1、Unit 6 At one with natureStarting outActivity 1 Watch the video and answer the question.Warming-upWhat are the problems faced by Venice?Venice is faced with the problems caused by water.Saltwater is slowly damaging the bases of Venices buildings,making the city gradually sink.Floods also hit the cit
2、y each winter,causing more problems.Warming-upRussiaUnited KingdomChinaMyanmarActivity 2 Look at the pictures and answer the questions.Discussion1.How does the natural environment influence the lives of the local people in each picture?In Russia,it can get very cold with heavy snow in winter,so peop
3、le live in houses with inclined roofs and wear thick clothes for outdoor activities.DiscussionIn the UK,the mild climate and parks in towns and cities provide a pleasant natural environment in which people can relax and enjoy life.DiscussionIn north-west China,the yellow earth is thick and compacted
4、,so people build cave dwellings as their place of residence.DiscussionIn 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.Discussion2.What is the natural environment of your hometown like?How is your life influ
5、enced by it?Yantai,as a coastal city,has humid environment and mild climate.The natural environment endows me with a comfortable life.DiscussionPreview the passage in Understanding ideas and finish the exercises.AssignmentThe cultural landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces is located in southern Yun
6、nan Province,covering an area of 16，603 hectares(公顷公顷)It is marked by impressive terraces that go down the slopes of the Ailao Mountains to the banks of the Hong River Over the past 1，300 years,the Hani people have developed a complex system of channels to bring water from the forested hilltops to t
7、he terraced fields They also created an organised agricultural system,and supported the production of red rice,the main crop in the regionThese terraces were largely developed out of forests in the past by the Hani people who migrated here from further to the north-west The Hani people made full use
8、 of the local environment of high mountains and very high rainfall to create these rice terracesAt the top of the mountains,the forests are protected to collect rainwater A lot of ditches(沟渠沟渠)have been built to direct the water into the terraces below That s because the planting of rice can need a
9、large amount of water According to studies,there are hundreds of ditches which are as long as hundreds of kilometres in total Dozens of small villages are built above the terraces just below the forests The traditional buildings usually make full use of the wood got from the local forests And the tr
10、aditional buildings can usually have walls built of earth and stone Now many families in the villages still follow the tradition,using wood,earth and stone to build houses thereEach local family farms some rice terraces Red rice is produced with the help of local animals,like ducks,chickens,pigs,fis
11、h and so on Ducks fertilise the young rice plants Chickens and pigs contribute fertiliser to more mature plants Some larger animals are used to make the soil better for next year s planting And some wild animals help kill pests that are harmful to the riceThe Honghe Hani Rice Terraces demonstrate an
12、 extraordinary harmony between people and their environment in spiritual,ecological and visual terms1According to the text,why are forests at the top of the mountains protected by the Hani people?_2What can we learn about the farming method mentioned in Paragraph 5?_To collect rainwater for terraces.It s friendly to the environment.1mark v 赋予特征；给赋予特征；给确定性质确定性质2region n 地区，区域地区，区域3migrate v 移居，迁徙移居，迁徙 4direct v 指引，引导指引，引导5fertilise v 施肥于施肥于 6demonstrate v 表现；说明；证实表现；说明；证实Goodbye!
