Unit 1 Cultural Heritage (精品课堂 ）-2021-2022学年新教材高中英语必修第二册【精彩三年】课程探究与巩固教师用书word（人教版）浙江专用　　　

Unit 1　Cultural Heritage The Great Wall长城 The Great Wall of China is also called the “Ten­thousand­li Great Wall”. It is one of the greatest wonders of the world. It has a history of① over 2，000 years. Along the wall are watchtowers, where soldiers used to keep watch. There's a saying in China, “He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.” 中国的长城，又称“万里长城”。 它是世界上最伟大的奇观之一。它有两千多年的历史。 沿着长城有许多瞭望台，过去常有士兵看守。 中国有句谚语：“不到长城非好汉。” Tower of London伦敦塔 It is said that it is the symbol②of the British royalty. It was built in 1087. It has been the World Cultural Heritage. It was the palace of the rulers. James Ⅰ is the last owner. It is used for many purposes after there were no rulers living in it, such as observatory, prison and so on. Now it is one of the most popular historical③ attractions④ for the people all over the world. 据说它是英国皇室的象征。它建于1087年。它已成为世界文化遗产。 它是统治者的宫殿。詹姆士一世是最后一位住在里面的统治者。在没有统治者居住后，伦敦塔就有了多种功能，比如被用作天文台、监狱等。 现在它是世界上最受人们欢迎的历史景点之一。 Egyptian Pyramids 埃及金字塔 Many of the Egyptian pyramids were built as tombs for the pharaohs and queens. Egyptian pyramids have become a symbol of ancient Egypt and its culture.Most of them lie in the southwest of Cairo Giza Plateau in the desert. 许多埃及金字塔是为法老和王后建造的陵墓。 埃及金字塔已经成为古埃及及其文化的象征。它们大多位于沙漠中的开罗吉萨高原西南部。 The Leaning Tower of Pisa 比萨斜塔 The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the Seven Wonders of the Medieval World. The tower has eight stories and it used to be a bell tower in Pisa, Italy that was built in 1173. The tower was built on very soft soil that got pushed down on one side, which caused the tower to lean.It is 55.86 metres tall on the low side and 56.67 metres tall on the high side. 比萨斜塔是中世纪世界七大奇观之一。 这座塔有8层，它曾经是意大利比萨的一座钟楼，建于1173年。 这座塔建在非常软的土壤上而倒向一边，这导致塔倾斜。塔的矮的一边高55.86米，高的一边高56.67米。 【日积月累】 ①have a history of 有……的历史 ②symbol /ˈsɪmbl/ n．象征；符号 ③historical /hɪˈstɒrɪkl/ adj. (有关)历史的 ④attraction /əˈtrækʃn/ n．吸引人之物，有魅力之物 Period Ⅰ　Listening and Speaking Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we