Unit 7 Cultural relics Period 1 江西省新干县第二中学 徐相如

Learning goals in this Talk about cultural Do some listening to improve our listening Do some speaking to improve your speaking ability

pyramid ( Egypt )

the Great Wall (China )

Stonehenge( Britain )

They are all cultural relics. We should protect them forever.

Protecting the Sphinx The most famous statue –the Sphinx in Egypt has been damaged. The experts are going to find out the cause to protect it. T he Sphinx has the body of a lion and the face of a man. It was cut from linestone near Egypt pyramid about 1600 years ago. Not long before a large piece of stone fell from the Sphinx’ right shoulder. To protect the statue from more harm, a computer was placed on it to measure rainfall, wind speed and air temperature. The computer also measure the amount of water and air pollution, the direction of wind and the temperature of the statue itself.

The effects of age, wind, water and pollution have greatly weakened the Sphinx. Sunlight, wind, water and pollution have been eroding the outside of the stature for centuries. The experts hope that the information from the computer will help it from more damage. They say the more they know about what is destroying the Sphinx, the more they can do to protect it.

(1) Let’s listen to the description of the three cultural sites. Please listen carefully, you need to complete the map of each site according to what you’ve heard on the tape.

(2) Listen to the tape again, and fill in the blanks with what you’ve heard on the tape. 1.The palace is called the Palace. There is a statue of a horse on the of the palace. 2.There is also a small where visitors can look at pictures of the inside of the house. 3. from the lake is destroying the temple. So we are trying to save the temple by building a between them. 4.Mt is one of the most beautiful places in China, and many important people have been here. Winter left museum Water Lu Shan wall

( 3 ) let’s listen to tape again. This time, you should fill in the form on Page 43.

Name of the siteWhy is it important?What is being done to protect it? 1 The Winter PalaceIt tells us about how people lived in the past. Visitors are not allowed to go inside the house. 2 The Sunshine TempleMany important things happened here,and many poems have been written about the temple. We are building a wall between the lake and the temple to save the temple…. 3 Mt Lu ShanIt is an important part of China’s history,and many VIP have been here. We are trying to limit the number of cars on the mountain and we try to use more buses. Answers to the third exercise :

A cultural capsule—an imaginary large box—will be sent into space. We will put some objects in the box. The objects should help whoever finds the box understand who we are and how we live. Requirements: (1)Work in pairs. (2)Decide what to put in the box. (3)Explain why you have chosen them.

The following expressions will be useful: What shall we…..? Shall we…..? Can’t we…..? Maybe we could…..? Should we…..? Let’s….. I’d like to….. What/How about…..? Why don’t we…..? Why not…..?

English Corner Learn about more world cultural Heritage Sites in China: (1)1987 Great Wall (2)1987 Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (3)1987 Mausoleum of the Fist Qin Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors (4)1994 Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples,Chengde (5)1994 Temple of Confucius, Cemetery of Confucius, and Kong Family Mansion in Qufu (6)1994,2000 Potala Palace and the Jokhang Temple Monastery, Lhasa (7)1996 Mount Emei and Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area (8)1998 Temple of Heavan (9)1998 Summer Palace (10)2000 Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties

Thank you for your listening. See you next time.Bye. Designed by, Xu Xiangru