1、Unit1 Cultural HeritageReading and ThinkingLearning objectivesIn this class,you will1.identify the problem mentioned in the text;2.explain how the problem was solved;3.discuss the significance of solving the problem.Read the title and look at the photos.What do you think the text is about?(Page 4,Ac
2、tivity 1)Read the title and look at the photos.What do you think the text is about?The title suggests the text is about how people have solved problems,because they are going“from”the problems“to”solutions.Read the title and look at the photos.What do you think the text is about?The pictures show so
3、me ancient statues.They might be from Egypt.The large faces look as though they have been moved from where they first were.Perhaps the problem is related to this.Read the title and look at the photos.What do you think the text is about?(Page 4,Activity 1)Scan the text for numbers.Circle the numbers
4、and guess what they mean.(Page 4,Activity 2)Scan the text for numbers.Circle the numbers and guess what they mean.Scan the text for numbers.Circle the numbers and guess what they mean.Scan the text for numbers.Circle the numbers and guess what they mean.Scan the text for numbers.Circle the numbers a
5、nd guess what they mean.Scan the text for numbers.Circle the numbers and guess what they mean.Scan the text for numbers.Circle the numbers and guess what they mean.Scan the text for numbers.Circle the numbers and guess what they mean.The project is so hard that it takes 20 years to finish it.The pro
6、ject cost a lot of money.Many countries participated in the rescue and it is their team work that has saved the temples.Read the text again and answer the questions.(Page 5,Activity 3)Read the text again and answer the questions.1.Why did the Egyptian government want to attempt the building of the d
7、am?Read the text again and answer the questions.1.Why did the Egyptian government want to attempt the building of the dam?Read the text again and answer the questions.1.Why did the Egyptian government want to attempt the building of the dam?They wanted to control floods and bring electricity and wat
8、er to more farmers in the area to help economic development.Read the text again and answer the questions.2.How were the temples and other cultural sites saved?Read the text again and answer the questions.2.How were the temples and other cultural sites saved?Read the text again and answer the questio
9、ns.2.How 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 the text again and answer the questions.3.How long did it take to complete the project?Read the text again and answer the questions.3.Ho
10、w long did it take to complete the project?Read the text again and answer the questions.3.How long did it take to complete the project?The project took 20 years to complete.Complete the timeline with the information from the text.(Page 5,Activity 4)Complete the timeline with the information from the
11、 text.Complete the timeline with the information from the text.Complete the news report with the correct forms of the words in the box.Then suggest a suitable title.(Page 5,Activity 5)Complete the news report with the correct forms of the words in the box.Then suggest a suitable title.Complete the n
12、ews report with the correct forms of the words in the box.Then suggest a suitable title.development:economic developmentComplete the news report with the correct forms of the words in the box.Then suggest a suitable title.In a speech today,a scientist gave her view on the new proposal.She said that
13、progress is important and our area needs economic development as well.But she added,“We should not accept the project as it puts our cultural heritage in danger.We must protect the temples and make sure that no damage is done.”Before she ended her speech,the scientist suggested that we need to estab
14、lish a committee of experts to preserve the cultural heritage and prevent it from being harmed.Complete the news report with the correct forms of the words in the box.Then suggest a suitable title.proposal:the new proposal Complete the news report with the correct forms of the words in the box.Then
15、suggest a suitable title.progress:the progress is importantComplete the news report with the correct forms of the words in the box.Then suggest a suitable title.development:economic developmentComplete the news report with the correct forms of the words in the box.Then suggest a suitable title.herit
16、age:cultural heritageComplete the news report with the correct forms of the words in the box.Then suggest a suitable title.temple:protect the temple Complete the news report with the correct forms of the words in the box.Then suggest a suitable title.damage:do(no)damageComplete the news report with
17、the correct forms of the words in the box.Then suggest a suitable title.establish:establish a committeeComplete the news report with the correct forms of the words in the box.Then suggest a suitable title.preserve:preserve the cultural heritage Complete the news report with the correct forms of the
18、words in the box.Then suggest a suitable title.prevent:prevent it from being harmedComplete the news report with the correct forms of the words in the box.Then suggest a suitable title.Complete the news report with the correct forms of the words in the box.Then suggest a suitable title.Scientist Say
19、s Progress Shouldnt Damage Cultural HeritageDiscuss the questions below.(Page 5,Activity 6)Discuss the questions below.1.What were the solutions to the problem of building Aswan dam?Discuss the questions below.1.What were the solutions to the problem of building Aswan dam?The solutions to the proble
20、m 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 the questions below.2.A lot of money was spent to protect the temples.Do you think it was worthwhile?Why o
21、r why not?Discuss the questions below.2.A lot of money was spent to protect the temples.Do you think it was worthwhile?Why or why not?I think it was worthwhile to spend money on protecting the temples because their value is priceless in terms of cultural heritage.Discuss the questions below.3.Why do
22、 you think so many countries contributed funds and offered help to the Egyptian project?Discuss the questions below.3.Why do you think so many countries contributed funds and offered help to the Egyptian project?I think that many countries helped because Egyptian history and relics are world-famous
23、and are highly valued around the world as part of our shared cultural history.Summarise the text on page 4 by completing the passage.The first letter of each word has been given.(Page 62,Activity 3,Workbook)Summarise the text on page 4 by completing the passage.The first letter of each word has been
24、 given.How to balance economic development and cultural heritage protection can be a complex problem.Summarise the text on page 4 by completing the passage.The first letter of each word has been given.In Egypt the proposal of building the Aswan Dam met with protests for fear of damaging the temples
25、and cultural relics.Summarise the text on page 4 by completing the passage.The first letter of each word has been given.The government turned to the UN for help and established a committee to prevent the loss of cultural heritage and raise funds internationally.Summarise the text on page 4 by comple
26、ting the passage.The first letter of each word has been given.Thanks to the hard work of the global community,the project was completed successfully with the countrys cultural heritage preserved.HomeworkRead aloud the text.A quick reviewIn this class,we1.identified the problem in the text;2.explained how the problem was solved;3.discussed the significance of solving the problem.
