剑桥中学英语三级28单元.ppt

Look at the postcards on page 112. Our children and grandchildren may not have a chance to visit many of the most famous places around the world. War, weather, age, traffic and pollution damage these famous places. There is a need for constant renovation. But looking after these places often costs more than one country can afford. constant renovation constant [k?nst?nt] adj.经常的;恒定的 renovation [,ren?uvei??n] n. 革新,刷新,修理 The World Heritage Organization In the early 1970s, world governments decided that if they joined together, they would be able to preserve our history. If every country paid some money, they said, it would be possible to look after important historic places. 3 Also, if they discovered that a monument needed urgent help, they would have money for repairs. For these reasons, countries around the world united to form the World Heritage Organization in 1972. Today the organization helps to maintain and restore the most important places from our history. Vandalism: one of the biggest problems However, one of the biggest problems for historic places is vandalism. People sometimes enter the sites and destroy or damage the buildings.4 At some sites, such as Stonehenge in England, governments have built high fences to protect the site from vandals. 1 There are many different ideas about how to solve the problem of vandalism. Some experts say that if guards patrolled the sites, vandals would not able to get in. Other experts say that if they installed more television cameras, they would not need so many security guards. At other sites there are not enough guides, and visitors can walk around alone.2 If every site had more guides it would be easier to look after these famous places. Other experts say that the best solution is education. If people learned to respect history, they would not destroy or damage it. They would also want to spend money to look after old places. For this reason, the World Heritage Organization helps to spread information abo