1、Cultural Heritage Unit 1Reading and ThinkingReading and ThinkingLead in You must heard of Three Gorges Dam(三峡大坝)of China.However,have you heard about the Aswan Dam of Egypt?Lead in AswanDam(阿斯旺大坝阿斯旺大坝)Lead in On July 21,1970,engineers completed the Aswan Dam in southern Egypt,lasting more than 10 ye
2、ars and costing more than a billion dollars.The Aswan Dam controls the flow of the Nile River,protecting people living near the banks of the Nile from both floods and drought.It also provides electricity used in homes,schools,businesses,and hospitals throughout Egypt.AswanDam(阿斯旺大坝阿斯旺大坝)While comple
3、ting it,many temples are taken down piece by piece,and then moved and put back together again in a place where they were safe from the water.Among these temples,Abu Simbel Temple(阿布辛贝神庙)is the most famous one.Lead in Lead in AbuSimbelTemple(阿布辛贝神庙阿布辛贝神庙)ReadingFROM PROBLEMS TO SOLUTIONSFROM PROBLEMS
4、 TO SOLUTIONSRead the title and look at the pictures.What do you think the text is about?Reading Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5Para.6Fast readingFind out the main idea of each paragraphA.How to balance progress and the protection of cultural site can be a big challenge.B.A committee was established
5、to limit damage.C.The proposal leads to protests.D.The project brought together governments and environmentalists.E.The spirit of Aswan Dam project is still alive today.F.The project was completed and successful.A AC CB BD DF FE EWhat is the topic sentence in each paragraph?What are the key words in
6、 each paragraph?Reading Fast readingFind out the structure of the passageIntroductionProblemsSolutionsSignificancePart1Para.1Part2Para.2Part3Para.34Part4Para.56Reading Careful readingRead Para.Read Para.1 carefully and answer the following question:1 carefully and answer the following question:What
7、is the big challenge?Finding and keeping the right balance between progress and the protection of cultural sites.Reading Careful readingRead Para.Read Para.2 and answer:2 and answer:Why did lots of people disagree with the Egyptian governments proposal to build a new dam across the Nile?A.It might b
8、e harmful to many cultural relics.B.It was costly and dangerous.C.It could lead to floods.D.It was not necessary at all.A AReading Careful readingRead Para.Read Para.3-4 and answer the following questions:3-4 and answer the following questions:1.How were the temples and other cultural sites saved?Te
9、mples and other cultural sites are taken down piece by piece,and then moved and put back together again in a place where they were safe from the water.2.How long did it take to complete the project?It took 20 years to complete the project.Reading Careful readingRead Para.Read Para.5-6 and answer the
10、 following questions:5-6 and answer the following questions:1.Why is the project a great success?It lead people to find ways to focus on economic development without causing damage to cultural relics.It helped countries to learn to work together to protect our cultural heritage.2.What is the spirit
11、of the Aswan Dam project?International cooperation and selfless contribution in cultural heritage protection.Thinking Post reading and ThinkingAfter reading,please think carefully about the following After reading,please think carefully about the following question:question:1.A lot of money was spen
12、t to protect the temples.Do you think it was worthwhile?Why or why not?I think it is worthwhile to spend money on protecting the temples because their value is priceless in terms of cultural heritage and they are a part of our shared cultural history.Thinking Make a timelineMake a timeline Making a
13、timeline that shows when different events happened can help you understand how the events are connected to each other.Thinking Completethetimelinewiththeinformationfromthetext.The project starts.The project is completed.The first temple is moved.The government asks the UN for help.The temples and cultural relics are being rescued.196019591961Overthenext20years1980Make a summary ProposalProposal ProblemProblem SolutionSolution ProjectProject ValueValueThinking damtemplesfundsprotecttherelicsglobalcommunityThank you!Thank you!
