1、Reading and Thinkingteaching aims To predict the content of a passage from its title and pictures in the passage. To learn about the problem of building the Aswan Dam and solutions to it. To think about the reason of other countries offering help to the Egyptian project. To think about the value of
2、the protection of cultural heritage.Read the title and look at the photos. Guess what the passage is about.Q1: What are they ? Q2: Which country may they be about ?Read the text quickly to find the main idea of each paragraph.The passage is mainly about _. A. a committee was needed. B. the proposal
3、leads to protests C. a big challenge can sometimes leads to great solutions D. a project of a new dam was successfulScan the text for numbers. Circle the numbers and guess what they mean.Numbers1950s19591960196120 years22 temples5080 million1980(amount of money)year(time period)(time period, decade)
4、(amount of something)(amount of something) Listen to the tape Read the text and match the topic sentences.Para.1 A. How to balance progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge.Para.2 BA committee was established to limit damage.Para.3 CThe proposal leads to protests.Para.4 D.
5、 The project brought governments and environmentalists together.Para.5 EThe spirit of the Aswan Dam project is still alive today.Para.6 FThe project was completed and successful.SO WE CAN DIVIDE THE TEXT INTO PRATSPart 1 Para. 1Part 2 Para. 2Part 3 Para. 34Part 4 Para. 56introduction problemssolutio
6、nsvalues1. What was the problem the Egyptian government facing with?Read the text again and answer the questions.The Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam across the Nile but the proposal led to protests.2. Why did the Egyptian government want to attempt the building of the dam?It wanted to
7、build the dam to control floods, produce electricity, and supply water to more farmers in the area. In other words, it built the dam for the purpose of progress.3. How long did it take to complete the project? The project took 20 years to complete.dam templesfundsprotect the relicsglobal communityn.
8、 提议；提议；建议建议Complete the timeline with the information from the text.The project stars. The temples and cultural are being rescued.The project is completed.The first temple is moved.The government asks the UN for help.1959 _1960 _1961 _Over the next 20 years_1980 _ The government asks the UN for help
9、.The project stars.The first temple is moved.The temples and cultural are being rescued.The project is completed In the 1950s, the Egyptian government would like to build a new dam across the Nile, but the proposal led to1._(protest). This was because the new dam would 2._(like) destroy many cultura
10、l relics. Then the government 3._(establish) a committee to find a solution to the 4._(protect) of Egypts cultural heritage. After a proposal for how the relics could 5._(save) was made, the project began in 1960 and ended in 1980. During those years,22 temples 6._countless cultural relics were take
11、n down piece by piece, moved and put back together again in a place where they were safe7._the water. The project was considered8._great success. It was believed that it was possible for different countries 9._(work) together to build a better tomorrow. The spirit of the As-wan Dam project is still
12、alive today. If a problem seems too difficult for a single country, the 10._(globe) community can sometimes provide a solution. 1. protests 2.likely 3. established 4.protection 5.be saved 6. and 7. from 8. a 9.to work 10.global Group discussion Q: What is the “Problem” and what is the “solution”?Pro
13、blem: the Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam across the Nile for developing its economy and avoiding the floods and drought, but it can destroy the cultural heritage and led to the protests.Solution: asked for the UN, then cooperated internationally to save the relics by moving the cultur
14、al relics to a safe place piece by piece.Complete the news report with the correct forms of the words in the box. Then suggest a suitable title.development progress proposal preserve temple damage heritage establish prevent_Cairo, 16 March, 1956In a speech today, a scientist gave her view on the new
15、_. She said that _ is important and our area needs economic _ as well. But she added, “We should not accept the project if it puts our cultural _ in danger. We must protect the _ and make sure that no _ is done.” Before she ended her speech, the scientist suggested that we need to _ a committee of e
16、xperts to _ the cultural heritage and _ it from being harmed. Scientist Says Progress Shouldnt Damage Cultural HeritageproposalprogressdevelopmentheritagetemplesdamagepreventpreserveestablishThink after classThink after classAs students, what should we do to protect our cultural relics?Homework:write a summary
