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Module2 Unit1
Cultural Heritage
Reading and Thinking
are you familiar with this short video popular this summer?
what is the high building in this video?
What is the function of a dam?
control floods
produce electricity ...
Xin'anjiang Dam
are you familiar with this short video popular in this summer?
what is the high building in this video?
What is the function of a dam?
but do you believe that under the dam is sleeping an ancient city
cultural heritage
do you believe that under the dam was sleeping an ancient city?
from the details in the picture, we can see it was a centuies old city.
so there is no doubt that it was our cultural heritage from the past.
challenge
Must the old give way to the new
?
it's a tough decision for government to make at that time.
it was really a big challenge at a time when the old must give way to the new.
Must the new replace the old? let's see if other coutries have a more flexible option when facing the same situation,?
let's read a passage and see what can we learn from this article.
From problems to solutions
1. What's the function of the first paragraph?
2. How is the passage developed?
A. by making comparisons.
B. by giving a typical example.
C. by following the order of importance.
A. to introduce a topic. B. to draw a conclusion.
C. to explain a phenomenon. D. to give supporting evidence.
Finding and keeping the right balance between progress and protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge.
Big problems can sometimes lead to great solutions.
first, read the passage and answer these 2 questions.
what's the topic?
what is the example? where did the example happen?
what is the purpose to use this example?
now let's see how that aswan dam turned bigproblems into great solutions.
What big challenges were the Egyptian government faced with in the 1950s?
From big problems to solutions
advantage
disadvantage
control floods
produce electricity
supply water to more farmers
damage a number of temples
destro