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Learning objectives
1. to get specific information by viewing;
2. to describe living environment and it’s influence;
3. to read for specific information , main idea and writing purpose;
4. to use attributive clauses in contexts;
5. to talk about advantages and disadvantages;
6. to read for topic sentences and write a summary;
7. to arise the awareness of living in harmony with nature.
The city is made up of over 100 small islands, which are connected by waterways and bridges.
Even today, a traditional boat called “gondola” remains the most common way to travel around.
Watch the video The floating city and answer the questions.
What are the problems faced by Venice?
What measure has been taken?
Are there any similar cities or towns in China? Introduce one to the class.
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.
A new flood prevention project---dozens of gates---has been built to hold back the sea.
Nature has a great influence on people’s life like dwelling(place of residence), food, clothing in many ways, such as climate, geographical features and so on.
Climate: cold, mild, hot, humid,moist, dry, warm, cool, …
Geographical features: plain, plateau, basin, desert, coast, bay, glacier, Danxia landform, karst, valley,
loess (yellow earth ), mountainous, hilly, …
Dwelling: inclined roof, cave, skyscraper, stilt, bamboo, ..
Food: chili, pepper, vegetable, fish, pork, beef, mutton, meat, rice, wheaten food(面食), spicy, light, salty, cure, pickle, freeze, …
Clothing: thick, thin, color, …
Look at the pictures and answer the question:
How does the natural environment influence the lives of
the local people in the picture?
Nature has a great influence on people’s life like dwelling(place of res