1、Understand how a problem was solved Now, lets read the text to explore the answers!Read and finish the tasks as quickly as possible.Task 1Possible answer:_The title suggests the text is about how people have solved problems, because they are going “from” the problems “to solutions”. The pictures sho
2、w 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.Based on the title and pictures, predict what the text will be about.Task 2The passage mainly talks about_.Whats the main idea of t
3、he passage?how people solved the problem- protected the temples and cultural relics while building the Aswan Dam Task 31. 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 w
4、as 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.impossiblein 1959togetherGermanTask 4Scan the text for numbers.Circle the numbers and
5、guess what they mean.time period, decadeyearyearyeartime periodamount of sth.amount of moneyyearP4 2Pay attention to the circled words of para.4 again. What do these numbers mean?Task 5BBC1960CCComplete the timeline with the information from the text.19591961over the next 20 years1980P5 4Task 8What
6、were the solutions to the problem of 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 sav
7、e the ancient building.Possible answer: Because Egyptian history and relics are world-famous and are highly valued around the world as part of our shared cultural history.analysing, mindmap, summary, retellingPassage Structure AnalysisFROM PROBLEMS TO SOLUTIONSIt is a big challenge to keep the right
8、 balance between _ and _. in the 1950sin 1959in 1960in 1961over the next 20 yearsin 1980The project _.The temples and cultural relics were _._ _ moved the first temple.The project _.The govern-ment asked _ for help. A committee was established.The _ _ wanted to build a new dam. The proposal led to _
9、.reasons: to control _; _; to supply water to _ reasons:would likely damage_; and destroy _progressthe protection of cultural sitesEgyptiangovernment floodsto produce electricityfarmersproteststemples cultural relicsthe UNstartedGermanengineers being rescuedwas completed The project was considered a great _. Countries can _ to solve problems that seems too difficult for a single nation.successwork together1. Finish the exercises in Learning English.2. Search for more information about the Aswan Dam project through the library, Internet or other sources.
