CULTURALHERITAGEUNIT1BeforeTheClassInthisunit,youwill

1readabouttheAswanDamproject.

2listentoanewsreportandtalkaboutculture

andhistory.

3writeanewsreportaboutsomeonewhoworks

toprotectculturalheritage.

4learnaboutworldculturalheritagesites.Lookanddiscuss

1Whatdoyouknowabouttheplaceinthe

photo?

2Whatdoyouthinkofwhenyouhearthe

phrase“culturalheritage”?

Heritageisourlegacyfromthepast,whatwelivewithtoday,andwhatwepassontofuturegenerations.

—WorldHeritageCentreYOURHEADER010305ListeningandSpeaking05ReadingforWritingListeningandTalkingReadingandThinkingWORDSAssessingYourProgress020406YOURHEADERheritagen.遺產(chǎn)（指國家或社會長期形成

的歷史、傳統(tǒng)和特色）

creativelyadv.創(chuàng)造性地；有創(chuàng)造力地

creativeadj.創(chuàng)造性的；有創(chuàng)造力的；有創(chuàng)意的

templen.廟；寺

relicn.遺物；遺跡

mountn.山峰vt.爬上；騎上vi.爬；登上

former

adj.以前的；（兩者中）前者的

cluen.線索；提示

preservevt.保存；保護(hù)；維持n.保護(hù)區(qū)

promote

vt.促進(jìn)；提升；推銷；晉級

cypressn.柏樹

appn.應(yīng)用程序；應(yīng)用軟件（application的縮略形式）

applicationn.申請（表）；用途；運(yùn)用；應(yīng)用（程序）

takepartin參與（某事）；參加（某活動）

givewayto讓步；屈服

balancen.平衡；均勻vt.使平衡

keepabalance保持平衡

leadto導(dǎo)致

damn.水壩；攔河壩

proposaln.提議；建議

makeaproposal提出建議

protestn.抗議vi.&vt.（公開）反對；抗議overseasadj.海外的

adv.在海外

exitn.出口；通道

vi.&vt.出去；離去

sheetn.一張（紙）；床單；被單

paraden.游行；檢閱vi.游行慶祝；游行示威

mirrorn.鏡子

roofn.頂部；屋頂

likelyadj.可能的adv.可能地

turnto向......求助

committeen.委員會

establishvt.建立；創(chuàng)立

limitn.限度；限制vt.限制；限定

preventvt.阻止；阻礙；阻撓

prevent...from...阻止；不準(zhǔn)

lossn.喪失；損失

contributionn.捐款；貢獻(xiàn)；捐贈

contributevi.&vt.捐獻(xiàn)；捐助

departmentn.部；司；科

n.基金；?？?/p>

withinprep.&adv.

在（某段時間、距離或范圍）之內(nèi)

investigatevi.&vt.調(diào)查；研究

issuen.重要議題；爭論的問題vt.宣布；公布

conductn.行為；舉止；管理方法vt.組織；安排；帶領(lǐng)YOURHEADERAswanDam阿斯旺大壩

theNile尼羅河

Egypt埃及（國家名）

Egyptianadj.埃及的

UNESCOabbr.UnitedNations

Educational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization

聯(lián)合國教科文組織

Cairo開羅（埃及首都）

Tanzania坦桑尼亞（國家名）

theKremlin克里姆林（宮）

Moscow莫斯科（俄羅斯首都）

SaintBasil’sCathedral圣瓦西里大教堂

Chiwen鴟吻

theForbiddenCity紫禁城

LosAngeles洛杉磯（美國城市）dragonn.龍

forgivevt.&vi.（forgave,forgiven）原諒；寬恕

vt.對不起；請原諒

digitaladj.數(shù)碼的；數(shù)字顯示的

imagen.形象；印象

caven.山洞；洞穴

throughoutprep.各處；遍及；自始至終

qualityn.質(zhì)量；品質(zhì)；素質(zhì)；特征

adj.優(yōu)質(zhì)的；高質(zhì)量的

allovertheworld在世界各地

traditionn.傳統(tǒng)；傳統(tǒng)的信仰或風(fēng)俗

furtheradv.（far的比較級）更遠(yuǎn)；進(jìn)一步

historicadj.歷史上著名（或重要）的；有史時期的

opinionn.意見；想法；看法

quotevt.引用

paraphrasen.,vi.&vt.（用更容易理解的文字）解釋

comparisonn.比較；相比

contrastn.對比；對照

vt.對比；對照

identifyvt.確認(rèn)；認(rèn)出；找到

foreveradv.永遠(yuǎn);長久地

TempleofHeavenBEIJINGThePotalaPalace,XIZANG(Tibet)TheGreatWallBEIJINGTulou,FUJIANReadingandThinkingReadingandThinking

1Readthetitleandlookatthephotos.Whatdoyouthinkthetextisabout?

2Scanthetextfornumbers.Circlethenumbersandguesswhattheymean.

ReadingandThinkingFROMPROBLEMSTOSOLUTIONSEconomicdevelopmentisnecessaryifwewanttoimprovesociety.Therecomesatimewhentheoldmustgivewaytothenew,anditisnotpossibletopreserveeverythingfromourpastaswemovetowardsthefuture.Findingandkeepingtherightbalancebetweenprogressandtheprotectionofculturalsitescanbeabigchallenge.Bigchallenges,however,cansometimesleadtogreatsolutions.Inthe1950s,theEgyptiangovernmentwantedtobuildanewdamacrosstheNileinordertocontrolfloods,produceelectricity,andsupplywatertomorefarmersinthearea.Buttheproposalledtoprotests.WaterfromthedamwouldlikelydamageanumberoftemplesanddestroyculturalrelicsthatwereanimportantpartofEgypt’sculturalheritage.Afterlisteningtothescientistswhohadstudiedtheproblem,andcitizenswholivednearthedam,thegovernmentturnedtotheUnitedNationsforhelpin1959.AcommitteewasestablishedtolimitdamagetotheEgyptianbuildingsandpreventthelossofculturalrelics.Thegroupaskedforcontributionsfromdifferentdepartmentsandraisedfundswithintheinternationalcommunity.Expertsinvestigatedtheissue,conductedseveraltests,andthenmadeaproposalforhowthebuildingscouldbesaved.Finally,adocumentwassigned,andtheworkbeganin1960.

ReadingandThinking

Theprojectbroughttogethergovernmentsandenvironmentalistsfromaroundtheworld.

Templesandotherculturalsitesweretakendownpiece

bypiece,andthenmovedandputbacktogetheragain

inaplacewheretheyweresafefromthewater.In1961,

Germanengineersmovedthefirsttemple.Overthenext

20years,thousandsofengineersandworkersrescued

22templesandcountlessculturalrelics.Fiftycountries

donatednearly$80milliontotheproject.

Whentheprojectendedin1980,itwasconsidereda

greatsuccess.Notonlyhadthecountriesfoundapathto

thefuturethatdidnotrunovertherelicsofthepast,but

theyhadalsolearntthathatitwaspossibleforcountriesto

worktogethertobuildabettertomorrow.

ThespiritoftheAswanDamprojectisstillalivetoday.

PerhapsthebestexampleisshownbyUNESCO,

whichrunsaprogrammethatpreventsworldcultural

heritagesitesaroundtheworldfromdisappearing.Ifa

problemseemstoodifficultforasinglenation,theglobal

communitycansometimesprovideasolution.

ReadingandThinking3Readthetextagainandanswerthequestions.1WhydidtheEgyptiangovernmentwanttoattemptthebuildingofthedam?2Howwerethetemplesandotherculturalsitessaved?3Howlongdidittaketocompletetheproject?MakeatimelineMakingatimelinethatshowswhendifferenteventshappenedcanhelpyouunderstandhowtheeventsareconnectedtoeachother.4Completethetimelinewiththeinformationfromthetext.Theprojectstarts.Thetemplesandculturalrelicsarebeingrescued.Theprojectiscompleted.Thefirsttempleismoved.ThegovernmentaskstheUNforhelp.Theprojectstarts.1960Question1:Inthe1950s,theEgyptiangovernmentintendedtobuildanewdamacrosstheNiletocontrolfloods,generateelectricity,andsupplywatertomorefarmersinthearea,soastopromoteeconomicdevelopment.Question2:AcommitteewasestablishedtoreducedamagetoEgyptianbuildingsandpreventthelossofculturalrelics.Itrequestedsupportfromvariousdepartmentsandraisedfundsglobally.Expertsinvestigatedandtested,andthenproposedasavingplan.Templesandotherculturalsitesweredisassembledpiecebypiece,transportedtoasafearea,andthenrestoredtotheiroriginalstate.Question3:Theprojectstartedin1960andwascompletedin1980,whichtookatotalof20years.ReadingandThinking5Completethenewsreportwiththecorrectformsofthewordsinthebox.Thensuggestasuitabletitle.Cairo,16March,1956Inaspeechtoday,ascientistgaveherviewonthenew

.Shesaidthat

isimportantandourareaneedseconomic

aswell.Butsheadded,“Weshouldnotaccepttheprojectifitputsourcultural

indanger.Wemustprotectthe

andmakesurethatno

isdone.”Beforesheendedherspeech,thescientistsuggestedthatweneedto

acommitteeofexpertsto

theculturalheritageand

itfrombeingharmed.developmentprogressproposalpreservetempledamageheritageestablishprevent6Discussoneormoreofthequestionsbelowingroups.1WhatwerethesolutionstotheproblemofbuildingtheAswanDam?2Alotofmoneywasspenttoprotectthetemples.Doyouthinkitwasworthwhile?Whyorwhynot?3WhydoyouthinksomanycountriescontributedfundsandofferedhelptotheEgyptianproject?1.SolutionstotheAswanDamConstructionProblemsThecoresolutioncenteredonbalancingdevelopmentandculturalheritageprotection:establishinganinternationalcommitteetocoordinateglobalefforts,raisingfundsglobally,andimplementinga"disassemble-transport-restore"strategyforculturalsites.Expertsdisassembledtemplesintopieces,movedthemtohigher,safergroundawayfromthereservoir,andreconstructedthempreciselytopreservetheiroriginalstructureandculturalvalue,whilethedamitselfaddressedfloodcontrol,powergeneration,andwatersupplyneeds.2.WorthinessofSpendingMoneytoProtecttheTemplesItwasentirelyworthwhile.Thesetemples(e.g.,AbuSimbel)areirreplaceableculturalheritage,carryingancientEgyptianhistory,religion,andarchitecturalart—losingthemwouldmeanthedisappearanceofakeypartofhumancivilization.Additionally,preservedheritagedriveslong-termculturaltourism,boostinglocaleconomies,andsetsamodelforglobalculturalprotection,emphasizingthatdevelopmentshouldnotcomeatthecostofhistoricallegacy.3.ReasonsforInternationalContributionstotheProjectFirst,culturalheritageisasharedhumantreasure;protectingEgyptiantemplesalignswiththecommoninterestsofpreservingglobalcivilization.Second,theAswanDam’scompletionwouldregulatetheNile,benefitingregionalecologicalandeconomicstability,whichisconducivetointernationalregionalcooperation.Third,participatingcountriescouldenhancetheirculturalinfluenceanddiplomaticties,whilecontributingtoalandmarkprojectthatshowcasesglobalsolidarityinaddressingdevelopmentvs.heritageconflicts.Wouldyoulikemetoexpandonanyofthesepointswithmoredetailedexamplesfromthepassageorpracticalimplications?developmentproposalheritagedamageestablishpreservepreventtempleListeningandTalkingRolePlay:TourGuide&TouristsattheGreatWallTourGuide(G):WelcometotheBadalingGreatWall,everyone!Thissection,builtduringtheMingDynasty,stretchesover7.8kilometersandisoneofthebest-preservedpartsoftheGreatWall.Let’sstartwithsomebasics—anyquestionssofar?Tourist1(T1):Hi!I’veheardtheGreatWallisover20,000kilometerslong.Isthattrue?G:Greatquestion!ThetotallengthofallGreatWallsections(fromdifferentdynasties)isabout21,196kilometers.Badalinghereisfamousforitsgrandstructure—lookatthosebeacontowersevery300meters;theywereusedtosendsmokesignalsformilitarywarningsbackthen.Tourist2(T2):Howlongdidittaketobuildthispart?Andwhobuiltit?G:Badalingwasconstructedover200yearsduringtheMingDynasty,mainlybysoldiers,peasants,andcraftsmen.Thestoneshereweighupto1,000kilograms—amazinghowtheymovedthemwithoutmodernmachines,right?Manyworkerssacrificedtheirlives,whichiswhythere’salegendof“MengJiangnucryingdowntheGreatWall.”ListeningandTalkingTourist3(T3):Arethereanybestspotsforphotos?Andwhat’sthehistorybehindthosewatchtowers?G:Absolutely!The“JuyongguanPass”viewpointaheadofferspanoramicshotsofthewallwindingthroughmountains.Asforwatchtowers—they’renotjustforlookingout!Soldierslivedthere,storedsupplies,andusedthemtocommunicateviaflagsordrums.Climbtothetopofthenearestone,andyou’llfeelthebreezethatoncecarriedmilitaryorders.T1:Wow,that’sfascinating.IsthereastoryaboutwhytheGreatWallwasbuiltinthisspecificlocation?G:Geographyplayedakeyrole!Badalingsitsatastrategicpass—controllingitmeantblockingenemiesfromenteringtheBeijingPlain.Themountainsheremadeitanaturalbarrier,sothewallwasbuilttoreinforcethatdefense.Backthen,itwaspartofahugemilitarysystem,notjustasinglewall.T2:I’mabittired—arethererestareasnearby?Andcanwebuysnacks?G:Sure!There’sarestarea500metersaheadwithbenchesandvendingmachinessellingwater,nuts,andlocalsnackslike“sesamecakes.”Takeyourtime—we’llmeetattheentranceat3PM.Remembertowearcomfortableshoesifyouplantohikefurther!T3:Thanks!Onelastthing—howhastheGreatWallchangedovertime?G:It’sevolvedfromamilitarydefensetoaculturalicon.AftertheMingDynasty,itgraduallylostitsmilitaryusebutbecameasymbolofChina.Inthe20thcentury,itwasrestoredtoprotectitsheritage,andnowit’saUNESCOWorldHeritageSitevisitedbymillionsyearly.It’snotjuststoneandbrick—it’sastoryofChina’shistoryandresilience.G:Alright,let’smoveforwardslowly.Feelfreetoaskmorequestionsalongtheway!Mostdesignerssettheirtypearbitrarily,eitherbypullingvaluesoutoftheskyorbyadheringtoabaselinegrid.Theformercaseisn’tworthdiscussinghere,butthelatterrequiresacloserlook.TheMogaoCaves1Whataretheresearchersandscientiststryingtodo?

Whatmoderntechnologyaretheyusing?

2WhyaresomanypeopleinterestedintheMogaoCaves?

3Whatdoyouthinkoftheresearcher’sopinioninthelastparagraph?

thisisSomethingyousayWriteanewsreportReadthenewsreportandanswerthequestions.

Lanzhou,9August2017.AgroupofresearchersandscientistsfromChinaandothercountriesare

workingtogethertohelpincreaseknowledgeandappreciationofChina’sancientculturalheritage.

TheyarerecordingandcollectingdigitalimagesofculturalrelicsfromtheMogaoCaves,which

wereakeystopalongtheSilkRoadthroughoutChina’sancienthistory.Nearly500,000high-

qualitydigitalphotographshavebeenproducedsincetheinternationalprojectstartedin1994.

TheMogaoCaveshavelongbeenameetingpointfordifferentculturesandarepartofthehistory

ofmanycountries.Today,thecavesarejustasinternationalastheywereatthetimewhenpeople

travelledtheSilkRoad.TouristsfromallovertheworldvisitDunhuangtoseethecaves,andthe

GettyMuseuminLosAngeleshasevenreproducedacopyofthecavesandpaintingsforpeopletoadmireinAmerica.

PROMOTINGCULTURE

THROUGHDIGITALIMAGESReadingforWritingLeadsentenceMakeacontrastBackgroundinformationparaphrasethisisSomethingyousay

BysharingsomanydigitalphotosovertheInternet,thegroup

hopestopromoteevenwiderinterestaroundtheworldin

China’sancienthistory,culture,andtraditions.Theyalsohope

tofurthereducatepeopleabouttheimportanceofsafeguarding

historicandculturalrelicsforfuturegenerationstounderstand

andappreciate.Asoneresearcherwhoisworkingontheproject

explains,“Appreciatingone’sownculturalheritageisvery

importantforunderstandingoneself.Appreciatingthecultural

heritageofothercountriesisveryimportantforinternational

communicationandunderstanding.”

2Studytheorganisationandlanguagefeatures.

1Readthenewsreportagainandfindtheseparts.

ALeadsentenceBDirectquoteCParaphrase

DBackgroundinformationEReportingverbsFWordstoshowcomparisonand/orcontrast

2Underlinetherelativeclausesthatthewriterusestoidentifythefollowing.

AthingsBpeopleCtime

ReadingforWritingDirectquoteMostdesignerssettheirtypearbitrarily,eitherbypullingvaluesoutoftheskyorbyadheringtoabaselinegrid.Theformercaseisn’tworthdiscussinghere,butthelatterrequiresacloserlook.TheMogaoCaves1Whataretheresearchersandscientiststryingtodo?

Whatmoderntechnologyaretheyusing?

2WhyaresomanypeopleinterestedintheMogaoCaves?

3Whatdoyouthinkoftheresearcher’sopinioninthelastparagraph?

1.Researchers'Goals&AdoptedTechnologiesResearchersaimtodigitallypreserveculturalheritage(e.g.,MogaoCaves)againsterosion/damageandmakeitaccessibleglobally.Coretechincludes3Dlaserscanning(capturesprecisetextures),high-resolutionphotography(recordsdetails),anddigitalmodeling(buildsvirtualreplicas)forlong-termstorageandsharedaccess.2.PublicInterestinMogaoCavesThecavesboastrichvalue:theyhousethousandsofBuddhistmurals,sculptures,andmanuscriptsspanning1,000+years,reflectingancientart,religion,andsociety.TheiruniqueblendofChinese,Indian,andCentralAsianculturesmakesthemaglobalculturaltreasure,drawinghistory,artloversandscholars.3.ViewonResearchers'OpinionintheLastParagraphTheirview(digitizationbalancespreservationandaccess)ispracticalandforward-thinking.Digitalizationavoidsphysicaldamagefromtourism,letsglobalaudiencesexploreviavirtualmeans,andpreservesdetailsforresearch—ensuringheritagesurviveswhileexpandingitsinfluence,bridgingculturalgapseffectively.Icanhelpyoucraftashortessayintegratingthesepoints,focusingondigitaltech’sroleinculturalheritageprotection.Needtostartdraftingit?EERMOCKUPSLIDEWuhanSeniorTeacherChenLei:CapturingOldBuildings,PreservingCulturalHeritageThroughLensandWordsInthebustlingstreetsofWuhan,wheremodernskyscrapersrisebesidetime-wornlanes,seniorteacherChenLeihasspentoveradecadeasa"guardianofmemory,"usinghiscameraandpentosafeguardthecity’sfadingarchitecturalheritage.DrivenbyadeeploveforWuhan’shistory,Chen’sjourneybeganwhenhenoticedmanyoldbuildings—fromtraditionalcourtyardhousesinJiqingStreettocolonial-erastructuresinHankou—facingdemolitionorneglect."Thesebuildingsarenotjustbricksandtiles;theycarrythestoriesofgenerations,"hesays.Armedwithacamera,heroamsthecity’salleyways,capturingintricatedetails:weatheredwoodenwindows,carvedstonelintels,andfadedeavesthattelltalesofWuhan’spastasavitalYangtzeRiverport.headlinewhowhatwherewhyToenrichhisrecords,Chenseeksoutelderlyresidentswhogrewuparoundthesebuildings."Eldersholdlivingmemoriesthatnoblueprintcanmatch,"heexplains.Hespendshoursinterviewingthem,jottingdownstoriesoffamilylife,neighborhoodtraditions,andhistoricaleventslinkedtothestructures.Thesenarratives,pairedwithhisphotos,formvividaccountsthathecompilesintoarticlesandsmallpublications,preservingnotjustthebuildings’appearancesbuttheirculturalsignificance.Chenalsobringshismissiontoschools,deliveringlecturestostudentsaboutWuhan’sarchitecturalheritage.Usinghisphotosandstories,hehelpsyoungpeopleconnectwiththecity’shistory."Teenagersarethefutureinheritors,"hesays."Iftheyunderstandandvaluetheseoldbuildings,they’llbecomeadvocatesfortheirprotectiontoo."Inoneclass,hesharedthestoryofacentury-oldteahouse,sparkingstudents’interestinresearchinglocalheritagethemselves.ColleaguesandresidentspraiseChen’sdedication."He’sturnedhispassionintoaction,"saysafellowteacher."Hisworkmakesusrealizethatculturalheritageisrightaroundus,waitingtobecherished."Localheritageprotectiongroupshavealsocollaboratedwithhim,usinghismaterialstoraisepublicawarenessandpushforbetterpreservationpolicies.ForChen,thisworkisalifelongcommitment."Everyoldbuildingsavedisapieceofhistorykept