1、Unit 1 Cultural Heritage Reading and ThinkingReading and Thinking1.How did the cities change?Lead-inThey become more modern.There are more buildings and constructions,even skyscrapers.2.While cities are getting more modern,do you think government should protect history buildings?Lead-inRead the titl
2、e and look at the photos.What do you think the text is about?Read and predict 1The title suggests the text is about and the pictures show some Egyptian culturesculpturetourist attractionhuge constructionHow?Scan the text for numbers and circle the numbers.1950s,1959,1960,1961,20,thousands of,fifty,2
3、2,80,1980Guess what these numbers mean.2Read and thinkRead and thinkWords of timeAmount 1950sthe year of 1959the year of 1960the year of 1961over the next 20 yearsThe year of 1980today22 templesthousands of engineers and workersfifty countries$80 millionWhy does the author use exact numbers instead
4、of expressions like“a lot of”?Read the text again and answer the questions.31.Why did the Egyptian government want to attempt the building of the dam?2.How were the temples and other cultural sites saved?3.How long did it take to complete the project?Read and answerKey words for locating answerAnswe
5、rs clue wordsbecause for doing,to do,sincemovement or activities people donumber+years1.Why did the Egyptian government want to attempt the building of the dam?They want to control floods,produce electricity,and supply water to more farmers in the area to help economic development.Read and answer2.H
6、ow were the temples and other cultural sites saved?They were taken down piece by piece and moved to other places where they would be safe from the water.Read and answer3.How long did it take to complete the project?The project took 20 years to complete.Scripts:In 1961,German engineers moved the firs
7、t temple.Over the next 20 years,thousands of engineers and workers rescued 22 temples and countless cultural relics.Read and answerWhat is a timeline?Making a timeline that shows when different events happened can help you understand how the events are connected to each other.2.time3.event1.A line a
8、nd arrows indicating developmentReading strategyComplete the timeline with the information from the text.Make a timeline 4Tips:read verbs and sequence words carefully.1959The government asks the UN for help.The first temple is moved.The temples and cultural r e l i c s a r e being rescued.The projec
9、t is completed.1961Over the next 20 years1980Make a timelineP1:challengeP2:proposal led to protestsP3:committee establishedP4:brought together P4:brought together P5:successP6:spirit According to the timeline,think about key words in each paragraphWhat should we exactly do to implement a project aft
10、er reading the passage?Discuss in pairsWhat should we exactly do to implement a project?InvestigationsTestsProposalsImplementationsScripts:Experts investigated the issue,conducted several tests and then made a proposal for how to save the buildings.Discuss in pairsproposal n.提议，建议提议，建议 make a propos
11、al 提出建议提出建议 proposal of marriage 求婚求婚e.g.a proposal for/of uniting the two companies Various proposals were put forward for increasing sales.Key wordslikely adj.可能的可能的 adv.可能地可能地 be likely to do sth.unlikely;possibly/probably/expectedlye.g.Shes very likely to ring me tonight.investigate v.调查，研究调查，研究
12、 investigation n.调查，研究调查，研究e.g.Scientists are investigating to find out the cause of the crash/are investigating how the crash occurred.The murder case is under investigation at the moment.Key wordsissue n.重要问题，争论的问题重要问题，争论的问题 v.宣布，公布宣布，公布e.g.raise a new issue Whats at issue here is the whole future
13、 of the industry.The minister issued a statement to the press.Key wordsconduct/kndkt/n.行为，举止；管理办法行为，举止；管理办法 /kndkt/v.组织；安排；带领组织；安排；带领conduction(n.)-conductive(adj.)-conductor(n.)e.g.the rules of conduct I asked the attendant to conduct him to the door/conduct him out.Key wordsComplete the report 5Ca
14、iro,16 March,1956In a speech today,a scientist gave her view on the new _.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
15、 speech,the scientist suggested that we need to _ a committee of experts to _ the cultural heritage and _ it from being harmed.Complete the news report with the correct forms of the words in the box.Then suggest a suitable title.Titlen.n.n.n.n.n.v.v.v.Cairo,16 March,1956In a speech today,a scientist
16、 gave her view on the new _.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 t
17、o _ a committee of experts to _ the cultural heritage and _ it from being harmed.proposalprogressdevelopmentheritagetemplesdamageestablishpreservepreventScientist Says Progress Shouldnt Damage Cultural HeritageComplete the reportKey wordswhowhatopinionWhat:topic wordsConflictsA right balanceGiving i
18、n or compromising Detailed proposals and plansProblems Solutions e.g.The new VS The oldSeeking for helpCooperating with othersSummaryDiscuss in groups1.What were the solutions to the problem of building the Aswan Dam?2.A lot of money was spent to protect the temples.Do you think it was worthwhile?Wh
19、y or why not?3.Why do you think so many countries contributed funds and offered help to the Egyptian project?Discuss one or more of the questions below in groups.6Objective questionsubjective questionreason+example1.What were the solutions to the problem of building the Aswan Dam?The solutions to th
20、e problem of building the Aswan Dam were to ask for contributions from different departments and for experts to investigate and conduct tests leading to a proposal to save the ancient buildings.Discuss in groups2.A lot of money was spent to protect the temples.Do you think it was worthwhile?Why or w
21、hy not?Discuss in groupsThink about:the importance of cultural heritageother projects need big money3.Why do you think so many countries contributed funds and offered help to the Egyptian project?Think about:the importance of cultural heritageeconomic effectsprotection of environmentDiscuss in group
22、sworthwhile adj.值得做的，值得花时间的值得做的，值得花时间的worth/worthy;worthlesse.g.He wanted to do a worthwhile job.I thought it was worthwhile to clarify the matter.It wasnt worthwhile continuing with the project.Key wordsCheck more information about Aswan Dam and read the passage on NASA Earth Observatory website.HomeworkThanks！
