_Unit 1 Cultural Heritage Reading and thinking 课件- 高中英语人教版（2019）必修第二册.pptxVIP

?;former 1 adj happening or existing before, but not now previous →present, 　the former Soviet Union　Their farm has been reduced to half its former size.2. having a particular position in the past= ex-→present　my former husband/ former president Clinton;promote W2S3 /pr??m?ut US -?mout/ v [T] ;B2U1 reading and thinkingFrom Problems to Solutions;Warming-up:; Read the title and look at the photos. What do you think the text is about?;If you were to write such an essay, what would you write?;; Economic development is necessary if we want to improve society. There comes a time when the old time must give way to the new, and it is not possible to preserve everything from our past as we move towards the future. Finding and keeping the right balance between progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge. Big challenges, however, can sometimes lead to great solutions. In the 1950s, the Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam across the Nile in order to control floods, produce electricity, and supply water to more farmers in the area. But the proposal led to protests. Water from the dam would likely damage a number of temples and destroy cultural relics that were an important part of Egypt’s cultural heritage. After listening to the scientists who had studied the problem, and citizens who lived near the dam the government turned to the Untied States for help in 1959. ; Economic development is necessary if we want to improve society. There comes a time when the old time must give way to the new, and it is not possible to preserve everything from our past as we move towards the future. Finding and keeping the right balance between progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge. Big challenges, however, can sometimes lead to great solutions. In the 1950s, the Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam across the Nile in order to control floods, produce electricity, and supply water to