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1、Module 6 The Worlds Cultural Heritage,the Site in Danger,To get general ideas,Skimming,1. The first three paragraphs tell us the discovery of _. 2. The fourth paragraph is about Beijing Man, their _ and the _ of the sites. The main idea of paragraph 2 is _.,civilization,Part two,Part one,Beijing Man

2、,excavations,that Zhoukoudian is in serious danger,Danger,1.Parts of the caves have been badly affected by rain and exposure to the air.,2. Some areas are completely covered in weeds, causing serious damage.,3.Pollution from nearby factories has also contributed to the problem.,Problem,expensive to

3、maintain,Solution,1.UNESCO have recommended that_ _(关闭这些遗址并进行修复)。,2.The Chinese Academy of Sciences have suggested that _( 鼓励公众来帮助解决这一问题)。,3.A professor at the Academy has proposed that _ _(建立基金会来筹集基金)。,4.We have requested that _(要求政府参与)。,What similarities do they have ?,the general public be encour

4、aged to help with the problem.,the site be closed and repaired.,a fund be established to raise money.,the government get involved.,Language points,1. prehistoric adj. 史前的 prehistoric man / times 旧式的，陈腐的 His idea on morals are really prehistoric. 他的道德观念真是太陈腐了。,2. item n., 项目;款项;细目,We have many items

5、to be discussed in our meeting today.,在今天的会议上，我们要讨论的项目很多。,新闻报道;一则(报纸报到),There was an interesting item in todays paper.,今天报纸上有一则有趣的报导。,3. existence n.,存在,Do you believe in the existence of God?,come into existence 产生;成立,The new country came into existence in 1951.,4. span 时间，期间,1. Our life has but a

6、short span.,the span of five years 五年期间,for a short span of time 短时间内 life span 寿命,2. He has a short attention/concentration span.,5. maintain vt., 维持;使持续, 保持,We should maintain friendly relations with neighboring countries.,我们应该和邻近各国保持友好的关系。,The increase in sales is being maintained.,营业额持续增加。, 保养，维

7、修,Most of the public money went to maintaining roads.,大部分的公款都使用在维修道路上了。,A large house costs a lot to maintain.,6. recommend vt.,推荐;介绍,recommend sth. to sb. /recommend sb. sth.,向某人推荐某物,Would you recommend a good book to me?,= Would you recommend me a good book?, 劝; 劝告 recommend doing=recommend sb. to

8、 do,I recommend your going by subway. / I recommend you to go by subway.,The doctor recommended that I (should) take more exercise.,7. exposure n. Prolonged exposure to the sun contributes to skin cancer. The failure of their marriage has received a lot of exposure in the press recently. (sth. bad t

9、hat someone has done is made public),长时间晒太阳会导致皮肤癌。,他们失败的婚姻在最近的媒体上大量曝光。,8. contribute vt./ vi. a. to give sth., especially money, in order to provide or achieve sth. together with other people: b. to write articles for a newspaper, magazine or book contribute (money)to the Red Cross 向红十字会捐献 The volun

10、teers contributed huge amounts of their time to the project. She contributes (articles) to several magazines.,9. catastrophe n. a. a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction b. a bad situation They were warned of the ecological(生态学的) catastrophe to come. The emigration of scientist

11、s is a catastrophe for the country.,To get detail information,Scanning,1. They came from an unknown species of man. 2. They also made tools from bones and sharpened stones. 3. They have never been found. 4. They have recommended that the site be closed and repaired.,The bones,The prehistoric men,Mos

12、t of the fossils,UNESCO,What do these theys refer to?,5. They have suggested that the general public be encouraged to help with the problem. 6. They can help by contributing to the cost of maintaining the caves. 7. They are a precious part of our cultural heritage.,The Chinese Academy of Sciences,Or

13、dinary people,The caves,In 1920s, archaeologists _ some prehistoric human_ ,which came from an unknown _ of man, and were the first _ of primitive human life in China long before. Evidences showed that they knew how to use fire and even made _ of bones.,discovered,bones,species,evidence,tools,Cloze,

14、Today, however, the remains are in serious _. Parts of the cave have been badly affected by the nature. _ has also contributed to the problem. So the scientists have suggested that the general public be _ to help with the problem.,danger,Pollution,encouraged,1. What have you learnt about the caves o

15、f Zhoukoudian?,That they are in a village 50km southwest of Beijing; that they were the home to Beijing Man; that they are in bad condition and work needs to be done on them; that they are a World Heritage Site.,2. Do you know why they are “amazing”? 3. What is the connection between Zhoukoudian and

16、 Beijing Man ?,They are amazing because of what they tell us about early man.,Beijing Man lived in the caves at Zhoukoudian.,4. Why do you think the Beijing Man Site is “in danger”? 5. How important is it to repair the site?,Because pollution and exposure to air and rain are destroying the site.,It

17、is vital, the site is of international importance.,Discussion What can we do to protect the site?,I suggest I advise I propose I insist I recommend ,How to preserve the Beijing Man Heritage?,1. Build a cover for them 2. Hire some people to work for it 3. Try to make the cement factories move 4. Limit the visiting time 5. Ask people to treasure the historic places ,Yesterday is history. T