Unit 1 Cultural Relics

task 1: fast reading---main idea.
  why does big feng want to save cultural relics?
(big feng and his friends offer each other help whoever needs help. so feng believes that his
 work to save cultural relics is a way to thank his friends.)
task 2: careful reading – details.
answer the questions on page 45.
step 6 discussion
what should we to protect our cultural relics?
step 7 homework
do a research about one of the cultural relics in china.
                          
the seventh period
step 1 revision
1.you should praise him _____________ (介詞短語) scold him.
2.a fact is anything that can be ________ (動詞).
3.a lot of ________ (evident) show that he had stolen many things from the house.
4.the answer ____ the question is very easy to find.
 __________ (consider) his young age, he did a good job.
step 2 listening (p41)
task 1: leading-in
(1) have you ever heard of aswan dam in egypt? what is it used for?
(2) do you know there is a similar project being carried out in china?
task 2: listen for main idea and some key points.
task 3: listen for detailed information.
1.why was the aswan dam built? was it successful?
 (the dam was built to stop floods on the nile river. it was built to give people more electricity.)
2. what problems were there during the building of the dam?
 (the water in the lake behind the dam rose. 53,000 people had to move and some temples were in danger.)
3. the aswan dam is the largest dam in the world.
(1) true      (2) false     (3) it’s not mentioned on the tape.
4. why did abu simbel need to be moved?
(the dam would put it under water.)
5. what problem did the engineers need to solve?
(the engineers needed to find a way to move the relic to safety.)
6. abu simbel is the most popular place for tourists who visit egypt.
(1) true      (2) false      (3) it is not mentioned on the tape.
step 3 listening task
task 1: leading-in
   as we know, the aswan dam is one of the ancient cultural relics made by people in the old times. now there are also some well-designed buildings that may become cultural relics in the future. show some pictures.
1.the bank of china building in hong
2. kong designed by i m pei
questions:   do you want to know the story of the designer? now, let’s listen to the tape about i m pei, a famous architect