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Show examples of useful things we have made.
airplanes, trains, computers, cell phones, medicines and pesticides, schools, universities, hospitals and banks
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Show the difference between "intution" and "inspiration".
Intuition: sth we have in ourselves; grow through experience
Inspiration: sth we get from others; useful ideas from others
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What kind of advantage does shark's skin have?
It protects against bacteria.
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Where do we dump waste?
ocean, mountain, river, see, road, dust box...
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Thanks to the Internet what can we do?
A：We can...
gather information quickly
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What does "biomimicry" means?
Imitating nature
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Show examples of what we made but be harmful.
Pesticides kill insects but can poison the soil.
We need cars, but CO2 may be one of the main causes of global warming.
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Who is "her" in the sentence below.
Benyus reminds us that once we try to learn from nature, rather than about "her", we may feel a sense of wonder.
nature
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How did engineers in Japan solve the problem of loud sound created by Shinkansen train?
A: By designing the ( a ) of the train in the same shape as ( b ).
a. nose/top
b. the kingfisher's beak
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What should we think first for our future?
Our earth
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もし私たちが自然と調和して暮らしていくとしたら、私たちの快適な生活様式は維持できるのだろうか?
If we ( a ) live in harmony with nature, ( b ) we maintain our comfortable way of living?
a. were to
b. could
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Why can we say "Dragonfries move more quickly than our best helicopters"?
If it became in the same size, it would move much faster than our best helicopters.
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What's "biomimicry"?
A:To ( a ) something new without ( b ).
a. develop
b. harming/damaging nature
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What is the "fuel" of hammingbirds, less than three grams of which let them fly hundreds of kilomiters.
Suger
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As a result of imitating termite mounds, what kind of benefits did the Eastgate Center received?
A: It cut the cost of ( a ) and ( b ).
installation/electricity
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For what should we live with nature?
Our planet, future generations, ourselves