1、Understand how a problem was solved Reading & Thinking Read the title and look at the photos. What do you think the text is about? Now, lets read the text to explore the answers! Lead-in Possible answer: _ The title suggests the text is about how people have solved problems, because they are going “
2、from” the problems “to solutions”. The pictures show some ancient statues. They might be from Egypt. The large faces look as though they have been moved from where they first were. Perhaps the problem is related to this. Task 1 Based on the title and pictures, predict what the text will be about. Sk
3、imming The passage mainly talks about _ _ _. Task 1 Whats the main idea of the passage? how people solved the problem- protected the temples and cultural relics while building the Aswan Dam ( )Para.1 ( )Para.2 ( )Para.3 ( )Para.4 ( )Para.5 ( )Para.6 Task 2 Match the main idea of each paragraph A.The
4、 Egyptian government asked the UN for help. B.The global community can help solve difficult roblems. C.It is a big challenge to balance the progress and the protection of cultural sites. D.The Aswan Dam project was successfully competed. E.The temples and cultural relics were both rescued. F.The Asw
5、an Dam project started. C A F E D B 1. It is possible to preserve everything from our past. 2. The building of a new dam led to protests. 3. The government turned to the United Nations for help in 1960 . 4. A committee was established and conducted the project alone. 5. In 1961, Egyptian engineers m
6、oved the first temple. 6. The global community can sometimes provide a solution to a problem that seems difficult for a single nation. impossible in 1959 together German Scanning Task 2. Multiple choice ( )1. Why did the Egyptian government attempt to build the Aswan Dam? A.To produce electricity B.
7、To control floods C.To supply water to more farmers in the area D.All of the above D ( )2. Why did the building of the Dam lead to protests? A.It will damage the fields B.It will cost a lot of money C.It will damage the cultural relics D.It will damage the natural environment C ( )3. How did the gov
8、ernment save the cultural relics? A.By stopping the project B.By moving them to a safe place C.By repairing cultural relics D.By calling for donation B ( )4. What can be learned from the Aswan Dam project? A.It is not suitable for the present time B.The protection of cultural sites is easy C.The coo
9、peration can solve difficult problems D.The cultural heritage sites are disappearing because of construction C Task 3 Fill the blanks Finish the timeline with the information from the text and tell me how the text is developed. 1959 1960 1961 Over the next 20 years 1980 The project starts. The gover
10、nm ent asks the UN for help. The first temple is moved. The temples and cultural relics are being rescued. The project is completed. Thread: different time stages Transition: the progress of rescuing the temples Task 8 Discuss the questions below in groups. What were the solutions to the problem of
11、building the Aswan Dam? Why do you think so many countries contributed funds and offered help to the Egyptian project? Possible answer: To ask for contributions from different departments and for experts to investigate and conduct tests leading to a proposal to save the ancient building. Possible an
12、swer: Because Egyptian history and relics are world-famous and are highly valued around the world as part of our shared cultural history. Micro-writing With the economy developing all over the world, it is 1. (challenge) to keep the balance between progress 2. the protection of cultural sites. Howev
13、er, the Egyptian government set a good example for us on how 3. (save) the cultural relics. In the 1950s, the Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam but it 4. (meet) many problems that seemed impossible to deal with. At last, they turned 5._ Consolidation challenging and to save met to the Un
14、ited Nations for help. As a result, problems led to 6. (solution). Experts from around the world conducted full research and made a 7. (propose) for saving the buildings. Temples and other cultural sites 8. (take) down piece by piece, and then moved and put back together again in a place 9. they were safe from the water. After 20 years hard work, the project ended, which was considered 10. success. Nowadays, the spirit of the Aswan Dam project is still alive. solutions proposal were taken where a
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