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Unit 1
Cultural Heritage
Reading and Thinking
Language Competence
Understand and use vocabulary, complex sentence structures, and reading strategies related to cultural heritage protection.
Learning Ability
Enhance self-directed learning and cooperative learning skills through analyzing and summarizing the reading text.
Cultural Awareness
Cultivate an understanding and appreciation of the significance of cultural heritage and the global efforts in its preservation.
Thinking Quality
Improve critical thinking and logical reasoning skills by evaluating different viewpoints and solutions presented in the reading.
Learning Objectives
Teaching Focus
Comprehend the main ideas and detailed information about cultural heritage protection cases (e.g., the Aswan Dam project) and master related vocabulary/expressions.
Teaching Challenges
Analyze the logical relationships between paragraphs and evaluate the effectiveness of international cooperation in cultural heritage preservation through critical thinking.
Teaching Focus and Teaching Challenges
Part 1
Listening
Before you listen, look at the pictures below. What are the students doing
Activity 1
Listen to the conversation and choose the main idea.
Activity 2
A. Students from different countries are working creatively to protect a temple in China.
B. Youths from seven countries are working together to protect cultural relics on Mount Tai.
C. Doing a project on cultural heritage protection in China is interesting and exciting.
Listen again and help the reporter to complete the interview notes.
Activity 3
International youth project, ________ high school students from 7 countries
Mount Tai, one of the most ______________ mountains in China
It has been ________________ for more than 3,000 years.
22 temples, around 1,800 _________________ with writing on them
Dai Temple on ______________; over 6,000 _____________
23
famous
protected
stones
Mount Tai
steps
Listen to the conversation again and use the context to guess the meaning of the words below. Tick the reason why you were able to guess the words.
Activity 5
Reason Preserve Promote Cypress
The word is an example of a group/type I know.
The word is explained by the speaker.
The word means the opposite of a word I know.
The word means the same as a word I know.
I know the general meaning of the word.
The speaker gives an example of the word.
Help the reporter to complete the news report based on what you hear and the interview notes.
Activity 6
Tai'an, 18 June 2019. A group of high school students who are taking part in an international youth camp at Mount Tai are creating a(n) ______ about China's most famous mountain. The purpose of the camp is to ___________ Mount Tai by introducing it to young people in a fun and easy way. The students are making an app about Mount Tai and taking photos of the _________ and stones. The volunteers also visit middle schools in the area in order to talk to local teenagers. Liu Bin, a member of the camp, says that he is _________ to help Mount Tai as people have done for more than 3,000 years.
app
promote
temples
proud
Part 2
Reading
Read the title and observe the pictures. What do you think will be talked about in the text
The text may be about how people solved the problem of _____________________________ when building the Aswan Dam through international cooperation.
protecting Egyptian cultural relics
Skimming for the structure of the passage.
Para.1
Para.5
Para.6
Para.2
Para.3 & 4
Raise a problem.
Analyze the problem: big challenges.
The process of solving the problem.
The results of the solution of the problem.
The spirit and lessons.
Read para. 1 & 2 and answer the question.
Finding and keeping the right balance between progress and the protection of cultural sites
What did Egyptians want to do
What did Egyptians want to protect
What is the big challenge
Build a dam!
The Aswan Dam
Protect temples and cultural relics
Read para. 3 and find the information.
signed a document
raised funds
The committee
asked for contributions
conducted tests
made a proposal
investigated the issue
Read para. 4 and find the information.
How did they do the project
brought
moved and put
took down
Thousands of
together governments and environmentalists
temples and other sites piece by piece
and put pieces back
50
22
workers rescued temples and countless cultural relics;
countries donated nearly 80 million dollars to the project.
Teamwork
A great success
Read para. 5 and answer the question.
Why did the author say the Aswan Dam project was a great success
Not only had the countries find a path to the future that did not run over the relies of the past, but they had also learned that it was possible for countries to work together to build a better future.
Read para. 6 and answer the question.
What’s the spirit of the Aswan Dam
cultural heritage protection
world cooperation
Read the text again and answer the questions.
1. Why did the Egyptian government want to attempt the building of the dam
2. How were the temples and other cultural sites saved
3. How long did it take to complete the project
They wanted to control floods and bring electricity and water to more farmers in the area to help economic development.
They were taken down piece by piece and moved to other places where they would be safe from the water.
The project took 20 years to complete.
Read the passage and finish the time line..
1959
over the next 20 years
1960
1961
1980
①The project starts.
②The temples and cultural relics are being rescued.
③The project is completed.
④The first temple is moved.
⑤The government asks the UN for help.
1950
⑥The Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam.
①
⑥
⑤
④
③
②
Complete the new report with the correct forms of the words in the box. Then suggest a suitable title.
development proposal progress preserve
damage heritage establish temple prevent
Cairo, 16 March. 1956
In a speech today. a scientist gave her view on the new _________. She said that __________ is important and our area needs economic ______ as well. But she added, “We should not accept the project if it puts our cultural _______ in danger. We must protect the ______ and make sure that no ______ is done. ”Before she ended her speech, the scientist suggested that we need to ________ a committee of experts to _______ the cultural heritage and ______ it from being harmed.
proposal
development
progress
heritage
temple
damage
establish
prevent
preserve
Scientist Says Progress Shouldn’t Damage Cultural Heritage
Part 3
Language Points
balance n. 平衡;均匀 vt. 使平衡
keep/find/strike a balance between ... and ...
保持/找到……与……之间的平衡
keep balance 保持平衡
lose one’s balance 失去平衡(强调动作)
out of balance 失去平衡(强调状态)
on balance 总的来说
练习:It's important to strike a ________ between work and relaxation.
balance
proposal n. 提议;建议
put forward/make a proposal (to do sth./for sth.)
提出(……的)建议
come up with a proposal 想到一个建议
accept/reject a proposal 接受/拒绝一个建议
propose v.提议;建议;求婚
proponent n.支持者;倡导者
练习:He made a ________ to the board of directors.
proposal
protest / pr test/ n. 抗议
/pr test/ vi. & vt. (公开)反对;抗议
hold a protest 举行抗议活动
protest against 抗议;反对
under protest 不情愿地;抗议着
in protest at ... 抗议……
protester n.抗议者;反对者
protestation n.抗议;声明;断言
练习:They will hold a protest _______ the new policy.
against
prevent vt. 阻止;阻碍;阻挠
prevent sb. from doing sth. 阻止某人做某事
preventable disease 可预防的疾病
accident prevention 事故预防
prevention n.预防;防止;阻止
preventive adj.预防性的;防备的
preventable adj.可预防的;可阻止的
练习:The rain prevented us ______ going to the park.
from
conduct n.行为;举止;管理方法
vt.组织;安排;带领;举止,表现;指挥
conduct an experiment/a survey 进行实验/调查
conduct sb. into/around... 领某人进入/参观
conduct oneself well/badly 举止(表现)好/差
conductor n.导体;售票员;乐队指挥
conductive adj.导电的;导热的;有助于…… 的
misconduct n.不当行为;不端行为
练习:He conducted ________ well at the ceremony.
himself
attempt n.&v. 企图;试图;尝试
make an attempt to do/at doing 尝试做……
in an attempt to do 为了......
at the first attempt 第一次尝试
attempt to do 尝试/试图做……
attempt at 在…… 方面的尝试
attempted adj.未遂的;试图的
练习:He made __________ to break the world record.
an attempt
Part 4
Exercise
Sample
1. She studied hard in an attempt _______ (pass) the exam.
2. The scientists _____________(组织;安排)an experiment to test the new theory last year.
3. He made a strong ___________ (protest) of his innocence.
4. He made an _________ (企图;试图;尝试)to break the world record.
5. Accident ____________ (prevent) is of great importance in the workplace.
6. They put forward a __________ to increase the minimum wage.
7. She tried to keep her _________(平衡;均匀)on the icy path.
to pass
conducted
protestation
balance
proposal
prevention
attempt
Homework
1. Summarise what we have learnt in this lesson;
2. Prepare for the next lesson
See you next time!