1、Unit1 Cultural HeritageReading and Thinking1 Read the title and look at the photos.What do you think the text is about?(Page 4,Activity 1)The title suggests the text is about how people have solved problems,because they are going“from”the problems“to”solutions.The pictures show some ancient statues.
2、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.Prediction Economic development is necessary if we want to improve society.There comes a time when the old must give way to the new,and it is not possible to
3、 preserve everything from our past as we move towards the future.Finding and keeping the right balance between progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge.Big challenges,however,can sometimes lead to great solutions.In the 1950s,the Egyptian government wanted to build a new
4、dam across the Nile in order to control floods,produce electricity,and supply water to more farmers in the area.But the proposal led to protests.Water from the dam would likely damage a number of temples and destroy cultural relics that were an important part of Egypts cultural heritage.After listen
5、ing to the scientists who had studied the problem,and citizens who lived near the dam,the government turned to the United Nations for help in 1959.A committee was established to limit damage to the Egyptian buildings and prevent the loss of cultural relics.The group asked for contributions from diff
6、erent departments and raised funds within the international community.Experts investigated the issue,conducted several tests,and then made a proposal for how the buildings could be saved.Finally,a document was signed,and the work began in 1960.The project brought together governments and environment
7、alists from around the world.Temples and other cultural sites were taken down piece by piece,and then moved and put back together again in a place where they were safe from the water.In 1961,German engineers moved the first temple.Over the next 20 years,thousands of engineers and workers rescued 22
8、temples and countless cultural relics.Fifty countries donated nearly$80 million to the project.When the project ended in 1980,it was considered a great success.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 poss
9、ible for countries to work together to build a better tomorrow.The spirit of the Aswan Dam project is still alive today.Perhaps the best example is shown by UNESCO,which runs a programme that prevents world cultural heritage sites around the world from disappearing.If a problem seems too difficult f
10、or a single nation,the global community can sometimes provide a solution.1from problems to solutions 2economic development3give way to4preserve everything from our past5move towards the future 6keep the balance between progress and the protection of cultural sites7lead to great solutions经济发展经济发展给给让路
11、让路保存我们过去的一切保存我们过去的一切走向未来走向未来保持发展与文物保护的平衡保持发展与文物保护的平衡Language Points:Important phrases(P4 P5)从问题到解决办法从问题到解决办法带来伟大的解决方案带来伟大的解决方案17make a proposal for18bring.together19be taken down piece by piece20countless cultural relics21It was considered a great success.22find a path to the future23work together t
12、o build a better tomorrow24run a programme25the global community对对提出建议提出建议把把聚在一起聚在一起被一块块地拆开被一块块地拆开无数的文物无数的文物Language Points:Important phrases(P4 P5)它被认为是巨大的成功。它被认为是巨大的成功。找到通往未来的道路找到通往未来的道路运营一个项目运营一个项目国际社会国际社会携手共建更加美好的明天携手共建更加美好的明天Reading for structure Problem Solution Significance /valuePara 1Para 2
13、-Para 3&4Para 5Para 6Analyze the problem:big challenges.Raise a problem.The process of solving the problem.The results of the solution of the problem.The spirit and lessons.IntroductionReading for Structure Reading1950s19591960196120years22temples50countries80 million19801.Why did the Egyptian gover
14、nment want to attempt the building of the dam?2.How were the temples and other cultural sites saved?3.How long did it take to complete the project?Careful reading3 Read the text again and answer the questions.(Page 5,Activity 3)They wanted to control floods and bring electricity and water to more fa
15、rmers in the area to help economic development.They were taken down piece by piece and moved to other places where they would be safe from the water.The project took 20 years to complete.4 Complete the timeline with the information from the text.19591961over the next 20 years1980The government asks
16、the UN for helpThe first temple is movedThe temples and cultural relics are being rescued.The project is completed.Complete the news report with the correct forms of the words in the box.Then suggest a suitable title.Cairo,16 March,1956In a speech today,a scientist gave her view on the new _.She sai
17、d that _ is important and our area needs economic _ as well.But she added,“We should not accept the project if it puts our cultural _ in danger.We must protect the _ and make sure that no _ is done.”Before she ended her speech,the scientist suggested that we need to _ a committee of experts to _the
18、cultural heritage and _it from being harmed.proposalprogressdevelopmentheritagetemplesdamageestablishpreservepreventdevelopment progress proposal preserve temple damage heritage establish prevent 1.What were the solutions to the problem of building the Aswan Dam?The solutions to the problems of buil
19、ding 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.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 t
20、o spend money on protecting the temples because their value is priceless in terms of cultural heritage.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 and are highl
21、y valued around the world as part of our shared cultural history.How to balance economic development and cultural heritage p_ can be a complex problem.In Egypt the p_ of building the Aswan Dam met with p_ for fear of d_ the temples and cultural relics.The government t_ to the UN for help and e_ a co
22、mmittee to prevent the l_ of cultural heritage and raise f_ internationally.Thanks to the hard work of the g_ community,the project was completed successfully with the countrys cultural heritage preserved.rotectionroposalrotestsamagingurnedstablishedossundslobalSummaryRead the passage aloud.Preview the discovering the structure.Bye-bye!
