Welcome to the unit

Answer Questions Do you like traveling? Why? Where have you been? Will you please tell us something about your trip? The May Day holiday is coming. Where will you go on your holiday? Lead-in

Do you know what is civilization about? What are the foreign students want to know? civilization architectur e

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Apart from the ancient civilizations we have learned, there are many other magnificent structures.

The Statue of Zeus place where the Statue of Zeus was built

The Greek sculptor Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall Statue of Zeus in about 435 BC. The statue stood in Olympia, and was perhaps the most famous sculpture in ancient Greece. Phidias made the god’s robe and ornaments from gold and carved the body out of ivory.

It is the name of a monument located in Agra, India. It was commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his wife, Arjuman Banu Begum who was later known as Mumtaz Mahal and took 23 years to complete ( ). The Taj Mahal

The Hanging Gardens Ancient Babylon

This hand-coloured engraving by the 16th-century Dutch artist Martin Heemskerck depicts the fabled Hanging Gardens of Babylon. According to the tradition, the gardens did not hang, but grew on the roofs and terraces of the royal palace in Babylon.

Nebuchadnezzar II, the Chaldean king, is supposed to have had the gardens built in about 600 BC as a consolation to his Median wife, who missed the natural surroundings of her homeland.

The Potala Palace

It is located in Lhasa, Tibet, was the chief residence of the Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai Lama fled to Dharamsala after a failed uprising in In 641, Songtsan Gambo, ruler of the Tubo Kingdom, had the Potala Palace built for Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty, whom he was soon to marry.

What other ancient civilizations do you know about? Have you ever been to a museum and seen things from ancient civilizations? What did you think of the things you saw?

Discussion People from ancient civilizations built many magnificent structures. Some of them have disappeared, while others remain today. Do you think it is important to protect cultural heritage? Why or why not ? Do you have any suggestions on how to protect it ?

Interview How do we protect our cultural heritage, in your opinion?

Cultural heritages is very important. There are many places in our country have been in the world heritage lists. Please name them as many as you can while looking at the following pictures. Let’s see which group will win. Girls:____ Boys:_____ Competition

Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties

The Great Wall Temple of heaven

Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor Mount Taishan Mogao cave Peking man site in zhoukoudian

Mount Wangshan Huanglong scenic area Jiouzhaigou valley Wulingyan scenic area

Mount resort ChengdeTemple of Confucious Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa Lushan national park

Ancient building Wudan monutains Mount Emei scenic area Ancient city of Pingyao Dazu rock carvings

Classical gardens of Shuzhou Summer Palace Mount Wuyi Mount qincheng

Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun Yungang Grottoes

Longmen Grottoes Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas