1、 Unit 1 Cultural HeritageTo practise listening and pronounciation.To take part in a youth project.To talk about history and culture.Leading-in What does the word“heritage”mean?Share your ideas about your understanding of it and you can use examples to illustrate your meaning.Heritage means the tradi
2、tional beliefs,values,customs,etc.of a family,country or society.For example,the Great Wall is the heritage of China.Task 1.PredictionPredict what the listening text is about by looking at the pictures.The listening text is probably about how to protect a famous heritage site by some students.Task 2
3、.Listen to the conversation and sum up the main idea.Youths from seven countries are working together to protect cultural relics on _.Mount TaiTask 3.Listen to the conversation again and answer the following questions.International youth project,_ high school students from 7 countries.Mount Tai,one
4、of the most_mountains in ChinaIt has been_for more than 3,000 years.22 temples,around 1,800_with writing on themDai Temple on_;over 6,000_.famous protected 23stones Mount Tai stepsUse context to guess words To guess the meaning of new words,look at the other words and use what you know about the top
5、ic.Listen to the conversation again and use the context to guess the meaning of the words below.Tick the reason why you were able to guess the words.ReasonPreservePromoteCypressThe word is an example of a group/type I know.The word is explained by the speaker.The word means the opposite of a word I
6、know.The word means the same as a word I know.I know the general meaning of the word.The speaker gives an example of the word.Reporter:Hello.What are you guys doing?Stephanie:Were creating an app about Mount Tai.Were part of an international youth project.Reporter:Thats interesting.How many students
7、 are taking part in the project?Stephanie:There are 23 senior high school students from seven countries.Reporter:Why is the project here at Mount Tai?Liu Bin:Well,as you know,Mount Tai is one of the most famous mountains in China.The mountain and the temples have been protected for over 3,000 years,
8、so its a great example of how people preserve their cultural heritage.We feel so proud to have chance to do something.Reporter:Tell me about the app youre making.Liu Bin:We want to promote Mount Tai;that is,we want to tell teenagers in other countries about the mountain and Chinese culture.The app t
9、eaches teenagers about Mount Tai and even has a few games about cultural relics.Reporter:Oh,thats a clever idea.Stephanie:Yes.For example,this game is about the six cypresses that were planted on Mount Tai during the Han Dynasty.You learn about the trees and also the life in China over 2,000 years a
10、go.Reporter:That sounds great!So what else will you put in the app?Liu Bin:Well,there are 22 temples and some 1,800 stones with writing on them.Well take photos of them all,and then visit the Dai Temple on Mount Tai,since it has so many important paintings and relics.Another group is reading about M
11、ount Tai and writing texts for the app.Well also visit local schools and talk to Chinese students.Reporter:Do you think that some people will use the app instead of visiting Mount Tai?Liu Bin:No,not a chance!The app is great,but the best way to see Mount Tai is to climb all 6,000 steps!Reporter:What
12、?!How many steps?Liu Bin Stephanie:More than 6,000!Work in pairs or groups and role play a conversation.Suppose you are a reporter and interviewing the students who devote their time to protecting the heritage.Reporter:It is said that you are one of the volunteers to preserve the pine trees on Mount
13、 Huang.What are you guys doing?Volunteer:We are making some signs which are designed to educate people to protect the pine trees.Volunteer:Besides,we took a lot of pictures of pine trees and create an app which aims to promote peoples awareness of protecting the precious trees.Reporter:Sounds great
14、and anything else?Volunteer:We often wear volunteer clothes and send some brochures in the park to call on more people to protect the trees.Reporter:Do your hard work pay off?Volunteer:Definitely.More and more tourists are now stopping carving names on the trees or seldom take photos,climbing the tr
15、ees.Would you like to take part in a project like this?Why or why not?Could you think of more ways to protect the cultural heritage?P3 71.Listen and tick the word that you hear.present/pleasant crew/grew scream/cream exist/exists twelve/twelfth confident/confusedCheck your answers with a partner.The
16、n listen again and repeat.2.Read the sentences and pay attention to the underlined words.Yuanmingyuan?Just across the street.Yuanmingyuan?Just cross the street.Bruce referred to the guidebook.Bruce preferred the guidebook.The dragon followed its tail.The dragon followed its trail.It is a different c
17、ontext.It is a different contest.The trays were dark green.The trains were dark green.3.Listen and repeat.What do you know about the Kremlin and Red Square?Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answers.(1)Where are the speakers?On a street.(2)What are they doing?Sightseeing.What do you k
18、now about the Kremlin and Red Square?Listen again and complete the fact sheet.World Cultural Heritage Site Fact Sheet THE KREMLIN AND RED SQUARE,MOSCOWBuilt between the_ and _centuriesThe palace where_livesThe Saint Basils Cathedral looks like_The_ part of MoscowPlace for parades,concerts,and even_1
19、4th17ththe Russian president a flame/fire centralice hockey games Work in groups.Choose a cultural site that you like and role-play a conversation between some tourists and their tour guide.Take turns to play the different roles.Street sounds from Red Square.Tour guide:OK,here we are:the Kremlin and
20、 Red Square.Tourist 1:Excuse me,but what is the Kremlin exactly?Tour guide:The Kremlin is a special government area.Inside,there are five palaces and four cathedrals.Its where the president lives,too.Tourist 1:Wow.a little bit like the Palace Museum in Beijing.Tour guide:Yes.I guess you could say th
21、at.The Kremlin was actually built around the same time,between the 14th and 17th centuries.Tourist 1:Whats that building over there,with the colourful round towers?Ive seen so many photos of it.It looks so pretty,like a flame!Tour guide:Thats Saint Basil s Cathedral.People all over the world think o
22、f Russia when they see it.Its like the Eiffel Tower in France or the Great Wall in China,a symbol of the country.Tourist 2:Forgive me for asking,but can you tell me more about Red Square?Tour guide:Well,its considered the centre of Moscow,and there have been many important parades and events held he
23、re.It also used to be a marketplace a long time ago.Tourist 2:Oh,really?How amazing!Tour guide:I see that youre looking at the photos of an ice hockey game.Did you know that children can skate on Red Square in the winter?Tourist 2:No way!Thats so coolTour guide:Yes.Red Square is also a place for mus
24、ic concerts.People have a lot of fun here.Expressions used to start a conversation politely and properly:I beg your pardon,but Forgive me for asking,but Excuse me,but what is?Excuse me could you please tell me about?Do/Did you know.?I see that you are.Version 1:Tourist A:I beg your pardon,but is thi
25、s the Xuanyuan Mirror?Could you please tell me about it?Tour guide:Yes,it is.It is said that its a mirror that can tell right from wrong!I see that youre looking at that carving on the roof.Did you know that its called chiwen-one of the nine sons of the Chinese dragon?Tourist B:No,I didnt.Thats so i
26、nteresting!Version 2:Tourist:Excuse me,but could you tell me what we can enjoy in Mount Tai?Tour guide:There are four marvelous spectacles in Mount Tai,and they are the sunrise,the sunset,the view of the Yellow River,and the sea of clouds.Tourist:Oh,I cant wait.Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.John Ruskin 生活没有目标，犹如航海没有指南针。约翰罗斯金
