Unit 2 A life's Work Developing ideas Reading 课件-2023-2024学年高二英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第三册

Unit 2 A life's work Developing ideas -Reading Have you ever visited the Forbidden City? How much do you know about it? There is a passage about something in the Forbidden City. Look at the title and the pictures. Predict what the passage is about. Now let's read the passage and check your prediction. P20 2 What's the passage mainly about? A. The three-episode documentary is pretty popular these days and it mainly tells the audience about the stories of ancient clocks restoration. B. In today's fast-paced world, there still exist some great artisans who have spent their lives trying to preserve the antique clocks as well as the traditional skills in the Palace Museum. C. Palace Museum has one of the most significant collections of timepieces in the world, mainly originating from Europe and China. Look through the passage and check your prediction. Task 1 Match the questions to the paragraphs. a Why is Wang Jin optimistic about the future of the timepieces in the Palace Museum? b Why is it painstaking for Wang Jin and his students to repair the collection of timepieces in the Palace Museum? c What has been done to the clocks that date back to the time of Emperor Qianlong? d Who is Wang Jin and where does he work? e What qualities do Wang Jin and his colleagues display in their work? f What was special about Wang Jin and his student Qi Haonan? 5 3 4 P22 3 1 6 2 Try to find out the answers in the passage. Task 2 Para 1- d Who is Wang Jin and where does he work? d.He is a clock restoration master, working in Xi San Suo in the Forbidden City. Para 2- f What was special about Wang Jin and his student Qi Haonan? f. They used to be the only two timepiece restorers in the Palace Museum. Para 3- b Why is it painstaking for Wang Jin and his students to repair the collection of timepieces in the Palace Museum? b. Because repairing such a large and important collection of timepieces involves complex work, unique methods of restoration and sourcing difficult-to-find materia