthesequotesisthattheyhaveacloserelationwithnatureandtheyrespectnatureandgetinspirationsfromnature.Activity2Watchthevideoandanswerthequestions.1.Whatlessonsfromnaturearementionedinthevideo?✬Treesgiveuslessonsaboutstrengthinthefaceofhardtimes.✬Succulentsindesertsgiveuslessonsaboutlearningtoadapttotheenvironment.✬Frombirds,welearntospreadourwingsandflytoreachourfullpotential.✬Fromsalmon,welearntheimportanceofperseveranceinordertoachieveourgoals.✬Antsteachustoembraceresponsibilityandalwaysdoourbest.2.Whichoneinspiresyouthemost?Activity2Watchthevideoandanswerthequestions.

1Whatanimalsandplantsarementionedinthevideo?2Whatlessonscanwelearnfromnatureaccordingtothevideo?treesSucculentsBirdsSalmonAntsTreesgiveuslessonsabout_________inthefaceofhardtimes.indesertsgiveuslessonsaboutlearningto___________theenvironment.Welearnto_______ourwingsand_______toreachourfullpotential.Welearntheimportanceof_______________inordertoachieveourgoals.Antsteachustoembrace_______________andalways_________________.doourbestresponsibilityperseverancespreadstrengthadapttoflyInspirationfromanimalsActivity1:Readthepassageaboutbiomimicryandanswerthequestions.Payattentiontothewordsandexpressionsinbold.Whensolvingadesignproblem,youcansometimeslooktonatureforasolution.Oneoftheearlyexamplesisthestudyofbirdstoenablehumanflight.TheWrightbrothers,whosucceededincreatingandflyingthefirstaeroplanein1903,gottheirinspirationfromobservingpigeonsinflight.Thisapproach,calledbiomimicry,studiesandimitatesnature'sdesignsandprocessestoseeksolutionstohumanproblems.Therearemany

typesofbiomimicry,amongwhichthemostcommononeiscopyingformandshape.Byimitatingthebeakofabird,forexample,bullettrainscanbemadetorunmuchfasterandmorequietly.Anothertypeofbiomimicryistakinginspirationfromtheabilitiesofanimals.Inspiredbydolphins,peoplehavelearnthowtosendsignalsunderwater,whichiscurrentlyemployedintsunamiearly-warningsystems.1Whatarethetypesofbiomimicrymentionedinthepassage?Whatelsedoyouknowaboutthem?Oneiscopyingformandshape.Anotheroneistakinginspirationfromtheabilitiesofanimals.2Whatotherexamplesofbiomimicrycanyouthinkof?Sharethemwiththeclass.Batsandradar.Activity2:Completetheinformationwiththewordsandexpressions.observing,imitates,seeksolutionsto,copying,takinginspirationfrom,InspiredbyBatsusesoundto“see”.Buthowdotheyavoidcrashingintoeachother?The

answerliesintheir

useofecho-locationtoidentifythepositionofobjects.Scientistsare1______________________batstoimproveradarsystems.takinginspirationfromAsalandspecies,howcanweimproveourperformanceinwater?2__________________theshapeofthescalesonashark’sskin,wehavecreatedswimsuitsthatallowswimmerstoswimmuchfaster.By3__________________dragonfliesinflight,peoplehaverealisedtherearebetterways

offlying.Nowweare

4__________________dragonflieswithourdesignsforsmalldrones.Copyingobserving inspiredby Spidersilkismuchstrongerthanthesameweightofsteel.Thismeansthatitcouldbeusedinlotsofproducts,suchasbullet-proofclothing.

Butwearestill5__________________oneproblem-howtogetspiderstoproduceenoughsilk!seekingsolutionsto向大自然寻求解决之道(look)成功做某事观察飞行的鸽子寻求解决人类问题的方法（seek）被使用在预警系统中避免相互碰撞位于、在于明确物体的位置一个陆地物种允许某人做防弹的looktonatureforasolutionsucceedindoingsthobservepigeonsinflightseeksolutionstohumanproblemsbeemployedinearly-warningsystemsavoidcrashingintoeachotherlieinidentifythepositionofobjectsalandspeciesallowsbtodobullet-proof目标二:TolistenforandsayhowChineseexercisesinspiredbyanimalsActivity1:Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.OneoftheoutstandingfeaturesoftraditionalChinesemartialartsisthewaytheyimitateanimalmovements.ThiscameaboutbecausemanyChinesemartialartistsadmiredthenaturalinstincts,sensesandfightingabilitiesthatanimalspossessinordertosurviveinthewild.Thefirstsetofanimal-imitatingexercisescameintobeingabout2,000yearsago.Itwascall