1、 From problems to solutions Reading and Thinking Understand how a problem was solved The text is probably about how people found the solutions to the problems of protecting the cultural heritage. 1. Read the title and look at the photos. What do you think the text is about? (Page 4 Ex. 1) Pre-readin
2、g 2. Underline the topic sentence and get the main idea of each paragrah. Main idea (Para. 1) A challenge facing developing human society and the reasons Details: lFinding and keeping the right balance between progess and the protection of the cultural sites lEconomic development is necessary. lThe
3、old must give way to the new. lIt is impossible to preserve everything from our past. Skimming Main idea (Para. 2) Big challenges facing the Egyptian government and how it met them Details: lThe need to build a new dam across the Nile for development lThe proposal leading to protests lListening to t
4、he scientists and citizens lTurning to the United Nations for help Main idea (Para. 3) How the global community worked together to provide a solution to saving the cultural relics. Details: lEstablished a committee lAsked for contributions/ donations lRaised funds lInvestigated the issue lConducted
5、several tests lMade a proposal lSigned a document Main idea (Para. 4) How the protection project was carried out Details: lBrought together governments and environmentalists from around the world lTook down the buildings piece by piece lRebuilt them in other places l22 temples and countless cultural
6、 relics were rescued lNearly $ 80 million were donated. Main idea (Para. 5) What the result and significance of the project is Details: lIt was considered a great success lFound a path to protecting the cultural relics lLearned to work together to build a better tomrrow. Main idea (Para. 6) The insp
7、iration/lesson (启发启发) from the spirit of the project Details: lGlobal co-operation leads to solutions. lTeam spirit is of great importance. Match the paragraphs with the main idea. ( ) A. The inspiration from the protection project ( ) B. Bring up a general problem ( ) C. Solve the specific problem
8、( ) D. The result and significance of solving the project ( ) E. Analyze (分析分析) the problem Para. 6 Para. 1 Para. 3/4 Para. 5 Para. 2 3. Read the text again and answer the questions. (Page 5, Ex.3) (1) Why did the Egyptian government want to attempt the building of the dam? In order to control flood
9、s, produce electricity, and supply water to more farmers. (2) How were the temples and other cultural sites saved? They were taken down piece by piece and moved to other places where they could be safe from the water. Close reading (3) How long did it take to complete the project? 20 years. 4. Finis
10、h exercise 4 on page 5 over the next 20 years The government asks the UN for help 19611959 1980 The project is completed The first temple is moved Temples and relics are being rescued 5. Scan the text and circle the numbers and guess what they mean. (Page 4,Ex.2) 1950s 1959 1960 1961 20 22/50/80 tim
11、e period year time period amount of something year year Why do the writer use the exact numbers? To make his information specific and rich, and his descripions vivid, expressive, and convincing. 1. What type of text is it and how is organized? It is a narrative text (叙事文本叙事文本) organized in order of
12、time, describing the development of an event (how a problem arises and is solved. 2. What is the main idea of the text? How the global community worked together to solve the problem of protecting the cultural sites caused by the Aswan Dam project. Post-reading 3. What do the author want to tell us? 6. Discuss the question below. A lot of money was spent to protect the temples. Do you think it was worthwhile? Why or why not? (Page 5, Ex. 6) I think it was worthwhile because their value is priceless in terms of cultural heritage. Discussion
