Unit1 Reading and thinking （ppt课件）-2022新人教版（2019）《高中英语》必修第二册.pptx（纯ppt,无音视频）

1、Do you know the name of this scenery spot?Abu Simbel TemplesCan you tell me anything about it?Book 2 Unit1 Reading and ThinkingBy 陈凌云 Do you know the name of this scenery spot?Abu Simbel TemplesCan you tell me anything about it?Enjoy the video of it and get to know something about it Book 2 Unit1 Re

2、ading and ThinkingPrediction Now look at the pictures,what happened to the statues?They were cut an taken down piece by piece.Read the title and look at the photos.What do you think the text is about?The title suggest that the text is about how people have solved problems because they are going“from

3、”the problems“to”solutions.Scanning Go through the passage quickly and find out which paragraphs are talking about the problem and which ones are about the solutions.Para 1-2 Para 3-4 Reading Para 1-2 the problem?Who had the problem?What did it want to do?Why did it want to do it?Can you infer what

4、problems did the Nile river bring to the Egyptians before building the dam?Whats the problem of building a new dam?Whats the solution to the problem?Whats the best way to solve the problem according to para1?Word GuessingPara2 Big challenges,however,can sometimes lead to great solutions.In the 1950s

5、,the Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam across the Nile in order to control floods,produce electricity,and supply water to more farmers in the area.But the proposal led to protests.Water from the dam would likely damage a number of temples and destroy cultural relics that were an importan

6、t part of Egypts cultural heritage.After listening to the scientists who had studied the problem,and citizens who lived near the dam,the government turned to the United Nations for help in 1959.1.What does the proposal refer to?To build a new dam across the Nile2.What does protests mean?A.agreements

7、 B.objectionsC.actions D.ChoicesTip:Pay attention to discourse markers like but,however which means opposite to the former.Reading Para 3-4 Complete the timeline with the information from the text The project starts.The temples and cultural relics are being rescued.The projects is completed.The firs

8、t temple is moved.The government asks the UN for help.The project starts.1959The government asks the UN for help.19601961The first temple is moved.over the next 20 years The temples and cultural relics are being rescued.1980The projects is completedWhat help did the UN offer?Reading Para 3-4 Complet

9、e the timeline with the information from the text The project starts.The temples and cultural relics are being rescued.The projects is completed.The first temple is moved.The government asks the UN for help.1959The government asks the UN for help.19601961over the next 20 years 1980What help did the

10、UN offer?A committee was established to limit damage to the Egyptian buildings and prevent the loss of cultural relics.The group asked for contributions from different departments and raised funds within the international community.Experts investigated the issue,conducted several tests,and then made

11、 a proposal for how the buildings could be saved.Finally,a document was signed,and the work began in 1960.Thinking:1.Who established a committee?2.What does the group refer to?3.Which institute(机构)do the experts work for?4.So what help did the UN offer?The UN.It refers to the committee.They work for

12、 the committee.Reading Para 3-4 Complete the timeline with the information from the text The project starts.The temples and cultural relics are being rescued.The projects is completed.The first temple is moved.The government asks the UN for help.The project starts.1959The government asks the UN for

13、help.19601961The first temple is moved.over the next 20 years The temples and cultural relics are being rescued.1980The projects is completed1.How were the temples and other cultural sites saved?They were taken down piece by piece and moved to other places where they would be safe from the water.2.H

14、ow did it take to complete the project?20 years.3.What can you infer from“fifty countries donated nearly$80 million to the project”？The project cost a lot of money.Many countries participated in the rescue and it is their team work that has saved the temples.Reading Para 3-4 The project brought toge

15、ther governments and environmentalists from around the world.Temples and other cultural sites were taken down piece by piece,and then moved and put back together again in a place where they were safe from the water.In 1961,German engineers moved the first temple.Over the next 20 years,thousands of e

16、ngineers and workers rescued 22 temples and countless cultural relics.Fifty countries donated nearly$80 million to the project.Thinking Why does the author use exact numbers instead of expressions like“a lot of“?To give more detailed accounts of the project and make the writing more vivid and convin

17、cing.What word can you think of to describe the working process of the project?Hard,complicated,amazingReading Para 5-6 Go through Para5-6 and find out the topic sentence in each paragraph When the project ended in 1980,it was considered a great success.Not only had the countries found a path to the

18、 future that did not run over the relics of the past,but they had also learnt that it was possible for countries to work together to build a better tomorrow.The spirit of the Aswan Dam project is still alive today.Perhaps the best example is shown by UNESCO,which runs a programme that prevents world

19、 cultural heritage sites around the world from disappearing.If a problem seems too difficult for a single nation,the global community can sometimes provide a solution.Reading Para 5-6 Go through Para5-6 and find out the topic sentence in each paragraph When the project ended in 1980,it was considere

20、d a great success.Not only had the countries found a path to the future that did not run over the relics of the past,but they had also learnt that it was possible for countries to work together to build a better tomorrow.The spirit of the Aswan Dam project is still alive today.Perhaps the best examp

21、le is shown by UNESCO,which runs a programme that prevents world cultural heritage sites around the world from disappearing.If a problem seems too difficult for a single nation,the global community can sometimes provide a solution.explanation explanation Can you find out the key word in each topic s

22、entenceGroup Work Go through Para1-4 again to find out the topic sentence in each paragraph and then find out a key word or phrase for itParagraphs Topic sentenceKey word Para 1Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5When the project ended in 1980,it was considered a great success.success Para 6The spirit of the

23、 Aswan Dam project is still alive today.spiritFinding and keeping the right balance between progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge.But the proposal led to protests,making the government turn to the UN for help.A committee was established to limit damage to the Egyptian

24、buildings and prevent the loss of cultural relics.The project brought together governments and environmentalists from around the world.challenge committee establishedbrought togetherthe proposal led to protestsStructure of the text Problems Solutions What are the problems and solutions according to

25、the text？There comes a time when the old must give way to the new,and it is not possible to preserve everything from our past as we move towards the future.Finding and keeping the right balance between progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge.Structure of the text Problem

26、s Solutions Inspiration What are the problems and solutions according to the text？There comes a time when the old must give way to the new,l Abu Simbel Temples gives way to Aswan Dam l It is impossible to preserve Abu Simbel Temples if we want to build the Aswan Daml Hard to keep balanceand it is no

27、t possible to preserve everything from our past as we move towards the future.Finding and keeping the right balance between progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge.l Build a new dam VS damage temples&cultural heritageAfter listening to the scientists who had studied the

28、problem,and citizens who lived near the dam,the government turned to the United Nations for help in 1959.l Turn to UN for help l Cooperate with other countriesThe project brought together governments and environmentalists from around the world.Fifty countries donated l Take down piece by piece,then

29、move and put back togetherTemples and other cultural sites were taken down piece by piece,and then moved and put back together again in a place where they were safe from the water.l global communityl team spiritThis is an old temple with a history of about 200 years.A highway is designed to go throu

30、gh the temple on the mountain.So the temple has to be torn down to make the highway.Do you have any ideas to protect the temple?Discussion in groups and find out any solution to the problem.Homework 1.Go through the text again and underline important sentences and phrases,trying to understand them 1.Finish off exercise5 on page 5By CLY