江蘇省常州市西夏墅中學(xué)高中英語 Unit3 Back to the past Welcome to the unit課件 牛津譯林版必修3

1、Welcome to the unitBack to the past課件描述：課件描述： 介紹其背景知識(shí)和相關(guān)內(nèi)容，使學(xué)生不只是介紹其背景知識(shí)和相關(guān)內(nèi)容，使學(xué)生不只是“聽介聽介紹紹”而積極參與到這介紹活動(dòng)中來。而積極參與到這介紹活動(dòng)中來。By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yeah, we wept, when we remembered Zion. For there they that carried us away in captivity, requiring of us a song. Now how shall we sing

2、 the lords song, in a strange land. Let the words of our mouths, and the meditations of our hearts. Be acceptable in the sight here tonight.By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yeah, we wept, when we remembered Zion. ahah ah ah. What do you know about the song and ancient Babylon? The Hangin

3、g Gardens(ancient Babylon)The Hanging GardensThe Temple of Artemis at Ephesus（阿提密斯神殿）（阿提密斯神殿）PyramidsThe Statue of ZeusThe Colossus of Rhodes (羅得斯島巨像羅得斯島巨像)The Lighthouse of Alexandria (法洛斯燈塔法洛斯燈塔)The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus King( 毛索洛斯墓廟毛索洛斯墓廟 )Why are they called the seven wonders of the world?W

4、hat other ancient civilizations do you know about?The Statue of ZeusThe city of PompeiiThe Taj Mahal The Potala PalaceWhen Where Who WhyThe Statue of ZeusThe city of PompeiiThe Taj MahalThe Potala Palace The Greek sculptor Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall Statue of Zeus in about 435 BC. The sta

5、tue stood in Olympia, and was perhaps the most famous sculpture in ancient Greece. Phidias made the gods robe and ornaments from gold and carved the body out of ivory.The Statue of ZeusPlace where the Statue of Zeus was built. Zeus is the supreme（至高無上的）（至高無上的） god of ancient Greece Mythology（神話）（神話）

6、. The Statue of Zeus, sculpted（雕刻）（雕刻） by a great Greek artist in about 435 BC, was once located on the western coast of Greece. It was a seated figure of Zeus, holding his eagle-topped staff in his left hand and the figure of Nike (victory) in his right hand. It is the name of a monument located in

7、 Agra, India. It was commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his wife, Arjuman Banu Begum who was later known as Mumtaz Mahal and took 23 years to complete (1630-1653). The Taj Mahal The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal on the banks of the river Yamuna as a tomb

8、（墳?zāi)梗▔災(zāi)梗?for his wife. It was built in 22 years (1631 to 1653) by 20,000 workmen. The building is made of white marble（大理石）（大理石）. A beautiful garden surrounds（環(huán)繞）（環(huán)繞） the Taj Mahal. In front of the main entrance to the building there is Taj Mahal in the reflection from the water. It is located in Lh

9、asa, Tibet, was the chief residence of the Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai Lama fled to Dharamsala after a failed uprising in 1959. In 641, Songtsan Gambo, ruler of the Tubo Kingdom, had the Potala Palace built for Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty, whom he was soon to marry.The Potala Palace Potala Pala

10、ce is located on “Red Hill” in Lhasa. It was originally built in the 640s, during the reign of King Songtsan Gampo. The 13-story palace stands 117 meters high and covers an area of 130,000 square meters. It is divided into two sections, the Red Palace and the White Palace. It was used as the residen

11、ce of the Dalai Lamas since the 7th century, as well as the religious and political centre of old Tibet.WhenWhenWhereWhere WhoWho WhyWhyThe The Statue of Statue of ZeusZeusThe city The city of of PompeiiPompeiiThe Taj The Taj MahalMahalThe The Potala Potala PalacePalace435BC435BCOlympia,Olympia,ancient ancient GreeceGreecePhidiasPhidiasworship king worship king of gods: Zeusof gods: Zeus17C17CAgra, Agra, IndiaIndiaEmperor Emperor Shah JahanShah Jahan the memory of his the memory of his dear wife & Queen dear wife & Queen Mumtaz MahalMumtaz Mahal Did you know?What ancient civili