(共41张PPT)
Unit 3 The world meets China
Understanding ideas P34-37
新外研选择性必修Book 4
In this class, you will
acquire and state information concerning the importance of the city Dunhuang and the Silk Road.
analyze the literary features of a travel commentary and how tour guides attract visitors' attentions.
understand how Dunhuang and Mogao Grottoes promote mutual understanding between cultures and enhance Chinese people’s sense of belonging.
Learning objectives
Welcome to Dunhuang!
Mogao Grottoes
murals
Mingsha Mountain
Lead-in
What makes Dunhuang unique
Dunhuang is unique because of the Mogao Grottoes, its incredibly detailed, colourful murals and the Mingsha Mountain.
Lead-in
What do you know about the Mogao Grottoes
The Mogao Grottoes, also known as the Thousand Buddha Grottoes (千佛洞), is an oasis (绿洲) strategically located at a religious and cultural crossroads on the Silk Road in Gansu province, China.
Mogao Grottoes is a group of ancient caves which were built in different dynasties. It is famous for exquisite murals (壁画) and various sculptures (建筑) kept inside the caves. With 735 caves, more than 45,000 square meters of murals, 2415 colored sculptures of different size, the caves contain some of the finest examples of Buddhist art (佛教艺术) spanning a period of 1,000 years.
Lead-in
What else do you know about Dunhuang
Activity 1
Read the passage to know more about Dunhuang.
Activity 1
1. A travel brochure.
2. A tour commentary.
3. A blog.
4. A lecture.
Decide where the passage is most probably from. Give your reasons.
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a written explanation or illustration that is added to a book or other materials
Welcome to...
Now, we are going to enter..
If you look up...
Come a little bit closer...
Move over here...
Activity 1 (Read for structure)
gateway
desert
700
rock
testimony
religious
Apsaras
Activity 1 (Read for structure)
sealed
prosperous
crossroads
Activity 1 (Read for details)
Location
Gansu Province
Activity 1 (Read for details)
Significance
Welcome to Dunhuang! On the old Silk Road, this city was the gateway to and from Ancient China, a place where East met West, and a green island in the middle of the desert. You can only imagine how travellers felt when they saw the oasis of Dunhuang ahead of them. Dunhuang’s long and glorious history presents its significance as a centre of cultural and commercial exchange. Today, Dunhuang is a world-class tourist destination boasting sites with UNESCO-protected heritage status.
Activity 1 (Read for details)
Caves in Mogao Grottoes
Now, we are going to enter some of the city’s famous caves, of which there are more than 700. Known as the Mogao Grottoes, these ancient caves were carved out of the rock over a period of 1,000 years. If you look up, you can see the paintings and other artworks that are testimony to how the Silk Road brought East and West together. Look at these statues! You can see elements from Ancient Greece, India and Iran. Now look around the walls of the e a little bit closer so that you can get a better view. Look at them! The murals cover an astonishing area of 45,000 square metres.
Statues
Activity 1 (Read for details)
Caves in Mogao Grottoes
Now look around the walls of the e a little bit closer so that you can get a better view. Look at them! The murals cover an astonishing area of 45,000 square metres.
The subjects of the Dunhuang murals vary from religious stories to scenes of everyday life.
Murals
Coverage
Topics
Activity 1 (Read for details)
Caves in Mogao Grottoes
But one type of mural that is unique to Dunhuang shows the Apsaras, or “Flying Immortals”. Representations of these heavenly musicians, singers and dancers decorate the walls of many caves. Take a look at this mural. The Apsaras are depicted sailing in the bright blue sky, with their scarves flying, as if they are about to fly down to meet us. And here is another one. Move over here where you can see it in more detail. The Apsaras are holding lotuses, playing musical instruments, dancing and throwing flowers. The painting of Apsaras reached a peak during the Tang Dynasty, these images are full of life, reflecting the confidence and optimism of people from that time.
Murals
Apsaras
Activity 1 (Read for details)
Caves in Mogao Grottoes
Now, something really extraordinary happened in 1900, when a Taoist priest made one of the most important finds of the 20th century. In a sealed cave, now known as the famous Library Cave, were hidden thousands of manuscripts, paintings and scrolls, as well as silk embroideries. We’ll have a chance to see some of them shortly -the Library Cave is only a stone’s throw from here. Dating from 405 AD to 1002 AD, these hidden treasures give us a picture of Dunhuang when it was at the very centre of the Silk Road trade. Thanks to this ancient library, we now know that goods arrived in Dunhuang from as far away as North-east Europe, and that goods were also exported from Dunhuang across Asia and Europe. The scrolls are so detailed that they describe the vast range of goods that were imported and exported from Dunhuang, such as ceramics, medicine, perfumes and fruit, to name just a few. The scrolls also reveal how many different communities lived side-by-side within this great city. However, the reason why the Library Cave was sealed up all those years ago remains a mystery.
Library Cave
Activity 1 (Read for details)
This century is bringing the Silk Road to life once more through the Belt and Road Initiative. Dunhuang has once again become a global crossroads since it hosted hundreds of representatives from 51 countries for the Silk Road International Cultural Expo in 2017. Given that the theme of the Expo was to promote cultural exchange and strengthen mutual cooperation between the countries along the Silk Road, Dunhuang was the ideal place.
Because of the Belt and Road Initiative, Dunhuang now is a
significant city hosting international conferences and a tourist
destination attracting visitors globally.
What is your understanding of “Dunhuang has once again become a global crossroads”
Activity 1 (Read for details)
Complete the travel webpage with the information from the passage.
1. a gateway to and from Ancient China
2. a centre of cultural and commercial
exchange in history
Activity 1 (Read for details)
3. over a period of 1,000 years
4. Ancient Greece, India and Iran
5. 45,000 square metres
6. from religious stories to scenes of
everyday life
7. “Flying Immortals”
8. heavenly musicians, singers and dancers
9. confidence and optimism of people
Activity 1 (Read for details)
10. thousands of manuscripts, paintings and scrolls, as well as silk
embroideries
11. a picture of Dunhuang when it was at the very centre of the Silk Road trade
12. a global crossroads
Activity 1 (Read for details)
Now think about what information you would add to the webpage. Do further research if necessary.
Activity 2 (Read and summarize)
Choose the best summary of the passage and give your reasons.
1. The Silk Road was an ancient trade route between East and West, which passed through Dunhuang.
2. The Silk Road city of Dunhuang has a splendid history and is once again a meeting place for people from around the world.
3. In Dunhuang there are grottoes, murals and other sights that attract tourists from all over the world.
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Activity 2 (Read and summarize)
Summarize the features of a commentary.
Welcome to Dunhuang! On the old Silk Road, this city was the gateway to and from Ancient China, a place where East met West, and a green island in the middle of the desert. You can only imagine how travellers felt when they saw the oasis of Dunhuang ahead of them.
Show enthusiasm to visitors
Activity 2 (Read and summarize)
Summarize the features of a commentary.
Guide visitor's movement
Now we’re going to enter...
If you look up...
Look at these statues...
Now look around...
Come a bit closer...
Take a look at this mural.
Move over here where you can see more detail.
Now let's move to the next cave...
Activity 2 (Read and summarize)
Summarize the features of a commentary.
Give instructions from the distant to the near
Now look around...
Come a bit closer...
If you look up...
Move over here where you can see more detail.
Give instructions from the general to the specific
Activity 2 (Read and summarize)
Summarize the features of a commentary.
Give instructions from the distant to the near, from the general to the specific
Guide visitor's movement
Show enthusiasm to visitors
Activity 3 (Think and share)
1. In what ways is present-day Dunhuang influenced by its past
With its rich culture and a long history of international commerce, Dunhuang is qualified and confident to become a global crossroads.
Activity 3 (Think and share)
2. What would you most like to see in Dunhuang Why
Souvenir store
Mingsha Mountain
Crescent Spring
Activity 3 (Think and share)
3. What methods can you use to find out information effectively
Unit 3 The world meets China
Language points P34-36
新外研选择性必修Book 4
课文回顾:
On the old Silk Road, Dunhuang was the gateway to and from Ancient China. Today it is a world-class _______(tour) destination known for its Mogao Grottoes, where murals cover ___astonishing area of 45, 000 square metres. The subjects of the Dunhuang murals vary from religious ________(story) to scenes of everyday life. But one type of mural ______ is unique to Dunhuang shows the Apsaras. The Apsaras are depicted _______(sail) in the bright blue sky, with ______(they) scarves lying, as if they are about to fly down to meet us. The famous Library Cave was found in 1900. ________(date) from 405 AD to 1002 AD, these hidden treasures in the cave give us a picture of Dunhuang ______ it was at the very centre of the Silk Road trade. In the Ming Dynasty, trade routes __________(change) and Dunhuang was not as prosperous as it used to be. This century is bringing the Silk Road to life once more through the Belt and Road Initiative. Dunhuang has once again become a ________(globe) crossroads.
tourist
an
stories
that
sailing
their
Dating
when
changed
global
Fill in the blanks according to the passage.
1. On the old Silk Road, this city was the gateway to and from Ancient China, a place where East met West, and a green island in the middle of the desert.
句意:在古丝绸之路上,这座城市是来往古代中国的门户,是东西方交汇的地方,是沙漠中央的一个绿岛。
I called her from a public phone booth near the entrance to the bar.
我在酒吧入口处附近的公用电话亭给她打了电话。
That is indirect answer to the question.
那只是对这一问题的间接答复。
Pupils should be helped to adopt a positive attitude to the environment.
应该帮助学生对环境采取积极的态度。
一些与介词to连用的名词:
answer/reply to ……的答案
entrance to ……的入口
key to ……的钥匙/答案;……的关键
access to ……的通道/ 机会
approach to ……的途径/方法
solution to ……的解决办法
以上短语中的介词to表示“目的,对象”关系,如果用介词of, 那么就表示“所属”关系。如:
the key to the door 门的钥匙(“钥匙”是打开“门”的)
the key of the door 门上的钥匙(“钥匙”是“门”的一部分)
2. Dating from 405 AD to 1002 AD, these hidden treasures give us a picture of Dunhuang when it was at the very centre of the Silk Road trade.
句意:从公元405年到公元1002年,这些隐藏的珍宝让我们看到了敦煌处于丝绸之路贸易中心的景象。
date from, date back to常用于一般现在时,没有进行时态和被动语态。常用现在分词形式作定语或状语。
date from/ date back to+ 表示具体时间的名词
date back+ 表示一段时间的名词
China is an ancient civilization with a history _______ (date) back over 5,000 years.
Paper-cutting, which is a traditional art form in our country, dates _______ the Han Dynasty.
The canal has a long history, _____________ (追溯到) the Sui Dynasty.
dating
from
dating back to
例句:
On a distant mountain was an old church.
在遥远的山上有一座老教堂。
In front of the restaurant stands a statue.
在餐馆的前面矗立着一座雕像。
3. In a sealed cave, now known as the famous Library Cave, were hidden thousands of manuscripts, paintings and scrolls, as well as silk embroideries.
句意:在一个封闭的,现在被称为著名的图书馆洞穴,隐藏着成千上万的手稿,绘画和卷轴,以及丝绸刺绣。
该句为表示地点的介词短语in a sealed cave放句首构成的完全倒装。
完全倒装的条件:
表示地点的介词短语放在句首。
特定副词放在句首,如here, there, now, then, away, out, off等。
谓语动词是不及物动词,如lie, stand, sit, exist等或系动词be。
主语必须是名词。(主语是代词,不倒装。)
At the edge of the wood _______(stand) a small wooden house.
There _______ (go) the bell for break.
stands
例句:
goes
If you look up, you can see the paintings and other artworks that are testimony to how the Silk Road brought East and West together.
句意:如果你抬头看,你会看到绘画和其他艺术品,它们证明了丝绸之路是如何把东西方联系在一起的。
if引导条件状语从句
that引导定语从句
how引导宾语从句
句子结构分析
Thanks to this ancient library, we now know that goods arrived in Dunhuang from as far away as North-east Europe, and that goods were also exported from Dunhuang across Asia and Europe.
句意:多亏了这座古图书馆,我们现在才知道,货物从遥远的东北欧洲来到敦煌,也从敦煌出口到亚洲和欧洲。
and连接两个并列的宾语从句
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⑵
句子结构分析
Thank you!