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课件网) Period2 Reading and Thinking Unit 1 CULTURAL HERITAGE 英语 ① To know the process of how Egypt solved the problem of building the Aswan Dam. ② To predict the content of a passage from its title and the photos in the passage. ③ To express views about the cultural heritage protection and think critically. ④ To know the importance of international cooperation in solving difficult problems. Studying objectives: Key points： 1. To analyse the process of solving the problem before building the dam. 2. To help students get familiar with the pattern of the text—Problem-Solution Pattern. 3. To help students grasp and use some words and phrases for describing problems and solutions. Difficult points： 1. To enable students to identify the text type and its language features. 2. To lead students to express views about the cultural heritage protection. Studying key points and difficulties: Relocation of Abu Simbel Temple Lead-in Build a across the Nile River. There was a ,though.And it was a big one. The Abu Simbel was priceless in ancient . Keep it ancient . dam problem temples treasures Activity 1 Watch a video and fill in the blanks according to what you watch. Lead-in Activity 2 Making a prediction Question 1: Look at the title.What are the key words Problems and solutions. Question 2: Combining with the topic of the unit and the pictures in the passage, guess what the text is mainly about. The text is mainly about some problems and solutions about the protection of the temples. Lead-in Activity 2 Making a prediction Analysing the textual pattern Activity 1 Read the first paragraph carefully and do the following exercise. 1.What does this paragraph mainly tell us A.How to preserve the cultural heritage. B.There is a big challenge facing us. C.The importance of economic development. D.How to balance economic growth and the protection of cultural sites. 1.Why did the Egyptian government want to build a new dam 2.Did people support the proposal Why (not) No.The proposal led to protests,because water from the dam may damage a number of temples and destroy cultural relics. 3.What did the government do to deal with the problem They turned to the UN for help. Activity 2 Read the second paragraph and answer the following questions. Analysing the textual pattern To control floods,produce electricity and supply water to more farmers in the area. 1.What did the UN do to help protect the cultural relics They established a committee,asked for contributions and raised funds.Experts investigated the issue,conducted several tests and then made a proposal.Finally, they signed a document. Activity 3 Read the third paragraph and answer the question. Analysing the textual pattern 1.Whom did the project brought together 2.How were the temples and other cultural sites saved Activity 4 Read the fourth paragraph and answer the questions. Analysing th ... ...
