(共16张PPT)
Reading for Writing
Unit 1
A group of researchers and scientists from China and other countries are working together to help increase knowledge and appreciation of China's ancient cultural heritage.
work together 合作;共同合作
appreciation n 欣赏;感激;增值
a group of 一组;一群
appreciate v
They are recording and collecting digital images of cultural relics from the Mogao Caves, which were a key stop along the Silk Road throughout China's ancient history.
be doing 现在进行时
record v/n 记录;记载
collect v 收集;收藏;聚集
digital adj 数字的;数码的
image n 图像
cultural relic 文物
key n 钥匙
adj 关键的;主要的
throughout 贯穿;从始至终
Nearly 500,000 high quality digital photographs have been produced since the international project started in 1994.
nearly adv 几乎;将近
quality n 质量;品质、
photograph n 照片;相片
produce v 生产,制造
The Mogao Caves have long been a meeting point for diferent cultures and are part of the history of many countries.
Mogao Caves 莫高窟
have long been 长期以来一直是
a meeting point 交汇点
Today, the caves are just as international as they were at the time when people travelled the Silk Road.
cave n 洞穴,山洞
as+形容词原级+as 和......一样......
Silk Road 丝绸之路
如今,这些洞穴与人们穿越丝绸之路时一样具有国际性
Tourists from all over the world visit Dunhuang to see the caves, and the Getty Museum in Los Angeles has even reproduced a copy of the caves and paintings for people to admire in America.
reproduce v.复制;繁殖;再制造
copy n 复印件,副本 v 复制;模仿
Getty Museum 盖蒂博物馆
Los Angeles 洛杉矶
admire v 欣赏;钦佩
By sharing so many digital photos over the Internet, the group hopes to promote even wider interest around the world in China's ancient history, culture, and traditions.
by doing sth 通过......
promote v. 促进;推动
wide adj 广泛的;广阔的
这些科学家和研究者在网络上分享了大量(有关莫高窟的)电子照片,希望在世界范围内使人们对中国古代历史和文化习俗产生更广泛的兴趣。
They also hope to further educate people about the importance of safeguarding historic and cultural relics for future generations to understand and appreciate.
further adv. 进一步地 原形:far
safeguard v.保护;保障:捍卫
generation n 一代人
他们还希望进一步教育人们关于保护历史文化遗迹以供后代理解和欣赏的重要性。
As one researcher who is working on the project explains,“Appreciating one's own cultural heritage is very important for understanding oneself.
as 像……一样; 正如; 因为;虽然,尽管
explain v 解释;说明
正如该项目的一位研究人员所解释的那样:“欣赏自已(国家)的文化遗产对于理解自已(国家)非常重要
Appreciating the cultural heritage of other countries is very important for international communication and understanding.
欣赏其他国家的文化遗产对于国际交流和理解非常重要
1. What are the researchers and scientists trying to do
What modern technology are they using
2. Why are so many people interested in the Mogao Caves
3. What do the researchers hope to do
Read the news report and answer the questions.
Q1. What are the researchers and scientists trying to do
What modern technology are they using
Para1:About the Whole Passage
The researchers and scientists are working together to help increase knowledge and appreciation of China’s ancient cultural heritage.
They are using digital photography to record and collect the images of cultural relics from the Mogao Caves.
Para1: Core information(核心信息)
to further explain
1.Read the news report again and find these parts.
Study the organisation and language features.
A. Lead sentence(导语)
B. Direct quote(直接引用语)
C. Paraphrase(解释)
D. Background information(背景信息)
E. Reporting verbs(引述动词)
F. words to show comparison and/or contrast
2.Underline the relative clauses that the writer uses to identify the following.
A. things B. people C. time
2.Underline the relative clauses that the writer uses to identify the following.
②Study the organisation and language features.
A. things
B. people
C. time
Headline: Attractive and outstanding;get reader’s attention
lead sentence :
Incusive and general;tell the readers who, what,where,when, and why
Body:
Concrete ,objective true and persuasive
Explain what the person or group does.
How to write a news report
Fuel:Use relative clauses,quotes and paraphrases.
Ending:a short summary to help the readers remember the main idea.