Unit 2 Witnessing time Reading(1)：The Acropolis now课件（26张）

课件26张PPT。Unit 2 witnessing time
Reading
The Acropolis nowWelcomeLead in2the AcropolisGreeceWhen we talk about Greece,
What do you think of?
Do you Know anything about Greece?Athena and mythologyaegean sea First Olympic Games2004 Olympic gamesLet's know more
about GreeceListen to para1 and answer the following questions:U2_Reading.mp3 In which fields did the ancient Greeks make contributions to western civilization?
Various fields:philosophy
science
mathematics
art
architecture
theatre
politics
Sport
western or Roman alphabet
Which sport is mentioned in the text?MarathonmarathonWhat is marathon? Do you know the origin of marathon? A long distance race named for a Greek messenger
Who ran from marathon to Athens to report a victory
at the battle of Marathon in 490 BC.What will the writer mainly talk about in the article?philosophy
science
mathematics
art
architecture
theatre
politics
Sport
western or Roman alphabet
architecture2Do you want to know more
About the Acropolis? Fast reading1.When was the Acropolis built?Why it was built?
2.What was the Acropolis made of?
3.Who gave the Acropolis its World Heritage listing?In the 5th century BC.It was made of marble.Read the article(para2~7) as quickly as you can and answer the following questions :UNESCO.(About 2500years ago)United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organizationfirm In honour of the goddess of Athena.Detailed readingListen to paragraph 2 and answer the
following questions:U2_Reading.mp3Where was the Acropolis built? Why was it built there?

2.What does the Acropolis consist of ?
At a high altitude above the city (Athens), on the hill
called the Sacred Rock in the centre of the city.
…so that it was convenient for everyone to get to and
the Acropolis could be seen from every part of the city.
three main temples:the Parthenon
the Erechtheum
the Temple of Nikethe Temple of Nike the smallest under the three
used to house a 13-metre-high
gold-covered statue of the goddess of victoryThe Parthenon the largest of all three
built between 447 and 432BC
contained a gold and ivory statue of AthenaooThe Erechtheum Six females statues support its roof Read para 3,4,6 carefully and find out
what caused the damage to the Acropolis. fill in the form below:
explosion, warehousetheftwar acid rainStole stones,marblesStole the best sculpturespolluted airDeliberately:Unintentionally:bad reconstructionwalking around the sitesNatural
forcesmanearthquakeplant roots
1.What did the government do to restore the Acropolis?Listen to the tape(para 5~7) and
answer the following questions:U2_Reading.mp3Appointed a committee to undertake the complete
repaire of the Acropolis. 2.What is the committee doing to undertake the restoration work?Fix the bad restoration work
Steady cleaning programme
Statues have been removed
Undertake important educational work3.Why is the committee undertaking educational work?Because they believe that the prevention of damage
from ignorance and from people not caring about
protecting the monument is very important.ConclusionfunctiondestructionconstructionrestorationConsolidation People say that nothing symbolizes _______ like the
Acropolis. I like the Parthenon in particular, which was built
in honour of the goddess_________.
A lot of the buildings have been restored because of gradual damage caused by nature and ________.They have been damaged by earthquakes, acid rain,__________ roots and bird droppings. People have also caused damaged by simply walking around the site or by deliberately destroying it.
To try to avoid further damage, the Greek ____________
established a special committee to __________ the restoration of the Acropolis. The committee find that a lot of damage to the site is caused by people’s __________and by those who do not want to protect it . So the committee Is undertaking important __________ work to teach people how to avoid damaging important historic buildings like the Acropolis.Fill in the blanksAthensAthenamanplantgovernmentundertakeignoranceeducationalHomeworkWhat we should do to protect Wen Feng Tower?Thank you