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新人教必修Book 2
Reading and Thinking
Unit 1 Cultural Heritage
Mona Lisa
(famous painting)
blue and white porcelain
(antique)
hutoumao
(handcrafts)
Sichuan Opera
(folk culture)
Qianmei village
(ancient village)
Mogao Caves
the Potala Palace
The Pyramid Egypt
the Great Wall
the Terracotta Army
Taj Mahal
Forbidden City
Abu Simbel Temple
Pre-reading
Look at the title and the pictures to predict the content of the text.
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
Para 6
How to balance progress and the protection
of cultural sites can be a big challenge.
C. The proposal leads to protests.
B. A committee was established to limit damage.
D. The project brought governments and
environmentalists together.
E. The spirit of the Aswan Dam project is still
alive today.
F. The project was completed and successful.
Task 1: Read the text quickly and match the main idea of each paragraph.
Fast reading
Part1：Problems
Part2：Solutions
Part3：Inspiration
Task 2: Divide the text into 3 parts according to the key words.
(Para____)
(Para____)
(Para____)
1-2
3-5
6
The passage is mainly about _________.
How the Egyptian government successfully solved the problem of
building Aswan project.
B. The project of Aswan Dam damaged some relics.
C. It introduces cultural relics in Egypt.
D. The Egyptian government turned to UN for help when in trouble.
Task 3: Choose the main idea of the passage.
1.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 the Egyptian people protest the government’s decision
Water from the dam would likely damage a number of temples and destroy cultural relics that were an important part of Egypt’s heritage.
Careful reading
Task 4: Read Para1-2 carefully and answer the following questions.
Before the building of the dam, what problems did the Nile river bring to the Egytian
— floods, not enough electricity and drought
Task5: Read Para.2-5 and circle the time.
A. The project starts.
B. The temples and cultural relics are being rescued.
C. The project is completed .
D. The first temple is moved.
E. The government asks the UN for help.
F. The Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam but the proposal led to protests.





1960

1959
E
1961
D
1961-1980
B
1980
C
1959
E
1950s
The project starts.
F
Task6: Complete the timeline with the information from the text
How did UN deal with this problem of building Aswan Dam
Task7: Read Para.3 carefully and fill in the blanks.
Step 1
Department ___________
Raise _______ internationally
Step 2
_________the issue
_________several tests
Step 3
Make ________
______ a document
contributions
funds
Investigate
Conduct
proposal
Sign
How were the temples and other cultural sites saved
____________
piece by piece
to other places
taken down
moved
___________ together
put back
Task8: Read Para.4 carefully and fill in the blanks.
What words can be used to describe the working process of the project
— challenging, complicated, amazing ……
What’s the influence of this project
Task9: Read Para.5 carefully and answer the following question.
Not only had the countries found a path to the future that did not run over the relics of the past, but also they had also learnt that it was possible for countries to work together to build a better tomorrow.
What’s the influence of this project
cultural heritage protection
world cooperation
Task9: Read Para.5 carefully and answer the following question.
What’s the spirit of the Aswan Dam
Task10: Read Para.6 carefully and answer the following question.
—— cooperative, creative, determined, persistent ……
Summary
hard to keep balance
build a new dam vs. damage temples & cultural heritage
turn to UN for help
cooperate with other countries
take down piece by piece, then move and put back together
cultural heritage protection
global cooperation
Problems
Solutions
Inspiration
Post-reading
1. It’s a big burden/ pressure to the
Egyptians.
2. The old must give way to the new
with economic development.
3. Though invisible from the outside,
they are not the exact / very ones.
4. …
A lot of money was spent to protect the temples. Do you think it
was worthwhile Why or why not
Worthwhile
1. They are priceless and unique
treasures.
2. They attract hundreds of
thousands of visitors every
year, which leads to a rise in
national income.
3. They are irreplaceable pieces
of Egyptian world history.
4. They witnessed the
development of Egypt.
5. …
Not worthwhile
Discussion
Thank you!

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