Unit 3 The World Meets China 单元知识点学案-2023-2024学年高二下学期英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第四册

Unit 3 the world meets China2022-2023学年 2022级高二第二学期 学案编制人:董新月 时间：5.31 Topic Integrated Revision: Man and society Learning objectives: (After this class, you will be able to…) 1. Comb expressions related to Chinese culture and cross-cultural communication and use them in specific contexts to form your vocabulary network. 2. Express your own opinions using words and expressions learned in this unit. Step 1 导入 1. Ask students to share what they know about the silk road with others. 2. Build a framework. Places of historical interest Cultural highlights Cross cultural communication Literature and films Task 1: topic-related words and lexical chunks. Places of historical interest Description: Significance: Literature and films Works: Opinions: Cross cultural communication Step2 知识重建 Task 2. Review the passage on page34-36 in your textbook and fill in the blanks. Dunhuang used to be the gateway to and from Ancient China, a place ____1____ East met West, and a green island in the middle of the desert. Dunhuang’s long and glorious history represents its significance as a centre of ____2____ (culture) and commercial exchange. And now, it is a world-class tourist destination boasting ____3____ (site) with UNESCO-protected heritage status. ____4____ (know) as the Mogao Grottoes, its more than 700 ancient caves were carved out of the rock over a period of 1,000 years. ____5____ you look up, you can see the paintings and other artworks that include elements from Ancient Greece, India and Iran. The subjects of the Dunhuang murals vary from religious stories ____6____ scenes of everyday life. These images are full of life, reflecting the ____7____ (confident) and optimism of people from that time. In a sealed cave, now known as the famous Library Cave, ____8____ (hide) thousands of manuscripts, paintings and scrolls, as well as silk embroideries. However, the reason why the Library Cave was sealed up all those years ago remains ____9____ mystery. In the M