Unit 2《Witnessing time》-Welcome课件1（22张PPT）（牛津译林版选修9）.pptVIP

Welcome to the unit National Aquatic Center 水立方 Beijing National Stadium (Bird‘s Nest) 国家体育场／鸟巢 Beijing Wukesong Culture Sports Center 五棵松体育中心 1) while conjunction. 当…..时候，在此期间; 虽然; 而，但是 n. 一会儿 （一点）时间 While the pace of change in the modern world gets faster and faster, people are becoming more and more aware of the need to preserve the world’s cultural heritage. 5. I read it while you were drying your hair. 6. While I was in Italy I went to see Alessandro. 3. I only stayed for a short while. 4. Ill be fine in a while (= soon). 1. While I fully understand your point of view, I do also have some sympathy with Michaels. 2. Tom is very extrovert and confident while Katys shy and quiet. 2) aware: adj. I wasnt even aware that he was ill. Has Claude paid the phone bill? Not as far as Im aware. (= I dont think so) I suddenly became aware of him looking at me. to be ecologically/politically aware sexually aware awareness noun [U] Public awareness of the problem will make politicians take it seriously. Environmental awareness has increased dramatically over the past decade. Besides the modern buildings, are you familiar with some famous Chinese historic sites ? The Forbidden City The Summer Palace The Ming Tombs The ruins of Yuanmingyuan Do you know anything about the historic sites in the pictures? The Colosseum The classical gardens of Suzhou Angkor Wat St Basil’s Cathedral The Colosseum of Rome, built nearly 2000 years ago, is considered to be one of the greatest Archaeological monuments in the world. The Colosseum is a vast ellipse which was designed to hold as many as 50000 spectators . This amphitheatre was mainly used for sporting events . You could hardly imagine that even naval battles were staged in it. Today the wonder is in a partially ruined state. When was the Colosseum built? What was it used for? How big is it? The Colosseum In the 1st century BC