Marathon Olympic flag

Athena the Greek goddess

Which country or city can you think of when seeing the pictures? (Athens, the capital city of Greece) When we talk about Greece,What do you think of? (Its long history, brilliant achievements in art and architecture, fantastic Greek mythology and the ancient Olympic Games.)

Then do you know what the greatest symbol of Athens is? the Acropolis

Fast reading:

Listen to the tape and try to find answers to the three questions 1 When was the Acropolis built? In the 5 th century BC 2 What was the Acropolis made of ? It was made of marble. 3 Who gave the Acropolis its World Heritage listing? UNESCO

Careful reading:

Part1;para1 Significance 1.In which fields did the Greeks make contributions to Western civilization? In philosophy, science, mathematics, art, architecture, theatre, politics and sport.

2.Which of the followings was not a Greek invention? A. The Western alphabet. B. Roman alphabet. C. Architecture. D. Marathon

Part2;para2 Introduction 1.The Acropolis was built in honor of Athena, the goddess of Athens. 2.Inside of the Acropolis, there are two main temples to Athena. 3. The Acropolis was built on the hill called the Sacred Rock in the centre of the city because it was convenient for everyone to get to and could be seen from every part of the city. T F T

Part3;(para3-4) Damages 1.How have so many ancient monuments been damaged? They have been damaged partly by natural things like earthquakes, and partly by man.

2. What was the last major destruction done to the Acropolis by man? The last major destruction occurred with the theft of many of the best sculptures in 1801, when an Englishman started to take them to London.

3. In which year did the Acropolis receive a World Heritage listing from UNESO? A. 1835B C. 1987D. 2004

Part4(para5-7)Protection 1.What is the aim of the committee set up in 1975? Its aim is to undertake the complete, professional restoration of the Acropolis.

2. Why is the committee undertaking educational work? Because they believe that the prevention of damage from ignorance and from people not caring about protecting the monument is very important.

3. What would happen if people did not learn about damage prevention? More important historic buildings would be damaged.

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Useful expressions and languages points

1. The Western or Roman alphabet is a Greek invention, as is the marathon, which is a long distance race named for a Greek messenger who ran from Marathon to Athens to report a victory at the battle of Marathon in 490 BC. 西方字母表或罗马字母表是希腊人的发明。 马拉松比赛也是，这种长跑是为纪念一位 希腊信使而命名的。公元前 490 前，这名 信使从马拉松一直跑到雅典，报告了马拉 松战役大捷。

as is the marathon 是非限制性定语 从句， as 为关系代词，代替前面 整个主句的内容。 She’s unusually tall, as are both her parents. He opposed the plan,as could be expected.

as (adverb) 约如 … ，像 … She'll soon be as tall as her mother. I can't run as fast as you.

as (preposition) 担任 …… ，作为； 如同 …… She works as a waitress. It could be used as evidence against him.

as ( because ) conjunction 因为 ……, 由 于 As it was getting late, I decided to book into a hotel. You can go first as you're the oldest. as ( while ) conjunction 当 …… 时候； 一面 …… 一面 I saw him as I was coming into the building. He gets more attractive as he gets older.

as ( conjunction ) 虽然，尽管 although: Angry as he was, he couldn't help smiling..

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Homework 1.Read the passage 2.Recite the phrases