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课件网) 新人教版高中英语必修二Unit1 Cultural Heritage Reading for Writing Lead in Mogao Caves Mogao Caves are magnificant art treasures. Mogao Caves, or the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas(千佛洞), are located in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, on the ancient Silk Road. The murals (壁画)and Buddha figures (佛像)in these caves are world-famous. The area was listed as a world cultural heritage by UNESCO in 1987. Unfortunately, Mogao Caves is disappearing. How do people preserve them headline lead body a significant part of news report a good piece of brief news brief and attractive the beginning paragraphs deliver the most important or relevant information of a news report include six elements, which are what, when, who, where, why and how News Structure ending the significance of the news the expanding part of the lead provide the detailed information including background information Review headline lead body News Structure ending 1. What are the researchers and scientists trying to do What modern technology are they using 2. Why are so many people interested in the Mogao Caves 3. What do you think of the researcher's opinion in the last paragraph Read the news report and answer the questions. Activity 1 1. What are the researchers and scientists trying to do What modern technology are they using The researchers and scientists are trying to increase knowledge and appreciation of China’s ancient cultural heritage. They are using digital photography to record a collection of images. Read the news report and answer the questions. Activity 1 2. Why are so many people interested in the Mogao Caves People are interested in the Mogao Caves because they have long been a meeting point for different cultures and are part of the history of many countries. Read the news report and answer the questions. Activity 1 3.What do you think of the researcher's opinion in the last paragraph I agree with the researcher’s opinion. Understanding our own and other cultures is a great way to understand ourselves and others. Read the news report and answer the questions. Activity 1 1.Read the news report again and find these parts. A. Lead sentence(导语) B. Direct quote(直接引语) C. Paraphrase(解释) D. Background information(背景信息) E. Reporting verbs(转述动词) F. Words to show comparison and/or contrast (表示比较或对比的词) Study the organisation and language features. Activity 2 Read the news report and find out what these parts are. The ending is optional(可选的；非必须的）. Ending(a short summary) Every letter in the headline is capitalized（大写）. Headline (what the report is about) Lead Sentence (where;when;who;what) Body (details, background, quotes...) Activity 3: Read for language features Direct quote Reporting verb 2. Read the news report and find these parts. Background information Quotes can make the news report more accurate and believable. Why are quotes used in the news report reporting verbs: say; tell; ... ...
