Unit 3 Understanding ideas WELCOME 外研版高中英语选择性必修四

1、WELCOME TO DUNHUANG外研社新标准英语高中选择性必修四 Unit 3 Understanding ideas01Get the information of Dunhuang and Mogao Grottoes.Learning Aims02Read and understand the theme and type of the text.03Get to know the meaning of the Silk Road and the Belt and Road Initiative.01Step Lead inWatch a video about Dunhuang.

2、What makes Dunhuang unique?What makes Dunhuang unique?Mogao Grottoes muralsMingsha Mountain02Step Read for writing styleRead the passage and decide where it is most propably from. Give your reasons.Read the passage and decide where it is most propably from. Give your reasons.1. A travel brochure.2.

3、A tour commentary.3. A blog.4. A lecture.Welcome to.Now lets move on to the next cave.Come a little bit closer.More over here where you can see it in more detail.03Step Read for main ideaStep Read for main ideaRead the passage and match the main idea of each paragraph.Para.1 A.Dunhuang has once agai

4、n become a global crossroads.Para.2 B.Dunhuang faded from memory in the Ming Dynasty.Para.3 C.The Library Cave was found in 1900s.Para.4 D.The Apsaras are unique to Dunhuang.Para.5 E.Dunhuang is a tourist destination boasting sites with UNESCO-protected heritage status.Para.6 F.Dunhuang was the gate

5、way to and from Ancient China.Read the passage and match the main idea of each paragraph.04Step Read for detailsthe significance of DunhuangTask 1: Read Para 12 Find out the significance of Dunhuang. Give a brief introduction to Mogao Grottoes.1It was the gateway to and from Ancient China.2It is a c

6、entre of cultural and commercial exchange.3It is a world-class tourist destination boasting sites with UNESCO-protected heritage status.Dunhuang is a major meeting point on the Silk Road.There are more than 700 caves carved out of rock over a period of 1000 years in Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang, Gansu P

7、rovince.There are many statues and murals.When&Where?How many?What involved？Give a brief introduction to Mogao Grottoes.Ancient Greececurly hairIndiaUshnisha(肉髻)Mogao GrottoesYou can see elements from Ancient Greece, India and Iran.They are testimony to how the Silk Road brought East and West togeth

8、er. subject: reflection: coverage: uniqueness: Task 2: Read Para 3 Fill in the blanks45,000 square metres.vary from religious stories to scenes of everyday life.Apsaras or Flying Immortals.the confidence and optimism of people Task 3: Read Para 4 Fill in the blanksThousands of _ were found in the ca

9、ve.These hidden treasures give us a picture of Dunhuang when_manuscripts, paintings, scrolls and silk embroideries it was at the very centre of the Silk Road trade.the loss of cultural relicsTask 4: Read Para 56 Find out the rise and decline of Dunhuang.Ming Dynastythis century?revival through the B

10、elt and Road Initiativeideal placepromote cultural exchangestrengthen mutual cooperation between the countriespeace and cooperationopennessmutual learning/ benefitTask 5: Read Para 7 Continuous writing.Imagine you are a tour guide, pleaseintroduce the next cave to us.some information:NO. 57 (Beauty Cave)early Tang DynastyTask 6: Discuss Watch a video, talk about your feelings and what should you do?A nation stays alive when its culture stays alive.A people without the knowledge