1、1 While-reading: Task 1: Based on the title and pictures, predict what the text will be about. Task 2: Whats the main idea of the passage? Task 3: True or false 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 Unite
2、d Nations for help in 1960 . 4. A committee was established and conducted the project alone. 5. In 1961, Egyptian engineers moved the first temple. 6. The global community can sometimes provide a solution to a problem that seems difficult for a single nation. Task 4: 1. Scan the text for numbers. Ci
3、rcle the numbers and guess what they mean. 2. Pay attention to the circled words of para.4 again. What do these numbers mean? Task 5: Complete the timeline with the information from the text. Task 6: Read the text again and answer the questions. 1. Why did the Egyptian government want to attempt the
4、 building of the dam? 2. How were the temples and other cultural sites saved? 3. How long did it take to complete the project? Task 7: Find the supporting details of each paragraph. Task 8: Discuss the questions below in groups. 1. What were the solutions to the problem of building the Aswan Dam? 2.
5、 Why do you think so many countries contributed funds and offered help to the Egyptian project? After-reading 1. Passage Structure Analysis 2. Sentence analyzing for better understanding. 3. Mind map 2 4. Fill in the blanks to finish the summary and then try to retell it. It is a big challenge to ke
6、ep the _ between progress and the protection of _. However, big _ can sometimes lead to great solutions. In the 1950s, the _ government wanted to build a new dam across the Nile, but the proposal led to _. Thus, the government turned to _ for help in 1959. A committee was _ to help rescue the temple
7、s and cultural relics. In 1961, German _ moved the first temple. Over the next 20 years, thousands of engineers and workers from all over the world _ 22 temples and _ cultural relics. When the project ended in 1980, it was considered a great _. It shows that the global _ can sometimes provide a _ to a problem that seems too difficult for a single nation. Discussion: A lot of money was spent to protect the temples. Do you think it was worthwhile? Why or why not? Conclusion