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Unit 1
Cultural Heritage
1
What cultural heritages can you see in the video?
Lead-in
Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today and what we pass on to future generations.
遗产是过去人类所创造,由现代人类继承并传之后世。
2
What should we do if the cultural heritage prevents the economic development?
Lead-in
3
Pre-reading
pyramids
Sphinx
Egypt
Do you know other tourist attractions in Egypt?
Pre-reading
Abu Simbel Temple
阿布辛贝神庙
the Nile River
But the proposal to build the Aswan Dam led to protests.
the Aswan Dam
Pre-reading
Egypt
Nile
the Aswan Dam
The Aswan Dam Project
From Problems to Solutions
Problems ?
Solutions ?
Now, let's read the text to explore the answers!
Fast reading
Scan for the topic sentence for each paragraph.
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
Para.6
Finding and keeping the right balance between progress and protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge.
Big challenge, however, can sometimes lead to great solutions.
How the cultural relics were protected.
The spirit of the Aswan Dam project is still alive today.
A committee was established to limit damage to the Egyptian buildings and prevent the loss of cultural relics.
When the project ended in 1980, it was considered a great success.
Problems happened in Egypt
The process of the solutions
The inspirations of the Aswan Dam
Introduction
Part1(Para.1): Introduction
Economic development is necessary if we want to improve society. There comes a time when the old must give way to the new, and it is not possible to preserve everything from our past as we move towards the future. Finding and keeping the right balance between progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge.
这样的时刻来临了…/总有一天…
…是不可能的
保存来自过去的一切
在…中间保持恰当的平衡
文化遗址
Part2(Para.2): Problems
Big challenges, however, can sometimes lead to great solutions. In the 1950s, the Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam across the Nile in order to control floods, produce electricity, and supply water to more farmers in