Unit1CulturalHeritageReadingforWritingWriteanewsreport

LearningObjectivesToreadanewsreport:knowabouthistoricalandculturalvalueoftheMaogaoCavesinDunhuang;havetheawarenessofprotectingourculturalheritage;learnthestructureandlanguagefeaturesofanewsreport;TowriteanewsreportaboutapersonorgroupwhoworkstoprotectourculturalheritageMogaoCaves(莫高窟)isagroupofancientcaveswhichwerebuiltindifferentdynasties.Itisfamousforexquisite(精美的)murals(壁畫)andvarioussculptures(建筑)keptinsidethecaves.With735caves,morethan45,000squaremetersofmurals,and2,415coloredsculpturesofdifferentsize,thecavescontainsomeofthefinestexamplesofBuddhistart(佛教藝術)spanningaperiodof1,000years.TheMogaoCaves,alsoknownastheThousandBuddhaGrottoes(千佛洞),formasystemof492temples,25kmsoutheastofthecenterofDunhuang,anoasis(綠洲)strategicallylocatedatareligiousandculturalcrossroadsontheSilkRoad,inGansuprovince,China.Lead-inWhatdoyouknowabouttheMogaoCaves?

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一、ReadingPara.1 Lanzhou,9August2017.AgroupofresearchersandscientistsfromChinaandothercountriesareworkingtogethertohelpincreaseknowledgeandappreciationofChina’sancientculturalheritage.TheyarerecordingandcollectingdigitalimagesofculturalrelicsfromtheMogaoCaves,whichwereakeystopalongtheSilkRoadthroughoutChina’sancienthistory.Nearly500,000high-qualitydigitalphotographshavebeenproducedsincetheinternationalprojectstartedin1994.when/whowhyworkedincreaseknowledgeandappreciation…agroupof…Lanzhou,9August2017mainideafurtherinformationexplanationhowhelpedhowimportantwhatresultrecordandcollectdigitalimagesakeystopalongtheSilkRoad…500,000high-qualitydigitalphotographsleadsentenceparagraphleadsentenceexplanationReadingthebody(Para.2) TheMogaoCaveshavelongbeenameetingpointfordifferentculturesandarepartofthehistoryofmanycountries.Today,thecavesarejustasinternationalastheywereatthetimewhenpeopletravelledtheSilkRoad.TouristsfromallovertheworldvisitDunhuangtoseethecaves,andtheGettyMuseuminLosAngeleshasevenreproducedacopyofthecavesandpaintingsforpeopletoadmireinAmerica.WhycantheMogaoCaveshavesomanymurals?HowaretheMogaoCavestoday?Aretheystillpopular?How?TheMogaoCavesis______________________________.backgroundinformationmulticulturalandinternationalatpastatpresentmulticulturalinternationalinternationalfamouspopularatechniqueofnewswritinginthefutureinternationalmulticulturalfamouspassdownpasson BysharingsomanydigitalphotosovertheInternet,thegrouphopestopromoteevenwiderinterestaroundtheworldinChina’sancienthistory,culture,andtraditions.Theyalsohopetofurthereducatepeopleabouttheimportanceofsafeguardinghistoricandculturalrelicsforfuturegenerationstounderstandandappreciate.Asoneresearcherwhoisworkingontheprojectexplains,“Appreciatingone’sownculturalheritageisveryimportantforunderstandingoneself.Appreciatingtheculturalheritageofothercountriesisveryimportantforinternationalcommunicationandunderstanding.”Readingthebody(Para.3)Whatdoesthegrouphope?hopehopes

Cultureisabridgeforcommunicationandunderstandingamongdifferentcultures.各美其美，美人之美，美美與共，天下大同。——費孝通AppreciatingAppreciatingdirectquoteatechniqueofnewswritingInspiration?Whatmeasure?When?Who?Whatpurpose?leadsentenceparaphrasefurtherexplanationmainideabodyheadlinedetailedinformationAnewsreportclearstructuredirect&exactlanguageReadingforstructure

obviouswritingtechniques1.Readtheinterviewnotes.2.Draftanewsreportaccordingtotheoutline.4.Shareyourwriting.3.Exchangedraftswithapartner.While-writingWriteanewsreportaboutapersonorgroupwhoworkstoprotectourculturalheritage.ChenLei,Wuhanseniorteachertakesphotosofoldbuildingswantstopreserveculturalheritageinterviewsoldpeoplewritesaboutthebuildingsvisitsschoolstotellstudentsabout...ProtectorsofthePast,WuhuprotectoldhouseshelprepairbuildingslookforculturalrelicsshowculturalrelicstothepublicraisemoneyrepairtemplesandculturalrelicsReadtheinterviewnotes.HowtowriteanewsreportWriteaheadlineWritetheleadsentencePolishyourwritingwiththechecklistWritethebodyandendingpartPRESERVINGCULTURALHERITAGETHROUGHPHOTOSmeanpurposeStep1:DraftaheadlineaccurateclearStep2:draftaleadsentenceConveythemainideaofthenewsreport.Grabandengagethereadersimmediately.Useasfewwordsaspossible.WhoWhatWhereWhyChenLei,aseniorteachertakesphotosofoldbuildingsinWuhaninordertopreservethecity’sculturalheritagewhoinclusiveandgeneralStep3:DraftthebodyandendingpartbyaddingdetailedinformationTip1:adddetailsbyusingparaphrasestogivefurtherexplanation——easiertounderstandTip2:adddetailsbygivingbackgroundinformationandshowingcomparisonorcontrast——informativeTip3:adddetailswithindirect/directquote——persuasiveTip4:adddetailsbyusingrelativeclauses——briefandspecificPost-writing

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