人教版高中英语必修第二册精品课件 Unit 1 CULTURAL HERITAGE Section A Listening and Speaking.ppt

UNIT1CULTURALHERITAGE

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激情早读?拓视野Heritagesitesareatriskfromnaturalforces.Thelong-termnaturalforces,suchaswind,waterandtemperature,cangraduallyweardown1heritagesites.Forinstance,theGreatPyramidofGizaisnowseveralmetersshorterthanitwasoriginally.Naturaldisasters,thesuddenandpowerfulnaturalforces,canleadtothedestructionofheritagesites:in2003,aterribleearthquakeshooksouth-easternIranandruinedlargepartsofthecityofBam,anincredibleUNESCOculturalheritagesite.

Anotherbigdangerishumanactivities.Warscancauseagreatdealofdamagetobothculturalandnaturalheritagesites.Sometimes,amazingancientclaysculpturesandbuildingsareaccidentally2destroyedbymissileattacksduringperiodsofviolence.Insomeconflictareaswherecivilwarsoftenbreakout,fightershaveevendestroyedheritagesitesonpurpose.

Meanwhile,WorldHeritagestatusmaygiverisetoaseriesofproblems.Oneoftheproblemsisthefloodoftourists.MillionsoftouriststraveltoUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteseveryyear,soitisonlynaturalthatthesitessufferabitofwearandtear3.ThetemplesofAngkorinCambodiaaretypicalexamplesofuniquearchitecture.Everyday,thousandsoftouristsclimbingupthenarrowstonestepsarewearingdowntheseancientbuildingsandthelong-termconsequencescouldleadtoirreparable4destructionoftheinternalstructure.

Heritageprotectionisatthetopoftheagendaforthebenefitofallmankind.Themoreweacknowledgetheoutstandinguniversalvalueofourheritagesites,themorelikelywearetotreatthemwithrespect.Thesesitesarethegreatwondersofourworldandtellthestoryofhumancivilization.Weallshareajoint5responsibilitytoprotectandpreservethem,notjustforourselves,butforfuturegenerations.(选自译林版选择性必修第三册Unit4)

【词汇积累】1.weardown(使)磨损;(使)逐渐磨平2.accidentallyadv.意外地;偶然地3.wearandtear(正常使用造成的)磨损、损耗4.irreparableadj.不能修复的,无法弥补的5.jointadj.联合的,共同的