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选必3Unit 4 Protecting our heritage sites
Reading
Heritage in danger
祁阳市第四中学 唐娟
Where are these heritage sites?
Cultural heritage sites or natural heritage sites?
Lead-in
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2026/5/6
How many World Heritage sites do you know in China?
60 World Heritage sites in China (by 2025)
Let’s see some of them.
1. Are these World Heritage sites well-preserved or damaged?
2.If they are damaged, what are the reasons?
Now let's read a lecture transcript ---Heritage in danger to find out the reasons.
Before-reading
Para. 1: Heritage sites need protection.
Paras. 2–5:
(1)Heritage sites face
_________
_________
Natural forces
Human activities
Long-term natural forces
(2) ____________________ natural forces
Wars
(3) ___________________
(4) ________________________
Para. 6: Such dangers can have disastrous outcomes not only for the sites,
but also for people.
Para. 7: _______________________________________________________
We all share to a joint responsibility to(5) ________________________.
1.Read the lecture transcript and fill in the blanks.
While-reading
Para. 1: Heritage sites need protection.
Paras. 2–5:
(1)Heritage sites face
_________
_________
Natural forces
Human activities
Long-term natural forces
(2) ____________________ natural forces
Wars
(3) ___________________
(4) ________________________
Para. 6: Such dangers can have disastrous outcomes not only for the sites,
but also for people.
Para. 7: _______________________________________________________
various dangers.
Sudden and powerful
Flood of tourists
Widespread development
We all share a joint responsibility to (5)________________________ .
1.Read the lecture transcript and fill in the blanks.
protect and preserve them
While-reading
2.What is the structure of the passage?
①
②③④⑤⑥
⑦
①
② ③④⑤
⑥
⑦
A
B
While-reading
1.Why does the lecturer ask two questions in the beginning?
A. To arouse the audience's interest
B. To introduce the topic.
While-reading(Para.1)
Welcome, everybody. It's wonderful to be here. Before we begin, I want to ask you: have you ever been awed by natural wonders? Have you ever been fascinated by human civilization? If so, you might already understand why UNESCO is fighting to preserve sites of cultural and natural importance to mankind. I have the belief that some of you have heard about UNESCO heritage sites or may be even visited one! There are currently around 1,100 sites in more than 160 countries worldwide. Unfortunately, they face a variety of dangers and many of them are in urgent need Of protection. Let's look at some specific issues.
C. Both A and B.
2.How many UNESCO heritage sites are there worldwide?
There are currently around 1,100 sites.
While-reading(Para.1)
Welcome, everybody. It's wonderful to be here. Before we begin, I want to ask you: have you ever been awed by natural wonders? Have you ever been fascinated by human civilization? If so, you might already understand why UNESCO is fighting to preserve sites of cultural and natural importance to mankind. I have the belief that some of you have heard about UNESCO heritage sites or may be even visited one! There are currently around 1,100 sites in more than 160 countries worldwide. Unfortunately, they face a variety of dangers and many of them are in urgent need Of protection. Let's look at some specific issues.
How does the lecturer explain dangers facing the heritage sites ?
A.By listing numbers B.By giving examples
What happened to the two heritage sites?
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While-reading(Para.2)
The Great Pyramid of Giza吉萨大金字塔
The City of Bam 巴姆古城
What happened to these heritage sites? Let’s see them one by one.
A terrible
__________
____________natural forces
The city of
_______
The Great Pyramid of ______
Several meters ______ than it was originally
Large parts of the city __________.
Name
Consequence
Reason
Natural forces
Bam
were ruined
Long-term
shorter
Giza
earthquake
While-reading(Para.2)
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Human activities
Wars destroyed heritage sites either accidentally or _____________
World Heritage status
may lead to a series of problems, one of which is _ ____.
Human popuplation growth increases the
and
of goods
on purpose
flood of tourists
production
consumption
While-reading(Paras.3-5)
before
after
The flood of tourists
What activity is causing damage to the temples of Angkor?
Thousands of tourists climbing up the narrow stone steps
every day.
While-reading(Para.4)
World heritage status may give rise to a series of problems.
Why is the Historic Centre of Vienna on the List of World Heritage in Danger?
Due to high-rise construction projects in central Vienna.
While-reading(Para.5)
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1.What causes the loss of the coral on the Great Barrier Reef?
High sweater temperatures caused by global warming.
2.What will happen if the reef disappears?
Many people’s lives and possibly even their homes will suffer greatly.
While-reading(Para.6)
1.What is the purpose of the last paragraph?
To call on people to ____________________________________.
2.What is the speaker’s attitude to heritage sites remained?
A.Indifferent . B.Doubtful . C. Positive. D. Worried.
While-reading(Para.7)
take action to protect the heritage sites
Heritage is the shared wealth of mankind and it should be _____________.
Summary
well-preserved
historical and cultural heritage is non-renewable and irreplaceable precious resources, and we must put its protection first
Who can help preserve heritage sites?
government
organization
individual
Thinking and Discussing
How to protect the heritage sites?
government
organization
individual
educate people about the dangers these heritage sites are facing ;
make related posters and post them online.
make regulations and laws to protect the heritage
strengthen protection and daily maintenance
join hands to protect and launch protection campaigns
Thinking and Discussing
Dear friends,
As we all know, the heritage sites are of great significance to us. As the shared wealth of mankind, it is our duty to protect them for future generations.
In order to preserve the heritage sites, we could take some of the following measures. First of all, the government should____________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________.
What’s more, the international society and organizations are supposed to
________________________________________________________________________.
Finally, as individuals, we should_____________________________________________.
With joint efforts, I’m convinced that our heritage will have a bright future.
Students’ Union
Heritage Protection
Write a proposal (倡议书) to call on people to raise awareness of heritage protection.
Homework
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Homework
1.Write a proposal (倡议书) to call on people to raise awareness of heritage protection.
2.Finish exercise B1 on page 47.
Thank You!
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