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Reading and Thinking
Unit 01
Cultural Heritage
新人教必修二
It is an African country.
It has one of the most ancient and greatest civilisations.
The longest river in the world flows through this country.
Millions of people around the world have been fascinated by the mystery of the emperor’s tombs.
Guessing Game
The Great Pyramid
Big Challenges
Egypt
The Aswan Dam
the
Nile
Do you know other tourist attractions in Egypt
Sphinx[sfi ks]
Is there any link between the two pictures
Temples
Aswan Dam
Pre-reading
① On July 21, 1970, engineers completed the Aswan Dam in southern Egypt. The Aswan Dam was an extremely large project, lasting more than 10 years and costing more than a billion dollars.
Cultural corner
② The Aswan Dam controls the flow (泛濫) of the Nile River. The dam protects people living near the banks of the Nile from both floods and drought. It also provides electricity used in homes, schools, businesses, and hospitals throughout Egypt.
Cultural corner
【Pre-reading】 Read the title and look at the photos.
What do you think the text is about
The text is about how people have solved problems.
From problems to solutions
【while-reading】 Explore the contents of text
1. Listen to the text and match the main idea of each paragraph.
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
Para 6
A. How to balance progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge.
B. A committee was established to limit damage.
C. The proposal leads to protests.
D. The project brought governments and environmentalists together.
E. The spirit of the Aswan Dam project is still alive today.
F. The project was completed and successful.
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 text might be about how to solve problems related to the statues（雕像）in Egypt.
Keeping the balance between progress and heritage protectiong is a challenge.
Challenges can lead to solutions.
The project is considered a great success.
Para.1
Para.4
Para.3
Para.2
Para.5
A committee was established to limit the damage.
The project brought together governments from the whole world.
Para.6
The spirit of the project is still alive.
Read and match the main ideas with each paragraph.
the problem
the solution
the significance
Read for structure
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.
What is the problem (How is the problem introduced )
Pay attention to the circled words of para.4.
What can we know from these numbers
Scan the text for numbers. Circle the numbers and guess what they mean.
1950s
1959
1960
1961
20 years
22
＄80
1980
What do the numbers mean
Time period
Year
Year
Year
Time period
Amount of sth.
Amount of sth.
Year
Why does the author use exact numbers instead of expressions like “a lot of”
To make the writing more vivid and convincing.
1. Why did the Egyptian government want to attempt the building of the dam
2. How were the temples and other cultural sites saved
3. How long did it take to complete the project
They wanted to control floods and bring electricity and water to more farmers in the area to help economic development.
They were taken down piece by piece and moved to other places where they would be safe from the water.
The project took 20 years to complete.
Read the text again and answer the questions.
1959
over the next 20 years
1960
1961
1980
The project starts.
The temples and cultural relics are being rescued.
The project is completed.
The first temple is moved.
The government asks the UN for help.
1950
The Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam.
Complete the news report with the information from the text.
Reading
A. They aimed to help create more job opportunities.
B. They wanted to control floods and bring electricity and water tomore farmers in the area to help economic development.
C. They intended to make the dam a tourist attraction.
D. They'd like to move the temples and cultural relics.
Reading
A.They were taken down piece by piece and moved to otherplaces where they would be safe from the water.
B.Germans helped Egyptians rebuild new temples and othercultural sites that looked like the original ones in other places.
C.The Egyptian government gave up the plan of building the dam.
D.They were left in the original places with the help of thescientists.
Reading
A. About two years.
B. About twenty years.
C. About twenty - three years.
D. About twenty - five years.
1959
over the next 20 years
1960
1961
1980
The project starts.
The temples and cultural relics are being rescued.
The project is completed.
The first temple is moved.
The government asks the UN for help.
1950
The Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam.
Complete the news report with the information from the text.
1. What were the solutions to the problem of building the Aswan Dam
The solutions to the problem of building the Aswan Dam were to ask for contributions from different departments and for experts to investigate and conduct tests leading to a proposal to save the ancient buildings.
Discussion
2. A lot of money was spent to protect the temples. Do you think it was worthwhile Why or why not
I think it was worthwhile to spend money on protecting the temples because their value is priceless in terms of cultural heritage.
Discussion
3. Why do you think so many countries contributed funds and offered help to the Egyptian project
I think that many countries helped because Egyptian history and relics are world-famous and are highly valued around the world as part of our shared cultural history.
Discussion
Thank you!

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