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Extended Reading
Following the Silk Road
Unit 4 Protecting our heritage sites
Lead-in
How to say “一带一路” in English?
the Belt and Road Initiative
One Belt One Road Initiative
Lead-in
How much do you know about the Silk Road?
Lead-in
Following the Silk Road
Fast Reading
Read the article and get the main idea of each part.
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Para. 2
Para. 3
Paras. 4-5
Para. 6
The overall i_____________
The g__________
The h_________
The trade and cultural e_______
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eography
ntroduction
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xchanges
ignificance
Careful reading
Para. 1
What does the word “This” in Line 8 refer to?
“This” refers to the fact that the three countries jointly pursued an application for UNESCO World Heritage status. L6-7
Why is this “only the beginning of the road for the Silk Road”?
Because other countries are also planning World Heritage applications for other sections of the network. L10-11
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Para. 2
Where’s the starting point and destination of the Silk Road?
The starting point of the corridor and the entire Silk Road network is Chang’an(present-day Xi’an), in Shanxi Province of north-west China.L12-13
The destination of the network reaches Mediterranean L18-19
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Para. 3
What is the reality of space exploration?
Why did the emperor assign Zhang Qian to journey
to Central Asia?
He wanted Zhang Qian to seek to build bridges
between the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions. L21-22
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Para. 4
Read for details and complete the chart below.
At the initial stage
Export
Import
At the peak
of the Silk
Road
development
Silk was the main item in the trade list thanks to its light weight and high value.
silk, china and tea
horses, wool, cotton and grape
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Para. 4
What is the reality of space exploration?
What does the word “imaginable” in Line 31 imply?
It implies that the variety of goods on the routes was so vast that people could buy and sell almost anything.
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Para. 5
What is the reality of space exp