Unit 3 The World Meets China Understanding ideas 课件 2022-2023学年高中英语外研版选择性必修第四册

UNIT 3　 The world meets China --- Understanding ideas 1. Students could learn some words and phrases. 2. Students could get the main idea of this passage. 3. Students could write sentences about this topic. Learning Aims: 欢迎来到敦煌 WELCOME TO DUNHUANG! What is your understanding of this title？ Share with others Brainstorming:Before learning this passage, what ideas come to your mind? 1. ancient China 2. spirits 3. ... Look at picures and answer the questions. What makes Dunhuang unique? Its special culture. Temple，murals and sculptures. What else do you know about Dunhuang? 1 Welcome to Dunhuang! On the old Silk Road, this city was the gateway to and from Ancient China, a place where East met West, and a green island in the middle of the desert. You can only imagine how travellers felt when they saw the oasis of Dunhuang ahead of them. A short brief of Dunhuang What is the main idea of this part? Take notes quickly！ 重点词汇 Dunhuang 甘肃敦煌 ; Silk Road 丝绸之路 ; 丝路 the gateway 网关 ; Ancient China 古代中国 ; 古中国 green island 绿岛 in the middle 在中间 ; 在中部 ; 正忙于 travellers 旅行者 ; 旅游者 ahead of 在…前面 The significance of Dunhuang What is the main idea of this part? 2 Dunhuang’s long and glorious history represents its significance as a centre of cultural and commercial exchange. Today, Dunhuang is a world-class tourist destination boasting sites with UNESCO-protected heritage status. Now, we are going to enter some of the city’s famous caves, of which there are more than 700. Known as the Mogao Grottoes, these ancient caves were carved out of the rock over a period of 1,000 years. If you look up, you can see the paintings and other artworks that are testimony to how the Silk Road brought East and West together. Look at these statues! You can see elements from Ancient Greece, India and Iran. Now look around the walls of the cave. Come a little bit closer so that you can get a better view. Look at them! The murals cover an astonishing area of 45,000 square metres. Take notes quick