Unit 1 Cultural Heritage Reading for writing ppt课件-2022新人教版（2019）《高中英语》必修第二册.pptx

1、Unit 1 Cultural HeritageReading for WritingMogao Grottoes,DunhuangAfter watching these pictures,whats your feeling?Reading1.Read the news report and answer the questions.1.What are the researchers and scientists trying to do?What modern technology are they using?2.Why are so many people interested i

2、n the Mogao Caves?3.What do you think of the researchers opinion in the last paragraph?lTo increase knowledge and appreciation of Chinas ancient cultural heritage.lUse digital photography to record a collection of images.lBecause Mogao Caves have long been a meeting point for different cultures and

3、are part of the history of many countries.lI agree with the researchers opinion.Understanding our own and other cultures is a great way to understand ourselves and others.DiscoveryFrom the questions and answers,can you summarize what information should be included in a news report?DiscoveryStudy the

4、 organization of a news report.Read the news report again and find these parts.A.Lead sentence(导语)B.Direct quote (直接引用语)C.Paraphrase （解释）D.Background information（背景信息）E.Reporting verbs （引述动词）F.Words to show comparison and/or contrast（表示比较或对比的词）PROMOTING CULTURE THROUGH DIGITAL IMAGESLanzhou,9 August

5、 2017.A group of reserchers and scientists from China and other countries are working together to help increase knowledge and appreciation of Chinas ancient cultural heritage.They are recording and collecting digital images of cultural relics from the Mogao Caves,which were a key stop along the Silk

6、 Road throughout Chinas ancient history.Nearly 500,000 high-quality digital photographs have been produced since the international project started in 1994.the headlinelead sentence:to tell the time,place,who and what is happeningparaphrase:to provide more information to the Lead sentence;To explain

7、difficult/new ideasThe Mogao Caves have long been a meeting point for different cultures and are part of the history of many countries.Today,the caves are just as international as they were at the time when people travelled the Silk Road.Tourists from all over the world visit Dunhuang to see the cav

8、es,and the Getty Museum in Los Angeles has even reproduced a copy of the caves and paintings for people to admire in America.background information:To help the readers better understand the whole eventWords to show comparison and/or contrastBy sharing so many digital photos over the Internet,the gro

9、up hopes to promote even wider interest around the world in Chinas ancient history,culture,and traditions.They also hope to further educate people about the importance of safeguarding historic and cultural relics for future generations to understand and appreciate.As one researcher who is working on

10、 the project explains,Appreciating ones own cultural heritage is very important for understanding oneself.Appreciating the cultural heritage of other countries is very important for international communication and understanding.direct quotereporting verbs:say,tell,ask,comment,suggest,WritingHow to w

11、rite a news report:OrganizationHeadlineBody(facts,details,examples,etc.)EndingExplain what the person or the group does.Use quotes and paraphrases.Write a title to get the readers attentionEnd with a short summary to help the readers remember the main idea.lead sentenceTell the readers who,what,wher

12、e,and why樊锦诗樊锦诗Fan Jinshi:A Lifetime of DevotionFan Jinshi was born in Beijing and raised in Shanghai.After graduating from Peking University in 1963,she was dispatched(派遣)to work in Dunhuang,is more widely known as the daughter of Dunhuang.and now serves as president of Dunhuang Academy.It has been

13、 51 years since Fan began studying and protecting the Dunhuang Grottoes as well as disseminating(传播)Dunhuang culture.“I was meant to be part of Dunhuang,”she asserts.“The benefits of your work are beyond measure,”appraised Ji Xianlin,a great master of Chinese culture,at the celebration of the 100th

14、anniversary of the discovery of the Dunhuang Grottoes in 2000.Fan will never forget when she first visited Dunhuang in 1962 while interning(实习)before graduation from the Archaeological Department of Peking University.However,the land that appeared so dreamy in books turned her expectations upside do

15、wn.Growing up in a massive modern metropolis,Fan could hardly become accustomed to local conditions and soon fell ill.Still,she didnt hesitate to accept any opportunity to go to Dunhuang after graduation,when assigned a job there.The most fundamental task related to the study of the Dunhuang Grottoe

16、s is investigation and measurement of caves.Fan started her Dunhuang career from scratch and eventually completed the chronicling of the Dunhuang Grottoes dating from different periods:Northern Dynasties(386-581),Sui Dynasty(581-618),and Tang Dynasty(618-907).Not only has her achievement in dating t

17、he caves been widely acclaimed,but it also laid a solid foundation for further study of the grottoes.In 2011,Fan oversaw the publication of the Report on Archaeological Study of Cave 266-275 in the Mogao Grottoes,the first volume of Collected Works of the Dunhuang Grottoes,after painstaking efforts

18、to collect data from 11 caves through the most sophisticated(复杂的)means,including mapping,surveying,and photography.The report is of great value for the preservation,inheritance and sustainable study of the Dunhuang Grottoes and feeds the demands of academics from China and beyond.It also serves as a

19、 blueprint for the overall restoration of the caves which have deteriorated tremendously.Since the mid-1980s,Fan Jinshi has worked hard to cooperate with international research institutions in Japan,the United States,Australia,and Britain to enhance the protection and management of the Dunhuang Grot

20、toes.The founding of the digitalization center in 2006 brought a new look to Dunhuang art and upgraded the study and protection capacity of the Dunhuang Academy.Biography of Mogao Grottoes researcher Fan Jinshi releasedA biography of Fan Jinshi,honorary director and fellow of the Dunhuang Academy,ma

21、de its debut at a book release ceremony at Peking University in Beijing on October 21.The book,Dunhuang Is Where My Heart Belongs:Biography of Fan Shijin,explores Fans personal life experiences and her relationship with one of Chinas famous World Cultural Heritage sites:the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuan

22、g,Northwest Chinas Gansu Province.Fan said one of the difficulties that the Mogao Grottoes have had to deal with has been balancing protection of the site and its many murals with the development of tourism.Cultural relics benefit tourism,but they are non-renewable resources.We have to give priority

23、 to protection efforts,which can give visitors the wrong impression that we do not welcome them,especially when we limit visitor numbers,Fan said,adding that digitization of the murals and other art inside the Mogao Grottoes have helped relieve the pressure of a large number of visiting tourists.I f

24、eel very delighted that more young people are showing an interest in archaeology and choosing it as a major.You know,only a few people studied archaeology back in our generations day,Fan told the Global Times on Monday.As an explorer and guardian of Dunhuangs cultural relics,she established a chrono

25、logical catalog of the Mogao Grottoes.She took the lead in establishing regulations for cultural relic protection throughout the country and made significant contributions to the permanent preservation and sustainable use of the Mogao Grottoes.Fan said that she felt the biography was also part of he

26、r responsibilities.Our ancestors left such a unique and profound cultural heritage for us,and we have the duty to protect them and leave them to the next generation.I spent almost my entire life protecting the Mogao Grottoes,and I also feel obligated to turn my work experience of 50 years into a tex

27、t to record the history of Dunhuang,Fan said at the book launch.Information about Fan JinshiQ1:who is she?And Where was she born and raised?Q2:Whats her position in Dunhuang Academy?Q3:Which university did she graduate from and what was her major?Q4:what are her achievements?Q5:which sentence she sa

28、id impressed you most?Q6:What was the dilemma Dunhuang faced and how did Fan Jinshi solve it?Q7:What sort of person Fan Jinshi is?_Write a newspaper report for her Exchange drafts with a partner.Use the checklist to help each other revise the drafts.Is there a title?Does the lead sentence tell the r

29、eader about the situation?Has the writer included details and explanations?Are there quotes and paraphrases?Does the writer end with a short summary?Are there any grammar or spelling mistakes?Does the writer have a neat handwriting?Share your news report with usOne possible versionFan Jinshi was bor

30、n in Beijing and raised in Shanghai.After graduating from Peking University in 1963,she was assigned to work in Dunhuang and now serves as president of Dunhuang Academy.She has spent more than four decades studying the preservation of Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes.Together with other scholars,Fan has made

31、 serveral breakthroughs in grotto preservation such as completing the the chronicling of the Dunhuang Grottoes,putting forward“digital Dunhuang”.Not only has her achivement been widely,but it also laid a solid foundation for further study of the grottoes.Our ancestors left such a unique and profound cultural heritage for us,and we have the duty to protect them and leave them to the next generation.”Fan explained.Our ancestors left such a unique and profound cultural heritage for us,and we have the duty to protect them and leave them to the next generation.”-樊锦诗樊锦诗