Unit 1 Cultural Heritage Reading and Thinking 课件-2026-2027学年高中英语人教版必修第二册

该高中英语课件围绕“文化遗产保护的问题与解决方案”展开，以埃及阿斯旺大坝建设案例为核心，通过Pre-reading环节的标题图片预测、问题链（problems、solutions、lessons）搭建学习支架，引导学生从文本预测过渡到结构分析，梳理“挑战-措施-结果-启示”的逻辑脉络。 其亮点在于融合语言能力、文化意识与思维品质，如While-reading通过主题句匹配和结构划分提升语篇理解能力，时间轴任务培养信息整合能力，Post-reading开放性问题结合Summary，引导学生用英语表达对文化遗产价值的思考，增强跨文化沟通与批判性思维。对学生而言，能提升语言运用与文化认知，对教师则提供清晰教学流程和多样化活动设计，助力高效教学。

Unit 1 Cultural Heritage From Problems To Solutions Pre-reading:prediction 1. Read the title and look at the photos. What do you think the text is about? The title suggests the text is about how people have solved problems, because they are going “from” the problems “to” solutions. The pictures show some ancient statues in Egypt. The large faces look as though they have been moved. Perhaps the problem is related to this. Pre-reading:prediction From Problems to Solutions 1 What are the “problems” ? 2 What are the “solutions” ? 3 What lessons can we learn? While-reading 1. Read the text and match the topic sentences. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Para 6 A. How to balance progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge. C. The proposal leads to protests. B. A committee was established to limit damage. 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. 在进步和文化遗址保护之间取得平衡可能是一个巨大的挑战。 这项提议引发了抗议。 建立了一个委员会来限制损失。 该项目将政府和环保人士聚集在一起。 项目完成并取得了成功。 阿斯旺大坝项目的精神今天仍然存在。 While-reading：read for structure v Introduction (para.1) Conclusion (para.6) Problems(para2) Solutions(para3-4) Result （para5) Body (para.2-5) FROM PROBLEMS TO SOLUTIONS ①Economic 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. Read Para.1 What is the “challenge” ? How to _________________ between _________development and the ____________of cultural sites. keep the balance Problem Reading economic protection Read Para.2 What is the specific problem in Egypt ? 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. 1.Why did the Egyptian government want to build a new dam in the 1950s? A.To remove cultural relics. B.To avoid flood and produce electricity. C.To build a tourist attraction. D.To improve the environment. √ To protect the temples and the cultural relics To build a new dam to develop its economy Problem Why? How? 2.What was people's attitude towards the new dam at first? A.opposed B.supportive C.indifferent D.neutral(中立的) details - careful reading 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 in1960. How did the UN deal with problems of building Aswan Dam? A committee was established asked for __________ from different ___________. ___________ within the international community. ③____________ the issue. ④___________ several tests ⑤made a ____________. ⑥signed a ______________. contributions departments raised funds investigated conducted proposal document Part 2: para 3 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. details - careful reading Part 2: para 4 How were the temples and other cultural sites saved? _______________ piece by piece taken down _______________ to other places _______________ together moved put back 1960 A. The project starts. B. The temples and cultural relics are being rescued. C. The project is completed. D. The first temple is moved. E. The government asks the UN for help. 1959 1961 over 20 years 1980 E. The government asks the UN for help. A. The project starts. D. The first temple is moved. B. The temples and cultural relics are being rescued. C. The project is completed. Complete the timeline with the information from the text. 救援 完成 Read Para.3-4 page5 ⑤When 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. Read Para.5 What is the result? 1.Which word can best describe the project? A.ambiguous(模棱两可的). B.disappointing. C.Doubtful. D.Successful. √ ⑤When 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. Read Para.5 2. How long did it take to complete the project? The project took 20 years to complete. time -consuming ⑤When 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. ⑥The 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. Read Para.5-6 What lesson can we learn? 3.What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs? A.Easier said than done.说起来容易做起来难。 B.Well begun，half done.好的开始是成功的一半。 C.Many hands make light work.众人拾柴火焰高。 D.Actions speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩。 √ team spirit In the 1950s，the Egyptian government wanted 1.________(build) a new dam across the Nile,2._____ led to protests.3._____(face) with the big challenge，the government had to turn to the United Nations for help. A committee 4._______________(establish) to prevent the loss of cultural relics.They asked for contributions from different 5.___________(department) and raised funds within the international community.After investigating the issue and 6.__________(conduct) several tests，they made a proposal that temples and other cultural sites 7._________________(take) down piece by piece，and then moved and put back together in a place where they were safe from the water. Over the next 20 years，thousands of engineers and workers rescued 22 temples and 8._________(count) cultural relics and fifty countries donated nearly $80 million to the project.The project was 9._ great success，and proved that big challenges can sometimes lead to great solutions.The countries learnt that 10.__ was possible for them to work together to build a better tomorrow. to build which Faced was established departments conducting (should) be taken Summary countless a it development 　 progress　 proposal　 preserve temple damage heritage　 establish　 prevent Cairo, 16 March, 1956 In a speech today, a scientist gave her view on the new___________. She said that ___________ is important and our area needs economic ______________ as well. But she added，“We should not accept the project if it puts our cultural _________ in danger. We must protect the _________ and make sure that no __________ is done.”Before she ended her speech, the scientist suggested that we need to ____________ a committee of experts to ___________ the cultural heritage and _________ it from being harmed. proposal progress development heritage temples damage establish preserve prevent Task 5. Complete the news report with the correct forms of the words in the box. Post-reading A lot of money and time were spent in protecting cultural heritage all around the world.Do you think it was worthwhile or not? YES. Because their value in cultural heritage is priceless. 他们在文化遗产中的价值是无价的。 Thank You $