Unit 1 Cultural Heritage Reading and thinking 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版必修第二册

Reading and Thinking Unit 1 Cultural Heritage Understand How a Problem was solved 2012年，开发单位华润集团富恒地产以'维修性拆除'为由拆除北京市东城区北总布胡同24号院梁林故居，但未向文物部门报批，被东城区文化委认定为违规行为，要求复建  临淄南马坊战国墓 太原旱西门瓮城遗址 温州望江东路古港遗址 Other examples? How to balance cultural heritages ptotection and social development? Whether the old must give way to the new? Abu Simbel Temple 阿布辛贝神庙 Aswan Dam 5 From Problems to Solution Reading and Thinking What How 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. topic sentence Para. 1 Para. 2 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. example advantage disadvantage solution topic sentence Para. 3 A committee was established to limit damage to the Egyptian buildings and prevent the loss of cultural relics. The group asked for contributions from different departments and raised funds within the international community. Experts investigated the issue, conducted several tests, and then made a proposal for how the buildings could be saved. Finally, a document was signed, and the work began in 1960. process / preparation Para. 4 The project brought together governments and environmentalists from around the world. Temples and other cultural sites were taken down piece by piece, and then moved and put back together again in a place where they were safe from the water. In 1961, German engineers moved the first temple. Over the next 20 years, thousands of engineers and workers rescued 22 temples and countless cultural relics. Fifty countries donated nearly $80 million to the project. process cooperation Para. 5 When the project ended in 1980, it was considered a great success. 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. importance / influence balance cooperation Para. 6 The spirit of the Aswan Dam project is still alive today. Perhaps the best example is shown by UNESCO, which runs a programme that prevents world cultural heritage sites around the world from disappearing. If a problem seems too difficult for a single nation, the global community can sometimes provide a solution. globalisation Scan the text for numbers about time. 1950s 1959 1960 1961 1980 over the next 20 years ask UN for help start first move complete process problem global community On July 21, 1970, engineers completed the Aswan Dam in southern Egypt. The Aswan Dam was an extremely large project, lasting more than 10 years and costing more than a billion dollars.  Cultural Corner The Aswan Dam controls the flow of the Nile River. The dam protects people living near the banks of the Nile from both floods and drought. It also provides electricity used in homes, schools, businesses, andhospitals throughout Egypt.  Cultural Corner “ Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today and what we pass on to future generations.” 文化遗产是过去人类所创造，由现代人类传承并传之后世。 $阿布辛贝勒神庙位于埃及卢克索附近，这座神庙是公元前13世纪著名法老拉美西斯二世修建的，坐落于尼罗河畔，成为埃及力量的象征。大法老巨像俯瞰于神庙前，巨像带独特头巾，高20米。在神庙里，壁画不仅刻画了在所有神庙中都能发现的宗教仪式，而且刻写了描述国王、军队作战的纪念场面和铭文。阿布辛贝勒的太阳节奇观太阳光一年两次照进圣殿，照亮圣殿地区的神像，是该神庙的神秘特色之一。1966年，因兴建阿斯旺水坝，神庙整体迁移至高出河床水位六十余米的后山上。1979年，阿布辛贝勒神庙被联合国教科文组织列入世界遗产名录。 null