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课件网) Unit1 Cultural Heritage Reading &Thinking The Great Pyramid Big Challenges Egypt The Aswan Dam the Nile Do you know other tourist attractions in Egypt Sphinx[sfi ks] Is there any link between the two pictures Temples Aswan Dam Read the title and look at the pictures. What do you think the text is about From Problems to Solutions The title suggests that the text is about how people solved problems. Pre-reading Make a timeline Making a timeline that shows when different events happened can help you understand how the events are connected to each other. Cultural Heritage To preserve or not preserve New words dam /d m/ n. proposal /pr p zl/ n. committee /k m ti/ n. investigate / n vest ɡe t/ v. conduct /k n d kt/ v. Egypt / i:d pt/ Egyptian / d p n/ 水坝 提议 委员会 调查 实施，执行 埃及 埃及的，埃及人 4 Activity 1: fill in the blanks with the right paragraphs time order a big challenge Egypt Egyptian main idea (possible) 5 a big challenge Egypt How the Egyptians dealt with the big challenge/problem Egyptian Pre-reading main idea (possible) 5 a big challenge Egypt How the Egyptians dealt with the big challenge/problem Egyptian Pre-reading Task1: Read for the problem/challenge (Para. 1-2) Finding and keeping the right balance between progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge. What did Egyptians want to do What did Egyptians want to protect To build a dam Protect temples and cultural relics The Aswan Dam Solutions While-reading 1959 1960 1961 Over the next 20 years 1980 ①The project starts. ②The project is completed. ③The first temple is moved.④The government asks the UN for help. ⑤The temples and cultural relics are being rescued. P5 ③ ① ② ⑤ ④ Task2: Read for the solutions (Para. 2-5) Activity 1: Complete the timeline What had they done before 1960 (Para. 2-3) Time What had been done 1959 The government listened to _____ and , and turned to for help 1960 A was established scientists citizens the UN committee Activity 2: Fill in the blanks 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. the problem the solution the significance Read for structure 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 acro ... ...
