1、 必修二必修二 Unit 1Cultural Heritage Reading for Writing: Write a news reportEnjoy a short videoListen to and read the text and then answer the following questions.1. What are the researchers and scientists trying to do? What modern technology are they using?2. Why are so many people interested in the Mo
2、gao Caves?3. What do you think of the researchers opinion in the last paragraph? The researchers and scientists are trying to increase knowledge and appreciation of Chinas ancient cultural heritage. They are using digital photography to record a collection of images. People are interested in the Mog
3、ao Caves because they have long been a meeting point for different cultures and are part of the history of many countries.1. What are the researchers and scientists trying to do? What modern technology are they using?2. Why are so many people interested in the Mogao Caves? I agree with the researche
4、rs opinion. Understanding our own and other cultures is a great way to understand ourselves and others.3. What do you think of the researchers opinion in the last paragraph?What does the quote in the last paragraph imply? The importance of appreciating and protecting our own cultural heritage - 1. L
5、earn about our own cultural heritage and be full of confidence in our own culture; 2. Have an open mind to other cultures and learn them. The structure of the news report lead sentence 导语wherewhowhywhatLanzhoua group of researchers and scientiststo help increase knowledge and appreciation of Chinas
6、ancient cultural heritageThey are recording and collecting . The structure of the news reportbackground information 背景信息 (para 2) body 主体部分What is the function of this paragraph?To help readers better understand the incident reported.body (para 3)What is the significance of promoting Mogao Caves by
7、making so many digital photos ? Lanzhou,9 August 2017. A group of researchers 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 t
8、he Mogao Caves, which were a key stop along the Silk Road throughout Chinas ancient history. Nearly 500,000 high-quality digital photographs have been produced since the international project started in 1994. The specific analysis of the structure of the news reportlead sentence supporting details 被
9、动语态paraphrase To give some detailed information to make readers understand better to make the description more realistic The 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
10、 time when people travelled the Silk Road. Tourists from all over the world visit Dunhuang to see the caves, and the Getty Museum in Los Angeles has even reproduced a copy of the caves and paintings for people to admire in Aparison / contrast By sharing so many digital photos over the Internet, the
11、group 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 wor
12、king on the project explain, “ Appreciating ones cultural heritage is very important for understanding oneself. Appreciating the cultural heritage of other countries is very important for international communication and understanding.”the reporting verbdirect quote say, tell, ask, explain, comment,
13、suggest.Make a summary - How to write a good news report?A good news reportBeginning:(Headline, lead sentence)Body:(Tell the reader the facts, details, examples)Ending:(a short summary)Attributive clausesprotect the historic and cultural relics;high-quality digital photograph ;cultural heritage;digi
14、tal photos 现在许多遗产地不得不让位给地方经济建设，这一现象引起了很大关注。假定你是英语报社记者李华，现在请你根据如下内容写一篇英文新闻报道：1文物的价值；2保护文物的措施；3你自己的见解。Writing Task注意：1.词数80左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。The Importance of Cultural Heritage【参考范文】The Importance of Cultural Heritage Its alarming to see that many heritage places have to give way to the construction
15、 of local economy，which I personally think is shortsighted. Its common sense that cultural relics are part of our history as well as our present life. In my personal opinion，to destroy cultural heritage means to ruin our culture and to betray our history. Therefore，things must be done to stop the ir
16、responsible action.As far as Im concerned，we should first spare no effort to make people realize the importance and necessity of protecting cultural heritage，which seems a challenging task，though.Besides，the government should wisely set up funds for the preservation for cultural heritages.To conclude，I strongly believe that if everybody makes a small change，well make a great difference to the protection of heritage places.
