Unit1CulturalHeritage

ReadingforWriting年級：高一

學科：英語（人教版必修二）Inthisclass,youwill:1.readanewsreportabout

promotingculturethroughdigitalimages;2.identifythefeaturesoflanguageandstructure

ofanewsreport;3.writeanewsreportaboutFanJinshiwhodevotestoprotectingculturalheritage.LearningObjectivesTheGreatWallActivity1：WarmupPyramidsofEgyptActivity1：WarmupTajMahalActivity1：WarmupEiffelTowerActivity1：WarmupWhatdotheyhaveincommon？CulturalHeritageCulturalHeritageCulturalHeritageCulturalHeritageDunhuangMogaoCavesmuralWherearethetwopicturestaken?DigitalDunhuangDigitalDunhuangActivity2:ReadforcontentQ1:Whataretheresearchersandscientiststryingtodo?Whatmoderntechnologyaretheyusing?Q2:WhyaresomanypeopleinterestedintheMogaoCaves?Q3:Whatdoyouthinkoftheresearcher’sopinioninthelastparagraph?Activity2:ReadforcontentQ1:Whataretheresearchersandscientiststryingtodo?

Whatmoderntechnologyaretheyusing？ Lanzhou,9August2017.AgroupofresearchersandscientistsfromChinaandothercountriesareworkingtogethertohelpincreaseknowledgeandappreciationofChina’sancientculturalheritage.TheyarerecordingandcollectingdigitalimagesofculturalrelicsfromtheMogaoCaves,whichwereakeystopalongtheSilkRoadthroughoutChina’sancienthistory...

(Paragraph1)TheyareworkingtogethertohelpincreaseknowledgeandappreciationofChina’sancientculturalheritage.Byrecordingandcollectingdigitalimages.PanoramaofCaveNumber(Mogao)285Activity2:ReadforcontentQ2:WhyaresomanypeopleinterestedintheMogaoCaves?TheMogaoCaveshavelongbeenameetingpointfordifferentculturesandarepartofthehistoryofmanycountries.Today,thecavesarejustasinternationalastheywereatthetimewhenpeopletravelledtheSilkRoad.TouristsfromallovertheworldvisitDunhuangtoseethecaves,andtheGettyMuseuminLosAngeleshasevenreproducedacopyofthecavesandpaintingsforpeopletoadmireinAmerica.(Paragraph2)ThisisbecausetheMogaoCaveshavelongbeenameetingpointfordifferentculturesandarepartofthehistoryofmanycountries.Activity2:ReadforcontentQ3:Whatdoyouthinkoftheresearcher’sopinioninthelastparagraph?Iagreewiththetheresearcher’sopinion.Understandingourownandotherculturesisagreatwaytoundersatndourselvesandothers....Asoneresearcherwhoisworkingontheprojectexplains,“Appreciatingone’sownculturalheritageisveryimportantforunderstandingoneself.Appreciatingtheculturalheritageofothercountriesisveryimportantforinternationalcommunicationandunderstanding.”(Paragraph3)Activity3:ReadforstructureandlanguagefeaturesQ1:Whatkindoftexttypeisit?AnewsreportQ2:Whatarethenecessarypartsofanewsreport?Activity3:ReadforstructureandlanguagefeaturesHeadlineLeadsentenceBodyEndingNewsreportActivity3:ReadfororganisationandlanguagefeaturesHeadline:Leadsentence:Body:Ending:attractive;concise;accurate;capitalized5Ws;introducethetopicbackgroundanddetailedinformationsummarizethenews1....theMogaoCaves,whichwereakeystopalongtheSilkRoadthroughoutChina‘sancienthistory.(paragraph1)

2....asinternationalastheywereatthetimewhenpeopletravelledtheSilkRoad.(paragraph2)

3.Asoneresearcherwhoisworkingontheprojectexplains,“Appreciatingone’sowncultural...(paragraph3)

Relativeclause:

FindusefulexpressionsgivemorespecificinformationAsoneresearcherwhoisworkingontheprojectexplains,“Appreciatingone’sownculturalheritageisveryimportantforunderstandingoneself.Appreciatingtheculturalheritageofothercountriesisveryimportantforinternationalcommunicationandunderstanding.”Reportingverbs:

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Findusefulexpressionssay/tell/comment/suggestconvincingandpersuasiveActivity3:WriteanewsreportStep1:ReadthevideonotesFanJinshithehonorarydirectorofDunhuangAcademywantedtopreserveDunhuangculturalheritageinvestigatedandmeasuredMogaocavesstudiedhowtoprotectlocalcultureworkedtogetherwithscientistsworldwidetorecordingandcollectingdigitalimagesofthevaluablefrescoeswhowhywhatwhatwhatcapitalizeallthelettersorthefirstletterofeachwordnotnecessarilycompletesentenceseye-catchingandconcisetothetopicFanJinshi:“TheDaughterofDunhuang”FanJinshi:SpendingLifetimetoGuardNationalTreasureSampleheadline:Step2：Writeaheadlinetellthereaderswho,what,where,andwhyArchaeologistFanJinshi,whoisalsotheguardianofDunhuang'sculturalrelics,washonoredasaNationalExcellentCommunistPartyMemberandratedasanationaladvancedworkerforprotectingthepreciousheritage-MogaoGrottoesinDunhuang,northwestChina'sGansuProvinceoverhalfacentury.Samplelead-sentence:Step3：Writethelead-sentenceexplainwhatshediduserelativeclausesusequotesandparaphrasesToprotectthetreasuresfromsandanddampness,Fanandotherworkersputdoorsonthecaves,plantedtreesandstartedmonitoringtemperatureandhumidityinthecaves.Shewasalsothefirsttosuggestthe"DigitalDunhuang"conceptandcooperatedwithscientistsworldwidetorecordingandcollectingdigitalimagesofthevaluablefrescoes,whichgreatlypopularizedtheculturalrelics.Samplebody:Step3：Writethebodysummarizethenewstohelpthereaderrememberthemainidea“ThebenefitsofFan'sworkarebeyondmeasure,”commentedJiXianlin,awell-knownChinesescholar.IfithadnotbeenforFanJinshiandherteam,theworldculturalheritageatDunhuangMogaoCavesinaremoteChinesedesertmighthavelongbeendestroyedbysand,weatherorhumans.Sampleending:Step4：WritetheendingsamplewritingChecklistIsthereatitle?Doestheleadsentencetellthereaderaboutthesituation?Hasthewriterincludeddetailsandexplanations?Aretherequotesandparaphrases?Doesthewriteruserelativeclausestoidentifypeople,things,times,etc?Doesthewriterendwithashortsummary?Arethereanygrammarorspellingmistakes?Step5：ReviseyourdraftActivity5：SummaryReadingWritingHeritageisourlegacyfromthepast,whatwelivewithtodayandwhatwepassontofuturegenerations.

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