Unit1 Cultural Heritage Reading and Thinking 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版必修第二册

M2U1 Cultural Heritage Reading and thinking From Problems to Solutions Learning aims 1 2 3 Read quickly to grasp the main idea and the structure of this passage; Learn to use the reading strategy---making a timeline; Understand the importance and necessity of the protection of the cultural heritage; It is an African country. It has one of the most ancient and greatest civilisations. The longest river in the world flows through this country. Millions of people around the world have been fascinated by the mystery of the emperor’s tombs. Pre-reading Guessing Game Eygpt Task 1 Read the title and look at the photos. What do you think the text is about? Prediction What are they? The text might be about how to solve problems related to the statues（雕像）in Egypt. Which country they are about? A committee was established to limit the damage. A The project brought together governments from the whole world. B Keeping the balance between progress and heritage protectiong is a challenge. C The project is considered a great success. D The spirit of the project is still alive. E Task 2:Skim and match each paragraph with its topic sentence. The proposal led to protests F Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Para. 6 Tips: Pay attention to the first or last sentece in each paragraph. Task 3 Reading for details Para 1: Raise a problem Problem How to ______________ between __________ development the ________ of cultural sites. economic protection keep the balance Why did the Egyptian government want to attempt the building of the dam? Para 2: Analyze the problem the specific Problem They wanted to control floods and bring electricity and water to more farmers in the area to help economic development. What's the problem that may be caused by the building of the dam? Nile Egypt The Aswan Dam ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ 1959 1961 1961-1980 1980 ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ Read para 3-5 Slove of the problem What help did the UN offer? Para 3 1959 The government asks the UN for help. What help did the UN offer? ______ _________________ ____________________ __________ ____________________ ____________________ _______________ (which aims to limit... & prevent...) 1. How were the temples and other cultural sites saved? 2. How long did it take to complete the project? 3. Circle the numbers in Para.4. What do these numbers mean? They were taken down piece by piece and then moved and put back together again in a place where they were safe from the water. It took 20 years. Para 4 Why does the author use exact numbers instead of expressions like “a lot of”? To make the writing more vivid （生动） and convincing. The project is so hard that it takes 20 years to finish it. What can we know from these numbers? Many countries participated in the rescue. The project cost cost a lot of money. A GREAT SUCCESS ! ★ Face the difficulty positively. ★ Team spirit. The Spirit of the Aswan Dam Project ★ Keep the right balance between progress and the protection of cultural sites. Inspiration 启示 How to understand “The spirit of the Aswan Dam project is still alive today”? What can we learn from? ★ If a problem seems too difficult for a single nation, the global community can sometimes provide a solution. How a problem is solved _________ the problem _________ the problem _________ of the problem Inspiration 启示 Problem Solution 1 6 2 5 3/4 Raise Analyze the problem Solve Result In the 1950s, the Egyptian government wanted _______ (build) a new dam across the Nile. But it would likely damage a number of temples and destroy _______(culture) relics. So the government turned ___ the united nations for help. A committee _____________(establish). People from the international community raised funds ____ contributed to the project. Temples and other cultural relics were taken down piece___ piece, moved and put back together again in a safe place. _______ (end) in 1980, the Aswan Dam project was considered __ great success. The project shows that ___ is possible for countries to work together to build a _______(good) tomorrow. to build cultural to was established and by Ended a it better Summary History and culture are the soul of a city. We should cherish the heritage as our own lives. ----by Chairman Xi 历史文化是城市的灵魂，要像爱惜自己的生命一样保护好城市历史文化遗产。 ----习近平 Take Actions NOW! Homework 1. Finish the activity 5 on P5 2. Retell the passage according to the timeline. 3. Preview “Discovering the useful structures” and find the attrative clauses in this passge. 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 $