Unit 1 Cultural Heritage Reading and Thinking 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第二册

Unit 1 Cultural Heritage Period 2 Reading and Thinking Warming-up Do you know the name of the heritage site? Where is it? What happened to it? Pre-reading Read the title and look at the photos. What do you think the text is about? The title suggests the text is about how people have solved problems, because they are going “from” the problems “to” solutions. The pictures show some ancient statues. They might be from Egypt. The large faces look as though they have been moved from where they first were. Perhaps the problem is related to this. While-reading Read the text and match the topic sentence of each paragraph. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 Paragraph 6 A. It’s a big challenge to balance progress and the protection of cultural sites. B. A committee was established to limit damage. C. The proposal led to protests. E. The project brought governments and environmentalists together. D. The project was completed successfully. F. The spirit of the Aswan Dam project is still alive today. Reading strategy: Read the first or the last sentence to find the topic sentence. Figure out the structure of the article. Problems Solutions Inspiration Para 1 & 2 Para 3 & 4 Para 5 & 6 ♦hard to keep balance ♦build a new dam vs. damage temple & cultural heritage ♦turn to UN for help ♦cooperate with other countries ♦take them down piece by piece, then move and put them back together ♦global community ♦team spirit While-reading While-reading Read the text again and answer the questions. 1. Why did the Egyptian government want to build a dam? 2. How long did it take to complete the project? They wanted to control floods, produce electricity and supply water to more farmers in the area to help economic development. The project took 20 years to complete. ♦Temples and cultural sites were taken down piece by piece. ♦A committee was established to limit the damage. ♦Experts conducted some tests and made a proposal tests. ♦They were moved to a safe pla