Unit+6+At+one+with+nature+Starting+out 高一英語外研版（2019）必修第一冊

Unit6AtonewithnatureStartingoutWhatdoes“atonewithnature”mean?Humanbeingsliveinharmonywithnature.

(人與自然和諧共處)

TaoismInthetraditionalChineseTaoism,natureisrepresentedbyTien(HeavenandEarth),whichiscomposedofhumanandnon-humannatureandeventheultimateruleofthisuniverse.Theperspectiveemphasizesthatnatureandmanareasone.Taoismdescribestherelationshipbetweennatureandmanas‘HeavenandearthwerebornatthesametimeIwas,andtheten-thousandthingsareonewithme’(天地與我并生,而萬物與我為一).Itcanbeconciselysummarizedasavisionof‘UnityofNatureandMan’(天人合一).Inthisclass,youwillknowwhatproplems

Veniceisfacingthroughwatchingavideo;describehowthenaturalenvironmentinfluenceslocalpeople’slivesbyviewingsomepictures;talkabouthowyourlifeisinfluencedbythenaturalenvironment.LearningobjectivesWacththevideoandanswerthequestions.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(黃土)isquitecompacted(堅實的),cavehouseshavebeeninuseforcenturies.cavedwellings:cliffsidedwellingspit(坑)dwellingsHowdoesthenaturalenvironmentinfluencethelivesofthelocalpeopleinthepicture?IntheUK,themildclimateandparksintownsandcitiesprovideapleasantnaturalenvironmentinwhichpeoplecanrelaxandenjoylife.theUnitedKingdomTheoverallclimateinEnglandiscalledtemperatemaritime（溫帶海洋性氣候）.Thismeansthatitismildwithtemperaturesnotmuchlowerthan0oCinwinterandnotmuchhigherthan32oCinsummer.Howdoesthenaturalenvironmentinfluencethelivesofthelocalpeopleinthepicture?InRussia,itcangetverycoldwithheavysnowinwinter,sopeopleliveinhouseswithinclinedroofsandwearthickclothesforoutdooractivities.RussiaRussiaisgenerallycoldthroughouttheyearduetoitsproximity(靠近)tothearcticcircle(北極圈).Itsnowsheavilyduringwinterandmayaverageupto15inchesofaccumulatedsnow.Howdoesthenaturalenvironmentinfluencethelivesofthelocalpeopleinthepicture?InMyanmar,theclimateishotandhumidandtherearemanyrivers.Manypeopleliveinbamboohousesonstilts,whichkeepthemabovethewater.MyanmarThestructuresaredesignedtosuittheweatherandavoidfloods,snakesandotherbeasts.Theroofsareusuallylaidwithgrassortile(瓦片).Talkabou