Unit1CulturalHeritage

ReadingforWriting

MarkLiu敦煌WriteanewsreportHeadline(標題)LeadBodyEndingNewsStructurethelanguageofthenewsreport:brief,concise,objectiveandpassivevoiceclearandbrief,catchreaders’eyes

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MarkLiuMogaoCavesaremagnificentarttreasures.MogaoCaves,ortheCavesoftheThousandBuddhas(千佛洞),arelocatedinDunhuang,GansuProvince,ontheancientSilkRoad.

Themurals(壁畫)andBuddhafigures(佛像)inthesecavesareworld-famous.TheareawaslistedasaworldculturalheritagebyUNESCOin1987.Unfortunately,MogaoCavesaredisappearing.Howcouldpeoplepreservethem?

MarkLiuVideotimeHowtoprotecttherelicsfromtheMogaoCaves?

MarkLiu1.Whataretheresearchersandscientiststryingtodo?Whatmoderntechnologyaretheyusing?ReadingformainideaTheresearchersandscientistsareworkingtogethertohelpincreaseknowledgeandappreciationofChina’sancientculturalheritage.TheyareusingdigitalphotographytorecordandcollecttheimagesofculturalrelicsfromtheMogaoCaves.

2.WhyaresomanypeopleinterestedintheMogaoCaves?PeopleareinterestedintheMogaoCavesbecausetheyhavelongbeenameetingpointfordifferentculturesandarepartofthehistoryofmanycountries.3.Whatdoyouthinkoftheresearcher'sopinioninthelastparagraph?Iagreewiththeresearcher'sopinion.Foronething,understandingisagreatwaytounderstandourselvesandothers.Foranother,it'simportantforustoprotecthistoricandculturalrelicsforfuturegenerations.

MarkLiuheadlineleadbodyendingbrief,concise,concentrated,eye-catchingwhen,where,who,whatdetailsoftheeventsummary,conclusion,followingeventsReadingforstructureHowisanewsreportstructured?Newsstructure

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MarkLiuLanzhou,9August2017.AgroupofresearchersandscientistsfromChinaandothercountriesareworkingtogethertohelpincreaseknowledgeandappreciationofChina’sancientculturalheritage.wherewhenwhowhatLeadsentence

MarkLiuReadthenewsreportagainandfindtheseparts.Leadsentence

(導語)Directquote

(直接引用語)Paraphrase

(解釋)Backgroundinformation

(背景信息)Reportingverbs

(引述動詞)Wordstoshowcomparisonand/orcontrast

(表示比較或對比的詞)Readforlanguagefeatures

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(paraphrase)新聞報道中經常會用到一些比較專業的術語，或導語的信息比較濃縮。●背景信息

(backgroundinformation)新聞報道中往往會有背景知識介紹，以便幫助讀者更好地理解事件。●引述動詞

(reportingverbs)引述動詞表示直接引用或轉述引用的動詞，常見的引述動詞有say,tell,ask,explain,comment,suggest,mention,reveal,report,state

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ReportingverbsFWordstoshowcomparisonorcontrastReadingfordeatils:Para.1 Lanzhou,9August2017.AgroupofresearchersandscientistsfromChinaandothercountriesareworkingtogethertohelpincreaseknowledgeandappreciationofChina’sancientculturalheritage.TheyarerecordingandcollectingdigitalimagesofculturalrelicsfromtheMogaoCaves,whichwereakeystopalongtheSilkRoadthroughoutChina’sancienthistory.Nearly500,000high-qualitydigitalphotographshavebeenproducedsincetheinternationalprojectstartedin1994.when/whowhyworkedtohelpincreaseknowledgeandappreciation…agroupof…9August2017howhelpedhowimportantwhatresultrecordandcollectdigitalimagesakeystopalongtheSilkRoad…500,000high-qualitydigitalphotographsReading:thebody(Para.2) TheMogaoCaveshavelongbeenameetingpointfordifferentculturesandarepartofthehistoryofmanycountries.Today,thecavesarejustasinternationalastheywereatthetimewhenpeopletravelledtheSilkRoad.TouristsfromallovertheworldvisitDunhuangtoseethecaves,andtheGettyMuseuminLosAngeleshasevenreproducedacopyofthecavesandpaintingsforpeopletoadmireinAmerica. BysharingsomanydigitalphotosovertheInternet,thegrouphopestopromoteevenwiderinterestaroundtheworldinChina’sancienthistory,culture,andtraditions.Theyalsohopetofurthereducatepeopleabouttheimportanceofsafeguardinghistoricandculturalrelicsforfuturegenerationstounderstandandappreciate.Asoneresearcherwhoisworkingontheprojectexplains,“Appreciatingone’sownculturalheritageisveryimportantforunderstandingoneself.Appreciatingtheculturalheritageofothercountriesisveryimportantforinternationalcommunicationandunderstanding.”Reading:thebody(Para.3)Whatdoesthegrouphope?hopehopesUnderlinetherelativeclausesthatthewriterusestoidentifythefollowing.Findouttheattributiveclauses(定語從句)andtheantecedent(先行詞).A.thingsB.peopleC.timeStudytheorganisationandlanguagefeatures.thingsStudytheorganisationandlanguagefeatures.Underlinetherelativeclausesthatthewriterusestoidentifythefollowing.Findouttheattributiveclauses(定語從句)andtheantecedent(先行詞).Underlinetherelativeclausesthatthewriterusestoidentifythefollowing.Findouttheattributiveclauses(定語從句)andtheantecedent(先行詞).timepeopleRelativeclausesmaketheexpressionbrieferandmoreinformative.Studytheorganisationandlanguagefeatures.Writeanewsreportaboutapersonorgroupwhoworkstoprotectourculturalheritage.Youcanusetheinterviewnotesbeloworwriteaboutapersonorgroupthatyouknowof.How?

III.while-writingHowtowriteanewsreportUnderstandthegiveninformationWritetheheadlineWritetheleadsentenceandnewsreportPolishthewritingUnderstandthegiveninformationoccupationpurposesupportingdetailsmeansheadline:leadsentence:body:purposemeansoccupationmeanspurposesupportingdetailsstructurePreservingculturalheritagethroughphotospurposemeanspurposemeansWritetheheadlineHeadline:getthereaders’attentionoccupationmeanspurposeoccupationmeanspurpose？Leadsentence:Writetheleadsentencetellthereaderswho,what,where,andwhyWritethebodypartBodypart:interviews...writes...visits...Everyday,ChenLeitakeshiscameraand...Whenaskedthereason...(定語從句)，hesays:“”(直接引用語)Thankstohisphotos,...(表示比較或對比的詞)Besides,....Ontheotherhand,....tellthereadersthefacts,details,examples,etc.PolishthewritingApictureisworthathousandwords ChenLeiisaseniorteacherwhotakesphotosofoldbuildingsinWuhaninordertopreservethecity'sculturalheritage.

Endwithashortsummarytohelpthereadersrememberthemainidea.AddanendingEveryday,ChenLeitakeshiscameraand...Whenaskedthereason...(定語從句)，hesays:“”(直接引用語)Thankstohisphotos,...(表示比較或對比的詞)Besides,....Ontheotherhand,....WriteanendingNeitherpeoplenorbuildingslastforever,but....Thestories...(定語從句)canalsohelpus...(回憶過去，展望未來。)Neitherpeoplenorbuildingslastforever,butChenLei’s