1、Unit 1 Cultural HeritageReading for writing Whats a news report?A News ReportHeadlineWhyWhereWhenWho Body (facts;details;.)Lead sentences(4W)Ending(summary;comments)Now read the news report about the Mogao Caves.lead sentenceparaphrasefurther explanationbodyheadlinedetailed informationA news reportR
2、ead for structure.Read for detailed information.(Para.1)where/when/whowhy workedhow helpedhow importantwhat resultto increase knowledge and appreciation Lanzhou,9 August 2017,record and collect digital imagesa key stop along the Silk Road500,000 high-quality digital photographsa group ofexplainRead
3、for detailed information.(Body1:Para.2)The Mogao Caves have long been a meeting point for different cultures and are part of the history of many countries.Today,the caves are just as international as they were at the time when people travelled the Silk Road.Tourists from all over the world visit Dun
4、huang to see the caves,and the Getty Museum in Los Angeles has even reproduced a copy of the caves and paintings for people to admire in America.Background informationWords to show comparison and contrastQ1:Why are so many people interested in the Mogao Caves?multicultural;internationaltechniques of
5、 news writing As one researcher who is working on the project explains,“Appreciating ones own cultural heritage is very important for understanding oneself.Appreciating the cultural heritage of other countries is very important for international communication and understanding.”Read for detailed inf
6、ormation.(Body2:Para.3)Q2:What do you think of the researchers opinion?Culture is a bridge for communication and understanding among different cultures.Q3:Do you think it is necessary to use the quote?Concise;Convincingdirect quotereporting verbs各美其美，美人之美，美美与共，天下大同。费孝通techniques of news writingWriti
7、ngHow to write a news report:HeadlineBody(facts,details,examples,etc.)EndingExplain what the person or the group does.Use quotes and paraphrases.Use words to show comparison.Write a title to get the readers attentionEnd with a short summary to help the readers remember the main idea.lead sentenceTel
8、l the readers who,what,where,and whybriefimpressivesummarizeddetailedeasy-understandinginspiringWritingHow to write a news report:Who Where What Why Headline Preserving Cultural Heritage through Photos vs A Picture is worth a thousand wordsLead sentence?_ Chen Lei is a senior teacher who takes photo
9、s of old buildings in Wuhan in order to preserve the citys cultural heritage.WritingHow to write a news report:details Body Every day,Chen Lei t a k e s h i s c a m e r a and._1.Explain what the person or groups does.2.Use relative clauses.3.Use quotes and paraphrases.Every day,Chen Lei takes his ca
10、mera and takes photos of old buildings.Besides,he interviewed old people to write stories about the old buildings.When he is free,he visits schools to tell students about the ways of preserving the cultural heritage.WritingHow to write a news report:EndingEnd with a short summary to help the readers
11、 remember the main idea._ Neither people nor buildings 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.Chen Lei is a senior teacher who takes photos of old build
12、ings in Wuhan in order to preserve the citys cultural heritage.Every day,Chen Lei takes his camera and walks patiently through the older parts of the city.Over the years he has taken thousands of pictures of old buildings to create a record for his fellow citizens in the present and future.Another i
13、mportant part of his project are the interviews he conducts with elderly residents.Often these stories help to bring the interesting histories of the buildings to life,giving them their place in the human stories of Wuhans citizens.He writes about the buildings,their inhabitants and the stories that
14、 weave them together.He also visits schools to tell students about their cultural heritage.Neither people nor buildings 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.A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words
