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Decoding the Text: How to Describe a Cultural Treasure
敦煌
Book 7 Unit 3
Welcome to Dunhuang
如果石头会说话,
敦煌的壁画和经卷会向我们讲述什么故事?
What do you know about Dunhuang
Lead in
今天,我们不只要了解敦煌,更要解密这篇介绍敦煌的文本,为何写得如此吸引人。
Read for the genre.
A. A travel brochure.
B. A tour commentary.
C. A blog.
D. A lecture.
导游词
Fast Reading
Para. 1-2 Introduction
Gateway & Significance
Para. 3 Stop 1: Art
Mogao Grottoes & Murals
Para. 4 Stop 2: History
The Library Cave
Para. 5-6 Background
Fading & Revival
Para. 7 Conclusion
Move to Next
Fast Reading
Read for the visiting route
导游词
Significance
Mogao Grottoes
Murals
Library Cave
Fading
Revival
Background Information
Let's become "language detectives" and find out the author's "magical words and phrases" that attract tourists.
解密作者的超能力
Language Detectives
Language Detectives
Para.2 Establishing Lofty Status
Precise Nouns: a centre of cultural and commercial exchange
Attitudinal Adjectives: long and glorious, world-class
Authoritative Evidence: UNESCO-protected heritage status
Language Detectives
Para.3 Bringing Murals to Life
Vivid Verb: sailing (elegant, light)
Dynamic Detail: with their scarves flying
Simile (明喻): as if... to meet us (creates immersion)
Language Detectives
Para.4 Emphasizing Significance
Signal Word: Now, (grabs attention)
Emphatic Language: really extraordinary, one of the most important
Contrast: a Taoist priest vs finds of the 20th century
Language in use: Interactive Sentences
祈使句是导游词的灵魂。它们:
营造沉浸感:让读者感觉身临其境。
控制节奏:引导读者的视线和注意力依次移动。
增强互动:仿佛一位真实的导游在与你对话。
Language Detectives
Language in use): Vivid Adjectives
生动形容词的作用是:
传递态度:表达作者对敦煌的赞美、惊叹和敬意。
构建画面:在读者脑海中形成具体、辉煌的图像。
凸显价值:不断强调敦煌及其文物的独特性和重要性。
Language Detectives
Why did the author write this article Is it just for showing us around
Think and Share
线索1: Para 2: ...a centre of cultural and commercial exchange. (文化交流)
线索2: Para 6: ...promote cultural exchange and strengthen mutual cooperation... (当代价值)
线索3: The Library Cave shows... different communities lived side-by-side... (历史见证)
Detailed Reading
present
past
future
When:
Why :
Result:
faded from the memory
bring to life
Countries:
Target:
in the Ming Dynasty
trade routes changed
not as prosperous as it used to be
Dunhuang has once again become
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promote cultural exchange and strengthen mutual cooperation
a global crossroads
Find the information
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.
Para. 2 Dunhuang’s long and glorious history represents…
Para. 6 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.
Organise information from the passage and complete the travel webpage.
1 a gateway to and from Ancient China
2 a centre of cultural and commercial exchange in history
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
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
President Xi Jinping pointed out that “to study and promote Dunhuang culture, we should not only deeply excavate the philosophical ideas, humanistic spirit, values and moral norms contained in Dunhuang culture and historical relies, but also reveal the cultural spirit and cultural blossom of the Chinese nation contained there in, and constantly strengthen cultural self-confidence.”
习近平总书记强调,“研究和弘扬敦煌文化,不仅要深入挖掘敦煌文物和历史遗存中蕴含的哲学思想、人文精神、价值理念和道德规范,更要揭示其中所包含的中华民族的文化精神和文化创造力,从而不断增强文化自信。”
Post-reading
Learning
Summary
History is not the past.
It's a conversation with the future.
Write a short tour commentary about a place in your hometown. You MUST use at least TWO of the writing techniques we learned today.
(e.g. a vivid verb LIKE sailing, an emphatic expression LIKE really extraordinary, or a simile.)
Homework
文明因交流而多彩,文明因互鉴而丰富。
Thanks