Unit+3+The+World+Meets+China+Starting+out课件 【高效备课精研+知识精讲提升】高中英语外研版选择性必修第四册

Unit3Unit3TheworldmeetsChinaTowatchthevideoaboutthehistory,developmentandroleoftheSilkRoadinculturalexchangesbetweenChinaandforeigncountriesTodiscussthepicturesTothinkaboutculturalexchangesbetweenChinaandforeigncountriesTherelationshipbetweencultureshouldbeabsorptionandintegration,notplunderandconquest.文化的关系应该是吸收和融合，绝不是掠夺与征服。Culturewon’tloseitsvaluebecauseofthepovertyofacountry.文化不会因为一个国家的贫穷而失掉它的价值。Geographicalenvironmentdecidedthedevelopmentofculture,andtraditionalculturalcanaffectthecourseofhistory.地理环境决定文化的发展，而传统文化会影响历史的进程。TheSilkRoadisahistoricallyimportantinternationaltraderoutebetweenChinaandtheMediterranean.Because

Chinasilk

comprisedalargeproportionofthe

tradealongthisancientroad,in1877,itwasnamedthe'SilkRoad'byFerdinandvonRichthofen,aneminentGermangeographer.

Itisnow

includedintheWorldHeritageListofUNESCO.33historicalsitesarealongtheroadintotaland22ofthemdistributeinShaanxi,Henan,GansuandXinjiang

ofChina.FerdinandvonRichthofen(1833-1905)wasaGermangeographerandscientist,whoproducedamajorworkonChina.AfterworkingasageologistintheUS,heundertookmanytripstoChina.Creditedwithcoiningtheterm“SilkRoad”in1877,hewasalsoresponsibleforstandardizingthepracticesofdescribingandmappingaregion.CultureTheroadisnotonlyanancientinternationaltraderoute,butalsoasplendidculturalbridgelinkingtheculturesofChina,CentralAsia,India,Persia,Arabia,Turkey,Greece,andItaly.TheFourGreatInventionsofChinaandreligionsoftheWestwereintroducedintotheircounterparts.

HistoryThehistoryoftheoldSilkRoadbeganwiththeexplorationsofZhangQianduringtheHanDynasty,andcontinueduntiltheMingDynasty---aperiodofsome1,700years.RouteThisancientroadbeginsatChang'an(nowXi'an),thenbywayoftheHexiCorridor,anditreachesDunhuang,whereitdividesintothree,theSouthernRoute,CentralRouteandNorthernRoute.ThethreeroutesspreadallovertheXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegion,andthentheyextendasfarasPakistan,India

andevenRome.

Watchthevideoandanswerthequestions.1

Whatisthevideoabout?Howdiditgetitsname?ThevideoisaboutthehistoricalimportanceoftheancientSilkRoadanditsrevivalthroughChina'sBeltandRoadInitiative.ItgotitsnamebecausealotofthetradealongtheroadwasinChinesesilk.2Whatisremarkableabouttheroad?Theroadisremarkablefirstlybecauseitlastedaround1,700years,fromtheHanDynastyuntiltheMingDynasty.Secondly,itwasauniqueandimportantculturalcrossroadsbetweentheEastandWest.TheBeltandRoadInitiative,thegrandtradeandinfrastructureplan,mayhaveonlyoriginatedinChinain2013butalreadyithasdeliveredbenefitswellbeyonditsborders.Buildinguponthespiritoftheancientroutes,themodernBeltandRoadInitiative

isatransnationalnetworkconnectingAsiawithEuropeandAfrica,withtheaimofpromotingcommondevelopmentamongallthecountriesinvolved.Theinitiativeisnotasoloperformance.Itisasymphonyplayedbymultipleperformersaccordingtotheirtalents.Therecanbenohoggingthelimelightofgrowthanddevelopment.Thestageisbigenoughtobesharedbyall.Thesignificanceoftheevent,whichtakesthetheme"boostingcooperationandrealizingwin-windevelopment,"isespeciallytimelygiventheriseofprotectionismandanti-globalization.TheBeltandRoadInitiative,whichembodiesresponsibility,win-wincooperationandgenuinepursuitofcommondevelopment,offerstheworldaChineseapproachtothechallengesoftoday;abalanced,equitableandinclusivedevelopmentmodel.Lookatthepicturesandanswerthequestions.1.Whatcanyouseeinthesepictures?2.Whatmessagedothesepicturesconvey?1.Whatcanyouseeinthesepictures?ThesepicturesshowChineseandforeignersarestudying,exercisinganddoingbusinesstogether,andagroupofforeigntouristsareexploringChina.ThefirstpictureisofaforeignstudentandtwoChinesestudentswalkingthroughtheirschool;inthesecondpicture,aforeignboyandaChineseboyaredoingtaichi,atraditionalChinesesport;inthethirdpicture,agroupoftouristsarewalkingontheGreatWall;thelastpictureshowsaforeignbusinessmanisshakinghandswithaChineseone.2.Whatmessagedothesepicturesconvey?a.OverseasstudentscometoChinatostudy.b.ForeignersarelearningabouttraditionalChineseculture.c.ForeigntouristsareinterestedintravellingtoChinatoexplore