高中英语教学课件：M2U1 Cultural heritage2 阅读课.pptx

Do you know the name of this scenery spot?Abu Simbel TemplesCan you tell me anything about it?Book 2 Unit1 Reading and Thinking Do you know the name of this scenery spot?Abu Simbel TemplesCan you tell me anything about it?Enjoy the video of it and get to know something about it. Book 2 Unit1 Reading and Thinking Prediction Now look at the pictures, what happened to the statues?They were cut and taken down piece by piece. Read the title and look at the photos. What do you think the text is about?The title suggest that the text is about how people have solved problems because they are going “from” the problems “to” solutions. Fast reading Go through the passage quickly and find out which paragraphs are talking about the problem and which ones are about the solutions.Para 1-2 Para 3-4 Reading Para 1-2 the problem ?Who had the problem? What did it want to do? Why did it want to do it? Can you infer what problems did the Nile river bring to the Egyptians before building the dam? What’s the problem of building a new dam? What’s the solution to the problem? What’s the best way to solve the problem according to para1? Word GuessingPara2 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 United Nations for help in 1959.1. What does the proposal refer to?To build a new dam across the Nile2. What does protests mean?agreements B. objectionsC. actions D. ChoicesTip: Pay attention to discourse markers like but, however which means opposite to the former. Readin