Welcome Unit 2 witnessing time Reading The Acropolis now

Lead in What do you know about the historic sites in the following pictures?

The Colosseum

The Colosseum of Rome, built nearly 2000 years ago, is considered to be one of the greatest archaeological monuments in the world. The Colosseum was designed to hold as many as 50,000 spectators. This amphitheatre was mainly used for sporting events. Today the wonder is in a partially ruined state and the Italian government has been trying to restore the famous historic site.

Classical gardens of Suzhou

Suzhou, with a history of more than 2,500 years, is known as ‘the earthly paradise’, because of its splendid scenery and especially its classical gardens. There were once more than 200 gardens in the city, many of which are still in good preservation today. The classical gardens of Suzhou were designed and built by great masters of different dynasties. As a result, despite being man-made, they are incredibly natural.

Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat, located in Cambodia, is considered to be one of the most glorious and world-famous pieces of architecture. It consists of more than 100 temples, which were built between the 7th and 11th centuries. Since its construction, Angkor Wat has been the cultural home of the Khmer people. It is evidence of the Khmer’s strong belief in both the religions of Hinduism and Buddhism.

St Basil’s Cathedral

St Basil’s Cathedral was built on the edge of Red Square in the mid-16th century. The Cathedral consists of nine individual churches, each of which is crowned by a unique tower. The central tower is surrounded by eight towers. Each topped with an eight-point star symbolizing the Christian Church as a guiding light for mankind.

Yuanmingyuan in China

The ruins of Yuanmingyuan are located in the suburbs of Beijing to the north-west of Qinghua University. Yuanmingyuan dates back to the Qing Dynasty. It has the reputation of being “the garden of gardens”. Unfortunately, it was destroyed in a fire. Our government has taken measures to repair it and much repair work still needs to be done.

With the fast development of the modern world, the problems of preserving cultural heritage sites are becoming more and more serious. Nowadays many historic sites have been damaged, leaving only part of the ruins, so has the Acropolis in Greece.

the Acropolis Greece 2

Skim the passage and try to find some brief information about the Acropolis What is the Acropolis? A large, flat rock in the center of Athens, rising up high above the city.

In particular, we associate ancient Greek Civilization with ________________________, the greatest symbol of which is ____________. the capital city of Athens the Acropolis

Do you want to know more about the Acropolis?

1. When did the construction of the Acropolis start? Answer the following questions. 1. When did the construction of the Acropolis start? It started in the 5th century BC . 2. What were the buildings of the Acropolis made of? They were made of marble. 3.When was the Acropolis listed as a World Heritage site? It was listed as a World Heritage site in 1987 by UNESCO

Fast reading

The structure of the text paras Key words Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Para 6 Para 7 Part1 great influence of Greece introduction to the Acropolis Part2 various damage Part3 more damage a complete repair Part4 continued repair work education

Detailed reading

Key sentence (Part1: Para 1) Further reading Key sentence (Part1: Para 1) No one has a greater impact on western civilization than the ancient Greeks. Details: 1. In which fields did the Greeks make contributions to Western civilization? In philosophy, science, mathematics, art, architecture, theatre, politics and sport. 2.Two inventions: Roman alphabet and the marathon

1. The greatest_______ of ancient Greek civilization . (Para 2) Some information of the Acropolis (4 main points) 1. The greatest_______ of ancient Greek civilization 2.When was it constructed? In the 5th century 3.Where was it built? On this Sacred Rock. 4.List three main temples the Parthenon, the Erechtheum, the Temple of Athena Nike symbol

What’s the main feature of each temple and its function? the Parthenon: the largest of three; contain a gold statue of Athena the Erechtheum: famous for six female statues which support part of its roof the temple of Nike: the smallest; used to house a 13-metre-high gold-covered statue of Athena as the Goddess of victory

The Parthenon the largest of all three built between 447 and 432BC contained a gold statue of Athena

The Erechtheum Six females statues used to support part of its roof

the Temple of Nike used to house a 13-metre-high the smallest among the three used to house a 13-metre-high gold-covered statue of the goddess of victory

1.The Acropolis has been damaged partly by_________ natural forces (para3-para4 ) The damage to the Acropolis Two causes: 1.The Acropolis has been damaged partly by_________ natural forces 2.But the greatest damage of all has been caused by _______ man

causes earthquake Natural forces plant roots explosion, warehouse war stole stones, marbles Deliberately: theft stole the best sculptures Mankind smog, polluted air, acid rain chemical Unintentionally: bad reconstruction the traffic of … walking around the sites

(para5-7 ) Measures to preserve the Acropolis 1. appoint a committee in1975 ____________________________ of the Acropolis to undertake a complete repair 2. be listed as a __________________by UNESCO in 1987 World Heritage site 3. continue its work and hope to ________________________________________ bring the Acropolis back to its former glory 4. teach people how to avoid __________________________________ damaging important historic buildings

The article describes some of the causes of damage done to the Acropolis. List what is being done to solve each problem in the following form.

Causes Fill in the form : Examples Solutions Chemical smog and acid rain Natural earthquakes plant roots Technical bad repair work Human Stealing stones walking around the Acropolis deliberate damage

Causes Examples Solutions Chemical smog and acid rain Natural earthquakes plant roots a steady cleaning programme; removed statues from the open air and stored them in a protective museum to be mended a steady cleaning programme

Causes a complete repare Examples Solutions Technical bad repair work Human Stealing stones walking around the sites deliberate damage a complete repare ask for return educational work

Solutions In a gesture to help preserve history, appointed a committee *The Greek government ____________________in 1975 to ______________________of the Acropolis. undertake a complete repair *All poor repair work has to_______________. be mended *A steady cleaning programme must follow in order to ___________________smog acid rain, as well as plant roots. protect the marble from been removed from stored *Statues have ________________the open air and ______in a protected museum. *The committee is also undertaking important work to _________________, based on the assessment that________ __________________________________________. the best educate the public way to protect the Acropolis is to prevent damage *The Greek government has never _________________the return of these marble statues. given up asking for

Moral education: From today’s learning, we all know that the Acropolis is of great importance to the people of Greece and the world. So it’s necessary to treasure it. And it’s our responsibility to improve the environment to treasure all the historic buildings

Fill in the blanks Athens Athena man plant government undertake People say that nothing symbolizes _______ like the Acropolis. I like the Parthenon in particular, which was built in honour of the goddess_________. A lot of the buildings have been restored because of gradual damage caused by nature and ________.They have been damaged by earthquakes, acid rain,__________ roots and bird droppings. People have also caused damage by simply walking around the site or by deliberately destroying it. To try to avoid further damage, the Greek ____________ established a special committee to __________ the restoration of the Acropolis. The committee find that a lot of damage to the site is caused by people’s __________and by those who do not want to protect it . So the committee Is undertaking important __________ work to teach people how to avoid damaging important historic buildings like the Acropolis. Athena man plant government undertake ignorance educational

Conclusion Only by learning how to protect and not to damage the monuments , will people be able to enjoy this historic site for generations to come.

Some important phrases 1. have a great influence on　 对…有重大影响 2. make advances in (doing) sth.　在…方面取得进步 3. be no different 没什么两样 4. be damaged partly by natural forces 部分受损于自然力量 5. be recognized as 被看作是，被承认为 6. carry out the construction 进行施工 7. cause gradual damage to sth. 逐渐毁坏 8. in a gesture to do sth. 为表示…的意愿 9. appoint a committee to undertake a complete repair 任命一个委员会负责全面修复工作 10. in preparation for 为准备… 11. bring sth. back to its former glory 让…重现昔日辉煌 12. protect the marble from smog and acid rain 保护大理石不受烟雾和酸雨的破坏 13. for generations to come 世世代代 14. keep sth. in good condition 保持…处于良好状态

作文： 据媒体报道，圆明园作为中国重要的文化遗址，一直以来遭到人们有意无意的破坏，有关部门近期计划对圆明园实施修复，大部分的园门和墙壁将修复一新。请根据下表写一篇150的作文。 修复的意义 1.保护中国的古老建筑。 2.恢复尊严，展现繁荣 3.给国人提供感受古代文化的机会。 采取的措施 1.组织专门的委员会 2.采取专业措施。 3.提高人们保护遗址的意识。… 自己的观点 至少两点 Yuanmingyuan, a most famous cultural heritage, has been damaged partly by natural forces like earthquakes, and partly by man. Recently……

Yuanmingyuan, a most famous cultural heritage, has been damaged partly by natural forces like earthquakes, and partly by man.

Recently, in a gesture to help preserve history, great emphasis has been put on the restoration of Yuanmingyuan by relative departments. The reconstruction will bring Yuanmingyuan back to its former glory so that we can preserve China’s old architecture. And its reconstruction will give us our dignity back. What’s more, it can show how prosperous China has become. Last but not least, We Chinese will have access to enjoy this historic monument.

Many effective measures have been taken to protect it Many effective measures have been taken to protect it. Government has established a committee to undertake the complete, professional restoration. And important educational work has been undertaken to raise the awareness of the people to protect the cultural heritage.

Personally, it is better to teach people how to avoid damaging important historic buildings than to restore them after being damaged. After all, the prevention of damage from ignorance and from people not caring about protecting the monument is very important.

Homework

Read the text . Underline the difficult words and expressions . Finish the exercises on p21 in your exercise book.

Thank you

The structure of the text Parts paras Key words Part 1 Para 1 Part 2 Para 2 Part 3 Para 3 Para 4 Part 4 Para 5 Para 6 Para 7 great influence of Greece introduction to the Acropolis various damage more damage a complete repair continued repair work education

suffering damage in various ways Throughout history, the Acropolis couldn’t avoid damage altogether. It has been damaged partly by____________, but the greatest damage of all has been caused by _______. natural forces man earthquakes wars (eg in 1458, in 1687) theft (stealing stones) clumsy repair work travellers walking around the buildings deliberate damage smog and acid rain plant roots suffering damage in various ways

_______tion function _______tion situation _______tion destruction _______tion restoration