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Whatdoes“Atonewithnature”mean?Humanbeingsliveinharmonywithnature.

(人與自然和諧共處)

VeniceStartingout

1.WhataretheproblemsfacedbyVenice?2.WhatmeasuresdoVenicepeopletaketodealwiththeproblems?StartingoutStartingout

1.WhataretheproblemsfacedbyVenice?Saltwater,flood.2.WhatmeasuresdoVenicepeopletaketodealwiththeproblems?Floodpreventionproject(gates).Startingout

3.ArethereanysimilarcitiesortownsinChina?Introduceonetotheclass.Beijingwasoncefacedwithsandstorms.Luckily,thesituationhasbeenimprovedbyplantingmoretreesandpreventingpollution.Locatedinthenorth-eastofItaly,Veniceisknown

as"TheFloatingCity”.ButVeniceisnotonesingleisland.Itismadeupofover100smallislands,whichareconnectedbywaterwaysandbridges.WaterhasalwaysbeenabigpartoflifeinVenice.Eventoday,boatsremainthemost

commonwaytotravelaround.LookanywhereinVenice,andyou'llseeatraditionalboatcalleda“gondola".Unfortunately,waterisalsoputtingVeniceingreatdanger.SaltwaterisslowlydamagingthebasesofVenice'sbuildings.TheFloatingCityis,infact,

sinking.Moreproblemsarecausedbyfloods,whichusuallyhit

thecityeachwinter.Butthesefloodscouldnowbeathingofthepastthankstoanewfloodpreventionproject.Veniceliesinthemiddleofalagoon（環(huán)礁湖）,withthreenaturalgapsopentothesea.RainandstrongwindscauseseawatertotravelthroughthegapstoVenice.Dozensofgateshavebeenbuilttoholdbackthesea.Eachofthesegatesis20metreswide,withthelongestabout30metreslong.Intheeventofabigriseinthewaterlevel,thegateswillberaisedtoseparatethecityfromthesea.Butonlytimewilltellifthisprojectistherightsolution.Theimportantthingisthatactionisbeingtakentoprotectthisuniquecityforfuturegenerations.Andifitworks,itmeansalonger,drierfutureforVenice.Startingout

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KingdomRussia1.Whatisthenaturalenvironmentofeachcountrylike?2.Howdoesthenaturalenvironmentinfluencethelivesofthelocalpeopleinthepicture?China＊Innorth-westChina,theyellowearthisthickandcompacted（堅(jiān)實(shí)的）.Warminwinterandcoolinsummer,thesedwellingsareaperfectexampleofpeoplelivinginharmonywithnature.＊Sopeoplebuildcavedwellings

(窯洞)astheiraccommodation.＊IntheUK,themildclimateandparksintownsandcitiesprovideapleasantnaturalenvironment.UnitedKingdom＊So

peoplecanrelaxandenjoytheirlivescomfortably.Russia＊InRussia,itcangetverycoldwithheavysnowinwinter.＊Sopeopleliveinhouseswithinclined(傾斜的)roofsandwearthickclothesforoutdooractivities.Myanmar[?mj?nmɑ?]＊InMyanmar(緬甸),theclimateishotandhumid（潮濕的）

andtherearemanyriver.＊Somanypeopleliveinbamboohousesonstilts(樁子,支柱),whichkeepthemabovethewater.Peoplefromdifferentareaslivedifferentlives,becausethenaturalenvironment

thelivesofthelocalpeople.

Summaryinfluenceshaveaneffect/impactonaffectWhatisthenaturalenvironmentofyourhometownlike?Howisyourlifeinfluencedbyit?GroupworkgrasslandTheHulunbuirGrasslandisaparadise(天堂)fornaturelovers,withitscrystal-clearlakes,rollinghills,andcolorfulflowersbloominginthesummerbreeze.TheKubuqiDesertisastunninglandscapeofgoldensanddunes（沙丘）,wherevisitorscanridecamels,gosandboarding,andwitnessthebrea