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IntroductionVocabulary&Reading

IntroductionSpeakingWhatisyourfirstimpressionofthepictures?Whatdoyouknowaboutthepicturesabove?DoyouknowwhathappenedintheplaceaboveinJune2004?1.WhatdoyouknowaboutSuzhou?(whereisit?Howmanypeoplelivethere?Whyisfamous?)Key:ItliesinJiangsuProvince,nearShanghai.Thereare6millionpeoplethere.Itisfamousforthe28thworldheritageconference./Becausethe28thworldheritageconferenceisheldinSuzhou.2.uniquenaturalbeauty:aconferencevenue

preservedancientbuildingsItisabeautifullandscapewhichcan’tbefoundelsewhere.aplacewhereaconferenceisheldbuildingswhichareprotectedbylawandcan’tbedemolishedandchangedinanywayTask:Gettheinformationyouneed,thenmakeareporttothewholeclassesthatwhathappenedinSuzhouinJune2004?Tips:Payattentiontothefollowingyears:

1972198520032004ReportingChinasignedtheagreementThe28thworldheritageconferencetookplaceinSuzhouAmeetingoftheworldheritagecommitteeagreedonalistofplacesSuzhouinvested6billionyuantopreservetheoldtown1972198520032004Task:1)Whichoftheitemsdoyouthinkarepartofacountry’sculturalheritage?2)Whichdoyouthinkarethemostimportantitems?Giveyourreasonsandsharewithyourpartner.DiscussionbeliefsbuildingsmuseumspaintingspoemspopstarssportsteamstraditionsVocabulary&ReadingVocabularyprehistoricremainsarchaeologistprimitiveskullitemexistencerelationadj.史前的n.遺跡，遺體n.考古學(xué)家adj.原生的，原始的n.頭顱，顱骨n.(一)件n.存在n.親屬，親戚limestonespanfossilbeastsharpenexcavationlistevolutionn.石灰石n.時(shí)距，期間n.化石n.野獸v.使變鋒利n.發(fā)掘v.列清單n.進(jìn)化，演變exposureweedcementcontributemaintainendangeredrecommendn.暴露，顯露n.野草，雜草n.水泥v.促成n.保持，維持，保養(yǎng)adj.瀕危的v.建議awarenessproposefundassistancepreciousofvitalimportancecatastrophen.意識(shí)，認(rèn)識(shí)，感悟能力v.建議，提議n.基金，專款n.幫助，援助adj.寶貴的，珍貴的至關(guān)重要n.毀滅性的大災(zāi)難SpeakingWhatdoyouknowaboutthepicturesabove?yearseventsIn1929In

1937In

1949In

1987Acompeteskullwasdiscover.Excavationsstoppedandmostofthefossilsdisappeared.Theworkstartedagainanditbecameanimportanttouristattraction.Itwaslistedasaworldheritagesite.Fast-readingPart11.thefirstthingthatwasfoundatZhoukoudian2.thenumberofitemsthatwereeventuallyfound3.thenumberofplaceswhereBeijingManlived

someprehistorichumanbones

almost200items

foursitesDetail-reading1Page724.thepercentageofpeoplewholivedtotheageof505.thereasonwhyworkonthesitestopped6.whenthesitebecameaworldheritagesite

fewerthan5%

JapaninvadedChina

inDecember1987Detail-reading1.twonaturalcausesofthedestructionofthecaves2.theoriginofpollutionthatisaffectingthecaves

rainandexposure

nearbycementfactoriesPart22Page723.twodemandsfromUNESCO4.twopossiblegroupsofpeoplewhocanhelptorepairthecaves

thesiteshouldbeclosedandrepaired

thegovernmentandthegeneralpublicPart2Partone1.Paragraph

andparagraph

tellusthediscovery.2.Paragraph

andparagraph

tellusthecivilizationofBeijingMan.ParttwoFromparagraph

toparagraph

thewritertellusthebadsituationofthesiteonetwothreefourtwofour1.Theycamefromanunknownspeciesofman.2.Theyalsomadetoolsfrombonesandsharpenedstones.3.Theyhaveneverbeenfound.4.Theyhaverecommendedthatthesitebeclosedandrepaired.

thebones

theprehistoricmen

mostofthefossils

UNESCO5Page745.Theyhavesuggestedthatthegeneralpublicbeencouragedtohelpwiththeproblem.6.Theycanhelpbycontributingtothecostofmaintainingthecaves.7.Theyareapreciouspartofourculturalheritage.

theChineseAcademyofScience

ordinarypeople

thecaves1.WhathaveyoulearntaboutthecavesofZhoukoudian?Thattheyareinavillage50kmsouthwestofBeijing;thattheywerethehometoBeijingMan;thattheyareinbadconditionandworkneedstobedoneonthem;thattheyareaWorldHeritageSite.7Page742.Doyouknowwhytheyare“amazing”?3.WhatistheconnectionbetweenZhoukoudianandBeijingMan?Theyareamazingbecauseofwhattheytellusaboutearlyman.BeijingManlivedinthecavesatZhoukoudian.4.WhydoyouthinktheBeijingManSiteis“indanger”?5.HowimportantisittorepairtheZhoukoudian?Becausepollutionandexposuretoairandrainaredestroyingthesite.Itisvital,becausethesiteisofinternationalimportance.HowtopreservetheBeijingManHeritage?Possibleanswers

1.Buildacoverforthem2.Hiresomepeopletoworkforit3.Trytomakethecementfactoriesmove4.Limitthevisitingtime5.AskpeopletotreasurethehistoricplacesReadPart2again,thenshareyourideasofthefollowingquestionswithpartner.DiscussionWhyTheZhoukoudianBeijingManSiteistheoneofthemostimportantworldheritagesitesinChina?Doyouthinkit’sagoodideatocontinuetheexcavations?Why?Doyouthinkit’sworthwhiletospendsomuchmoneyontheexcavations?Doyouthinkit’sjustonlythejobsforgovernmenttodosomethingforthesite?Ifnot,why?

bonedangerdiscoverencourageevidencepollutionspeciestoolVocabularytestIn1920s,archaeologists_________someprehistorichuman_____,whichcamefroma