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课件网) Unit 1 Cultural Heritage Reading and Thinking Which country is it What cultural relics（文物） can you see Pyramids Temples statues 雕像 How would you feel if we lost all these cultural relics protection Is there any link between the two pictures Temples Aswan Dam Prediction Now look at the pictures, what happened to the statues They were cut and taken down piece by piece. Read the title and look at the photos. What do you think the text is about The text might be about how to solve problems related to the statues（雕像）in Egypt. Skim the text and find out: 1. What is the problem (big challenge) Skimming: Focus on 1. First paragraph 2. Topic sentences Problem: find and keep balance between Progress & Protection. solutions Para 2-6: How did they solve the problem 1. Draw a timeline to show the process (过程) of solving the problem. Time Event Important details Para 2-6: From problems to solutions An example Para 2: What is the time/event/important detail？ 1. Why did the Egyptian government want to build a dam 2. Why did the proposal lead to protests 3. What did the government do Control floods Produce electricity Supply water Destroy cultural relics Damage temples Protest Proposal VS Aswan Dam the problem the solution the significance Read for structure Keeping the balance between progress and heritage protectiong is a challenge. Challenges can lead to solutions. The project is considered a great success. Para.1 Para.4 Para.3 Para.2 Para.5 A committee was established to limit the damage. The project brought together governments from the whole world. Para.6 The spirit of the project is still alive. Read and match the main ideas with each paragraph. Economic development is necessary if we want to improve society. There comes a time when the old time 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 big 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 Untied States for help in 1959. What is the problem (How is the problem introduced ) Economic development is necessary if we want to improve society. There comes a time when the old time 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 protectio ... ...
