Unit6AtonewithnatureStartingoutUnderstandingideas課件高一英語

Unit6Period1Startingout&Understandingideas新課導入Video:TheFloatingCity課堂學習StartingoutVeniceisfacedwiththeproblemsbywater.SaltwaterisslowlydamagingthebasesofVenice’sbuildings,makingthecitygraduallysink.Floodsalsohitthecityeachwinter,causingmoreproblems.1.WhataretheproblemsfacedbyVenice1Watchthevideoandanswerthequestions.2.ArethereanysimilarcitiesortownsinChinaIntroduceonetotheclass.2Lookatthepicturesandanswerthequestions.1.Howdoesthenaturalenvironmentinfluencethelivesofthelocalpeopleineachpicture2.WhatisthenaturalenvironmentofyourhometownlikeHowisyourlifeinfluencedbyitRussiaUnitedKingdomChinaMyanmarInRussia,itcangetverycoldwithheavysnowinwinter,sopeopleliveinhouseswithinclinedroofsandwearthickclothesforoutdooractivities.IntheUK,themildclimateandparksintownsandcitiesprovideapleasantnaturalenvironmentinwhichpeoplecanrelaxandenjoylife.

Innorth-westChina,theyellowearthisthickandcompacted,sopeoplebuildcavedwellingsastheirplaceofresidence.北京四合院福建土樓湘西吊腳樓蘇州水鎮(zhèn)

InMyanmar,theclimateishotandhumidandtherearemanyrivers.Manypeopleliveinbamboohousesonstilts,whichkeepthemabovethewater.Understandingideas1LookatthepicturesandtalkaboutwhatyouknowabouttheZhuangandYaoethnicgroups.theZhuangethnicgroupsZhuangPeopleAsoneoftheethnicminoritygroupsinChina,theZhuangethnicgroupmailyliveinprovincesofGuangxi,Yunnan,Guangdong,Hunan,GuizhouandSichuan,ofwhichGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegionhasthelargestpopulationofZhuangpeople.TheZhuangethnicgrouphasitsownlanguage,butmostpeopleuseHan-Chinesecharacters.TheZhuangpeoplearegoodatbothsinginganddancing.TheZhuangnationalityhadalreadycreatedtheirownstyleofdancingasearlyastheTangDynasty.Theyevenhaveasingingfestivaleveryyear.TheYaoEthnicGroupsTheYaopeopleinhabitGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion,Hunan,Yunnan,Guangdong,GuizhouandJiangxiinSouthChina,mainlyinGuangxi.TheYaopeoplelivemailyinforestsandmountainsthatareabove1000metersinaltitude.TheYaopeoplehavetheirownlanguage,buttheyalsospeakChineseorZhuanglanguage,andtheyusetheChinesewritingsystem.AgricultureplaysacentralroleinmostplaceswheretheYaopeoplelive.Self-sufficientnaturaleconomydominates,withwidespreadfamilybusinesses,suchasthehandicraftindustry,commerceandforestry.TheYaopeopleliveoncorn,riceandsweetpotatoandtheirdailymealsincludetaro,milletandwheat.TheYaocostumesshowavarietyofpatterns,andreflectgreatskill.YaoPeople2Readthepassageandfindoutwhatproblemsthelocalpeoplesolvedbyworkingwithnature.CanyouimaginethemountainswrappedinsilverwatershiningthespringsunspringsummerSummerseesthemountainsturnbrightgreenwithgrowingrice.autumnwinterDuringautumn,thesesamemountainsaregold.Inwinterthemountainsarecoveredinsheetsofwhitefrost.1Imaginemountainswrappedinsilverwater,shininginthespringsun.Summerseesthemountainsturnbrightgreenwithgrowingrice.Duringautumn,thesesamemountainsaregold,andinwintertheyarecoveredinsheetsofwhitefrost.ThesearethecoloursoftheLongjiRiceTerraces.2TheseterraceswerebuiltbythelocalZhuangandYaopeople,towhomGuangxiishome.StartingintheYuanDynasty,workontheterracestookhundredsofyears,untilitscompletionintheearlyQingDynasty.Reachingasfarastheeyecansee,theseterracescovertallmountains,oftenfromthebottomtotheverytop.3SowhydidthesepeoplegotosomuchtroubletoturntheentiremountainsintoterracesFirstly,therearefewlarge,flatareasoflandintheregion.Buildingtheterracesthereforemeantthattheycouldincreasetheareasinwhichtheycouldgrowrice.Secondly,althoughtheregionhasplentyofrain,themountainsaresteepandthesoilisshallow.Theflatterracescatchtherainwaterandpreventthesoilfrombeingwashedaway.LongjiRiceTerraces4Butperhapswhatismostsignificantisthewayinwhichpeoplehaveworkedinharmonywithnaturetomaketheseterracesandgrowrice.Theterracesarecleverlydesigned,withhundredsofwaterwaysthatconnectwitheachother.Duringtherainyseason,itisalongthesewaterwaysthatrainwatermovesdownthemountainsandintotheterraces.Thesunheats

thewaterandturnsitintovapour.Thisformscloudsfromwhichrainfallsdownontothemountainterracesonceagain.Theseterracesalsoprovideaperfectenvironmentforbirdsandfish,someofwhichfeedoninsectsthatcanharmthericecrops.5Althoughmoderntechnologycouldhelpproducemorecrops,theseterracesstillmeanalottothelocalpeopleforwhomtraditionsholdmuchvalue.Thisknowledgeispasseddownthroughfamilies,whichmeansthatnew

generationscontinuetouseancientmethodsofagriculturetomaintaintheterraces.Today,theLongjiRiceTerracesattractthousandsof

visitorswhocometoadmirethisgreatwondercreatedbypeopleandnatureworkingtogether.Para1:Para2:Para3:Para4:Para5:thescenery/coloursofterracesthehistoryofterracesthereasonstobuildtheworkingprinciple1.Toincreasethelandareastogrowrice.2.Topreventthesoilfrombeingwashedaway.themeaningandinfluenceofterracestodayReadthepassageagainandfindoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.Payattentiontothefirstandthelastsentencesofeachparagraph.WhatproblemsdidthelocalpeoplemeetFirstly,therearefewlarge,flatareasoflandintheregion.Buildingtheterracesthereforemeantthattheycouldincreasetheareasinwhichtheycouldgrowrice.

Secondly,althoughtheregionhasplentyofrain,themountainsaresteepandthesoilisshallow.Theflatterracescatchtherainwaterandpreventthesoilfrombeingwashedaway.HowdidthelocalpeoplesolvetheproblemsbyworkingwithnatureinharmonywithnatureDuringtherainyseason,rainwatermovesdownthemountainsalonghundredsofwaterwaysthatconnectwitheachotherandintotheterraces.Thesunheatsthewaterandturnsitintovapour.Thisformscloudsfromwhichrainfallsdownontothemountainterracesonceagain.

TopraisethewisdomoftheethnicgroupslivinginGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion.ToexplainhowpeopleworkedinharmonywithnaturetocreatetheLongjiRiceTerraces.TodescribethebeautyoftheLongjiRiceTerracesandtoattractvisitorstothisscenicspot.3Choosetheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage.4Readthesummaryofthepassageandcorrectfourfactualmistakes.TheLongjiRiceTerraceswerebuiltbythelocalZhuangethnicgroupalone.Thoughtherearemanylarge,flatareasintheregion,theybuiltterracesonthemountainstohavemoreareastogrowrice.Theterracesarecleverlydesigned,andcanwashawaytheshallowsoil.Therearehundredsofwaterways,alongwhichrainwatermovesdownthemountainsandintotheterraces.Today,localpeopleusemodernmethodstomaintaintheterraces,andtheyattractlotsofvisitorsfromalloverthecountry.TheLongjiRiceTerraceswerebuiltbythelocalZhuangandYaopeople.Sincetherearefewlarge,flatareasoflandintheregion,

theybuiltterracesonthemountainstohavemoreareastogrowrice.Theterracesarecleverlydesigned,andcanholdtheshallowsoil.Therearehundredsofwaterways,alongwhichrainwatermovesdownthemountainsandintotheterraces.Today,localpeopleuseancientmethodsofagriculturetomaintaintheterraces,andtheyattractlotsofvisitorsfromalloverthecountry.rainwatermountainterraceswaterheat

vapourcloudsunfalldownturnintoform5Workinpairs.ReadthepassageagainandfindouttheworkingprincipleoftheLongjiRiceTerraces.Thenusethepicturetoretelltheworkingprincipleinyourownwords.A.Thevapourformsclouds.B.Thesunheatsthewater.C.Therainfallsdownontothemountainterracesagain.D.Rainwaterfallsdownthemountainsandintotheterraces.E.Thewaterturnsintovapour.F.Thecloudsformrain.Putthestepsintocorrectorder.142356ThinkShare1.WhydothelocalpeoplestillkeeptheirtraditionalwayofgrowingriceBecausetheknowledgeispasseddownthroughgenerationsoffamilies,anditsuitsthenaturalenvironment.2.InwhatotherwaysdopeopleliveinharmonywithnatureGiveexamples.Wordsandexpressions1.wrapv.

包，裹①HarryboughtabeautifulscarfforJulieandhewrappeditcarefullyinalovelybox.哈里為朱莉買了一條漂亮的圍巾，他把圍巾仔細地包在了一個盒子里。②Useaclothtowrapupthewound.用布把傷口包起來。③Youcan'twrapfireinpaper.紙包不住火。2.sheetn.

（冰或水等的）一大片；床單；一張①Asheetoficecoveredtheroad.地面上覆蓋了一層薄薄的冰。②It'sbettertochangethesheetsregularly.最好定期更換床單。③Youcanlayasheetofnewspaperonthefloor.你可以在地上鋪一張報紙。3.regionn.

地區(qū)；區(qū)域①theArctic/tropical/desert,etc.regions

北極、熱帶、沙漠等地區(qū)②Theregionisremarkableforitswoodlandscenery.這個地區(qū)以森林景色著稱。③SouthAsiacontinuestobethemostdynamiceconomicregionintheworld.南亞仍然是世界上經(jīng)濟最活躍的地區(qū)。4.Theflatterracescatchtherainwaterandpreventthesoilfrombeingwashedaway.(教材P63)平坦的梯田能夠儲存雨水，防止土壤被沖走。preventsb/sth(from)doingsth阻止某人/某物做某事=stopsb/sth(from)(doing)sth=keepsb/sthfromdoingsth①

Hesaidthiswouldpreventcompanies(from)creatingnewjobs.他說這將使公司無法創(chuàng)造新的工作機會。②OnceI'mdeterminedtodoathing,noonecanstopmefromdoingit.一旦我下決心做一件事情，沒有人能夠阻止我去做它。③

Ihopeyouwillkeepyourselffromdoinganythingrash.我希望你能克制自己不做任何魯莽的事。5.Butperhapswhatismostsignificantisthewayinwhichpeoplehaveworked