1、Unit 1Unit 1Video TimeVideo TimeThe Great Wall The Great Wall The Great Wall of China is the largest structure ever made and one of the great wonders of the world.This makes it an important cultural heritage site not just for China,but for all people around the world.Before you watch0101Match the ph
2、rases below with the pictures from the video.A surveyors and archaeologists studying the Great Wall B weeds speeding up its collapseC volunteers taking care of the Great WallD sections fallen into ruins单击此添加标题单击此处编辑您要的内容，建议您在展示时采用微软雅黑字体，本模版所有图形线条及其相应素材均可自由编辑、改色、替换。B BD DA AC Cweeds speeding up its c
3、ollapsesections fallen into ruinssurveyors and archaeologists studying the Great Wallvolunteers taking care of the Great Wall0202While you watchRead the statements and decide whether they are true(T)or false(F).1 Every part of the Great Wall is easy to find and see.2.The Great Wall took 2,300 years
4、to build.3 Some of the Great Wall has been lost.F FThe Great Wall winds through vast mountains,sometimes visible,sometimes hidden.Once a great project that underwent 23 centuries of construction,many sections of it have now fallen into ruin or even disappeared without a trace,depending on when they
5、were built.T TT TRead the statements and decide whether they are true(T)or false(F).4 The length of the Great Wall is the same as the distance between the North and South Poles.After six long years of hard work by surveyors and archaeologists,in 2012,the State Administration of Cultural Heritage in
6、China announced the final data that the total length of the Great Wall of China is 21,196.18 kilometers.This is equivalent to the distance between the North and South Poles on the earths surface.This is clearly an astonishing figure,for it is four times longer than what has been described in the tex
7、t books of China as the“Wan li Chang cheng(10,000-Mile Long Wall)”of the Qin Dynasty.Since 2006,Mr.Mei,together with surveyors and archaeological experts,has been measuring this section of the Great Wall.This,obviously,is a tough but fun task.For the last 30 years,this ordinary elderly man has been
8、taking care of the Great Wall in his own simple manner.T Tvolunteersonce every two weekscultural relicslive on0303After you watchWhy is it important to protect cultural heritage sites like the Great Wall?It is important to protect cultural heritage sites such as the Great Wall because they are unique and can never be replaced.They are a link to our collective past the history,and can teach us a great deal.
