配套新教材-高中英语-必修第二册-人教版-UNIT 1 Reading and Thinking.pptx

UNIT 1 CULTURAL HERITAGE Reading and Thinking ; ;How much do you know about heritage?;He who didnt go to the Great Wall is not a real man. ;the Terracotta Army;Forbidden City(紫禁城) The Palace Museum(故宫博物院);The Pyramid Egypt ;Taj Mahal（泰姬陵)India;Mona Lisa;Ivory dragon boat（象牙龙舟）;ancient village;handcrafts(手工艺品);folk culture （民俗文化）;Heritage includes the traditional beliefs, values, costumes, etc. of our family, country or society. Something existing from the past, or has been passed down from previous generations. ;Understand how a problem was solved ;Read the text quickly and answer the questions. ;A committee was established to limit damage to the Egyptian buildings and prevent the loss of cultural relics. The group asked for contributions from different departments and raised funds within the international community. Experts investigated the issue ，conducted several tests，and then made a proposal for how the buildings could be saved. Finally，a document was signed，and the work began in 1960. The project brought together governments and environmentalists from around the world. Temples and other cultural sites were taken down piece by piece，and then moved and put back together again in a place where they were safe from the water. In 1961，German engineers moved the first temple. Over the next 20 years，thousands of engineers and workers rescued 22 temples and countless cultural relics. Fifty countries donated nearly $80 million to the project. ;When the project ended in 1980，it was considered a great success. Not only had the countries found a path to the future that did not run over the relics of the past，but they had also learnt that it was possible for countries to work together to build a better tomorrow. The spirit of the Aswan Dam project is still alive today. Perhaps the best example is shown by UNESCO，which runs a programme that prevents world cultural heritage sites around the world from disappearing . If a problem seems too difficul