(共32张PPT)
At One With Nature
1. What are the problems faced by Venice
Saltwater is slowly damaging the bases of Venice's buildings, making the city gradually sink.
Floods also hit the city each winter, causing more problems.
Starting out
2. Are there any similar cities or towns in China
Introduce one to the class.
图瓦卢(Tuvalu)
formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia.
It comprises three reef islands and six true atolls spread out between the latitude of 5° to 10° south and longitude of 176° to 180°, west of the International Date Line.
Its nearest neighbours are Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa and Fiji.
Tuvalu has a population of 10,640.The total land area of the islands of Tuvalu is 26 square kilometres.
图瓦卢外长站海水中演讲呼吁应对气候变化
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. How does the natural environment influence the lives of the local people in each picture.
2. How Guangxi's geographical features influence the lives of people in Guangxi.
inclined roofs
heavy snow
thick clothes
In Russia, it can get very cold with heavy sown in winter, so people live in houses with inclined roofs and wear thick clothes for outdoor activities.
In the UK, the mild climate(温和的气候) and parks in towns and cities provide a pleasant natural environment
(宜人的自然环境) in which people can relax and enjoy life(放松并享受生活).
Britain is an island country and the surrounding sea gives England a varied climate.
They never know what the weather will be like from one day to the other. It can be sunny one day and rainy the next.
As they have such a variable climate changing from day to day, it is difficult to predict the weather. In general they have warm summer and cool winters.
Temperate Climate
The overall climate in England is called temperate maritime(温带海洋性气候). This means that it is mild with temperatures not much lower than 0 C in winter and not much higher than 32 C in summer.
Warmest and coldest months
July and August are normally the warmest month in England.
In north-west China, the yellow earth is thick and compacted,
so people build cave dwellings as their place of residence.
China
Cave dwellings are common in certain areas of northern China where they serve as homes for more than 40 million people. In the provinces of Shaanxi and Shanxi where the yellow earth (called loess 黄土) is quite compacted(坚实的), cave houses have been in use for centuries.
In Myanmar, the climate is hot and humid and there are many rivers. Many people live in bamboo houses on stilts, which keep them above the water.
The structures are designed to suit the weather and avoid floods, snakes and other beasts. The roofs are usually laid with grass or tile.
Myanmar
Guangxi 广西
Next to Guizhou province
Guangxi 广西
low latitude 低纬度
subtropical monsoon climate
亚热带季风气候
Sunshine moderate, longer summer and shorter winter
日照适中,冬少夏多
The abundant rain and heat makes this place perfect for gariculture all seasons.
降水丰沛,热量丰富,四季宜耕
Longji Rice Terraces
1. 包裹在......
2. 是......的故乡
3. 极目所尽
4. 从底部到顶部
5. 费尽周折做某事
6. 把......变成什么
7. 大量的
1. wrap ... in ...
2. be home to
3. as far as the eye can see
4. from the bottom to the very top
5. go to trouble to do sth.
6. turn ... into ...
7. plenty of ...
Expressions Needed
8. 阻止某人做某事
9. 冲走
10. 与......和谐相处
11. 加热
12. 形成
13. 落到......
14. 为某人提供某物
15. 以......为食
16. 流传
8. prevent sb. from doing sth.
9. wash away
10. in harmony with ...
11. heat
12. form
13. fall down onto ...
14. provide sth. for sb.
15. feed on
16. pass down
Expressions Needed
Lead-in
Look at the pictures and talk about what you know about the Zhuang and Yao ethnic(种族的,民族的) groups.
living environment
staple food
mountains
rice
How do they grow rice on mountains
A. Narration(记叙文)
B.Argumentation(议论文)
C. Practical Writing(应用文)
D. Exposition (说明文)
What kind of article is the passage
Para 1:
Para 2:
Para 3:
Para 4:
Para 5:
the scenery/colours of terraces
the history of terraces
the reasons to build
the working principle
1. To increase the land areas to grow rice.
2. To prevent the soil from being
washed away.
the meaning and influence of terraces today
Read the passage again and find out the main idea of each paragraph
Para 1:the scenery/colours of terraces
thing verbs color
spring
summer
autumn
winter
wrap
shine
turn
are
cover
water
growing rice
white
frost
silver
bright green
gold
white
Para 2:the history of terraces
Building
Who
When
How long
Zhuang and Yao people
Yuan Dynasty Qing Dynasty
Hundreds of years
Para 3:the reasons to build
3. So why did these people go to so much trouble to turn the entire mountains into terraces Firstly, there are few large, flat areas of land in the region. Building the terraces therefore meant that they could increase the areas in which they could grow rice. Secondly, although the region has plenty of rain, the mountains are steep and the soil is shallow. The flat terraces catch the rainwater and prevent the soil from being washed away.
Para 4:the working principle
rain water
flow into the terrace
sun turns the water
into steam
clouds are formed
rain falls again
How clever Chinese people are!
Para 5:the meaning and influence of terraces today
cultural connotation/value
influence
terraces
the colors
the reason
the way
...passed down ...
...attract...
the value
built by ...
took ... years
increase... to grow
catch ...prevent...from
heat…turn...form…fall down
the history
Structure
To praise the wisdom of the ethnic groups living in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
To explain how people worked in harmony with nature to create the Longji Rice Terraces.
To describe the beauty of the Longji Rice Terraces and to attract visitors to this scenic spot.
Author’s purpose
heat
vapor
clouds
rainwater
waterways
The Longji Rice Terraces were built by the local Zhuang ethnic group .
large, flat areas in the region, they built terraces on the mountains to have more areas to grow rice. The terraces are cleverly designed, and can the shallow soil. There are hundreds of waterways, along which rainwater moves down the mountains and into the terraces. Today, local people use
methods to maintain the terraces, and they attract lots of visitors from all over the country.
Correct four factual mistakes
The summary of the passage
alone
by the local Zhuang and Yao people.
Though there are many
Since there are few
wash away
hold
modern
ancient
Homework