BOOK2p2:StudentsfromdifferentcountriesareworkingcreativelytoprotectatempleinChina.p2:YouthsfromsevencountriesareworkingtogethertoprotectculturalrelicsonMountTai.p2:Bystudyingoldphotosoftheformerpalace,theyhavemadethenewonelookexactlyliketheoldone.p3:AgroupofhighschoolstudentswhoaretakingpartinaninternationalyouthcampatMountTaiarecreatinganappaboutChina'smostfamousmountain.p4:Therecomesatimewhentheoldmustgivewaytothenew,anditisnotpossibletopreserveeverythingfromourpastaswemovetowardsthefuture.p4:Findingandkeepingtherightbalancebetweenprogressandtheprotectionofculturalsitescanbeabigchallenge.p4:Bigchallenges,however,cansometimesleadtogreatsolutions.p4:Inthe1950s,theEgyptiangovernmentwantedtobuildanewdamacrosstheNileinordertocontrolfloods,produceelectricity,andsupplywatertomorefarmersinthearea.p4:Buttheproposal/ledto/protests.p4:WaterfromthedamwouldlikelydamageanumberoftemplesanddestroyculturalrelicsthatwereanimportantpartofEgypt'sculturalheritage.p4:Afterlisteningtothescientistswhohadstudiedtheproblem,andcitizenswholivednearthedam,thegovernmentturnedtotheUnitedNationsforhelpin1959.p4:AcommitteewasestablishedtolimitdamagetotheEgyptianbuildingsandpreventthelossofculturalrelics.p4:Thegroupaskedforcontributionsfromdifferentdepartmentsandraisedfunds/withintheinternationalcommunity.p4:Expertsinvestigatedtheissue,conductedseveraltests,andthenmadeaproposalforhowthebuildingscouldbesaved.p4:Finally,adocumentwassigned,andtheworkbeganin1960.p4:Fiftycountriesdonatednearly$80milliontotheproject.p4:PerhapsthebestexampleisshownbyUNESCO,whichrunsaprogrammethatpreventsworldculturalheritagesitesaroundtheworldfromdisappearing.p5:WhydidtheEgyptiangovernmentwanttoattemptthebuildingofthedam?p5:Wemustprotectthetempleandmakesurethatnodamageisdone.p5:Doyouthinkitwasworthwhile?p6:Ihavedownloadedthatfreeapp,butitdoesn'tworkwell.p6:TheprojectteamhelpedprotectthenationalparksintheUnitedRepublicofTanzania.p6:Wemetaprofessional/archaeologistattheentrancetotheGreatPyramid.p6:Heexplainedtoustheprocessofbuildingsuchadifficultstructure.p6:Thedocumentsabouttheculturalrelicsfromoverseasareunderthedesk.p7:Listenagainandcompletethefactsheet.p7:placeforparades,concerts,andeven...p7:Ibegyourpardon,butisthistheXuanyuanMirror?p7:Iseethatyou'relookingatthatcarvingontheroof.p7:Didyouknowthatit'scalledchiwen-oneoftheninesonsoftheChinesedragon?p8:promotingculturethroughdigitalimages.p8:TheyarerecordingandcollectingdigitalimagesofculturalrelicsfromtheMogaoCaves,whichwereakeystopalongtheSilkRoadthroughoutChina'sancienthistory.p8:Nearly500,000high-qualitydigitalphotographshavebeenproducedsincetheinternationalprojectstartedin1994.p8:TouristsfromallovertheworldvisitDunhuangtoseethecaves,andtheGettyMuseuminLosAngeleshasevenreproducedacopyofthecavesandpaintingsforpeopletoadmireinAmerica.p8:BysharingsomanydigitalphotosovertheInternet,thegrouphopestopromoteevenwiderinterestaroundtheworldinChina'sancienthistory,culture,andtraditions.p8:Theyalsohopetofurthereducatepeopleabouttheimportanceofsafeguardinghistoricandculturalrelicsforfuturegenerationstounderstandandappreciate.p8:Theyalsohopetofurthereducatepeopleabouttheimportanceofsafeguardinghistoricandculturalrelicsforfuturegenerationstounderstandandappreciate.p8:Whatdoyouthinkoftheresearcher'sopinioninthelastparagraph?p8:Underlinetherelativeclausesthatthewriterusestoidentifythefollowing.p9:Neitherpeoplenorbuildingslastforever,butChenLei'sphotoscanhelpusrememberthem.p14:Whatmessagedothesepostersshare?p14:Whatoneartharewedoingtoourplanet?p14:Ourplanet'swildlifeisdyingoutatanalarmingrate.p14:Between150and200speciesarebecomingextincteveryday.p14:Thismassextinctioniscausedbyhunting,habitatloss,andpollution.p14:Wemustmakepeopleawareoftheproblemandhelpprotecttheendangeredwildlifebeforeit'stoolate!p14:Howmanyelephantsarekilledonaverageeveryday?p14:WhatdidPrinceWilliamsayaboutChina?p14:Chinahasmadealotofprogress.p15:I'mconcernedabouttheAfricanelephants.p15:Elephantsneedlargelivingspaces,soit'sdifficultforthemtoadapttothechanges.p15:Whatmeasuresarebeingtakentohelpthem?p15:Theauthoritiesareunderpressuretobuildelephantparksandtellpeoplenottobuyelephantproducts.p16:WhatdoyouknowabouttheTibetanantelopeandtheChangtangNationalNatureReserve?p16:Ontheplaininfrontofus,wecanjustmakeoutaherdofgracefulanimals.p16:Thisiswhywe'rehere------toobserveTibetanantelopes.p16:Watchingthemmoveslowlyacrossthegreengrass,I'mstruckbytheirbeauty.p16:I'malsoremindedofthedangertheyarein.p16:Theyarebeinghunted,illegally,fortheirvaluablefur.p16:ToZhaxi,thelandissacredandprotectingthewildlifeisawayoflife.p16:Hunterswereshootingantelopestomakeprofits.p16:Zhaxiandothervolunteerswatchedovertheantelopesdayandnighttokeepthemsafefromattacks.p16:Themeasureswereeffective.p16:TheantelopepopulationhasrecoveredandinJune2015,theTibetanantelopewasremovedfromtheendangeredspecieslist.p16:Thegovernment,however,doesnotintendtostoptheprotectionprograms,sincethethreatstotheTibetanantelopehavenotyetdisappeared.p17:Humanactivitiesarethreateninganimalsandplants.p16:Onlywhenwelearnt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sanancientportcitythathasahistorydatingallthewaybacktoRomantimes.p41:TheUKisafascinatingmixofhistoryandmodernculture,withbothnewandoldtraditions.p41:Ifyoukeepyoureyesopen,youwillbesurprisedtofindthatyoucanseebothitspastanditspresent.p42:JudyandIhadourcarparkedinanundergroundcarparknearTrafalgarSquare,wherewecouldgetourcarbatterycharged.p42:Whenwefinallyreachedtheservicedesktoaskforaudioguides,wehearditannouncedthattherewerenoaudioguidesleft.p42:WefoundourselvesverysurprisedbythelargenumberofvisitorsandtheamountofnoiseattheentranceoftheNationalGallery.p42:Itwashardtoapproachthepaintingasthereweresomanypeoplearound.p42:Shehadacopyofthepaintingboxedtoensurethatitwasdeliveredsafely.p42:LochNesswassurroundedbybeautifulnaturallandscape,whichmadeitlookamazing.p42:Carlandhisfriendsstayedwithagenerousfamilywhoofferedthembreadwithbutterandhoneythatwashomemade.p42:Thefamily'sancestorsonceattendedtosoldierswhowerewoundedintheFirstWorldWar.p42:Theywatchedoverthelakewiththeircamerasandbinoculars,whichwerepositionedonthehill.p44:Thecountryhasalonghistoryofproducinggreatwritersandpoets.p44:Thepeacefullandscapeofthe"EmeraldIsle"anditsmanygreencountiesisatruefeastfortheeyes,withitsrollinggreenhillsdottedwithsheepandcattle.p44:Anddownbythesea,theroaroftheoceanwavesandcriesoftheseabirdsmakeupthemusicofthecoast.p44:Anddownbythesea,theroaroftheoceanwavesandcriesoftheseabirdsmakeupthemusicofthecoast.p44:Onaquietmorninginthemountains,feelthesunonyourskin,andbreatheinthesweetscentoffreshflowerswhilebirdsgreetthenewdaywiththeirmorningsong.p44:Tohaveachanceofexperiencingthis,stopbyavillagepubandrelaxwithaglassofwineoralocalbeer.p44:Betteryet,enjoyadelicioustraditionalIrishBeefStew.p44:WhatarethebestwaystoexperienceChinesetraditionsandcustoms?p44:Whatwordsdoesthewriterusetodescribesensorydetails?p46:Itwasverycrowded.p51:Iliketechnomusic.p51:Itgivesmeenergy.p52:Themanwhocameupwiththeideaforavirtualchoir.p52:Theplacewhereshestudiedmusicalcomposition.p52:Imaginehavingtheopportunitytosingtogetherwithhundredsofotherpeoplewhileyouareathomealone.p52:Virtualchoirmembersrecordthemselveswhiletheyperformaloneonvideo.p52:Inspired,heaskedhisfanstomakevideos,whichhethenjoinedtogetherintooneperformance.p52:ThesevideosareuploadedontotheInternet,andthentheyareputtogetherintoonevideothatyoucanseeonline-avirtualchoir.p52:Youdonotevenneedastudio.p52:Avirtualchoirhelpsconnectordinarypeopletogether.p52:Avirtualchoirenablesthemtoaddtheirvoicestothoseofotherindividualsandbecomepartoftheglobalcommunity.p52:Ithasprovedtobeapositiveinfluenceonthelivesofmanypeople.p52:Thevirtualchoirwastheideaofaward-winningcomposerandconductorEricWhitacre.p52:HefellinlovewithMozart'sclassicalmusicwhenhesangfortheuniversitychoir.p52:Whitare'soriginalcompositionsbegantobecomequitepopularamongchoirandsingers.p52:Sincethen,thevirtualchoirhasbecomeaworldwidephenomenon.p52:Whitacre'snexteffortwastheVirtualYouthChoirforUNICEF,whichwasfirstseenonstageon23July2014intheIK.p52:Altogether,2,292youngpeoplefrom80countriesjoinedintosingWhitacre'ssong"WhatIf".p52:Thevirtualchoirisawonderfulwayforpeoplearoundtheworldtosingwithonevoiceandthusmaketheworldabetterplace.p53:LastnightIwenttoseemyfriend'snewrockbandperformonstageatasmalllocalmusicfestival.p53:IfellinlovewithrapmusicwhenIwasateenager.p53:NowadaysmillionsofmusicalperformancesareuploadedontotheInterneteverydaybydifferentindividualswhomayormaynotbeprofessionalmusiciansorsingers.p54:Thoughhewasaffectedbygradualblindnesssoonaftertheperf