Unit 4 Protecting our heritage sites Integrated skills 课件-2023-2024学年高二英语牛津译林版（2020）选择性必修第三册

Unit 4 Integrated skills A Linda has found an editorial about the importance of world heritage. Read the editorial and answer the questions below. Calling for the protection of our heritage sites 1. According to the editorial, why should we protect heritage sites? 2. How do you understand the quote from Cicero? “To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.” Calling for the protection of our heritage sites 1. According to the editorial, why should we protect heritage sites? Because the incredible splendour of heritage sites is a reminder of the power of nature and the genius of man. 2. How do you understand the quote from Cicero? “To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.” From my point of view , Cicero's quote means that knowing about our past helps us understand the present and the future better. If we were ignorant of our past, our knowledge about cultural and natural environments would be lacking. We would lose vital information that could help us become better by not repeating past mistakes . We would also not appreciate all the efforts and struggles of the people that came before us. The value of our heritage There are certain things on the Earth that we must not lose. The great animal migration across the plains of the Serengeti or the towering pyramids of Egypt are such examples. Every country can be proud of its cultural or natural heritage sites, which must be protected, so that we can enjoy them today and allow future generations to know where they come from. We are lucky to have UNESCO to oversee such an important task. It sees heritage as“our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations” as well as “irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration”. 长难句 The incredible splendour of heritage sites is a reminder of the power of nature and the genius of man. As a national park an