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Unit1 Cultural Heritage
Reading ad Thinking
张亚楠
In this class, you will
identify the problem mentioned in the text;
explain how the problem was solved;
discuss the significance of solving the problem.
Learning objectives
Read the title and look at the photos.
What is the text about?
FROM PROBLEMS TO SOLUTIONS
Read the text again and answer the questions.
Why did the Egytian government want to attempt the building of the dam?
How were the temples and other cultural sites saved?
How along did it take to complete the project?
Why did the Egytian government want to attempt the building of the dam?
Big challenges, however, can somtimes lead to graet solutions. In the 1950s, the Egyptian goverment wanted to build a new dam across the Nile in order to control floods, produced electricity, and supply water to more farmers in the area.
How were the temples and other cultural sites saved?
Temples and other cultural sites were taken down piece by piece, and then moved and put back together again in a place where they were safe from the water.
German engineers moved the first temple. Over the next 20 years thousands of engineers and workers rescued 22 temples and countless cultural relics.
How along did it take to complete the project?
Complete the timeline from the text.
Make the timeline
Make the timeline that shows when different events happened can help you understand how the events are connected to each other.
the 1950s
1959
1960
1961
1980
wanted to build
turned to the UN for help
project began
moved the 1st temple
project completed
Learn the new words and explain the usage.
development n. make a development in (doing) sth
progress n. make great progress in(doing) sth
proposal n. make a proposal
preserve v.
temple n.
damage n.
heritage n.
establish v. = build
prevent v. present...from...
How to balance economic development and cultural heritage p_________ can be a big challenge. In Egypt, the p________ of bu