1、1.Read the passage and answer the questions.The researchers and scientists are trying to increase knowledge and appreciation of Chinas ancient cultural heritage.They are using digital photography to record a collection of images.People are interested in the Mogao Caves because they have long been a
2、meeting point for different cultures and are part of the history of many countries.I agree with the researchers opinion.Understanding our own and other cultures is a great way to understand ourselves and others.Book2 Unit1 Cultural heritage-Period2 Reading and thinking1.Read the passage and answer t
3、he questions.The researchers and scientists are trying to increase knowledge and appreciation of Chinas ancient cultural heritage.They are using digital photography to record a collection of images.People are interested in the Mogao Caves because they have long been a meeting point for different cul
4、tures and are part of the history of many countries.I agree with the researchers opinion.Understanding our own and other cultures is a great way to understand ourselves and others.FROM PRROBLEMS TO SOLUTIONS Aswan Dam Abu Simbel Temples1.Read the passage and answer the questions.The researchers and
5、scientists are trying to increase knowledge and appreciation of Chinas ancient cultural heritage.They are using digital photography to record a collection of images.People are interested in the Mogao Caves because they have long been a meeting point for different cultures and are part of the history
6、 of many countries.I agree with the researchers opinion.Understanding our own and other cultures is a great way to understand ourselves and others.1.To get the problems,solutions and spirits about the Aswan Dam project.2.To analyze how a problem was settled and apply the solutions to another problem
7、.3.To express your opinions of protecting the cultural heritage.1.Read the passage and answer the questions.The researchers and scientists are trying to increase knowledge and appreciation of Chinas ancient cultural heritage.They are using digital photography to record a collection of images.People
8、are interested in the Mogao Caves because they have long been a meeting point for different cultures and are part of the history of many countries.I agree with the researchers opinion.Understanding our own and other cultures is a great way to understand ourselves and others.1.Number the paragraphs a
9、nd try to underline the topic sentences.2.Think about the following questions:1)What were the problems?2)What were the solutions?Economic development is necessary if we want to improve society.There comes a time when old must give way to the new,and it is not possible to preserve everything from our
10、 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 dam across the Nile in order
11、to control floods,produce electrity,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 listening to the scientists who had s
12、tudied the problem,and citizens who lived near the dam,the government turned to the United Nations for help in 1959.What were the problems?ProgressVS ProtectionTimeEvent19591950s19601961the next 20years1980The government wanted to build a damturned to the UN for helpThe work beganGerman engineers mo
13、ved the first templethousanads of engineers and workers rescued 22 temples and countless cultural relics.Fifty countries donated nearly$80 million to the project.The project ended.Para2 Para3 Para4 Para5Para6StagesWho were involvedWhat they did Big challenges,however,can sometimes lead to great solu
14、tions.In the 1950s,the Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam across the Nile in order to control floods,produce electrity,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
15、were an important part of Egypts cultural heritage.After listening 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.governmentscientistscitizensproposedlistened to studiedprotestedRaise the problemPara2 Par
16、a3 Para4 Para5Para6StagesWho were involvedWhat they didgovernmentscientistscitizensproposedlistened to studiedprotestedWork in groups and finish the tableRaise the problem Para2 Para3Para4Para5 Para6StagesWho What governmentscientistscitizensproposedlistened to studiedprotestedRaise the problemThe U
17、Na committeedifferent departmentsinternational communityexpertsbe estabished to limit damage&prevent lossasked for contributionsraised fundsinvestigated,conducted,made a proposal Develop a solutiongovermentenvironmentalistsengineersworkers50 cuntriestook down piece by piece,moved,put back together;r
18、escued22 temples and counteless relics;donated$80 million Carry out a solution Resulta great success 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 disappear
19、ing.If a problem seems too difficult for a single nation,the global community can sometimes provide a solution.team spiritglobal communityawareness of protectionSolutions Problems raiseSolutions develop&carry outResults&Inspirationbalance economic progress and cultural relics protectionPara1&2Para3&
20、4Para5&6team spirit.Proposal for the protection of the ancient port site in Zhejiang.Work in groups and make a proposal:1.Follow the problem-solving process.2.Consider who should be involved.3.Consider what efforts should they make.raise the problemdevelop a solution carry out the solutionThey are o
21、ur highest form of huaman achievements;they teach us,inspire us and bring us together.When one is lost,we lose a piece of our shared human history.1.Read the passage and answer the questions.The researchers and scientists are trying to increase knowledge and appreciation of Chinas ancient cultural h
22、eritage.They are using digital photography to record a collection of images.People are interested in the Mogao Caves because they have long been a meeting point for different cultures and are part of the history of many countries.I agree with the researchers opinion.Understanding our own and other cultures is a great way to understand ourselves and others.AssignmentCompulsory:Improve your proposal and write it down in details.Optional:Search for more information about the cultural heritage conservation projects,and share it with us in the next class.
