Unit 6 At one with nature Understanding ideas 课件 2023-2024学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第一册

What does “at one with nature” mean? Human beings live in harmony with nature. (人与自然和谐共处) Taoism In the traditional Chinese Taoism, nature is represented by Tien (Heaven and Earth), which is composed of human and non-human nature and even the ultimate rule of this universe. The perspective emphasizes that nature and man are as one. Taoism describes the relationship between nature and man as ‘Heaven and earth were born at the same time I was, and the ten-thousand things are one with me’ (天地与我并生, 而万物与我为一). It can be concisely summarized as a vision of ‘Unity of Nature and Man’ (天人合一). To watch the video and know the problems Venice face To understand how natural environment influence the local people To describe the environment of your hometown 6 What are problems faced by Venice? Venice is faced with the problems caused by water. 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. 2. Are there any similar cities or towns in China? Introduce one to the class. Beijing was once faced with sandstorms. Luckily, the situation has been improved by planting more trees and preventing pollution. Russia China Russia heavy snow inclined roofs 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. Russia In north-west China, the yellow earth is thick and compacted, so people build cave dwellings as their places of residence. China 窑洞 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. Yao people Zhuang people What do you know about the Zhuang and Yao ehnic groups? 民族 /'terɪs/ 梯田 What can we guess from the title of the passage? Prediction: What