1、Unit 1 Cultural Relics R e a d i n g f o r Wr i t i n g In this class,you will1.collect information from the news report about promoting culture through digital images;2.identify the features of language and structure of a news report;3.write a news report about a person or a group who works to prot
2、ect our cultural heritage.Learning objectivesWarming upMogao CavesPre-readingActivity 1:Read and understand the news report.Answer the questions.1.What are the researchers and scientists trying to do?_The researchers and scientists are trying to increase knowledge and appreciation of Chinas ancient
3、cultural heritage.Answer the questions.What modern technology are they using?_They are using digital photography to record a collection of images.Answer the questions.2.Why are so many people interested in the Mogao Caves?_People are interested in the Mogao Caves because they have long been a meetin
4、g point for different cultures and are part of the history of many countries.3.What do you think of the researchers opinion in the last paragraph?_I agree with the researchers opinion.Understanding our own and other cultures is a great way to understand ourselves and others.Activity 2:Read for the f
5、eatures of language and structure.What are the necessary parts of a news report?Read for the structure.Headline（标题）Read for the structure.Lead（导语）Lanzhou,9 August 2017.A group of researchers and scientists from China and other countries are working together to help increase knowledge and appreciatio
6、n of Chinas ancient cultural heritage.Read for the structure.Body（主体）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.Read for the structure.What information
7、 is included in the lead sentence?_ _ _WhereWhenWhoWhatActivity 2:Read for the language features.Direct quote(直接引用语）Paraphrase（解释）Background information（背景信息）Reporting verbs（引述动词）Words to show comparison and/or contrast（表示比较或对比的词）Direct quote_Do you think it is necessary to use the quote?What functi
8、ons do they have?Sentences from the text Language featuresDirect quote“Appreciating ones own cultural heritage is very important for international communication and understanding.”convincing and objectiveWhat is a good quote?Think and answer.A good quote should be precise and to the point;arouse rea
9、ders interest;be convincing and objective;enhance readers comprehension.Paraphrase_We use a paraphrase to express what someone has written using different words in order to make it easier to understand.Sentences from the text Language featuresParaphraseThey are recording and collecting digital image
10、s relics from the Mogao Caves,in 1994.specific and straightforwardBackground information You cannot assume that your readers will know the original facts of the story.You have to summarize the issue briefly to bring them up to date.We call the information background information._Sentences from the t
11、ext Language featuresBackground informationThe Mogao Caves have long been a meeting point for different cultures and are part of the history of many countries.informativeSentences from the text Language featuresReporting verbs signals to explain or reportAs one researcher who is working on the proje
12、ct explains,“Appreciating ones own cultural heritage is very important”Reporting verbssay/saidtell/toldcomment/commentedmention/mentionedreveal/revealedreport/reportedstate/statedReporting verbsSentences from the text Language featuresWords to show comparison and/or contrast Today,the caves are just
13、 as international as they were at the time when people travelled the Silk Road.vivid and comprehensibleWords to show comparison and/or contrastWords to show comparison and/or contrast Comparison and/or contrast is a method of organization in which a writer examines similarities and/or differences be
14、tween two people,places,ideas or things.similarly likewise by comparison in the same waySentences from the text Relative clausesThey are recording and collecting digital images of cultural relics from the Mogao Caves,which were a key stopthroughout Chinas ancient history.Today,the caves are just as
15、international as they were at the time when people travelled the Silk Road.things_timeSentences from the text Language featuresRelative clauses As one researcher who is working on the project explainspeople _brief and specificActivity 3:Get ready to write a news report.Draft the headline.Write a tit
16、le to get the readers attention.accurateeasy to understandclearstraight and plainDraft the headline.PICTURES OF OLD PEOPLEA PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDSPHOTOGRAPHER CHEN LEIDraft the lead.WhoWhereWhatWhyGrab and engage the readers immediately.Convey the topic of the news report.Write your lead
17、in active voice using vivid language.Use as few words as possible.WhoWhereWhatWhyChen Lei is a senior teachertakes photos of old buildings in Wuhanin order to preserve the citys cultural heritageChen Lei is a senior teachertakes photos of old buildings in Wuhanin order to preserve the citys cultural
18、 heritagewho.A good lead Explain what a person or a group does.Use relative clauses.Use quotes and paraphrases.Draft the body of your news report.more detailed and specificEvery day,Chen Lei takes his camera and takes photos of old buildings no matter whether it rains or shines.He writes about the b
19、uildings.He also visits schools to tell students about their cultural heritage.End with a short summary to help the readers remember the main idea.Draft the ending.Neither people nor buildings lasts forever.But Chen Leis photos can help us remember them.A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words Chen Lei i
20、s a senior teacher who takes photos of old buildings in Wuhan in order to preserve the citys cultural heritage.Sample writing.HeadlineLead sentence Every day,Chen Lei takes his camera and walks patiently through the older parts of the city.Over the years he has thousands of pictures of old buildings
21、 to create a record for fellow citizens in the present and future.Another important part of his project is the interviews he conducts with elderly residents.Body“Often these stories help to bring the interesting histories of the buildings to life,giving them their place in the human stories of Wuhan
22、s citizens,”says Chen Lei.He writes about the buildings,their inhabitants and the stories that weave them together.He also visits schools to tell students about their cultural heritage.Body Neither people nor buildings last forever,but Chen Leis photos can help us remember them.The stories that acco
23、mpany them also help build a picture of life for future generations to hear and add their own stories,too.Ending_A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words Chen Lei is a senior teacher who takes photos of old buildings in Wuhan in order to preserve the citys cultural heritage.Sample writing.HeadlineLead se
24、ntence_A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words Chen Lei is a senior teacher who takes photos of old buildings in Wuhan in order to preserve the citys cultural heritage.Sample writing.HeadlineLead sentence_ Every day,Chen Lei takes his camera and walks patiently through the older parts of the city.Over t
25、he years he has thousands of pictures of old buildings to create a record for fellow citizens in the present and future.Another important part of his project is the interviews he conducts with elderly residents.Body_“Often these stories help to bring the interesting histories of the buildings to lif
26、e,giving them their place in the human stories of Wuhans citizens,”says Chen Lei.He writes about the buildings,their inhabitants and the stories that weave them together.He also visits schools to tell students about their cultural heritage.Body_“Often these stories help to bring the interesting hist
27、ories of the buildings to life,giving them their place in the human stories of Wuhans citizens,”says Chen Lei.He writes about the buildings,their inhabitants and the stories that weave them together.He also visits schools to tell students about their cultural heritage.Body_ Neither people nor buildi
28、ngs last forever,but Chen Leis photos can help us remember them.The stories that accompany them also help build a picture of life for future generations to hear and add their own stories,too.Body_ Neither people nor buildings last forever,but Chen Leis photos can help us remember them.The stories th
29、at accompany them also help build a picture of life for future generations to hear and add their own stories,too.Ending_Nanhai No.1 Nanhai No.1(NN1),which was built in Southern Song Dynasty,sank in South China Sea.In 2016,archaeologists completed examination of some 50,000 cultural relics recovered
30、from NN1.This ship was 22 meters long,10 meters wide.It sailed along Maritime Silk Road.British divers found her while searching for another ship.In 2000,archaeologists mapped the site.In 2007,divers and scientists began rescuing the relics.By 2016,they had completed their studies of the objects fou
31、nd on NN1.Some 50,000 cultural relics were recovered from NN1.The ship has now been on display at the Guangdong Maritime Silk Road Museum since 2008._Nanhai No.1 Nanhai No.1(NN1),which was built in Southern Song Dynasty,sank in South China Sea.In 2016,archaeologists completed examination of some 50,
32、000 cultural relics recovered from NN1.This ship was 22 meters long,10 meters wide.It sailed along Maritime Silk Road.British divers found her while searching for another ship._Nanhai No.1 Nanhai No.1(NN1),which was built in Southern Song Dynasty,sank in South China Sea.In 2016,archaeologists comple
33、ted examination of some 50,000 cultural relics recovered from NN1.This ship was 22 meters long,10 meters wide.It sailed along Maritime Silk Road.British divers found her while searching for another ship._Nanhai No.1 Nanhai No.1(NN1),which was built in Southern Song Dynasty,sank in South China Sea.In
34、 2016,archaeologists completed examination of some 50,000 cultural relics recovered from NN1.This ship was 22 meters long,10 meters wide.It sailed along Maritime Silk Road.British divers found her while searching for another ship._Nanhai No.1 Nanhai No.1(NN1),which was built in Southern Song Dynasty
35、,sank in South China Sea.In 2016,archaeologists completed examination of some 50,000 cultural relics recovered from NN1.This ship was 22 meters long,10 meters wide.It sailed along Maritime Silk Road.British divers found her while searching for another ship.In 2000,archaeologists mapped the site.In 2
36、007,divers and scientists began rescuing the relics.By 2016,they had completed their studies of the objects found on NN1.Some 50,000 cultural relics were recovered from NN1.The ship has now been on display at the Guangdong Maritime Silk Road Museum since 2008._Nanhai No.1 Nanhai No.1(NN1),which was
37、built in Southern Song Dynasty,sank in South China Sea.In 2016,archaeologists completed examination of some 50,000 cultural relics recovered from NN1.This ship was 22 meters long,10 meters wide.It sailed along Maritime Silk Road.British divers found her while searching for another ship._In 2000,arch
38、aeologists mapped the site.In 2007,divers and scientists began rescuing the relics.By 2016,they had completed their studies of the objects found on NN1.Some 50,000 cultural relics were recovered from NN1.The ship has now been on display at the Guangdong Maritime Silk Road Museum since 2008._Listen to the text and read along.Polish your news report after class based on self-evaluation.Homework
