1、2 0 2 X Unit 1 Unit 1 Cultural Heritage Cultural HeritageFrom Problems to SolutionsHeritage is our legacy from the past,what we live with today,and what we pass on to future generations.World Heritage Centre 文化文化遗产是过去人类所创造，由现代人类继承并传遗产是过去人类所创造，由现代人类继承并传至后世。至后世。世界遗产中心世界遗产中心Learning Objectives1.Learn t
2、o predict the content of a passage 2.Improve their reading skills3.Know about how a problem was solved4.Think about the value of the protection of cultural heritageLead-inEgyptian templesDo you know:Is there any link between the two pictures?the Aswan DamLets watch the video and know more about them
3、.Pre-readingLook at the title and the photos.Guess what the text is about?While-readingWhats the main idea of the text?1.Skim the text and find out:A.How the Egyptian government successfully solved the problem of building Aswan project.B.The project of Aswan Dam damaged some relics.C.It introduces c
4、ultural relics in Egypt.D.The Egyptian government turned to UN for help when in trouble.2.Complete the timeline with the information from the text.The project starts.The temples and cultural relics are being rescued.The project is completed.The first temple is moved.The government asks the UN for he
5、lp.1960 The project starts.1959The government asks the UN for help.1961The first temple is moved.1961-1980The temples and cultural relics are being rescued.1980The project is completed.3.Read the text carefully and answer the questions:Para.12:(1)What does the phrase“a big challenge”refer to in Para
6、graph 1?Finding and keeping the right balance between economic development and the protection of cultural sites.(2)Why did the Egyptian government want to build the dam?They wanted to control floods，produce electricity，and supply water to more farmers in the area to help economic development.(3)Why
7、did people object to the proposal?Because water from the dam would likely damage a number of temples and destroy cultural relics that were an important part of Egypts cultural heritage.Para.3-5:(1)A committee was established.asked for _;raised _ _ the issue;_ several tests;made a _ signed a _contrib
8、utionsfundsinvestigatedconductedproposaldocument(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.(3)What do the figures suggest?These figures suggest the great efforts people devoted to the pr
9、oject as well as the achievements they made.(4)Why does the writer say the Aswan Dam project is a great success?Because not only had the countries found a path to the future that did not run over the relics of the past，but they had also learnt that it was possible for countries to work together to b
10、uild a better tomorrow.Para.6:What does the spirit of the Aswan Dam project mean?The global community can sometimes provide a solution to a difficult problem for a single countryPost-readingThink and discuss1.Is it important to protect cultural heritage?2.What can we do to protect the cultural heritage?Homework:1.2.Thank you!Thank you!
