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Unit 1
Reading and thinking
Cultural Heritage
Learning Objectives
根据文章标题和插图,预测文本内容。
运用阅读策略“制作时间线”,梳理出阿斯旺大坝建造的整个过程,把握记叙文的文本特征。
通过学习阿斯旺大坝建造过程中面临的问题及其解决措施,了解中外文化遗产保护面临的类似问题及其解决办法。
4. 运用批判性思维,阐述文化遗产保护的意义及方法。
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Prediction
Look at the photos and the title. What do you think the text is about?
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
Para 6
A. A committee was established to limit damage.
B. Finding and keeping the right balance between progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge.
C. The proposal led to protests.
D. The project brought governments and
environmentalists together.
E. The spirit of the Aswan Dam project is still alive today.
F. The project was completed and successful.
Read for main ideas and match the main idea with each paragraph.
spirit
challenge
success
committee
proposal led to protests
brought
together
established
reading tip: skimming means reading the text quickly by paying attention to the first paragraph, the first sentences instead of reading word by word.
While reading
Analyze passage structure.
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
success
spirit
challenge
committee established
proposal led to protests
brought together
Para 6
Problems
Solutions
result and Inspiration
Read for the problems in para. 1
Progress
Protection
How to _________________ between
keep the balance
the old
the things from our past
the new
economic development
improve society
move towards the future
Read for the problems
Read para 2 and answer the questions.
Part one
1. Why did the Egyptian government want to build a new dam?
2. Why did the Egyptian people protest the government’s decision?
To control floods, produce electricity, and supply water to more farmers in the area.
Because water from the dam would likely damage a number of temples and destroy cultural relics that were an important part of Egypt’s heritage.
3. What did the government do?
The government turned to the United Nations for help in 1959.
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Read for the solutions
Read para 3 and fill in the blanks.
Part two
How did the UN deal with problems of building Aswan Dam?
Committee
established
asked for __________ from different ___________.
_____________ within the international community.
____________ the issue.
___________ several tests
made a ____________.
signed a ______________.
Experts
contributions
departments
raised funds
investigated
conducted
proposal
document
How were the temples and other cultural sites saved?
Who took part in this project ?
governments & environmentalists
engineers & workers
were brought together
... were taken down piece by piece
moved
put back
toghther again
Read for solutions para.4)
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Read for solutions
Circle the numbers in para 4 and guess what they mean.
what can you infer from these exact numbers?
Part two
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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
Countries can develop without destroying _______________.
cultural relics
Read for inspiration (para.5-6)
Q: What was the result? What inspiration can we get from this project?
a great success
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Read for inspiration (para.5-6)
The spirit of the Aswan Dam project
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
Unity is strength.
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B
B
C
1960
Over
C
C
The project starts.
Complete the timeline with the information from the text. (Page 5)
The project starts.
The temples and cultural relics are being rescued.
The project is completed.
The first temple is moved.
The government asks the UN for help.
1959
The government asks the UN for help.
1961
The first temple is moved.
The temples and cultural relics are being rescued.
1980
The project is completed.
Post-reading
Over the next 20 years
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Why do you think so Why do you think so many countries contributed funds and offered help to the Egyptian project? Is it worthwhile to do so? Why or why not?
many countries contributed funds and offered help to the Egyptian project? Is it worthwhile to do so? Why or why not?
1. Why do you think so many countries contributed funds and offered help to the Egyptian project?
2. How can we protect the cultural heritage as students?
Work in groups
From
problems
to
solutions
Problems
Solutions
Inspiration
problem: progress vs.protection
1950s
1959
1960
1961
over the next 20 years
1980
today
proposal vs. protest
turned to the UN
the project started
the first temple was moved
rescued 22 temples and cultural relics
project ended
the spirit is still alive
Result
wanted to build a dam…
led to protest
listened to...
Established a committee;
asked for contributions;
raised funds;
Investigated the issue; conducted tests;
made a proposal
sign a document
be taken down piece by piece
be moved
be put back together
find a path to the future
countries work together
global community can provide a solution
Homework
1. finish activity 2 and 3 on page 61 and 62 ;
2 (optional) search for more information about the cultural heritage protection and share it with us in the next class.
Thank
You
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