(
课件网) 教材习题 Unit 5 Learning from nature 01 Understanding ideas Starting out Activity 1 Read the quotes and answer the questions. Activity 1 What is the common message conveyed in these quotes The common message conveyed in these quotes is that they have a close relation with nature and they respect nature and get inspirations from nature. Starting out Activity 2 1 What lessons from nature are mentioned in the video Activity Trees give us lessons about strength in the face of hard times. Succulents in deserts give us lessons about learning to adapt to the environment. From birds, we learn to spread our wings and fly to reach our full potential. From salmon, we learn the importance of perseverance in order to achieve our goals. Ants teach us to embrace responsibility and always do our best. Understanding ideas Activity 1. Look at the photos and answer the questions. Activity A lotus flower, a termite mound and algae are shown in the pictures. 1 What is shown in the pictures How much do you know about them Activity 2 Choose the magazine in which you would most likely find the passage. Give your reasons. 1 Extraordinary Architects 2 Living on earth 3 Architecture Frontier 4 Natural World √ Activity 3. Organise information from the passage and complete the diagram. Activity many of the most fascinating designs lotus flower that surrounds it the water is mimic the way nature works move freely in traditional air conditioning make natural organisms part of a building the sun produce fuel its own renewable energy the water then recycled and out of the mounds and heating systems capture heat from generating live in closer harmony with our environment 02 Using language Activity 1. Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions. Activity 1 Look at the “to do” structures in sentences (a) and (b). Do they serve the same function in each sentence No, they don’t. “To explore” in sentence (a) serves as object and “to float” in sentence (b) serves as predicative. Activity 1. Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions. Activity 2 In sentence (c), is the -ed form used as an adjective or a past participle Why does the author use the -ed form other than the -ing form ·The -ed form is used as an adjective. ·The author wants to describe the visitors’ feeling, so the -ed form is used. Activity 1. Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions. Activity 3 What is the function of the -ing form in sentence (d) ·The -ing form is used as subject. 1 _____ (draw) inspiration from nature is a tradition that goes back centuries. Nowhere is this better illustrated than in the beautiful Lingering Garden of Suzhou. The main principle of its design is 2 _____ (recreate) natural landscapes in miniature. First established in the Ming Dynasty, the original garden contained a rockery to symbolise Tiantai Mountain. Pine and bamboo groves ... ...
