1、Unit 1Cultural HeritagePeriod 6Reading for Writing学习目标1.To understand a news report of digital technology making images of cultural relics of the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang.2.To master the structure and language characteristics of news writing.3.To write a news report about a person or a group who work
2、s to protect our cultural heritage.4.To improve students awareness of preserving cultural heritage.课堂探究Part ReadingActivity 1First readingRead the news report first,and then answer the following questions.1.What are the researchers and scientists trying to do?What modern technology are they using?2.
3、Why are so many people interested in the Mogao Caves?3.What do you think of the researchers opinion in the last paragraph?Activity 2Second readingRead the text again and finish the table.A News ReportStructureContentsCharacteristicsWrite a title to get the readers attentionTell the readers who,what,
4、where,and whyInclusive and generalBodyConcrete,objective and true and persuasiveA short summaryInclusive and generalActivity 3Organisation and languageRead the text again and mark the 6 parts in it.A.lead sentence导语B.Direct quote 直接引用语C.Paraphrase 解释D.Background information背景信息E.Reporting verbs引述动词F
5、.Words to show comparison/contrast 表示比较/对比的词Activity 4Underline the relative clauses that the writer uses to identify the following.A.thingsB.peopleC.timeActivity 5SummarySummarize the structure of a news report using the following mind map.Part WritingHere are some interview notes about a person or
6、 group who works to protect our cultural heritage.You can choose one of them and write a news report.Chen Lei,Wuhansenior teachertakes photos of old buildingswants to preserve cultural heritageinterviews old peoplewrites about the buildingsvisits schools to tell students about.Protectors of the Past
7、,Wuhuprotect old houseshelp repair buildingslook for cultural relicsshow cultural relics to the publicraise moneyrepair temples and cultural relicsActivity 1Have a brainstorm and finish the outline.1.Your choice is .2.Think about an attractive headline:3.Write a lead sentence:4.Think about the theme
8、 of your news report:5.To make your news report more persuasive,you can add to your writing.6.To make your sentences more advanced,you can use clauses that weve learned in this unit.Activity 2Complete your drafts.Then exchange drafts and use the checklist to give feedback on each others draft.Is the
9、re a title?Does the lead sentence tell the reader about the situation?Has the writer included details and explanations?Are there quotes and paraphrases?Does the writer use relative clauses to identify people,places,things,times,etc.?Does the writer end with a short summary?Are there any grammar or s
10、pelling mistakes?Activity 3Revise and polish your drafts and share with your partners.核心素养专练Write a news report about the Nanhai No.1 on page 65.参考答案Part Activity 11.The researchers and scientists are trying to increase knowledge and appreciation of Chinas ancient cultural heritage.They are using di
11、gital photography to record a collection of images.2.People are interested in the Mogao Caves because they have long been a meeting point for different cultures and are part of the history of many countries.3.I agree with the researchers opinion.Understanding our own and other countries cultural her
12、itage is a great way to understand ourselves and others.Activity 2A News ReportStructure ContentsCharacteristicsHeadlineWrite a title to get the readers attentionAttractive andoutstandingLead sentenceTell the readers who,what,where,and whyInclusive and generalBodyExplain what the person or group doe
13、sConcrete,objective and true and persuasiveEndingA short summaryInclusive and generalActivity 3A:A group of researchers and scientists from China and other countries are working together.Chinas ancient cultural heritage.B:“Appreciating ones own cultural munication and understanding.”C:They are recor
14、ding and collecting digital images of cultural relics from.in 1994.D:The Mogao Caves have long been a meeting point for different cultures and are part of the history of many countries.E:explainF:Today,the caves are just as international as they were at the time when people travelled the Silk Road.A
15、ctivity 4A:.the Mogao Caves,which were a key stop along the Silk Road.B:As one researcher who is working on the project explains.C:.at the time when people travelled the Silk Road.Activity 5Part WritingActivity 11.Chen Lei2.A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words3.Chen Lei is a senior teacher who takes
16、photos of old buildings in Wuhan in order to preserve the citys cultural heritage.4.To praise Chen Lei and tell people the significance of what he has done.5.direct quotes6.relativeActivity 3One possible version:HeadlineA Picture Is Worth a Thousand WordsLead SentenceChen Lei is a senior teacher who
17、 takes photos of old buildings in Wuhan in order to preserve the citys cultural heritage.BodyEvery day,Chen Lei takes his camera and walks patiently through the older parts of the city.Over the years he has taken thousands of pictures of old buildings to create a record for his fellow citizens in th
18、e present and future.Another important part of his project is the interviews he conducts with elderly residents.Often these stories help to bring the interesting histories of the buildings to life,giving them their place in the human stories of Wuhans citizens.He writes about the buildings,their inh
19、abitants and the stories that weave them together.He also visits schools to tell students about their cultural heritage.EndingNeither people nor buildings last forever,but Chen Leis photos can help us remember them.The stories that accompany them also help build a picture of life for future generati
20、ons to hear and add to their own stories,too.备课资料The Abu Simbel:The Temples That Moved见证法老爱情的神庙,有3 000多年历史,曾因修建水坝不得不迁移。The site of the Abu Simbel is one of the most recognizable(易于识别的) ancient sites in Egypt.For 3,000 years,it sat on the west bank of the Nile River,between the first and second catar
21、acts (大瀑布) of the Nile.However,in a remarkable feat (壮举) of engineering,the temple complex was taken down and rebuilt on a higher hill to make way for the Aswan High Dam in the 1960s.Built in 1244 B.C.,the Abu Simbel contains two temples,carved into a mountainside.The larger of the two temples conta
22、ins four large statues of a seated pharaoh Ramesses II (13031213B.C.)(法老拉美西斯二世) at its entrance,each about 69 feet (21 meters) tall.The entrance to the temple was built in such a way that on two days of the year,October 22 and February 22,sunlight shines into the inner temple and lights up three sta
23、tues seated on a bench,including one of the pharaoh.Historians(历史学家) think these dates mark his coronation(登基)and birth.Thousands of tourists typically get to the temples to watch the scene and participate in the celebrations.In addition,the Abu Simbel has a second,smaller temple that may have been
24、built for queen Nefertari.Its front includes two statues of the queen and four of the pharaoh,each about 33 feet (10 meters) in height.Each is set between buttresses(扶壁) carved with hieroglyphs(象形文字).While the site was built by an Egyptian ruler,and is located within modern-day Egypt,in ancient time
25、s the place where it was located in was considered part of Nubia,a territory(领土) that was independent of ancient Egypt.“The waxing and waning(兴衰) of Egypts strength can be traced through its relations with Nubia.When strong kings ruled a united land,Egyptian influence extended into Nubia;when Egypt
26、was weak,its southern border stopped at Aswan,” writes Egyptologist Zahi Hawass in his book “The Mysteries(神秘) of Abu Simbel” (American University in Cairo Press,2000).Moving the templeThe Abu Simbel survived through ancient times,only to be threatened by modern progress.Because the site would soon
27、be flooded by the rising Nile,it was decided that the temples should be moved.“Following the decision to build a new High Dam at Aswan in the early 1960s,the temples were taken down and put back together again in 1968 on the desert plateau(平原) 64 meters (about 200 feet) above and 180 meters (600 fee
28、t) west of their original site,” writes Robert Morkot in an article in the“Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt”(2001,Oxford University Press).The area where they were originally located is now flooded.Hawass notes that moving the temples was a massive job,one that involved cutting it into pieces be
29、tween 3 to 20 tons in weight and re-assembling them precisely as they were.It took almost five years,involved about 3,000 workers and cost (in the 1960s) about $42 million.He notes in his book that it was a great success;one reporter present at its completion wrote that “everything looks just as it
30、did before;it is enough to make one doubt that the temples were moved at all.”Ramesses Ramesses II,sometimes called “the great”,was a warrior king who tried to expand Egypts territory far into the Levant.He battled another empire called the Hittites at the Battle of Qadesh (also spelled Kadesh)(卡德斯战
31、役) in Syria and also launched campaigns into Nubia.He bragged(吹嘘)about his accomplishments,embellishing the Abu Simbel with scenes from the Battle of Qadesh.One image carved in the great temple at the Abu Simbel shows the king firing arrows from his war chariot(战车)and supposedly winning the battle f
32、or the Egyptians.It was a great display for a battle that modern-day historians agree ended in a draw.Later,Ramesses II would make a peace treaty(条约) with the Hittites and cement(加强) it by marrying a Hittite princess,an event marked in a stela(石碑) at the Abu Simbel.“Ramesses II is the most famous of
33、 the pharaohs,and there is no doubt that he intended this to be so,” writes University of Cambridge Egyptologist John Ray in a 2011 BBC article.“Ramesses II,or at least the version(愿景) of him which he chose to feature in his inscriptions(碑文),is the hieroglyphic equivalent of hot air(吹牛).”But while R
34、amesses II may have been full of “hot air”,he did build some great monuments(纪念碑),launching a major building program.“Ramesses II consolidated(巩固) his godly state by building numerous(无数的) temples in which he was worshipped(膜拜) in the image of the different gods,” writes Hawass in his book.And two of the finest temples he built were at the Abu Simbel.
