Unit6AtonewithnatureUnderstandingideas课件高中英语外研版

Unit6AtonewithnatureWhatdoes“atonewithnature”mean?Humanbeingsliveinharmonywithnature.

(人与自然和谐共处)

TaoismInthetraditionalChineseTaoism,natureisrepresentedbyTien(HeavenandEarth),whichiscomposedofhumanandnon-humannatureandeventheultimateruleofthisuniverse.Theperspectiveemphasizesthatnatureandmanareasone.Taoismdescribestherelationshipbetweennatureandmanas‘HeavenandearthwerebornatthesametimeIwas,andtheten-thousandthingsareonewithme’(天地与我并生,而万物与我为一).Itcanbeconciselysummarizedasavisionof‘UnityofNatureandMan’(天人合一).Wacththevideoandanswerthequestions.1.WhatareproblemsfacedbyVenice?2.ArethereanysimilarcitiesortownsinChina?Introduceonetotheclass.WhatareproblemsfacedbyVenice?Veniceisfacedwiththeproblemscausedbywater.SaltwaterisslowlydamagingthebasesofVenice’sbuildings,makingthecitygraduallysink.Floodsalsohitthecityeachwinter,causingmoreproblems.2.ArethereanysimilarcitiesortownsinChina?Introduceonetotheclass.Beijingwasoncefacedwithsandstorms.Luckily,thesituationhasbeenimprovedbyplantingmoretreesandpreventingpollution.Tapescript:ArethereanysimilarcitiesortownsinChina?Introduceonetotheclass.Suzhou,knownas“VeniceoftheEast”P81

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locatedinsouthernJiangsuProvinceinthecenteroftheYangtzeDelta

dividedbytheBeijing-HangzhouGrandCanalfromnorthtosouth

knownforitscanals,bridges,pagodas,andbeautifulgardens

Since42%areaofthecityiscoveredbywater,includingavastnumberofpondsandstreams,itispraisedasthe“VeniceoftheEast”.RussiatheUnitedKingdomChinaMyanmarWhatcomestoyourmindbyviewingthesepictures?Howdoesthenaturalenvironmentinfluencethelivesofthelocalpeopleinthepicture?Innorth-westChina,theyellowearthisthickandcompacted,sopeoplebuildcavedwellingsastheirplaceofresidence.ChinaCavedwellingsarecommonincertainareasofnorthernChinawheretheyserveashomesformorethan40millionpeople.IntheprovincesofShaanxiandShanxiwheretheyellowearth(黄土)isquitecompacted(坚实的),cavehouseshavebeeninuseforcenturies.cavedwellings:cliffsidedwellingspit(坑)dwellingsHowdoesthenaturalenvironmentinfluencethelivesofthelocalpeopleinthepicture?IntheUK,themildclimateandparksintownsandcitiesprovideapleasantnaturalenvironmentinwhichpeoplecanrelaxandenjoylife.theUnitedKingdomTheoverallclimateinEnglandiscalledtemperatemaritime（温带海洋性气候）.Thismeansthatitismildwithtemperaturesnotmuchlowerthan0ºCinwinterandnotmuchhigherthan32ºCinsummer.Howdoesthenaturalenvironmentinfluencethelivesofthelocalpeopleinthepicture?InRussia,itcangetverycoldwithheavysnowinwinter,sopeopleliveinhouseswithinclinedroofsandwearthickclothesforoutdooractivities.RussiaRussiaisgenerallycoldthroughouttheyearduetoitsproximity(靠近)tothearcticcircle(北极圈).Itsnowsheavilyduringwinterandmayaverageupto15inchesofaccumulatedsnow.Howdoesthenaturalenvironmentinfluencethelivesofthelocalpeopleinthepicture?InMyanmar,theclimateishotandhumidandtherearemanyrivers.Manypeopleliveinbamboohousesonstilts,whichkeepthemabovethewater.MyanmarThestructuresaredesignedtosuittheweatherandavoidfloods,snakesandotherbeasts.Theroofsareusuallylaidwithgrassortile(瓦片).GetthemainideaandspecificinformationofthepassageFigureouttheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassageExpressyourownopinionaboutenvironmentalprotectionTounderstandtheimportanceoftheharmonious/hɑːˈməʊniəs/relationshipbetweenhumanbeingsandnatureLearningobjectivesBytheendoftheclassGuilinMountainsinGuangxiStartingoutHowdopeoplegrowricethere?GuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegionWhatcanyouobservefromthepicture?aregrowingriceontheterraces.Why

dotheybuildterracestogrowrice?TheZhuangandYaoethnicgroupsinGuangxiprovincedragon-shapednatural？man-made？LongjiRiceTerracesLet’sgotraveltraveltipsReadthefollowingpassagetolearnaboutLongjiRiceTerraces,whichwillhelpyouenjoyyourtrip.LookthroughthepassagequicklyandMatchPara1Para2Para3Para4Para5

ThevalueofLongjiRiceTerraces

ThereasonforbuildingLongjiRiceTerraces

ThehistoryoftheLongjiRiceTerraces

Theworkingprinciple(工作原理）oftheLongjiRiceTerraces

ThecolorsofLongjiRiceTerracesPayattentiontothefirstsentenceandthelastsentenceineachparagraph.FastreadingWhatkindofarticleisthepassage?A.Narration记叙文

Introduceone'sexperience.B.Argumentation议论文

Discusssth.(thesis,attitude,reason...)C.Exposition

说明文

Introducesth.tothereader.SilverGreenGoldWhiteSowGrowHarvestRestspringsummerautumnwinterReadPara.1andanswerthequestion.

Whatcolorsareindifferentseasons？PeoplefollowthelawsofnatureandrespectnatureCarefulreadingThehistoryoftheLongjiRiceTerracesWhoWhereWhenHowlong

thelocalZhuangandYaopeopleinGuangxiprovincestartedintheYuanDynastycompletedintheearlyQingDynastytookhundredsofyearscovertallmountainsbottomtopListentoPara.2thinkaboutthequestions.can’tgrowricesteep,shallowSoiliswashedaway.preventthesoilfrombeingwashedawayincreasetheareastogrowricefewlarge,flatareasCauseEffectResultbuildterracesbuildterracesReadPara.3andFinishthe“cause-effect”flowcharts.peoplenaturechangeprotect????2.turnsinto？3.formswatervapourcloudrainwaterwaterwayssun5.fallsdownonto6.enterstheterracesalongTheworkingprinciples1.heats4.becomesReadPara.4andfindsomenounstofillintheblanks.？mountains工作原理Para.4:Workingprinciple...fallsdownontothemountainterracesonceagain.Theseterraces

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perfectenvironmentforbirds

andfish,someofwhichfeedoninsectsthatcanharmthericecrops.providetheenvironmentfeedonharmprotectThebeautyofsustainabledevelopmentCanyoufindanyotherbenefits?Paragraph4Whydoestheauthorsay“whatismostsignificantisthewayinwhichpeoplehaveworkedinharmonywithnaturetomaketheseterracesandgrowrice”?Becausethelocalpeoplerespectnature,follownatureandprotectnature,andtheyrealizetheimportanceoflivinginharmonywithnature.Weshouldrespect,accommodateandprotectnature.Themountains,rivers,forests,farmlands,lakes,grasslandsanddesertsarepartofthecommunityoflife.山水林田湖草沙是生命共同体。Weareatonewithnature.天人合一Readpara5andfindoutthevalues.Agriculture:FoodproducersWhatarethevaluesofLongjiRiceTerraces?Culture:Tourism:TraditionbearersTouristattractionWhydothelocalpeoplestillkeeptheirtraditionalwayofgrowingrice?Toprotecttheenvironment.Topassdownthetradition.Tosupportthetourism.Agriculturalculture农耕文化Folkculture民俗文化Ethnicculture民族文化ThebeautyofChinesespiritThebeautyofChinesewisdomThebeautyofChinesecultureThebeautyofsustainabledevelopmentThebeautyofsceneryTheValueoftheLongjiRiceTerraces

Whydothelocalpeoplestillkeeptheirtraditionalwayofgrowingrice?Dothelocalpeoplechangethewayofgrowingricewiththedevelopmentoftechnology?Why?No,althoughmoderntechnologycouldhelpproducemorecrops,theseterracesstillmeanalottothelocalpeopleforwhomtraditionsholdmuchvalue.behighlyvaluedorregardedasimportant.Paragraph5Theknowledgeispasseddownthroughfamilies,whichmeansthatnewgenerationscontinuetouseancientmethodsofagriculturetomaintaintheterraces.

Itiswell-suitedtothelocalenvironmentandismoresustainable(可持续的)andenvironmentallyfriendly.

Thelocalpeoplearerootedintheland.Canyoufindanyothervalue?Asoundeco-environmentwillbenefiteveryone.让绿水青山造福人民泽被子孙。因地制宜ecologicalsignificance（生态意义）Terracesattractthousandsofvisitorstoadmirethegreatwonder.economicsignificance（经济意义）Choosetheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage.(Activity3onP64)oTopraisethewisdomoftheethnicgroups(族群）livinginGuangxiZh