1、Unit 1 Cultural HeritageReading and ThinkingRead the title and look at the photos. What do you think the text is about?the Abu Simbel Temple(阿布辛贝神庙阿布辛贝神庙)The title suggests the text is about how people have solved problems, because they are going “from” the problems “to” solutions. It seems that the
2、 large faces are parts of the huge statue. Why are they taken down?The text is about some cultural relics and the solutions to the problems.Read the title and look at the photos. What do you think the text is about?1.What were the problems?2.Why did the Egyptian government want to build the dam?3.Wh
3、y people protested the proposal?4.How were the temples and other cultural sites saved?5.How long did it take to complete the project?1. Find the topic sentence of each paragraph.2. Decide in which paragraph to find the answers to the questions.Para.2Para.2Para.4Para.1Para.4Activity 3 What were the p
4、roblems? Finding and keeping the right balance between progress and the protection of cultural sites. Why did the Egyptian government want to build the dam? To control floods, produce electricity and supply water to more farmers in the area. Why people protested the proposal? The dam would likely da
5、mage a number of temples and destroy cultural relics.Before building the dam, what problems did the Nile bring to the Egyptians?Floods and droughts, not enough electricityNoImageActivity 3 How were the temples and other cultural sites saved? The sites were taken down piece by piece and then moved an
6、d put back together again. How long did it take to complete the project? Over 20 years.taken down piece by piecemoved and put back together again in a safe placeWhy did it take more than 20 years to complete the project?Activity 4 Make a timeline.List all the times and make a timeline.19501959196019
7、61over the 20 years1980The goverment plans to build a dam.The government asks the UN for help.The project starts.The first temple is moved.The temples and cultural relics are being rescued.The project is completed.Make a timeline that shows when different events happened can help you understand how
8、the events are connected to each other. Scan the text for numbers. From 1950s to 1980 22 temples 50 countries 80 million1.What can you infer from the numbers?2.What made the project possible? 3.In what way does the project inspire (启示启示) you? What can you infer from the numbers? The project was hard
9、, complicated, amazing What made the project possible? The cooperation of countries, organizations and experts The contributions from countries, organizations and people In what way does the project inspire (启示启示) you? Heritage preservation is complicated and everyone should do what they can and tak
10、e part in the preservation. the spirit of cooperation, creation, determination and persistence. Type of the text A narrative text about how a problem was solvedWhat should be included in a narrative text about how a problem was solved?Raise a problemAnalyze the problemSolve the problemResults after
11、solving the problemInspiration Text structure Part 1Part 2Part 3Problems Solutions Inspiration ProblemsSolutionsInspiration hard to keep balance build a new dam vs damage temples and cultural heritage turn to UN for help cooperate with other countries take down piece by piece, then move and put back
12、 together global community team spiritPara. 1-2Para. 3-4Para. 5-6Text structureDebate A lot of money / time / energy was spent to protect the temples. Do you think it was worthwhile? Why or why not?negative 反方反方Critical thinking Why do you think so many countries contributed funds and offered help t
13、o the Egyptian project?Cultural heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. World Heritage Centre文化遗产是过去人类所创造，有现代人类继承并传之后世。文化遗产是过去人类所创造，有现代人类继承并传之后世。世界遗产中心世界遗产中心It is a big challenge to _ between progress and the protection of _.However,
14、_ can sometimes lead to great solutions. In the 1950s, the _wanted to build a new dam across the Nile, but the proposal _ _. Thus, the government turned to _ for help in 1959.A committee _ rescue the temples and cultural relics. In 1961, German _ moved the first temple. Over the next 20 years, thous
15、ands of engineers and workers from all over the world _ 22 temples and _. When the project ended in 1980, it was _.It shows that the _ can sometimes provide_ that seems too difficult for a single nation.keep the balancecultural sitesbig challengesEgyptian governmentled to the United Nationswas established to helpengineersrescuedcountless cultural relicsconsidered a great successglobal communitya solution to a problemprotests Summary
