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课件网) Book2 Unit1 Cultural Heritage Reading and Thinking What do you know about cultural heritage Lead-in Context If you were an engineer in Three Gorges Dam( 三峡大坝) project in 1970s, what can you do Aswan Dam Abu Simbel Temple Pre-reading Read the title and look at the photos. What do you think the text is about problem/ challenge Solutions spirit/inspiration Activity 1 Divide the text into_____parts; Activity 2 Use one word to describe each part. While-reading three Part 1 Part 3 Part 2 Economic development is necessary if we want to improve society. There comes a time when the old must give way to the new, and it is not possible to preserve everything from our past as we move towards the future. Finding and keeping the right balance between progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a challenge. Big challenges, however, can sometimes lead to great solutions. In the 1950s, the Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam across the Nile in order to control floods, produce electricity, and supply water to more farmers in the area. But the proposal led to protests. Water from the dam would likely damage a number of temples and destroy cultural relics that were an important part of Egypt’s cultural heritage. After listening to the scientists who had studied the problem, and citizens who lived near the dam, the government turned to the United Nations for help in 1959. 1. What is the challenge in paragraph 1 2. What does the proposal refer to in paragragh 2 While Reading para1-2 3. What did the Egyptian government decide to do to solve the problem 1959 1960 The project started. The government asked the UN for help. Over the next 20 years 1961 1980 The first temple was moved. The temples and cultural relics were being rescued. The project was completed. Activity 1 Complete the timeline with the information from the text. While Reading para3-4 A committee was established to limit damage to the Egyptian buildings and prevent the loss of cultural relics. The group asked for contributions from different departments and raised funds within the international community. Experts investigated the issue, conducted several tests, and then made a proposal for how the buildings could be saved. Finally a document was signed, and the work began in 1960. The project 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. In 1961, German engineers moved the first temple. Over the next 20 years, thousands of engineers and workers rescued 22 temples and countless cultural relics. Fifty countries donated nearly $80 million to the project. While Reading para3-4 1. What preparations did people do in paragragh 3 2. How did they save the cultural relics in paragragh 4 3. Was it a huge project why When the project ended in 1980, it ... ...
