1、,Module 9 Unit 2Witnessing time,Look at the pictures and say something about them.,Welcome to the unit,The Garden of Perfection and Brightness,Should we rebuild Yuanmingyuan? Why (not)?,The Colosseum Rome Italy,The classical gardens of Suzhou,Angkor Wat,St Basils Cathedral in Moscow,Do you know wher
2、e the first Olympic games was held?,Guess which country it is from?,Greece,How much do you know about the ancient Greeks( in the field of philosophy, science, mathematics, art, architecture, theatre, politics and sports) ?,Reading The Acropolis,What is the Acropolis?,A monument constructed in the 5t
3、h century BC at a high altitude above the capital city of Athens in Greece.,Scan the passage and try to find the answer to the question as quickly as possible,2,The Acropolis in Greece,What do you think of when you see the Acropolis in Greece?,Fast reading,Read the article as quickly as you can and
4、answer the following questions about it:,1When was the Acropolis built? 2.What was the Acropolis made of? 3.Who gave the Acropolis its World Heritage listing?,1.In the 5th century BC.,2.It was made of marble,3.UNESCO.,Careful Reading,2,1. In which fields did the Greeks make contributions to Western
5、civilization? In philosophy, science, mathematics, art, architecture, politics and sport.,Read the passage again and answer the following questions:,2. Where was the Acropolis built? Why? On the hill called the Sacred Rock in the centre of the city.,3. How have so many ancient monuments been damaged
6、? It was built there so that it was convenient for everyone to get to. Also, because it was on the hill, the Acropolis could be seen from every part of the city.,4. What was the last major destruction done to the Acropolis by man? They have been damaged partly by natural things like earthquakes, and
7、 partly by man.,5. What is the aim of the committee set up in 1975? The last major destruction occurred with the theft of many of the best sculptures in 1801, when an Englishman started to take them to London.,6. Why is the committee undertaking educational work? Its aim is to undertake the complete
8、, professional restoration of the Acropolis.,7. What would happen if people did not learn about damage prevention? Because they believe that the prevention of damage from ignorance and from people not caring about protecting the monument is very important.,2,Scan the article again and fill in the fo
9、rm below:,2,Complete Parts D and E,Answers D: 1.d 2.e 3.j 4.c 5.b6.f 7.e. 8.i 9.h 10.g E: 1. Athens 2. Athena 3. people 4. plant 5. government 6. undertake 7. ignorance 8. conservation 9. monument 10. sculptures,Language points:,have an impact on: have an effect onbe responsible for: to be in chare
10、of, to be cause ofassociate with.: to combine with 4. in honour of: in memory of, showing respect,5. occur: to take place or happen, to come into mind 6. on display: on show 7. carry out: to put into practice 8. natural forces: 自然的力量 9. damage和destroy区别 : damage指部分损坏,可修复, destroy 指毁灭性的破坏，不可修复,10. de
11、feat: win against sb in a warin a gesture to : in order to gesture here means 意图 12. acid rain: 酸雨,as is the marathon是一个非限制性定语从句as是关系代词. as (通常后接be或do +主语) 也一样 The film is so boring，as is its music这部电影很乏味，其音乐也是如此。 Hes a doctor, as was his wife before she had children. 他是医生，他妻子生儿育女之前也当过医生。,Phrases in
12、 reading,1. the pace of change (社会)变化的步伐 2. be aware of 3. have an impact on 4. be responsible for 5. make advances in 6. in particular,7. associate with.: 8. in honour of 9. It is convenient for sb. to do sth. 10. at the entrance 11. throughout history 12. seize control of 13. on display,14. carry
13、out 15. acid rain 16. in a gesture to help preserve history 17. UNESCO 18. make progress in doing sth. 19. in preparation for 20.care about,Translations.,1. 那个故事对小孩子产生很大的影响。,That story has a great impact on children.,Bad weather was responsible for the accident.,Consolidation,2. 坏天气是引起这场事故的原因。,I can
14、t help associating her with my younger sister.,A temple was built in honour of the brave dragon.,What event occurred in 1991?,3. 我情不自禁地把她和我的妹妹联系到了一起。,4. 人们建造了一座庙来纪念那条勇敢的龙。,5. 1991年发生了什么重大的事件?,2,His bike was destroyed in the accident, and cant be repaired.,6. 他的自行车在车祸中坏了,不能再修了。,7. 中国队去年打败了日本队。,In a g
15、esture to reduce pollution, the government tried all means.,Chinese team defeated Japanese team last year.,8. 为了能减少污染,政府想尽了各种方法。,We should be polite, in particular, to parents.,Acid rain was caused by pollution.,9. 酸雨是由污染引起。,10. 我们要有礼貌, 尤其是对父母。,Group work,You are a journalist from CCTV. Work in grou
16、ps and write a report about the Acropolis and what the Greek government have done to restore it.,Recognizing reference markers,Reading strategy:,When you read a text, you can always find reference markers such as it, she or they that refer to a previously mentioned object, person, group or idea. The
17、 use of reference markers is to avoid repetition of key,words because this is considered to be bad style, For example, instead of saying the Acropolis all the time, the author will try to vary the expression by using the reference marker it or words such as the monument. Recognizing Reference marker
18、s will help you read a difficult article. If you come across a,word that is difficult or something you dont understand, do not worry. The author will often repeat the word in a different way.,Read the third paragraph using the strategy,Homework:,1. Do parts A1 and A2 on page 110 in Workbook 2. Search the Internet for the information about borrowed words in English,
