牛津泽林版高中英语必修3 Unit3Back to the past Welcome to the unit学案 无答案

Unit3 Back to the past Welcome to the unit 【学习目标】 1．了解古代文明。 2．能用英语简单描述与文明相关的话题。 3．培养保护文化遗产的意识。 【学习重难点】 能用英语简单描述与文明相关的话题。 【学习过程】 Step1 自主学习 阅读教材，回答下列问题。 1．Who is Zeus? A god of Greek mythology. 2．Where is the Taj Mahal? In India． 3．Why did the City of Pompeii disappear? It was destroyed by the volcano Vesuvius. 4．Where is the Potala Palace located? On the Red Hill in the Lhasa Valley of Tibet, China. 5．Which of the lost civilizations belongs to the new seven wonders of the world? And where is it located? The Statue of Zeus. Greece Step2 合作探究 小组合作，阅读有关七大奇迹的文章，完成练习。 1．The Lighthouse at Alexandria The lighthouse at Alexandria was built in 279 BC on the small island of Pharos (法罗斯) by Greek architect Sostratus of Cnidus (索斯查图斯). The Lighthouse was over 400 feet high. This structure was damaged by an earthquake in the 14th century. 2．The Colossus of Rhodes The Colossus of Rhodes stands over 100 feet tall, this statue of the Greek sun god was completed by the sculptor (雕刻家) Chares in 280 BC. The Colossus stood with one hand shielding (防御) and its eyes looking over the harbor of the Greek island．It was damaged by an earthquake in 226BC. 3．The Mausoleum of Halikarnassos The Mausoleum of Halikarnassos was built for the wife of the Carian (卡里亚王国) ruler Mausolus in 353BC. It was designed by two Greek architects. It was damaged in an earthquake in the 3rd century. This tomb was of such great size and so beautiful that fragments (碎片) of it are preserved in Turkey and at the British Museum. 4．The Status of Zeus The Status of Zeus, though small in relation to some of the other wonders of the ancient world, this statue of Zeus, sculpted by the Greek Phidias about 430 BC, won fame because of its beauty. It was located in Olympia, Greece. It was damaged in a big fire in 462AD. 5．The Temple of Artemis The Temple of Artemis was a Greek temple built in Ephesus and dedicated to ( 以庄严地形式奉献给) the Greek goddess Artemis (Diana), the maiden goddess of hunting. It is said that the temple reached its standing as a wonder, because it was the most beautiful structure ever built. In 356BC the temple was burnt to the ground． 6．The Hanging Gardens of Babylon The Hanging Gardens of Babylon might be built around 600 BC by Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II for his wife. Many Greek historians of the ancient world mentioned these gardens in their works. Around the second century BC the splendid walls and gardens were destroyed by earthquakes. 7．The Great Pyramids at Giza The Great Pyramids at Giza, which date from the old Kingdom (2700—2300 BC) are the oldest and most famous of the Seven Wonders of the world．Yet it is the only surviving of the Seven Ancient Wonders. I. 小组合作翻译七大奇迹。 1．The Lighthouse at Alexandria亚历山大灯塔 2．The Colossus of Rhodes罗德岛太阳神巨像 3．The Mausoleum of Halikarnasso 摩索拉斯陵墓 4．T ... ...