M9 Unit 2 Witnessing time Reading

课件34张PPT。Unit 2　Witnessing time 1. 对……有很大影响
2. 对……负责
3. 在……方面有进步／进展 （make progress in…）
4. 与…有联系，与…有关
5. 被承认是……
6. 完成，实现；贯彻，执行
7. 有条理地
8. 从……中恢复，痊愈
9. 关心，担心
10. 为……作贡献
11. 对……造成破坏
12. 被晒坏 have a great impact on…be responsible for…　make advances in…　be associated with…　be recognized as/to be…carry out　in an organized way recover from…　care about　make contributions to… 　do destruction to…get sunburnt12. 专心致志于
13. 在运动场上；在战场上
14. 有效的，可利用的
15. 至于，对于
16. 而且（表示递进关系）
17. 例如 （= for example）
18. 回过来谈…；追溯到
19. 起到……的作用
20. 生产，生下；引起，造成
21. 启航去某地
22. 未能做…… concentrate onon the field 　be available for 　with regard towhat’s morefor instance 　go back to fun_ction as…give birth to 　set sail forfail to do…MarathonOlympic flagAthena
the Greek goddess 　1 Which country or city can you think of when seeing the pictures?
　→Athens, the capital city of Greece.
　2 Have you ever been there?
　3 Then do you know what the greatest symbol of Athens is?
　Let’s enjoy a section of video.The Acropolis nowBy Valia Katsis　Fast reading　Go through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the three questions. 1 When was the Acropolis built?
2 What was the Acropolis made of ?
3 Who gave the Acropolis its World Heritage listing? →In the 5th century BC. （line 20） → It was made of marble. （line 43） → UNESCO （line 96）Careful reading　Read the newspaper article again and answer
the following questions. 1. In philosophy, science, mathematics, art, archi-tecture, theatre, politics and sport.（lines 3-6）C1 　2. On the hill called the Sacred Rock in the centre of the city. （lines 23-26）　3. They have been damaged partly by natural forces like earthquakes. And partly by man.
（lines 47-49）　4. The last major destruction occurred with the theft of many of the best sculptures in 1801, when an Englishman started to take them to London.
　 （lines 60-64）　5. Its aim is to undertake the complete, profes-sional restoration of the Acropolis. （lines 92-96）　6. Because they believe that the prevention of damage from ignorance and from people not caring about protecting the monument is very important.
　 （lines 119-122）　7. More important historic buildings would be damaged. C2a steady cleaning
programmea steady cleaning
programmeto be fixedto be fixededucational work
educational work
ask for return 1. For what reason is Western civilization largely influenced by the ancient Greeks?
　 A. They were responsible for many advances in particular fields.
　 B. The Western or Roman alphabet is a Greek invention.
　 C. The marathon, the long distance race named for a Greek messenger, was originated from Greece.
　 D. The Greek civilization made advances in various fields influencing the world.Reading comprehension 2. Which of the following is true about the three temples inside of the Acropolis?
　 A. The Nike was the smallest while the Erechtheum was the largest.
　 B. The Parthenon housed a gold and ivory statue of Athena.
　 C. The Erechtheum is noted for its six male statues used as columns.
　 D. The 13-metre-high gold-covered statue of the goddess of victory was contained in the Parthenon. 3. Which of the statements can be inferred from Paragraph 4?
　 A. Greece underwent a transition from colonial rule to self-government in 1832.
　 B. The new government, in 1835, made successful efforts to restore the Acropolis.
　 C. Athens suffers little from air pollution and acid rain.
　 D. The restoration solidified the building largely. 4. The newly-established committee takes various measures except ________.
　 A. to undertake a complete, professional restoration of the Acropolis
　 B. to reconstruct the three temples
　 C. to fix the poor restoration previously done
　 D. to teach the people how to avoid damaging important historic building like AcropolisA Greek messenger ran from Marathon to Athens to report a victory at the battle of MarathonIn the 5th B.C.Between 447
and 432 B.C.The Turks defeated the Greeks and seized control of Athens.An attack from Italy caused a huge explosion and a large part of the building was destroyed.In 1801These sculptures were transferred to the British MuseumIn 1832The new government began a serious effort to restore the Acroplis.The Greek government established a committee to help preserve history.Sentence patterns
1. While the pace of change in the modern world gets faster and faster, people are becoming more and more aware of the need to preserve the world’s cultural heritage.　尽管现代世界的变化节奏越来越快，但是人们却越来越意识到保护文化遗产的必要性。
　□while = although　尽管（常放在句首）
　While I admit that the problem is difficult, I don’t think that they can’t be solved.
　尽管我承认这个问题很难，但我并不认为无法解决。
　While I was angry with her, I didn’t lose my temper.　虽然很生气，但我当时并没有对她发脾气。 □be aware of 　知道；觉察到；意识到
　 Everybody is well aware of the importance of protecting wildlife.
　大家都意识到保护野生动物的重要性。
　The principal didn‘t seem to be aware that there should have been so much dispute about the decision.　
　校长好象没有意识到这个决定竟会有这么多分歧。
　We must be clearly __________ that English has been a must in international trade.
　 A. known B. aware
　 C. realised D. seen2. The Western or Roman alphabet is a Greek invent-ion, as is the marathon, which is a long distance race named for a Greek messenger who ran from Marathon to Athens to report a victory at the battle of Marathon in 490 BC.
　西方字母表或罗马字母表是希腊人的发明。 马拉松比赛也是，这种长跑是为纪念一位希腊信使而命名的。
3. After that, much progress was made in recons-truction the monument, particularly with the large amount of work in preparation for the 2004 Athens Olympic.Expressions
1. have a great impact on…　对……有很大影响
2. be responsible for…　对……负责
3. make advances in…　在……方面有进步／进展
4. in particular　特别，尤其
5. associate…with…　将……与……相联系
6. in honour of…　为纪念……（= in memory of…）
7. be convenient for sb. to…　对某人方便
8. used to…　过去常……
9. be damaged by natural forces like earthquakes
　 受损于像地震等自然威力10. seize control of…　夺取对……控制（权）
11. take sth. to…　把某物运到……
12. be transferred to…　被转移到……
13. on display　在展览/展出
14. ask for the return of…　要求归还……
15. be recognized as/to be…　被承认是……
16. begin a serious effort to…　开始花力气……
17. carry out　完成，实现；贯彻，执行
18. in a gesture to do…　为了……
19. establish a committee　成立委员会
20. undertake the restoration of…　
承担对……的修复
21. a large amount of　大量的
22. in preparation for　为准备……
23. in a very organized way　以一种非常有条理的方法
24. protect…from…　保护……不受……
25. be based on/upon…　以……为基础
26. from ignorance　因为无知
27. care about　关心，担心
28. generations to come　后代
29. come across　（偶然）遇到，碰到
30. get sunburnt 晒黑　Listen to the tape and try to complete Part D and Part E.D
1 d 2 a 3 j 4 c 5 b
6 f 7 e 8 i 9 h 10 g
E (1) Athens (2) Athena
(3) people (4) plant
(5) government (6) undertake
(7) ignorance (8) conservation
(9) monument (10) sculptures Post-reading 　 Please introduce the causes of the damage done to the Acropolis and the ways to protect it to other group members, with the help of the chart in Part C2.Pair workDiscussion　Why do you think it is necessary and important to preserve World Heritage sites ?… Homework熟读课文、背诵词组！浙江大学校标 浙江大学校旗