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Unit 1 : Cultural Heritage
Period 5 : Reading for Writing
人教版2019必修第二册
1. Understand and memorize the words and expressions in the context;
2. Be familiar with the structure and language feature of a news report;
3. Be able to write simple news reports;
4. Learn about cultural heritage and think actively about how to protect them.
Teaching objectives
Lead in
Where is Dunhuang?
DunHuang is a tourist city for the Mogao Caves,which is located in the common boundary of Gansu Province, Qinghai Province and Xinjiang Province. Dunhuang, long ago referred to as 'Sha Zhou' (beautiful desert oasis), was a key stop of middle and eastern silk routes in ancient times. The city landmark is an attractive statue, the idea of which comes from the mural in Mogao Caves, a shrine to the culture and arts of Dunhuang.
Before reading
Do you know Mogao Caves?
Read the news report and answer the questions.
While reading
1. What are the researchers and scientists trying to do?
What modern technology are they using?
They are working together to help increase knowledge and appreciation of China’s ancient cultural heritage.They are recording and collecting digital images.
Read the news report and answer the questions.
While reading
2. Why are so many people interested in the Mogao Caves?
Because they are a key stop along the Silk Road throughout China’s ancient history and have long been a meeting point for different cultures and are part of the history of many countries.
Read the news report and answer the questions.
While reading
3. What do you think of the researcher’s opinion in the last paragraph?
It’s very important for us to do something to protect the cultural heritage. We should increase knowledge and appreciation of China’s ancient cultural heritage and other countries’.
Study the organization and language features.
While reading
Read the news report again and find these parts.
Lead sentence
Direct quote
Paraphrase
Background information
Reporting verbs
Words to show c