Unit 3 Back to the past

? China has a total of 38 cultural and natural heritage sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List （世 界遗产名录）.

The ancient city of Pingyao 平遥古城

Ming and Qing Tombs 明清皇家陵寝 明清皇家陵寝

Mogao Caves 敦煌莫高窟 Mogao Caves 敦煌莫高窟

Mount Emei and Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area 峨眉山 --- 乐山大佛

Lijiang in Yunan 云南丽江

What are the four ancient countries ? India Egypt China Ancient Babylon

The Statue of Zeus 宙斯神像

The Taj Mahal 印度泰姬陵

The Hanging Gardens (Ancient Babylon) 空中花园

The ruin of the hanging gardens

The Potala Palace

Discussion Is it important to protect cultural heritage? Do you have any suggestions on how to protect it?

Lost Civilizations

Pompeii Loulan

Reading strategy: reading diary entries When you are reading diary entries recording someone’s travels, you should look for: ⑴⑵⑶ dates and place names facts and historical information personal feelings and opinions

Pom- peii timeevent in the 8th centuryBC in the 8th century BC in 89 BC on 24th Aug. AD 79 in 1860 Lou-lan 2000 years ago from AD 200 to AD years ago founded taken over by the Romans Mount Vesuvius erupted Giuseppe Fiorelli was made director of the Pompeii dig a commercial city covered over by sandstorms discovered by a Swedish

Winning a place on the trip VisitingPompeii Visiting Loulan unfortunatelyamazing; hard to imagine… so excited… interesting What a pity! Personal feelings & opinions lucky

Study the phrases Finish KSL P45 Part 2

1. remain vi. There ________ a few apples on the tree. The only __________ problem is how to make more money. It __________ to be seen whether you are right. remained remaining remains Are there problems _______ to be solved? remaining

The competition attracted over 500 people _________ 8 different countries. The President was __________ at the ceremony by the Vice-President. This picture ________ a scene of harvest. 2.represent vt. represents representing represented

3. surround vt. He found himself _________ with strangers. They could see into the courtyard from the roofs of the ___________ buildings. He didn’t pay attention to his ___________. With water _________ the island,everything there looks so beautiful. surrounded surrounding surroundings surrounding

4.amaze vt. My family were _________ at how well I could speak foreign languages. Her knowledge _________me at that moment. Her knowledge is ________. Our holiday was _________ cheap. amazed amazed amazing amazingly

5.existvi. existence n. 5.exist vi. existence n. It seems there _______a serious problem in their work. The Roman Empire ________for several centuries. Is there any life __________ on the Mars ? When did the Great Wall come into ________? exits existed existing existence

The television station __________ and held for some hours. He succeeded in _____________ that company in the business competition. 6.take over was taken over taking over

1.It was cruel for them to be b______ alive 2.My paintings are h______in the building. 3. She e ______ in anger over the noise. 4.They spent an e ______ sum on the project. 5.Have you collected enough m _____ for the new book? 6.The heavy rain d______ all hope of a picnic. 7.He knocked over a bottle of ink and r____ the table cloth. 8.The storm did a lot of d_______ to the crops. oused rupted normous aterial uried uined estroyed amage

People started to dig in the area for treasure, which caused much damage. 1.People started to dig in the area for treasure,_______ much damage. 2.______ people started to dig in the area for treasure caused much damage. 3._______ _______ to dig in the area for treasure caused much damage. causing That People’s starting

A saying goes that Rome wasn’t built in one day. ______a saying goes, Rome wasn’t built in one day. There is a saying ____ _____Rome wasn’t built in one day. As thatgoes

1.I saw bodies of people had been turned ___stone. 2.I looked at it _______ a pair of binoculars. 3.It was a stopping point __ the Silk Road. 4.There was an ancient water system that ran ______ the city. 5. I saw streets ____ they had been,_____ stepping stones along the road. 6.But even that didn’t prevent the city ____ being buried ______ sand. to through on through as with from by

1. In 1860, an Italian was made_____ director of the Pompeii dig. A.a B. the C. / D. An _____ president of the USA, Barack Obama was born in Hawaii. A.A B. The C. / D. An Mr. Black, manager of the factory is on a trip. John Smith was head of the research group. C B

2.We found the ruins ______ interesting. A. most B. a most C. the most D. More Of the three books,Treasure Island is _____interesting. Of the three books,Treasure Island is _____interesting. A. most B. a most C. the most D. more A C

Travelling is certainly good for them, but it remains _____ whether they will enjoy it. A.to see B.to be seen C.seeing D.seen 3.I can see how hungry you were----there is nothing ______on the plate. A.leaving B. remained C.left D.to remain C B

4.All the people were buried alive, and so____________. A. was the city B. the city was C. is the city D. the city is ----You forgot to tell him the news. ----Oh, my God. So _________. A. did I B. I did C. I do D. do I A B

5.The door opened and in_________. A.come Miss Green B.Miss Green came C. came Miss Green D. did Miss Green came The door opened and in __________. A.came he B. he came C. did he come D. had he come CB

Finish Part E on page 45

Retelling the text 1Suppose you are Giuseppe Fiorelli, tell us something about Pompeii. 2 Suppose you are Sven Hedin, tell us something about Loulan.

Not only should we protect history and learn from the past civilizations, but we should also protect the present environment and make this world a much better one.

Homework Written work: KSL page Dictation: words and phrases