Unit 2 Witnessing time
Welcome to the unit
Teaching aims and demands:
Arouse students’ interest in famous historic sites and the world’s cultural heritage.
Lead students to think more about the preservation of World Heritage sites (significance and effective measures).
3. Practice students’ spoken English
Difficult and key points:
Knowledge of historic sites.
Active participation in discussion and debate.
Teaching aids:
multi- media
Teaching steps:
I. Lead-in.
Look at some pictures about Yuanmingyuan (The Garden of Perfection and Brightness) and say something about them. Give chances to students show their knowledge about that period of history.
Discuss the following question
Should we rebuild Yuanmingyuan? Why (not)?
II. Sharing information
1. Ask one student to read the instructions to the class.
2. Organize students to discuss the four pictures .Encourage students to use the information that they collected before class to discuss the four pictures.
3. Organize students into small groups to discuss and try to find the answers to the questions:
1 .Which modern buildings in Nanjing do you think will be famous in 500 years?
2 .What should we do to protect historic sites?
III. Debate
Organize the class into two groups, and have a debate:
Should the policy be carried out strictly to conserve and protect archaeological sites, historic buildings and cultural relics during China’s rapid economic development ?
IV. Summary and homework.
Read the article in Part A on page 115 in Workbook
课件20张PPT。 牛津版 高三
Module 9 Unit 2
Witnessing time
徐险峰、潘浩、宋丹、王艳、张霞Look at the pictures and say
something about them.Welcome to the unitThe Garden of Perfection and Brightness
The ruins of Yuanmingyuan are located in the suburbs of Beijing to the north-west of Qinghua University. Yuanmingyuan dates back to the QingDynasty. It has the reputation of being ‘the garden of gardens’. Unfortunately, it was destroyed in a fire. Our government has taken measures
to repair it and much restoration work still needs to be done.Should we rebuild Yuanmingyuan? Why (not)?Do you know anything about
historic sites in the following pictures?Group workThe Colosseum Rome ItalyThe Colosseum of Rome, built nearly 2000 years ago, is considered to be one of the greatest archaeological monuments in the world. The Colosseum is a vast ellipse (椭圆形) which was designed to hold as many as 50000 spectators . This amphitheatre(圆形剧场) was mainly used for sporting events .You could hardly imagine that even naval (海军的) battles were staged in it. Today the wonder is in a partially ruined state
The classical gardens of SuzhouSuzhou, with a history of more than
2500 years, is known as ‘the earthly
paradise’ because of its splendid scenery
and especially its classical gardens. There were once more than 200 gardens in the
city. Of all the gardens, the Humble
Administrator’s Garden, The Lingering Garden, the Master-Of-Nets Garden and the Mountain Villa are the most famous.Angkor WatAngkor Wat, located in Siemreap
Province, Cambodia, is considered to be one of the most glorious and World-famous pieces of architecture. It consists of more than 100 temples, which were built between the 7th and 11th centuries. Since its construction, Angkor Wat has been the cultural home of the Khmer people. It is evidence of The Khmer’s belief in both Hinduism and Buddhism. St Basil’s Cathedral in MoscowSt Basil’s Cathedral was built on the edge of Red Square in the mid-16th century. The Cathedral consists of nine individual churches, each of which is crowned by a unique tower. The central tower is surrounded by eight towers. Each topped with an eight-point star symbolizing the Christian Church as a guiding light for mankind.1. Which modern buildings do you think will be famous in 1000 years?
2. What should we do to protect historic sites?DiscussionShould the policy be carried out strictly to conserve and protect archaeological sites, historic buildings and cultural relics during China’s rapid economic development ?
DebateRead the article in Pare A on page 115 in Workbook.Homework
