内容正文:
Cultural Heritage
B2U1
Reading & Thinking
Learning objectives
In this class, you will be able to:
Get the main idea and the structure of the article and identify the problem and solutions of this event.
Draw a timeline of the process of the rescue project.
Understand and appreciate the spirits of protection, cooperation and persistence.
Guess:Which country will be talked about?
1. It is in Africa.
Lead-in
2. The Nile flows through this area.
3. There are many famous cultural relics in this country, such as the Pyramid and Sphinx.
Africa
Egypt
Egypt
Is there any link between the two pictures?
Egyptian temples
the Aswan Dam
Lead-in
Let’s enjoy the video and know more about it.
Q1: What do you think of these cultural relics ?
(adjectives)
Q2: How would you feel if we lost all the cultural relics?
Q1: What do you think of these cultural relics ?
They are , , .
Q2: How would you feel if we lost all the cultural relics?
Possible answer: It is terrible and if they were lost, we and the future generations can not feel the charm of them and lose the chance of knowing the history and culture of the country.
unique
amazing
impressive
Pre-reading Prediction
Read the title and look at the photos. What do you think the text is about?
Probably, the text is about how people have solved related to _________
______________________________
cultural heritage in Egypt.
problems
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Underline the topic sentences in each paragraph.
Tip
The topic sentence always lies in the beginning or at the end of a paragraph
While-reading
Read for main idea
Para 1. challenge
Para 2. proposal leading to protests
Para 5. success
Para 6. spirit
Para 3. committee established
Para 4. being brought together
Read for structure
Para 1. challenge
Para 5. success
Para 6. spirit
Para 3. committee established
Para 2. proposal leading to protests
Para 4. being brought together
Problems
Solutions
Significance
1
2
3
4
5
6
While-reading Skim
Skim the passage and answer the following questions
What were the problems?
Why did the government want to build a dam?
What did the government do to deal with it?
keep the balance
economic
protection
A dam
temples
The government turned to the United Nations for help.
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1959
1960
1961
Over the next 20 years
1980
The government asks the UN for help.
The project starts.
The first temple is moved.
The temple and cultural relics are being rescued.
The project is completed.
Circle the numbers about time and complete the timeline.
Para.3-4
Solution: how to solve?
The project starts.
The first temple is moved.
The temple and cultural relics are being rescued.
The project is completed.
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1959
1960
1961
Over the next 20 years
1980
The government asks the UN for help.
The project starts.
Para.3-4
Solution: how to solve?
What help did the UN offer?
1. established a committee to limit... and prevent...
2. asked for contributions from different departments
3. raised funds within the international community
4. experts investigated the issue
5. conducted several tests
6. made a proposal for how buildings could be saved
7. signed a document
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1959
1960
1961
Over the next 20 years
1980
The first temple is moved.
The temple and cultural relics are being rescued.
Para.3-4
Solution: how to solve?
who:
how:
were brought together
governments & environmentalists from around the world
German engineers
thousands of engineers and workers
world cooperation
taken down piece by piece
moved
put back together
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1959
1960
1961
Over the next 20 years
1980
The first temple is moved.
The temple and cultural relics are being rescued.
Para.3-4
Solution: how to solve?
20 years 20 temples 50 countries $80 million
Why does the author list so many exactly numbers instead of “a lot of”?
countless efforts, global involvement, people, energy, money
Which numbers are mentioned in paragraph 4?
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Abu Simbel Temples
阿布辛贝神庙
The project ended in 1980.
Find out the sentences showing the lessons this project gives us.
1. Not only had the countries found a path to the future that did not run over the relics of the past, but they had also learnt that it was possible for countries to work together to build a better tomorrow.
teamwork
team spirit
Countries can develop without destroying _______________.
cultural relics
Spirit
Para.5-6
Read for the details
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Find out the sentences showing the lessons this project gives us.
2. If a problem seems too difficult for a single nation, the global community can sometimes provide a solution.
global community
Countries in the world can _____________ to solve a difficult problem.
work together
Union is strength.
Para.5-6
Spirit
Read for the details
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What’s the spirit of the Aswan Dam?
cultural heritage protection
world cooperation
inspirations-probing
What does the author want to tell us?
A. Easier said than done.
B. More haste, less speed.
C. Actions speak louder than words.
D. Many hands make light work.
Problems & Solutions
Problems
Solutions
- _______ a new dam
- ______ temples
- ______ cultural relics
- _____ UN for help
- cooperate with _________
- take _____ /_____/ _______ together
build
damage
destroy
turn to
other countries
down
move
put back
Lesson
the cultural heritage sites
together
protect
work
Summary
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Debate
A lot of money and time were spent in protecting cultural heritage all around the world. Do you think it worthwhile or not?
What can we do to protect cultural heritage?
It is worthwhile to protect cultural heritage because...
It is not worthwhile to protect cultural heritage because...
I think it was worthwhile to spend money on protecting the temples, because their value is priceless in terms of cultural heritage. There are a lot of things we can do to protect cultural heritages, such as checking cultural heritages regularly, limiting the number of visitors and spreading the awareness of protecting...
Post-reading
Reference:
1. To indicate your stand:
From where I stand,/ As far as I’m concerned, it is / isn’t worthwhile to
….based on the following aspects.
2. To describe the habit cycle:
Firstly, it will act midwife for…
Secondly, it will contribute to…
What’s more, it will be a tonic for…
3. To conclude:
In a nutshell, we should unwaveringly support…
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opinion-sharing
Please identity its problems and solutions, and the necessity / inspirations of the protection.
What examples of China’s cultural heritage protection do you know about?
opinion-sharing
Homework
Required: Write a passage about protecting the Mogao Caves by using what you have learned in this lesson.
Optional: Make a poster calling on people to protect cultural relics.
Thanks!
人民教育电子音像出版社
普通高中教科书 英语 第二册
2019
192272.17
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