1、Unit 2 Reading The Acropolis,The classical gardens of Suzhou,Yuanmingyuan,The ruins of Yuanmingyuan are located in the suburbs郊區(qū) of Beijing to the north-west of Qinghua University. Yuanmingyuan dates back to the Wing Dynasty. It has the reputation of being “the garden of gardens”. Unfortunately, it

2、was destroyed in a fire. Our government has taken measures to repair it and much restoration work still needs to be done.,St Basils Cathedral in Moscow,莫斯科瓦西里大教堂,Angkor Wat,柬埔寨-吳哥窟,The Colosseum Rome Italy,古羅馬斗獸場,Greece,The First Olympics,公元前776年舉行,Guess which country it is from?,Greece,2004,A,B,Gue

3、ssing game,C,D,Do you know anything about Greece?,The location of Greece,A,B,C,D,Greece,Italy,Sweden,UK,The capital of Greece,A. Olympia B. Patras C. Spata D. Athens,奧林匹亞 佩特雷 斯巴達(dá) 雅典,Which Olympic Games did Greece hold in modern time?,1996 B. 2000,C. 2004 D. 2008,Which of the following hitoric sites

4、is in Greece?,A,B,C,D,Stonehenge,Yuanmingyuan,Acropolis,Colosseum,Athens,2,The Acropolis in Greece,the Acropolis,1. When was the construction of the Acropolis start ? 2. What were the buildings of the Acropolis made of ? 3. When was the Acropolis listed as a World Heritage site ?,(1)In the 5th centu

5、ry BC.,(2) They were made of marble.大理石,(3)1987 by UNESCO.,Fast reading,= United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization,Detailed reading,2,1. In which fields did the Greeks make contributions to Western civilization?,Listen to Part 1 and answer the question:,In philosophy, science,

6、 mathematics, art, architecture, theatre, politics and sport.,2 How has the Acropolis been damaged?,It has been damaged partly by natural forces like earthquakes, but the greatest damage of all has been caused by man,3. What was the last major damage done to the Acropolis by man?,The last major dama

7、ge occurred with the theft of many of the best sculptures in 1801,when an Englishman cut them off the face of the Parthenon and took them to London,4. 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 i

8、n 1801, when an Englishman started to take them to London.,5. What is the aim of the committee set up in 1975?,Its aim is to undertake the complete, professional restoration of the Acropolis.,6. Why is the committee undertaking educational work? Its aim is to undertake the complete, professional res

9、toration of the Acropolis.,7. What would happen if people did not learn about damage prevention?,More important historic buildings would be damaged,The Erechtheum厄瑞克修姆廟,Be famous for the six female statues which support part of its roof,The Pathenon帕臺(tái)農(nóng)神殿,the largest , contained a gold statue of Athe

10、na,The Temple of Nike雅典娜勝利神廟,the smallest, 13-metre-high gold-covered statue of the goddess of Victory,a steady cleaning programme removed statues from the open air and stored them in a protective museum,to be mended a steady cleaning programme,to be mended,ask for return educational work educational work,earthquakes plant roots,deliberate damage walking around the Acropolis stealing stones,2,Task-base