江苏省徐州市高中英语《Unit 3 Back to the past》Reading课件2 牛津译林版必修3.pptVIP

U  NIT 3 Welcome to the unit By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yeah, we wept, when we remembered Zion. For there they that carried us away in captivity, requiring of us a song. Now how shall we sing the lord’s song, in a strange land. Let the words of our mouths, and the meditations of our hearts. Be acceptable in the sight here tonight. By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yeah, we wept, when we remembered Zion. ah…ah ah… ah. What do you know about the song and ancient Babylon? The Statue of Zeus The Hanging Gardens The Taj Mahal The Potala Palace Do these pictures have something in common? If so, please describe it with some adjectives, as many as you can. magnificent well-designed ancient famous distant … When Where Who Why The Statue of Zeus The Hanging Gardens The Taj Mahal The Potala Palace Go through the following descriptions for detailed information, and then fill in the form below. The Greek sculptor Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall Statue of Zeus in about 435 BC. The statue stood in Olympia, and was perhaps the most famous sculpture in ancient Greece. Phidias made the god’s robe and ornaments from gold and carved the body out of ivory. The Statue of Zeus place where the Statue of Zeus was built This hand-coloured engraving by the 16th-century Dutch artist Martin Heemskerck depicts the fabled Hanging Gardens of Babylon.According to the tradition, the gardens did not hang, but grew on the roofs and terraces of the royal palace in Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar II, the Chaldean king, is supposed to have had the gardens built in about 600 BC as a consolation to his Median wife, who missed the natural surroundings of her homeland. The Hanging Gardens Ancient Babylon It is the name of a monument located in Agra, India. It was commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his wife, Arjuman Banu Begum who was later known as Mumtaz Mahal and took 23 years to complete (1630-