Unit5LearningfromnatureStartingoutUnderstandingideas課件高二英語(yǔ)選擇性

Unit5Period1Startingout&Understandingideas課堂學(xué)習(xí)StartingoutReadthequotesandanswerthequestions.1Apaintershouldregardnatureastheirteacher,andneverstickwithjustonestyleofpainting.ZhangDaqianLetnaturebeyourteacher.WilliamWordsworthAdoptthepaceofnature:hersecretispatience.RalphWaldoEmersonYes,suchassurvivalofthefittest.Watchthevideoandanswerthequestions.1Whatlessonsfromnaturearementionedinthevideo?2Whichoneinspiresyoumost?21Whatlessonsfromnaturearementionedinthevideo?2Whichoneinspiresyoumost?Treesgiveuslessonsaboutstrengthinthefaceofhardtimes.Succulentsindesertsgiveuslessonsaboutlearningtoadapttotheenvironment.Frombirds,welearntospreadourwingsandflytoreachourfullpotential.Fromsalmon,welearntheimportanceofperseveranceinordertoachieveourgoals.Antsteachustoembraceresponsibilityandalwaysdoourbest.1Lookatthepicturesandanswerthequestions.Understandingideas1Whatisshowninthepictures?Howmuchdoyouknowaboutthem?2Howcouldyouassociatethemwitharchitecture?Alotusflower,atermitemoundandalgaeareshowninthepictures.Nowreadthepassageandcheckyourideas.Nature

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Trees,plantsandflowersareallaroundusandweenjoytheirbeautyeveryday.Infact,wearesousedtothemthatwemayeventakethemforgrantedwithoutrealisinghowmuchinspirationtheyhavegivenus.Whenwelookatapinecone,wemightthinkhowmuchitlookslikethetilesonaroof.Anopenflowermightmakeusthinkhowcloselyitresemblesanumbrella.Itisnaturaltothinkinthisway,butofcourseitwasn'ttheumbrellathatinspiredtheflowerortheroofthatinspiredthepinecone.2Naturehasinspiredmanyofthemostfascinatingdesignsaroundus,includingthoseinarchitecture.FromBarcelona'sforest-likeSagradaFamiliatothemodernstyleofBeijing'sWaterCube,natureispresentedinvariousarchitecturaldesigns.Today,architectscontinuetoexplorewaystocapturethebeautyofnaturalforms,tomimicthewaynatureworksoreventomakenaturalorganismspartofabuilding.

ArtScienceMuseum,Singapore3

PeoplewhoseinterestisexploringtherelationshipbetweenartandsciencewillenjoySingapore'sArtScienceMuseum.Thebuildingwasdesignedtoshowtheconnectionbetweennatureandthemoderncityenvironmentinwhichitsits.Shapedtoresemblealotusflower,itappearstofloatabovethewaterfrontpromenadeandthewaterthatsurroundsit.Itsroofcollectsrainwaterandchannelsit35metresdowntoawaterfallinthecentreofthespace.Thewateristhenrecycledthroughthebuilding'splumbingsystem.Visitorsareoftenamazedtofindthemselvesinanurbanbuildingthatsotrulycapturesthebeautyofnaturalforms.

TheAlgaeHouse,Hamburg5

Theworld'sfirstalgae-poweredbuildingisinHamburg,Germany.Thesurfaceoftheapartmentbuildingiscoveredinpanelsthatcontainalgae.Thealgaearefedwithliquidnutrientsandcarbondioxidetoencouragethemtogrow.Inbrightsunshine,theygrowfasterandprovideshade.Thepanelsalsocaptureheatfromthesunandconvertitintoenergythatpowersthebuilding.Andthat'snotall-thealgaeinsidethepanelscanbeharvestedandusedtoproducefuel.Thebuildingthereforenotonlyrespondstoitsenvironmentanduseslessenergy,butalsoreducesdamagetotheenvironmentbygeneratingisownrenewableenergy.6Creatingbuildingssuchastheseenablesustoliveincloserharmonywithourenvironment.Tomeettheneedsoftodaywhileprotectingtheworldoftomorrowmaybeachallenge,buteventhesimplestorganismscanhelpteachushowtoachievethis.Choosethemagazineinwhichyouwouldmostlikelyfindthepassage.Giveyourreasons.21ExtraordinaryArchitects2LyingonEarth3ArchitectureFrontier4NaturalWorldReadthepassageanddivideditintoparts,thensummarisethemainideaofeachpart.Part1(Paragraphs1-2)Naturegivesusmuchinspiration.Part2(Paragraphs3-5)Someexamplesforthetopic.Part3(Paragraph6)Liveinharmonywithnature.3Answers:1manyofthemostfascinatingdesigns 2lotusflower3thewaterthatsurroundsit4thewateristhenrecycled5mimicthewaynatureworks6movefreelyinandoutofthebuilding7traditionalairconditioningandheatingsystems8makenaturalorganismspartofabuilding9captureheatfromthesun10producefuel11generatingitsownrenewableenergy12liveincloserharmonywithourenvironmentNowworkinpairsandtalkaboutotherexamplesofarchitectureinspiredbynature.1Whichofthethreebuildingsareyoumostimpressedby?Why?2Ifyouweregivenachancetodesignabuilding,whatinspirationwouldyoutakefromnature?3Howdidthepictureshelpyourunderstandingofthepassage?Shareyourideaswiththeclass.Think&Share1.Infact,wearesousedto

themthatwemayeventakethemforgrantedwithoutrealisinghowmuchinspirationtheyhavegivenus.事實(shí)上，我們已經(jīng)習(xí)慣了它們的存在，甚至可能把它們視為理所當(dāng)然，卻沒(méi)有意識(shí)到它們給了我們多少靈感。

(1)so...that...引導(dǎo)結(jié)果狀語(yǔ)從句，howmuch引導(dǎo)賓語(yǔ)從句。

(2)take...forgranted認(rèn)為……理所當(dāng)然e.g.Weshouldbegratefultoourparents’loveinsteadoftakingitforgranted.

我們應(yīng)該感謝父母的愛(ài),而不應(yīng)視其為理所應(yīng)當(dāng)之事。Languagepoints2.Whenwelookatapinecone,wemightthinkhowmuchitlookslikethetilesonaroof.當(dāng)我們看到一個(gè)松果時(shí)，我們可能會(huì)想它看起來(lái)有多像屋頂上的瓦片。

When引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句，howmuch引導(dǎo)賓語(yǔ)從句。3.Anopenflowermightmakeusthinkhowcloselyitresemblesanumbrella.

一朵開(kāi)放的花可能會(huì)讓我們想到它有多像一把傘。howmuch引導(dǎo)賓語(yǔ)從句。4.Itisnaturaltothinkinthisway,butofcourseitwasn'ttheumbrellathatinspiredtheflowerortheroofthatinspiredthepinecone.

以這種方式思考是很自然的，但當(dāng)然不是雨傘給了花朵靈感，

也不是屋頂給了松果靈感。

本句為強(qiáng)調(diào)句型，英語(yǔ)中常用的強(qiáng)調(diào)句式的基本結(jié)構(gòu)是“Itis/was+被強(qiáng)調(diào)的部分+that+其他部分”。一般來(lái)說(shuō)，被強(qiáng)調(diào)的部分指人時(shí)，可用who或whom代替that。該結(jié)構(gòu)可以用來(lái)強(qiáng)調(diào)句子的主語(yǔ)、賓語(yǔ)或狀語(yǔ)等。

e.g.Itwasnotwhatyousaybutwhatyoudothatreallycounts.

真正重要的不是你說(shuō)了什么，而是你做了什么。5.Today,architectscontinuetoexplorewaystocapturethebeautyofnaturalforms,tomimicthewaynatureworksoreventomakenaturalorganismspartofabuilding.

如今，建筑師不斷探尋捕捉自然形態(tài)之美的方法，模仿自然運(yùn)行的方式，或者讓自然生物融為建筑的一部分。

(1)本句中三個(gè)todo作后置定語(yǔ)修飾ways，此外，waytodo也可以轉(zhuǎn)換為wayofdoing結(jié)構(gòu)。

e.g.Thebestwaytosee/ofseeingthepaintingsistostartfromthetopfloorandwalkdowntothebottom.

看畫(huà)展最好的方式是從頂層看起，一直往下走看到底層。

(2)“natureworks”為省略了關(guān)系詞that或者inwhich的定語(yǔ)從句，修飾先行詞way。6.PeoplewhoseinterestisexploringtherelationshipbetweenartandsciencewillenjoySingapore'sArtScienceMuseum.對(duì)探索藝術(shù)與科學(xué)的關(guān)系感興趣的人會(huì)樂(lè)于參觀新加坡的藝術(shù)科學(xué)博物館。

whose引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，修飾先行詞people。7.Thebuildingwasdesignedtoshowtheconnectionbetweennatureandthemoderncityenvironmentinwhichitsits.

該建筑旨在展示自然和現(xiàn)代城市環(huán)境之間的聯(lián)系。

inwhich引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，修飾先行詞environment。8.Shapedtoresemblealotusflower,itappearstofloatabovethewaterfrontpromenadeandthewaterthatsurroundsit.

它的形狀像一朵蓮花，漂浮在海濱長(zhǎng)廊上，四周被水環(huán)繞。that引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，修飾先行詞water。9.Visitorsareoftenamazedtofindthemselvesinanurbanbuildingthatsotrulycapturesthebeautyofnaturalforms.

當(dāng)置身于這樣一座真實(shí)地捕捉到自然形態(tài)之美的城市建筑中時(shí)，參觀者常常嘆為觀止。

that引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，修飾先行詞building。10.Tousebiomimicryistocreatestructures

basedonnaturalformsandprocesses.利用仿生技術(shù)，在自然形態(tài)和過(guò)程的基礎(chǔ)上創(chuàng)造建筑結(jié)構(gòu)。

“Tousebiomimicry”為不定式作主語(yǔ)，“tocreatestructures”為不定式作表語(yǔ)，“basedonnaturalformsandprocesses”為過(guò)去分詞短語(yǔ)作后置定語(yǔ)。11.ZimbabweanarchitectMickPearcewasinspiredtocreatetheCentrewhilewatchinganaturedocumentaryinwhichtermiteswereconstructingtheirnests.津巴布韋建筑師米克·皮爾斯在一部大自然紀(jì)錄片中看到白蟻筑造蟻穴，從中得到啟發(fā)，從而設(shè)計(jì)了東門(mén)大廈。

inwhich引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，修飾先行詞documentary。

12.Theinsectsbuiltmoundscoveredinlittleholes

designedtoallowairtomovefreelyinandoutofthemounds.這種昆蟲(chóng)搭建表面覆有小洞的蟻丘，以保證蟻丘內(nèi)外部的空氣流通?！癱overedinlittleholes”為過(guò)去分詞短語(yǔ)作后置定語(yǔ)修飾mounds，“designedtoallowairtomovefreelyinandoutofthemounds”為過(guò)去分詞短語(yǔ)作后置定語(yǔ)修飾holes。過(guò)去分詞短語(yǔ)作定語(yǔ)通常后置，在句法上相當(dāng)于定語(yǔ)從句。e.g.Papercuttingsusedforreligiouspurposesareoftenfoundintemples.=Papercuttingswhich/thatareusedforreligiouspurposesareoftenfoundintemples.

用于宗教目的的剪紙常?？梢栽谒聫R里見(jiàn)到。15.Thesurfaceoftheapartmentbuildingiscoveredinpanelsthatcontainalgae.公寓樓表面的面板上覆蓋著藻類。

that引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，修飾先行詞panels。16.Thepanelsalsocaptureheatfromthesunandconvertitintoenergythatpowersthebuilding.

這些面板還可以吸收太陽(yáng)的熱量，并轉(zhuǎn)化為電能，給建筑物供電。

(1)“fromthesun”為介詞短語(yǔ)作后置定語(yǔ)，修飾heat；that引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，修飾先行詞energy。

(2)co