Unit6Startingout课件-高中英语外研社必修第一册

Unit6AtonewithnatureStartingoutActivity1Watchthevideoandanswerthequestion.Warming-upWhataretheproblemsfacedbyVenice?Veniceisfacedwiththeproblemscausedbywater.SaltwaterisslowlydamagingthebasesofVenice’sbuildings,makingthecitygraduallysink.Floodsalsohitthecityeachwinter,causingmoreproblems.Warming-upRussiaUnited

KingdomChinaMyanmarActivity2Lookatthepicturesandanswerthequestions.DiscussionHowdoesthenaturalenvironmentinfluencethelivesofthelocalpeopleineachpicture?InRussia,itcangetverycoldwithheavysnowinwinter,sopeopleliveinhouseswithinclinedroofsandwearthickclothesforoutdooractivities.DiscussionIntheUK,themildclimateandparksintownsandcitiesprovideapleasantnaturalenvironmentinwhichpeoplecanrelaxandenjoylife.DiscussionInnorth-westChina,theyellowearthisthickandcompacted,sopeoplebuildcavedwellingsastheirplaceofresidence.DiscussionInMyanmar,theclimateishotandhumidandtherearemanyrivers.Manypeopleliveinbamboohousesonstilts,whichkeepthemabovethewater.Discussion2.Whatisthenaturalenvironmentofyourhometownlike?Howisyourlifeinfluencedbyit?Yantai,asacoastalcity,hashumidenvironmentandmildclimate.Thenaturalenvironmentendowsmewithacomfortablelife.DiscussionPreviewthepassageinUnderstandingideasandfinishtheexercises.AssignmentTheculturallandscapeofHongheHaniRiceTerracesislocatedinsouthernYunnanProvince,coveringanareaof16，603hectares(公顷)．ItismarkedbyimpressiveterracesthatgodowntheslopesoftheAilaoMountainstothebanksoftheHongRiver．Overthepast1，300years,theHanipeoplehavedevelopedacomplexsystemofchannelstobringwaterfromtheforestedhilltopstotheterracedfields．Theyalsocreatedanorganisedagriculturalsystem,andsupportedtheproductionofredrice,themaincropintheregion．TheseterraceswerelargelydevelopedoutofforestsinthepastbytheHanipeoplewhomigratedherefromfurthertothenorth-west．TheHanipeoplemadefulluseofthelocalenvironmentofhighmountainsandveryhighrainfalltocreatethesericeterraces．Atthetopofthemountains,theforestsareprotectedtocollectrainwater．Alotofditches(沟渠)havebeenbuilttodirectthewaterintotheterracesbelow．That'sbecausetheplantingofricecanneedalargeamountofwater．Accordingtostudies,therearehundredsofditcheswhichareaslongashundredsofkilometresintotal．Dozensofsmallvillagesarebuiltabovetheterracesjustbelowtheforests．Thetraditionalbuildingsusuallymakefulluseofthewoodgotfromthelocalforests．Andthetraditionalbuildingscanusuallyhavewallsbuiltofearthandstone．Nowmanyfamiliesinthevillagesstillfollowthetradition,usingwood,earthandstonetobuildhousesthere．Eachlocalfamilyfarmssomericeterraces．Redriceisproducedwiththehelpoflocalanimals,likeducks,chickens,pigs,fishandsoon．Ducksfertilisetheyoungriceplants．Chickensandpigscontributefertilisertomorematureplants．Somelargeranimalsareusedtomakethesoilbetterfornextyear'splanting．Andsomewildanimalshelpkillpeststhatareharmfultotherice．TheHongheHaniRiceTerracesdemonstrateanextraordinaryharmonybetweenpeopleandtheirenvironmentinspiritual,ecologicalandvisualterms．1．Accordingtothetext,whyareforestsatthetopofthemountainsprotectedbytheHanipeople?___________________________________2．WhatcanwelearnaboutthefarmingmethodmentionedinParagraph5?_________________________________Tocollectrainwaterforterraces.It'sfriendlytothe