1、Lead inMogao Caves are magnificent art treasures.Mogao Caves,or the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas(千佛洞),are located in Dunhuang,Gansu Province,on the ancient Silk Road.The murals(壁画)and Buddha figures(佛像)in these caves are world-famous.The area was listed as a world cultural heritage by UNESCO in 198
2、7.Unfortunately,Mogao Caves are disappearing.How do people preserve them?1.What are the researchers and scientists trying to do?What modern technology are they using?2.Why are so many people interested in the Mogao Caves?3.What do you think of the researchers opinion in the last paragraph?Activity 1
3、:Read the news report and answer the questions.Activity 2:Read the news report again and find these parts.A.Lead sentence B.Direct quote C.Paraphrase D.Background informationPara 1.Lead(who,when,where,what,why)Para 2.Body:background information Para 3:Ending:the significance of the newsLead sentence
4、Paraphrase Direct quoteBackground informationPara1:Lead Who:when:where:what:why:Para2:Background information:Para3:The significance of the news(hope):Activity 3:Read the text again and find out some detailed information A group of researchers and scientists from China and other countries 9th,August,
5、2017 Mogao cave,Lanzhou record and collect digital images of cultural relics from the Mogao Caves;produce 500,000 high-quality photographs help increase knowledge and appreciation of Chinas ancient cultural heritage;a meeting point for different cultures and part of the history of many countries pro
6、mote even wider interest around the world in Chinas ancient history,culture,and traditions;further educate people about the importance of safeguarding historic and cultural relics for future generations to understand historic and cultural relics.Headline:Promoting culture through digital imagesA new
7、s reportHeadlineLead sentenceWrite a title to get the readers attention.Tell the readers who，what，where and why.BodyTell the reader the facts,details,examples,ect.Explain what the person or group does.Use relative clauses.Use quotes and paraphrases.EndingEnd with a short summary to help the readers
8、understand the main idea.Study the language features.Underline the relative clauses that the writer uses to identify the following.things people timeChen Lei,a senior teacher,also works hard to protect cultural heritage.Chen Lei,senior teacher,takes photos of old buildingsLocation:Wuhaninterviews ol
9、d people;writes about the buildings visits schools to tell students about Activity 5:Write a news report about Chen Lei who works to protect our cultural heritage.Chen Lei,Wuhan,Dec 2020.senior teacher takes photos of old buildings wants to preserve cultural heritage interviews old people writes abo
10、ut the buildings visits schools to tell students about Headline:Para1:Lead Who:when:where:what:why:Para2:Background information:Para3:The significance of the news(hope):Chen Lei,senior teacher Dec 2020Wuhantakes photos of old buildingswants to preserve cultural heritage interviews old people;writes
11、about the buildings;visits schools to tell students about.A picture is worth a thousand words Chen Lei is a senior teacher who takes photos of old buildings in Wuhan in order to preserve the citys cultural heritage._ Neither people nor buildings last forever,but Chen Leis photos can help us remember
12、 them.Every day,Chen Lei carries his camera and(P2 What Chen Lei did to protect cultural heritage.）(P1 The brief introduction to Chen Lei.)(P3 The significance of Chen Leis taking photos of old buildings.)Activity 5:Presentation Exchange your passage with your partner and pay attention to the follow
13、ing points.1.Is there a title?2.Does the lead sentence tell the reader about the situation?3.Has the writer included details and explanations?4.Are there quotes and paraphrases?5.Does the writer use relative clauses to identify people,places,things,times,etc?6.Does the writer end with a short summar
14、y?7.Are there grammar or spelling mistakes？A picture is worth a thousand words Wuhan,Dec 2020.Chen Lei is a senior teacher who takes photos of old buildings in Wuhan in order to preserve the citys cultural heritage.Every day,Chen Lei carries his camera and takes photos of old buildings.When asked th
15、e reason why he does so,he usually says,“A picture is worth a thousand words,so taking photos is an important way to protect cultural relics.”Thanks to his thousands of photos,more than ten old buildings have been preserved by the government and even more people begin to appreciate and protect the c
16、ultural heritage.Besides,he interviews over 30 old people to write stories about the old buildings and shares them over the internet.In addition,with the purpose of further educating people about the importance of preserving and safeguarding the historic and cultural relics,he visits schools to tell
17、 students about the ways of preserving the cultural heritage.What a big difference Chen Lei makes!Neither people nor buildings last forever,but Chen Leis photos can help us remember them.The stories that accompany them also help build a picture of life for future generations to hear and add their ow
18、n stories,too.SampleA news report2023年12月25日你校（光明学校）英语角举行了一场主题为“How to protect Chinese cultural heritage”的英语演讲比赛，请你用英语写一篇新闻稿对此事进行报道，内容包括：1.比赛时间及地点；2.比赛内容：(1)宣传保护文化遗产的意义；(2)提出创新性建议。3.比赛结果及影响。注意：1.词数 80 左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Para 1:导语(包含要点1)Para 2:比赛内容及结果Para 3:影响 In an effort to raise students awarene
19、ss of protecting Chinese cultural heritage,the English Corner of our school held an English Speech Contest in the school lecture hall on Monday.During the contest,participants first expressed their opinions on the significance of cultural heritage protection.Then/after that,they shared the measures
20、our country had taken to protect the cultural heritage sites.At last,they put forward their own creative ideas about how to better protect them,ranging from.to.The whole contest went on in a warm atmosphere,and we have realized that more attention should be drawn to the protection of cultural heritage.
