内容正文:
Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today and what we pass on to future generations.
--World Heritage Centre
UNIT 1 Cultural Heritage
Vocabulary & Reading
Learning Objective:
1. Topic reading;
2. Vocabulary Learning
3. Reading & Thinking;
4. Homework.
Topic Reading
Cultural Heritage: Treasures for All Mankind
Cultural heritage is our valuable treasure passed down from past generations. It includes not only tangible relics such as ancient buildings and historic sites, but also intangible treasures like traditional skills, folk customs and oral stories. These treasures show the wisdom and creativity of human beings.
UNESCO works hard to protect world cultural heritage. It sets up the World Heritage List to recognize sites of outstanding universal value. Many famous sites, including China’s Great Wall and the Mogao Grottoes, are on this list. However, heritage faces serious threats: natural damage, human activities and rapid tourism development may cause great harm to them.
Protecting cultural heritage is never only a task for governments or experts. Ordinary people also play an important role. We can learn local cultural traditions, behave properly at heritage sites and spread related knowledge online. Cultural heritage connects the past with the present. By preserving it, we keep our cultural identity alive and leave precious memories for future generations.
Vocabulary Learning
Word meaning matching
( )1. heritage
( )2. committee
( )3. department
( )4. fund
( )5. document
( )6. download
( )7. overseas
( )8. digital
( )9. quote
( )10.all over the world
A. adj.数码的;数字显示的
B. n.an amount of money that is collected and kept for a particular purpose
C. vt.引用
D. 在世界各地
E. n.部;司;科
F. vt.to get data from another computer,usually using the Internet
G. n.遗产(指国家或社会长期形成的历史、传统和特色)
H. n.委员会
I. adj.& adv.to or in a foreign country
J. n.文件;公文;(计算机)文档vt.记录;记载(详情
Word dictation
1. __________ adj. 以前的;(两者中)前者的
2. __________ n. 线索;提示
3. __________ vt. 建立;创立
4. __________ n. 重要议题;争论的问题vt.宣布;公布
5. __________ adj. 专业的;职业的 n. 专业人员;职业选手
6. __________ n. 过程;进程;步骤 vt. 处理;加工
7. __________ n. 形象;印象
8. _________n. 质量;品质;素质;特征adj. 优质的;高质量的
9. __________ vt.& n. 对比;对照
10. __________ vt. 确认;认出;找到
11. __________n. 山峰vt. 爬上;骑上vi. 爬;登上
12. __________ vt. (尤指向慈善机构)捐赠;赠送;献(血)
13. __________ adj. 创造性的;有创造力的;有创意的
14. __________ n. 平衡;均衡vt. 使平衡
15. __________ n. 游行;检阅 vi. 游行庆祝;游行示威
16. __________ adj. 值得做的;值得花时间的
17. __________ adj. 海外的adv. 在海外
18. __________ adj. 数码的;数字显示的
19. __________ prep. 各处;遍及;自始至终
Reading & Thinking
FROM PROBLEMS TO SOLUTIONS
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Vocabulary expansion
1. apply v. 申请;使用→__________ n. 申请(表);用途;运用;应用(程序)
2. contribute v. 捐献;捐助→__________ n. 捐款;贡献;捐赠
3. appear v. 出现;到场→_________ vi.消失;灭绝;消亡→disappearance n. 消失;灭绝;消亡
4. create v. 创造;建立→__________ adj.创造性的;有创造力的;有创意的→__________ adv.创造性地;有创造力地
5. __________ vt.使平衡 n. 平衡;均匀→balanced adj.保持平衡的
6. propose v. 提议;建议;主张→__________ n. 提议;建议
7. __________ n. 限度;限制 vt.限制;限定→limited adj.有限的
8. lose vt.失去;损失→__________ n. 丧失;损失→lost adj.迷路的;失去的
9. __________ vt.(尤指向慈善机构)捐赠;赠送;献(血)→donation n. 捐赠;赠送
10. likely adj. 可能的 adv.可能地 → __________ adj. 不大可能发生的
11. establish vt.建立;创立→ __________ adj.已确立的;著名的→ __________ n. 建立;创立;机构;企业
12. promote vt.促进;提升;推销;晋级→ __________ n. 提升;晋升;促销活动;促进
13. forgive vt.& vi.原谅;宽恕 vt.对不起;请原谅→__________(过去式);__________ (过去分词)→ __________ n. 原谅;宽恕;宽宏大量
14. identify vt. 确认;认出;找到→__________ n. 鉴定;确认
15. investigate vi.& vt. 调查;研究→ __________ n. 调查;侦查→ __________ n. 调查者;调查员
Ⅰ. Main-idea matching
1. Para. 1
2. Para. 2
3. Para. 3
4. Para. 4
5. Para. 5
6. Para. 6
A. How to balance progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge.
B. A committee was established to limit damage.
C. The proposal led to protests.
D. The project brought together governments and environmentalists.
E. The spirit of the Aswan Dam project is still alive today.
F. The project was completed and successful.
Ⅱ. Read the text and choose the best answer.
1. What's the challenge we are facing now?
A. How to improve society rapidly.
B. How to preserve everything from the past.
C. How to keep a balance between the past and the progress.
D. How to find great solutions to the progress of society.
2. Why was the proposal of building a new dam protested in Egypt?
A. Because the Egyptian government wanted to control floods.
B. Because it would probably destroy cultural relics.
C. Because it would do great damage to the Nile.
D. Because it would affect citizens near the dam greatly.
3. How were the temples and other cultural sites saved?
A. By moving them to safety. B. By taking them down.
C. By asking for contributions. D. By investigating the issue.
4. How long did it take to complete the new dam?
A. Over 20 years. B. More than 30 years.
C. Less than 20 years. D. Exactly 20 years.
What is the text mainly about?
A. The Aswan Dam project. B. Economic development and society.
C. The protection of cultural sites. D. The loss of cultural relics.
Homework
Write a passage according to the following information.
假定你是李华,你的外国笔友Peter发来邮件,询问你校近期开展的文化遗产保护主题活动。请你给他回一封邮件,内容包括:
1. 活动内容(知识讲座、文物图片展、志愿宣传);
2. 你的收获与感悟;
3. 邀请他分享他国文化遗产保护方式。
注意:
1. 词数80左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,使行文连贯;
Dear Peter,
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
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$Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today and what we pass on to future generations.
--World Heritage Centre
UNIT 1 Cultural Heritage
Vocabulary & Reading
Learning Objective:
1. Topic reading;
2. Vocabulary Learning
3. Reading & Thinking;
4. Homework.
Topic Reading
Cultural Heritage: Treasures for All Mankind
Cultural heritage is our valuable treasure passed down from past generations. It includes not only tangible relics such as ancient buildings and historic sites, but also intangible treasures like traditional skills, folk customs and oral stories. These treasures show the wisdom and creativity of human beings.
UNESCO works hard to protect world cultural heritage. It sets up the World Heritage List to recognize sites of outstanding universal value. Many famous sites, including China’s Great Wall and the Mogao Grottoes, are on this list. However, heritage faces serious threats: natural damage, human activities and rapid tourism development may cause great harm to them.
Protecting cultural heritage is never only a task for governments or experts. Ordinary people also play an important role. We can learn local cultural traditions, behave properly at heritage sites and spread related knowledge online. Cultural heritage connects the past with the present. By preserving it, we keep our cultural identity alive and leave precious memories for future generations.
Vocabulary Learning
Word meaning matching
( )1. heritage
( )2. committee
( )3. department
( )4. fund
( )5. document
( )6. download
( )7. overseas
( )8. digital
( )9. quote
( )10.all over the world
A. adj.数码的;数字显示的
B. n.an amount of money that is collected and kept for a particular purpose
C. vt.引用
D. 在世界各地
E. n.部;司;科
F. vt.to get data from another computer,usually using the Internet
G. n.遗产(指国家或社会长期形成的历史、传统和特色)
H. n.委员会
I. adj.& adv.to or in a foreign country
J. n.文件;公文;(计算机)文档vt.记录;记载(详情
【答案】1-5 GHEBJ 6-10 FIACD
Word dictation
1. __________ adj. 以前的;(两者中)前者的
2. __________ n. 线索;提示
3. __________ vt. 建立;创立
4. __________ n. 重要议题;争论的问题vt.宣布;公布
5. __________ adj. 专业的;职业的 n. 专业人员;职业选手
6. __________ n. 过程;进程;步骤 vt. 处理;加工
7. __________ n. 形象;印象
8. _________n. 质量;品质;素质;特征adj. 优质的;高质量的
9. __________ vt.& n. 对比;对照
10. __________ vt. 确认;认出;找到
11. __________n. 山峰vt. 爬上;骑上vi. 爬;登上
12. __________ vt. (尤指向慈善机构)捐赠;赠送;献(血)
13. __________ adj. 创造性的;有创造力的;有创意的
14. __________ n. 平衡;均衡vt. 使平衡
15. __________ n. 游行;检阅 vi. 游行庆祝;游行示威
16. __________ adj. 值得做的;值得花时间的
17. __________ adj. 海外的adv. 在海外
18. __________ adj. 数码的;数字显示的
19. __________ prep. 各处;遍及;自始至终
【答案】1. former 2. clue 3. establish 4. issue 5. professional 6. process 7. image 8. quality 9. contrast 10. identify 11. mount 12. donate 13. creative 14. balance 15. parade 16. worthwhile 17. overseas 18. digital 19. throughout
Reading & Thinking
FROM PROBLEMS TO SOLUTIONS
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Vocabulary expansion
1. apply v. 申请;使用→__________ n. 申请(表);用途;运用;应用(程序)
2. contribute v. 捐献;捐助→__________ n. 捐款;贡献;捐赠
3. appear v. 出现;到场→_________ vi.消失;灭绝;消亡→disappearance n. 消失;灭绝;消亡
4. create v. 创造;建立→__________ adj.创造性的;有创造力的;有创意的→__________ adv.创造性地;有创造力地
5. __________ vt.使平衡 n. 平衡;均匀→balanced adj.保持平衡的
6. propose v. 提议;建议;主张→__________ n. 提议;建议
7. __________ n. 限度;限制 vt.限制;限定→limited adj.有限的
8. lose vt.失去;损失→__________ n. 丧失;损失→lost adj.迷路的;失去的
9. __________ vt.(尤指向慈善机构)捐赠;赠送;献(血)→donation n. 捐赠;赠送
10. likely adj. 可能的 adv.可能地 → __________ adj. 不大可能发生的
11. establish vt.建立;创立→ __________ adj.已确立的;著名的→ __________ n. 建立;创立;机构;企业
12. promote vt.促进;提升;推销;晋级→ __________ n. 提升;晋升;促销活动;促进
13. forgive vt.& vi.原谅;宽恕 vt.对不起;请原谅→__________(过去式);__________ (过去分词)→ __________ n. 原谅;宽恕;宽宏大量
14. identify vt. 确认;认出;找到→__________ n. 鉴定;确认
15. investigate vi.& vt. 调查;研究→ __________ n. 调查;侦查→ __________ n. 调查者;调查员
【答案】1. application 2. contribution 3. disappear 4. creative; creatively 5. balance 6. proposal 7. limit 8. loss 9. donate 10. unlikely 11. established; establishment 12. promotion 13. forgave; forgiven; forgiveness 14. identification 15. investigation; investigator
Ⅰ. Main-idea matching
1. Para. 1
2. Para. 2
3. Para. 3
4. Para. 4
5. Para. 5
6. Para. 6
A. How to balance progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge.
B. A committee was established to limit damage.
C. The proposal led to protests.
D. The project brought together governments and environmentalists.
E. The spirit of the Aswan Dam project is still alive today.
F. The project was completed and successful.
【答案】1−6 ACBDFE
Ⅱ. Read the text and choose the best answer.
1. What's the challenge we are facing now?
A. How to improve society rapidly.
B. How to preserve everything from the past.
C. How to keep a balance between the past and the progress.
D. How to find great solutions to the progress of society.
2. Why was the proposal of building a new dam protested in Egypt?
A. Because the Egyptian government wanted to control floods.
B. Because it would probably destroy cultural relics.
C. Because it would do great damage to the Nile.
D. Because it would affect citizens near the dam greatly.
3. How were the temples and other cultural sites saved?
A. By moving them to safety. B. By taking them down.
C. By asking for contributions. D. By investigating the issue.
4. How long did it take to complete the new dam?
A. Over 20 years. B. More than 30 years.
C. Less than 20 years. D. Exactly 20 years.
5. What is the text mainly about?
A. The Aswan Dam project. B. Economic development and society.
C. The protection of cultural sites. D. The loss of cultural relics.
【答案】 1−5 CBAAA
Homework
Write a passage according to the following information.
假定你是李华,你的外国笔友Peter发来邮件,询问你校近期开展的文化遗产保护主题活动。请你给他回一封邮件,内容包括:
1. 活动内容(知识讲座、文物图片展、志愿宣传);
2. 你的收获与感悟;
3. 邀请他分享他国文化遗产保护方式。
注意:
1. 词数80左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,使行文连贯;
Dear Peter,
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
Possible version:
Dear Peter,
I’m glad to receive your email and I’m writing to tell you about the cultural heritage protection activities held in our school recently.
A series of meaningful activities were organized to raise students’ awareness of heritage protection. We attended informative lectures on precious cultural relics and enjoyed a photo exhibition displaying historic sites at home and abroad. Besides, some of us worked as volunteers to publicize the importance of protecting cultural heritage.
Through these activities, I realize cultural heritage is the treasure of humanity, which records history and carries traditional culture. It is our duty to preserve and pass it on from generation to generation.
I would appreciate it if you could share how your country protects cultural heritage. Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
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