Unit1

CulturalHeritageReadingandThinking:UnderstandhowaproblemwassolvedLearningObjectives1.Understandhowaproblemissolved;2.Learndifferentreadingstrategies:predictingthecontent,readingforstructureordetailedinformation,makingatimeline;3.Thinkabouttheimportanceoftheprotectionofculturalheritageandteamspirit.Pre-reading01WhatcomesfirstinyourmindwhentalkingaboutEgypt?pyramidsphinx

DoyouknowothertouristattractionsinEgypt?AbuSimbelTempleAswanDamIsthereanylinkbetweenthetwopictures?Watchthevideo:AbuSimbelTempleandtheAswanDamReadthetitleandlookatthephotos.Predict:whatthetextisabout?Let’sexploremorefromthetext!While-reading02Task1:ReadthetextquicklyforthemainideaThepassageismainlyabout_________.HowtheEgyptiangovernmentsuccessfullysolvedtheproblemofbuildingAswanproject?B.TheprojectofAswanDamdamagedsomerelics.C.ItintroducesculturalrelicsinEgypt.D.TheEgyptiangovernmentturnedtoUNforhelpwhenintrouble.Matchthemainideawitheachparagraph.(1)Para.1

A.PeoplecanlearnalotfromAswanDamproject.(2)Para.2 B.Theprojectwassuccessful.(3)Para.3 C.TheEgyptiangovernmentmetaproblem.(4)Para.4 D.Keepingabalancebetweenprogressandthe protectionofculturalsitesisachallenge.(5)Para.5 E.Theprojectunitedtheglobalcommunity.(6)Para.6

F.Acommitteewasestablishedtosolvetheproblem.Task2：ReadagainforstructureHowmanypartscanthispassagebedividedinto?SignificanceSolutionsProblemsIntroductionTask3：ReadfordetailedinformationPart1(para1):RaiseaproblemWhatdoesthephrase“bigchallenge”referto？Findingandkeepingtherightbalancebetweenprogressandtheprotectionofculturalsites.19:23Part2(para2):Analyzetheproblem1.Why

did

the

Egyptian

government

want

to

build

a

new

dam?To

control

floods,

produce

electricity,

and

supply

water

to

more

farmers

in

the

area.2.

Why

did

theEgyptian

people

protest

the

government’s

decision?WaterfromthedamwouldlikelydamageanumberoftemplesanddestroyculturalrelicsthatwereanimportantpartofEgypt’sheritage.1.HowdidUNdealwiththisproblemofbuildingAswanDam?2.Howwerethetemplesandotherculturalsitessaved?3.WhydoesthewritersaytheAswanDamprojectisagreatsuccess?Part3(para3-5):ThesolutionoftheproblemStep1DepartmentcontributionsRaisefundsinternationallyStep2InvestigatetheissueConductseveraltestsStep31.HowdidUNdealwiththisproblemofbuildingAswanDam?Make

aproposalSignadocument2.Howwerethetemplesandotherculturalsitessaved?____________piecebypiece

to

otherplacestakendownmoved___________

togetherputback3．WhydoesthewritersaytheAswanDamprojectisagreatsuccess?Becausenotonlyhadthecountriesfoundapathtothefuturethatdidnotrunovertherelicsofthepast，buttheyhadalsolearntthatitwaspossibleforcountriestoworktogethertobuildabettertomorrow.Part4(para6):Significance?

Whatcanwelearnfromtheproject?Bigchallengescansometimesleadtogreatsolutions.Ifaproblemseemstoodifficultforasinglenation,theglobalcommunitycansometimesprovideasolution.ThespiritoftheAswanDamprojectSummaryhardtokeepbalancebuildanewdamvs.damagetemples&culturalheritageturntoUNforhelpcooperatewithothercountriestakedownpiecebypiece,thenmoveandputbacktogethersuccessglobalcommunityteamspiritProblems

Solutions

Significance

Post-reading03

Makingatimelinethatshowswhendifferenteventshappenedcanhelpyouunderstandhowtheeventsareconnectedtoeachother.

1960

Theprojectstars.

Task1:Makeatimeline

CompletethetimelinewiththeinformationfromthetextA.Theprojectstarts.

B.Thetemplesandculturalrelicsarebeingrescued.C.Theprojectiscompleted .

D.Thefirsttempleismoved.

E.ThegovernmentaskstheUNforhelp.

1960

Theprojectstarts.

1959E1961D1961-1980B1980CTask2:Completetheblankswiththecorrectforms

Therecomesatimewhentheoldmustgivewaytothenew.1._________(keep)therightbalancebetweenprogressandtheprotectionofculturalsitescanbe2._______bigchallenge.

Inthe1950s,theEgyptiangovernmentwantedtobuildanewdamacrosstheNile3._________(benefit)morefarmers,4.________ledtoprotests.Thegovernmentturned5._______theUnitedNationsforhelp.Thenacommittee6._________________

(establish)tolimitdamagetotheEgyptianbuildings.7.__________(final)adocumentwassigned,andtheworkbeganin1960.Keepingatobenefitwhichtowasestablished

Finally

Whentheprojectendedin1980,itwasconsideredagreat8.___________(succeed).ThespiritoftheAswanDamproject9.________(be)stillalivetoday.Ifaproblemseemstoodifficultforasinglenation,the10.____________(globe)communitycansometimesprovideasolution.successisglobalTask1:CompletetheblankswiththecorrectformsImportantPhrasesⅣ041fromproblemstosolutions2economicdevelopment3givewayto4preserveeverythingfromourpast5movetowardsthefuture6findandkeepthebalancebetweenprogressandtheprotectionofculturalsites7leadtogreatsolutions經濟發展給……讓路保存我們過去的一切走向未來在發展與文化遺址保