Unit 6 At one with nature Starting out & Understanding ideas 课件 2023-2024学年高一英语外研版（2019）必修第一册

Unit 6 Period 1 Starting out & Understanding ideas 新 课 导 入 Video: The Floating City 课 堂 学 习 Starting out Venice is faced with the problems by water. Salt water is slowly damaging the bases of Venice’s buildings, making the city gradually sink. Floods also hit the city each winter, causing more problems. 1.What are the problems faced by Venice? 1 Watch the video and answer the questions. 2. Are there any similar cities or towns in China? Introduce one to the class. 2 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.What is the natural environment of your home town like? How is your life influenced by it? Russia United Kingdom China Myanmar In Russia, it can get very cold with heavy snow in winter, so people live in houses with inclined roofs and wear thick clothes for outdoor activities. In the UK, the mild climate and parks in towns and cities provide a pleasant natural environment in which people can relax and enjoy life. In north-west China, the yellow earth is thick and compacted, so people build cave dwellings as their place of residence. 北京四合院 福建土楼 湘西吊脚楼 苏州水镇 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. Understanding ideas 1 Look at the pictures and talk about what you know about the Zhuang and Yao ethnic groups. the Zhuang ethnic groups Zhuang People As one of the ethnic minority groups in China, the Zhuang ethnic group maily live in provinces of Guangxi, Yunnan, Guangdong, Hunan, Guizhou and Sichuan, of which Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has the largest population of Zhuang people. The Zhuang ethnic group has its own language, but most people use Han-Chinese characters. The Zhuang people are good at both singing and dancing. The Zhuang nationality had already created their own style of dancing as early as the Tang Dynast