Unit 1 Cultural Heritage Reading and Thinking 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第二册

Unit 1 Cultural Heritage Reading and Thinking Cultural heritage is everywhere! Lead-in Chinese red lantern Chinese poetry Cultural heritage is everywhere! Lead-in Chinese folding fans Chinese calligraphy progress protection of cultural sites What’s the problem? Economic development is necessary if we want to improve society. There comes a time when the old must give way to the new, and it is not possible to preserve everything from our past as we move towards the future. Finding and keeping the right balance between progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge. What’s the problem in Egypt? Solution? Big challenges, however, can sometimes lead to great solutions. In the 1950s, the Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam across the Nile in order to control floods, produce electricity, and supply water to more farmers in the area. But the proposal led to protests. Water from the dam would likely damage a number of temples and destroy cultural relics that were an important part of Egypt’s cultural heritage. After listening to the scientists who had studied the problem, and citizens who lived near the dam, the government turned to the United Nations for help in 1959. to build a dam to protect a number of temples and cultural relics Draw a timeline to show the process of solving the problem: How was the problem solved? Make a timeline when, what who, 11566 (1) - 1950s 1959 Egyptian Government - turned to the UN for help progress vs. protection 1960 1961 1980 1961-1980 the project began German engineers - moved the first temple engineers and workers - rescued temples / cultural sites countries - donated $80 million the project ended today the spirit is still alive problem (P2) Solution (P2-5) Inspiration (P 6) global governments & environmentlists cooperation persistence From Problems to Solutions Committee - asked for contributions & raised funds Experts - investigated the issue & conducted tests &made a proposal and signed a document a great success to build a dam vs. protecting temples and cultural relics - took down; moved; put back thousands of fifty factors for a successful project: 1. wisdom (listen to advice, ask for help) 2. persistence ( from the 1950s to 1980) 3. joint efforts and support 4. respect 5. ... introduction (P 1) EXAMPLE beautifying the dorm v.s. reviewing the lessons? Decorating the dorm is necessary if we want to live comfortably. However, it is _ and we have to review for the coming exam. Therefore, finding and keeping the right balance between going over our lessons and beautifying our dorms can be a big challenge. time-consuming Group work Work in groups and talk about what our classmates do to decorate their dormitories ? Our measures: 1. We made a detailed plan; 2. We bought decorations online; 3. We created calligraphy works; 4. Shen Fangziyu contributed his work to us; 5. ... We took various measures in order to tackle the problem. First, we made a detailed plan. Then, not only..., but also... What’s more, ... Finally, an award-winning dorm was born. Inspiration It was detailed planning, sincere cooperation, and kind assistance that made it possible for us to solve any difficulty in life. FROM PROBLEMS TO SOLUTIONS Decorating the dorm is necessary if we want to live comfortably. However, it is time-consuming and we have to review for the coming exam. Therefore, finding and keeping the right balance between going over our lessons and beautifying our dorms can be a big challenge. We took various measures in order to tackle the problem. First, we made a detailed plan. Then, not only did we purchase a diverse range of decorations online, but also we immersed ourselves in creating our own calligraphy works. What’s more, Shen Fangziyu also contributed his creations to us, to whom we were grateful. Finally, an award-winning dorm was born. We made it! It was detailed planning, sincere cooperation, and kind assistance that made it possible for us to solve any difficulty in life. HOMEWORK WRITE DOWN YOUR OWN PROBLEM-SOLVING EXPERIENCE AND WE CAN SHARE! $$