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1、,Unit 2 witnessing time Reading The Acropolis now,Welcome,What do you know about the historic sites in the following pictures?,Lead in,The Colosseum,The Colosseum of Rome,built nearly 2000 years ago,is considered to be one of the greatest archaeological monuments in the world.The Colosseum was desig
2、ned to hold as many as 50,000 spectators.This amphitheatre was mainly used for sporting events.Today the wonder is in a partially ruined state and the Italian government has been trying to restore the famous historic site.,Classical gardens of Suzhou,Suzhou,with a history of more than 2,500 years,is
3、 known as the earthly paradise,because of its splendid scenery and especially its classical gardens.There were once more than 200 gardens in the city,many of which are still in good preservation today.The classical gardens of Suzhou were designed and built by great masters of different dynasties.As
4、a result,despite being man-made,they are incredibly natural.,Angkor Wat,Angkor Wat,located in Cambodia,is considered to be one of the most glorious and world-famous pieces of architecture.It consists of more than 100 temples,which were built between the 7th and 11th centuries.Since its construction,
5、Angkor Wat has been the cultural home of the Khmer people.It is evidence of the Khmers strong belief in both the religions of Hinduism and Buddhism.,St Basils Cathedral,St Basils Cathedral was built on the edge of Red Square in the mid-16th century.The Cathedral consists of nine individual churches,
6、each of which is crowned by a unique tower.The central tower is surrounded by eight towers.Each topped with an eight-point star symbolizing the Christian Church as a guiding light for mankind.,Yuanmingyuan in China,The ruins of Yuanmingyuan are located in the suburbs of Beijing to the north-west of
7、Qinghua University.Yuanmingyuan dates back to the Qing Dynasty.It has the reputation of being“the garden of gardens”.Unfortunately,it was destroyed in a fire.Our government has taken measures to repair it and much repair work still needs to be done.,With the fast development of the modern world,the
8、problems of preserving cultural heritage sites are becoming more and more serious.Nowadays many historic sites have been damaged,leaving only part of the ruins,so has the Acropolis in Greece.,2,the Acropolis,Greece,What is the Acropolis?,A large,flat rock in the center of Athens,rising up high above
9、 the city.,Skim the passage and try to find some brief information about the Acropolis,In particular,we associate ancient GreekCivilization with _,the greatest symbol of which is _.,the capital city of Athens,the Acropolis,Do you want to know more about the Acropolis?,Answer the following questions.
10、1.When did the construction of the Acropolis start?It started in the 5th century BC.2.What were the buildings of the Acropolis made of?They were made of marble.3.When was the Acropolis listed as a World Heritage site?It was listed as a World Heritage site in 1987 by UNESCO,Fast reading,The structure
11、 of the text,great influence of Greece,introduction to the Acropolis,various damage,more damage,a complete repair,continued repair work,education,Part1,Part2,Part3,Part4,Detailed reading,Key sentence(Part1:Para 1)No one has a greater impact on western civilization than the ancient Greeks.,Details:1.
12、In which fields did the Greeks make contributions to Western civilization?In philosophy,science,mathematics,art,architecture,theatre,politics and sport.2.Two inventions:Roman alphabet and the marathon,Further reading,.(Para 2)Some information of the Acropolis(4 main points)1.The greatest_ of ancient
13、 Greek civilization 2.When was it constructed?In the 5th century 3.Where was it built?On this Sacred Rock.4.List three main temples the Parthenon,the Erechtheum,the Temple of Athena Nike,symbol,Whats the main feature of each temple and its function?the Parthenon:the largest of three;contain a gold s
14、tatue of Athenathe Erechtheum:famous for six female statues which support part of its roof the temple of Nike:the smallest;used to house a 13-metre-high gold-covered statue of Athena as the Goddess of victory,The Parthenon,the largest of all three built between 447 and 432BC contained a gold statue
15、of Athena,The Erechtheum,Six females statues used to support part of its roof,the Temple of Nike,the smallest among the three used to house a 13-metre-high gold-covered statue of the goddess of victory,(para3-para4)The damage to the Acropolis,1.The Acropolis has been damaged partly by_,2.But the gre
16、atest damage of all has been caused by _,Two causes:,natural forces,man,explosion,warehouse,theft,war,chemical,stole stones,marbles,stole the best sculptures,smog,polluted air,acid rain,Deliberately:,Unintentionally:,bad reconstruction,the traffic of walking around the sites,Natural forces,Mankind,e
17、arthquake,plant roots,1.appoint a committee in1975_ of the Acropolis,2.be listed as a _by UNESCOin 1987,3.continue its work and hope to _,(para5-7)Measures to preserve the Acropolis,World Heritage site,to undertake a complete repair,bring the Acropolis back to its former glory,4.teach people how to
18、avoid_,damaging important historic buildings,The article describes some of the causes of damage done to the Acropolis.List what is being done to solve each problem in the following form.,Fill in the form:,to be mendeda steady cleaning programme,a steady cleaning programme;removed statues from the op
19、en air and stored them in a protectivemuseum,a complete repare,ask for return,educational work,*The Greek government _in 1975 to _of the Acropolis.,*All poor repair work has to_.,*A steady cleaning programme must follow in order to _smog acid rain,as well as plant roots.,*Statues have _the open air
20、and _in a protected museum.,*The committee is also undertaking important work to _,based on the assessment that_ _.,*The Greek government has never _the return of these marble statues.,appointed a committee,undertake a complete repair,be mended,protect the marble from,been removed from,stored,educat
21、e the public,the best,way to protect the Acropolis is to prevent damage,given up asking for,From todays learning,we all know that the Acropolis is of great importance to the people of Greece and the world.So its necessary to treasure it.And its our responsibility to improve the environment to treasu
22、re all the historic buildings,Moral education:,People say that nothing symbolizes _ like the Acropolis.I like the Parthenon in particular,which was built in honour of the goddess_.A lot of the buildings have been restored because of gradual damage caused by nature and _.They have been damaged by ear
23、thquakes,acid rain,_ roots and bird droppings.People have also caused damage by simply walking around the site or by deliberately destroying it.To try to avoid further damage,the Greek _ established a special committee to _ the restoration of the Acropolis.The committee find that a lot of damage to
24、the site is caused by peoples _and by those who do not want to protect it.So the committee Is undertaking important _ work to teach people how to avoid damaging important historic buildings like the Acropolis.,Fill in the blanks,Athens,Athena,man,plant,government,undertake,ignorance,educational,Only
25、 by learning how to protect and not to damage the monuments,will people be able to enjoy this historic site for generations to come.,Conclusion,Some important phrases1.have a great influence on 对有重大影响2.make advances in(doing)sth.在方面取得进步3.be no different 没什么两样4.be damaged partly by natural forces 部分受
26、损于自然力量5.be recognized as 被看作是，被承认为6.carry out the construction 进行施工7.cause gradual damage to sth.逐渐毁坏8.in a gesture to do sth.为表示的意愿9.appoint a committee to undertake a complete repair 任命一个委员会负责全面修复工作10.in preparation for 为准备11.bring sth.back to its former glory 让重现昔日辉煌12.protect the marble from smo
27、g and acid rain 保护大理石不受烟雾和酸雨的破坏13.for generations to come 世世代代14.keep sth.in good condition 保持处于良好状态,作文：据媒体报道，圆明园作为中国重要的文化遗址，一直以来遭到人们有意无意的破坏，有关部门近期计划对圆明园实施修复，大部分的园门和墙壁将修复一新。请根据下表写一篇150的作文。,Yuanmingyuan,a most famous cultural heritage,has been damaged partly by natural forces like earthquakes,and par
28、tly by man.Recently,Yuanmingyuan,a most famous cultural heritage,has been damaged partly by natural forces like earthquakes,and partly by man.,Recently,in a gesture to help preserve history,great emphasis has been put on the restoration of Yuanmingyuan by relative departments.The reconstruction will
29、 bring Yuanmingyuan back to its former glory so that we can preserve Chinas old architecture.And its reconstruction will give us our dignity back.Whats more,it can show how prosperous China has become.Last but not least,We Chinese will have access to enjoy this historic monument.,Many effective meas
30、ures have been taken to protect it.Government has established a committee to undertake the complete,professional restoration.And important educational work has been undertaken to raise the awareness of the people to protect the cultural heritage.,Personally,it is better to teach people how to avoid
31、damaging important historic buildings than to restore them after being damaged.After all,the prevention of damage from ignorance and from people not caring about protecting the monument is very important.,Homework,Read the text.Underline the difficult words and expressions.Finish the exercises on p2
32、1 in your exercise book.,Thank you,The structure of the text,great influence of Greece,introduction to the Acropolis,various damage,more damage,a complete repair,continued repair work,education,Throughout history,the Acropolis couldnt avoid damage altogether.It has been damaged partly by_,but the gr
33、eatest damage of all has been caused by _.,earthquakeswars(eg in 1458,in 1687)theft(stealing stones)clumsy repair worktravellers walking around the buildingsdeliberate damage smog and acid rainplant roots,natural forces,man,suffering damage in various ways,_tion,_tion,_tion,_tion,function,situation,destruction,restoration,
