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Period2　
Reading and Thinking
Unit 1 CULTURAL HERITAGE
英语
① To know the process of how Egypt solved the problem of building the Aswan Dam.
② To predict the content of a passage from its title and the photos in the passage.
③ To express views about the cultural heritage protection and think critically.
④ To know the importance of international cooperation in solving difficult problems.
Studying objectives:
Key points：
1. To analyse the process of solving the problem before building the dam.
2. To help students get familiar with the pattern of the text—Problem-Solution Pattern.
3. To help students grasp and use some words and phrases for describing problems and solutions.
Difficult points：
1. To enable students to identify the text type and its language features.
2. To lead students to express views about the cultural heritage protection.
Studying key points and difficulties:
Relocation of Abu Simbel Temple
Lead-in
Build a 　　　　　across the Nile River.
There was a 　　　　　,though.And it was a big one.
The Abu Simbel was priceless in ancient 　 . 　　　　　　　
Keep it ancient 　 .
　　　　　
dam
problem
temples
treasures
Activity 1　Watch a video and fill in the blanks according to what you watch.
Lead-in
Activity 2　Making a prediction
Question 1: Look at the title.What are the key words
Problems and solutions.
Question 2: Combining with the topic of the unit and the pictures in the passage,
guess what the text is mainly about.
The text is mainly about some problems and solutions about the protection of the temples.
Lead-in
Activity 2　Making a prediction
Analysing the textual pattern
Activity 1　Read the first paragraph carefully and do the following exercise.
1.What does this paragraph mainly tell us
A.How to preserve the cultural heritage.
B.There is a big challenge facing us.
C.The importance of economic development.
D.How to balance economic growth and the protection of cultural sites.
1.Why did the Egyptian government want to build a new dam

2.Did people support the proposal Why (not)
No.The proposal led to protests,because water from the dam may damage a number of temples and destroy cultural relics.
3.What did the government do to deal with the problem
They turned to the UN for help.
Activity 2　Read the second paragraph and answer the following questions.
Analysing the textual pattern
To control floods,produce electricity and supply water to more farmers in the area.
1.What did the UN do to help protect the cultural relics
They established a committee,asked for contributions and raised funds.Experts
investigated the issue,conducted several tests and then made a proposal.Finally,
they signed a document.

Activity 3　Read the third paragraph and answer the question.
Analysing the textual pattern
1.Whom did the project brought together

2.How were the temples and other cultural sites saved


Activity 4　Read the fourth paragraph and answer the questions.
Analysing the textual pattern
It brought together governments and environmentalists from around the world.
Temples and other cultural sites were taken down piece by piece,and then moved and put back together again in a place where they were safe from the water.
1.What was the result of the project
It was considered a great success.
2.Why was it a success


Activity 5　Read the fifth paragraph and answer the questions.
Analysing the textual pattern
Not only had the countries found a path to the future that did not run over the relics of the past,but they had also learnt that it was possible for countries to work together to build a better tomorrow.
(　　)1.The spirit of the Aswan Dam project is still alive today.
(　　)2.UNESCO runs a programme that prevents world cultural heritage sites from disappearing.


Activity 6　Read the sixth paragraph carefully and determine whether it is true or false.
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Analysing the textual pattern
The Passage
Para.1 To introduce the topic: keeping the balance between progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge.
Para.2 To introduce the problem: the contradiction between building a new dam and protecting the cultural heritage.
Para.3 Several things were done to make preparations for moving the temples.
Para.4 The ways they moved the temples.
Para.5 To show the result.
Para.6 To tell us the significance.
Problem
Analysing the textual pattern
Activity 7　Draw a mind map of the text structure.
Solutions
Evaluation
Activity 1　Writing order
Analysing the situational context
Thread: different time stages
Transition: the progress of rescuing the temples






1959
1960
1961
Over the next 20 years
1980
The project starts.
The government asks the UN for help.
The first temple is moved.
The project is completed.
The temples and cultural relics are being rescued.
The text is developed in _______order, and its purpose is to ___________.
time
illustrate
The theme is about _______________________________.
the rescue of the temples
The Egyptian government,the UN,together with governments and environmentalists from around the world.
Analysing the situational context
Activity 2　Main idea
Activity 3　Relationship
What is the role of relationship involved in the text
Field: .
Tenor: .
Mode: .
To tell readers the process of rescuing the temples.
In chronological/time order and Problem-Solution Pattern
Analysing the situational context
Activity 4　Conclusion
The Egyptian government,the UN,together with governments and environmentalists from around the world.
Tips:
语场（field）：指发生的事或正在被谈论的事、进行的社会活动（what's going on）。
语旨（tenor）：指参加者的身份和他们之间的关系（the role of relationship in the situation in question）。
语式（mode）：指语言在具体环境中所起的作用,是书面、口头的形式,是说明、评论还是劝说等
（the means of communication）。
Pragmatic analysis & Critical thinking
1. There are so many cultural relics to be rescued. When we rescue them and have problems, what can we learn from the passage
2. Who do you think its target readers are
If the problem is too difficult for a single nation, we can turn to the global community for help. Cultural relics need the protection of the whole world.
Its target readers may be those who are interested in protecting cultural relics.
Activity 1　Pragmatic analysis
1.What’s the spirit of the Aswan Dam project
2.Do you need the spirit of the Aswan Dam project Why
Pragmatic analysis & Critical thinking
Activity 2　Critical thinking
3. A lot of money was spent to protect the temples. Do you think it was worthwhile Why
4. Why do you think so many countries contributed funds and offered help to the Egyptian project
The Forbidden City is being badly damaged nowadays. Can you analyse the reasons and find out solutions to rescue it You can refer to the following pictures and the above topic-related lexis in this class.
Language use—Group discussion
The Forbidden City is being badly damaged nowadays. Can you analyse the reasons and find out solutions to rescue it You can refer to the following pictures and the above topic-related lexis in this class.
Reasons:

Solutions:

It receives too many visitors;there are uncivilised behaviors such as scribbling on cultural relics,littering and so on.
Calling on people to treasure the relics and travel in a civilised way;the government making laws;repairing it in time.
Language use—Group discussion
Summary
Period 2　Reading and Thinking
3 parts:
Part Ⅰ:Paras.1-2　　 The problem
Part Ⅱ:Paras.3-5 Solutions
Part Ⅲ:Para.6 Evaluation
Write a passage to introduce the problems of the Forbidden City and the solutions within 80 words.
Homework
Thank you !

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