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Unit 3 The world meets China
Understanding ideas
Welcome To Dunhuang
To get the information of Dunhuang and Mogao Grottoes
To make a mind map based on the main features of Dunhuang and describe it
To express the meaning of the Silk Road and the Belt and Road Initiative
Learning objectives
Watch a video and tell what makes Dunhuang unique.
Lead-in
It has the Mogao Grottoes.
It has incredibly detailed, colourful murals .
It has the Mingsha Mountain.
Watch a video and tell what makes Dunhuang unique.
Lead-in
What else do you know about Dunhuang
Dunhuang lies on the old Silk Road, which was a place where East met West, with a long and glorious history.
Dunhuang is a world-class tourist destination, attracting thousands of tourists from home and abroad.
Dunhuang is a temple of art. The murals and sculptures give people a very powerful artistic experience.
Dunhuang
Lead-in
Let's go to Dunhuang and Mogao Grottoes together to learn the history and explore the truth of it.
Pre-reading
Read for main idea
Read the passage and decide where it is most probably from. Give your reasons.
1 A travel brochure.
2 A tour commentary.
3 A blog.
4 A lecture.
Welcome to Dunhuang! ...
Now, we are going to enter some of the city’s famous caves…
If you look up, you can see… Look at these statues! You can see…
Now look around the walls of the cave…
…
Activity 2
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While-reading
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.
Activity 3
Read for main idea
Skim and Analyze the structure of the passage.
A short ______ of Dunhuang
brief
The ___________ of Dunhuang
significance
Dunhuang’s ___________
murals
Dunhuang’s ___________
Dunhuang ______ gradually
Dunhuang was brought to _____
Library Cave
faded
life
In what aspects does the author introduce Dunhuang
Glorious history
Fading
Revival
Significance
Caves
Statues
Murals & Apsaras
Library Cave
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Read for structure
Caves
Statues
Murals & Apsaras
Library Cave
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.
Activity 3
Read for main idea
Organise information from the passage and complete the travel webpage.
Activity 4
Read for details
a gateway to and from Ancient China
a centre of cultural and commercial exchange in history
over a period of 1,000 years
Ancient Greece, India and Iran
45,000 square metres
varying from religious stories to scenes of everyday life
“Flying Immortals”
heavenly musicians, singers and dancers
confidence and optimism of people
thousands of manuscripts, paintings and scrolls, as well as silk embroideries
a picture of Dunhuang when it was at the very centre of the Silk Road trade
a global crossroads
Think & share
Post-reading
1 What is your understanding of “Dunhuang has once again become a global crossroads”
Through the Belt and Road Initiative, hundreds of representatives from 51 countries came to Dunhuang for the Silk Road International Cultural Expo in 2017, thus making it once again a global crossroads.
2 In what ways is present-day Dunhuang influenced by its past
Present-day Dunhuang is influenced by its past such as its long and glorious history, its cultural and commercial value and a flourishing trade in goods…
Think & share
Discuss in groups:
What would you most like to see in Dunhuang Why
If you are a tour guide, how will you introduce Dunhuang
Write a short essay about Dunhuang with your own words.
Homework