新版教材2012年10月1日.ppt

1、Unit 2 Witnessing timeReading The Acropolis now,Do you know what these historic sites are?,Classical gardens of Suzhou,Yuanmingyuan in Beijing,Sphinx in ancient Egypt,Acropolis,What are these pictures?,What is the Acropolis?,A monument rising up above the city, constructed in the 5th century BC in G

2、reece, a symbol of ancient Greek civilization.,Scan the second paragraph and try to find:,Fast reading,When was the Acropolis built? 2. What was the Acropolis made of? 3. Which of the following is not true according to the text? A. The Acropolis was built in honor of the goddess of Athena. B. The Te

3、mple of Nike is the smallest among the three main temples to Athena inside of the Acropolis. C. In 1987 the Acropolis received a World heritage listing from UNESCO. D. Natural forces have caused the greatest destruction of the Acropolis.,D,In the 5th century BC.,It was made of marble.,Para 1 Para 2

4、Para 3-4 Para 5-7,The Analysis of the Structure,the influnence of the Greek civilization in the world.,the introduction to the Acropolis.,damage to the Acropolis,measures to preserve it,1.Why does the writer say that “ No one had a greater impact on Western civilization than the ancient Greeks” ?,Be

5、cause they made many advances in many fields.,3.Which of the following was not a Greek invention? A. Roman alphabet. B. Architecture. C. Marathon D. Olympics,Detailed Reading Part I (1),B,2. In which fields did the Greeks make great contributions to Western civilization?,In philosophy, science, math

6、ematics, art, architecture, theater, politics and sport,Detailed Reading Part II (2),1. Where was the Acropolis built?,On the hill called the Sacred Rock in the centre of the city.,2. Why was the Acropolis built?,3. What are the three temples which were built to Athena on top of the Acropolis?,In ho

7、nor of Athena, the Goddess of the city,the Parthenon, the Erechtheum and the Temple of Athena Nike,Detailed Reading Para III (3-4),How have so many ancient monuments been damaged?,They have been damaged partly by natural things like earthquakes, and largely by man.,List some reasons why the Acropoli

8、s was damaged.,By man: By natural things:,Detailed Reading Para IV (5-7),The article describes some of the cases of damage done to the Acropolis. List what is being done to solve each problem.,a steady cleaning programme,to be mended,ask for return educational work educational work,removed from the

9、open air and stored in a protected museum,to be mended a steady cleaning programme,Task-based Reading,History,influence,26,made,stolen,preserve,repairing,education,damaging,respect,No one has a greater impact on Western Civilization than the ancient Greeks. (Line 1) =The ancient Greeks has _Western

10、Civilization.,Sentence Understanding,the greatest impact / influence/ effect on,have an influence on: have an impact / effect on 对有影响,句型解析：“否定词not/ never+比较级+than” 结构，该结构还可以用：cant/couldnt +比较级,高考链接：-How are your recent trip to Sichuan? - Wonderful! Ive never had _ one before. A. a worse B. a pleasan

11、t C. a more pleasant D. the worse,C,2. They made many advances in philosophy, science, mathematics, art, architecture, theatre, politics and sport. (lines 3-6),Sentence Understanding,advance: n. a forward movement of something or a development in something 前进，发展，增高、增长,e. g The ancient China made gre

12、at advances in many fields.,The party was held two days in advance.,= make much progress,advance:( v.),【词汇拓展】选择适当的词义,1. China is working to advance world peace.,2. We will advance him some money for traveling expenses.,4.The theory was advanced by an American professor.,3. He was soon advanced to th

13、e position of CEO.,B. help the progress of ; push for,A. pay (money) before it is due to be paid,C. present; put forward D. promote sb to a higher position,A,B,C,D,3. The Roman alphabet is a Greek invention, as is the marathon, which is a long distance race created in honor of a Greek soldier who ra

14、n from Marathon to Athens to report a victory at the battle of Marathon in 490 BC. (Line 6) =The Western or Roman alphabet is a Greek invention and _ the marathon,.,so is, , , ,Sentence Understanding,翻译: 这部电影的开头很精彩, 结局也是一样, 给我们留下了很深的印象,The beginning of the film is excellent, as is the ending, which

15、leaves a deep impression on us.,【高考链接】,We considered him to be a true friend, _ did many others whom he had cheated. A. which B. as C. when D. though,B,4. In particular, we associate ancient Greek civilization with the capital city of Athens, the greatest symbol of which is the Acropolis. (Line 16)

16、=In particular, we associate ancient Greek civilization with the capital city of Athens, and _is the Acropolis.,Sentence Understanding,the greatest symbol of it,【高考链接】,The newly built caf, the walls of_ are painted light green, is really a peaceful place for us, especially after hard work. (2010江苏)

17、A. that B. it C. what D. which,D,It used to house a 13-metre-high gold-covered statue of the goddess of Victory. (Line 30),Sentence Understanding,house vt.: to be the place where sth is kept 是.的储藏处，收藏，安置,翻译: 该图书馆收藏了约一百万册书。,The library houses about one million books.,【词汇用法拓展】 to provide sb. with a pl

18、ace to live给提供住房 e. g: 难民们被安排在临时住房里 The refugees are being housed in temporary accommodation.,Sentence Understanding,7.However, throughout history, few ancient monuments have completely avoided damage. The Acropolis is no different. (Line 40),= However, throughout history, almost all ancient monumen

19、ts including the Acropolis have not completely avoided damage.,be no different= be no exception 不例外,Sentence Understanding,8. In a gesture to help preserve history , the Greek government appointed a committee in 1975 to undertake a complete repair of the Acropolis. (Line 89-92),in a gesture to do st

20、h: in an attempt to do/ in order to do sth,In a gesture to reduce pollution, the government tried all means.,翻译： 为了能减少污染,政府想尽了各种方法,Sentence Understanding,9. The committee is also undertaking important work to educate the public, based on the assessment that the best way tp protect the Acropolis is to prevent damage.,attributive,The fact has worried many scientists _ the earth is becoming warmer and warmer these years. (09江西) A. what B. which C. that D. though,【高考链接】,c,We should co