unit2《witnessingtime》reading-完整精講版課件

1、M9U2Reading The Acropolis nowThe Aegeon SeaAthenai:di:n i:n2the capital city of Greecethe earliest historic record of the ancient Olympic Games (dating back to 776 BC ) the first modern Olympic Games (1896) the host city of the 28th Olympic Games (2004) see the great ancient Greek architecture Brain

2、storming：Athens2The Acropolis in GreeceFast reading 1 When did the construction of the Acropolis start? In the 5th century BC 2 What were the building of the Acropolis made of ? They were made of marble. 3.When was the Acropolis listed as a World Heritage site? It was listed as a World Heritage site

3、 in 1987 by UNESCO.Para1 1.The Acropolis cannot avoid damage partly by natural forces and by manPara2 2.The greatest symbol of Athens is the Acropolis.Para3 3. The ancient Greeks has had a greater influence onWestern civilization.Para4 4.The Greek government appointed a committee to undertake a comp

4、lete repair .Para5 5.Unfortunately, some of the construction was not very successful.Para6 6.The committee is undertaking important work toeducate the public.Para7 7.The committee is continuing to bring the Acropolisback to its former glory.Match the topic sentence 1. In which fields did the Greeks

5、make contributions to Western civilization?Detailed readingIn the fields of philosophy, science, mathematics, art, architecture, theatre, politics and sport.2. How has the Acropolis been damaged?It has been damaged partly by natural force like earthquakes, but the greatest damage of all has been cau

6、sed by man.3. What was the last major damage done to the Acropolis by man?4. What is the aim of the committee set up in 1975?The last major damage occurred with the theft of many of the best sculptures in 1801, when an Englishman cut them off the face of the Parthenon and took them to London.Its aim

7、 is to undertake a complete repair of the Acropolis.5. Why is the committee undertaking work to educate the public?To teach people how to avoid damaging important historic buildings so that they can enjoy these buildings for generations to come.6. What would happen if people did not learn how to pre

8、vent damage to the Acropolis?More important historic buildings would be damaged.The Parthenon 帕臺(tái)農(nóng)神廟Task 1 The Erechtheum 厄瑞克修姆神廟The Temple of Athena Nike （雅典娜勝利女神廟） Causes explosion, warehousetheftwar chemicalstole stones, marblesstole the best sculpturessmog, polluted air,acid rainDeliberately:Unin

9、tentionally:bad reconstructionthe traffic of walking around the sitesNatural forcesMankindearthquakeplant rootsTask 2Solutions to be mendeda steady cleaning programme removed statues from the open air and stored them in a protective museumask for returneducational work1 希臘的首都是雅典，而雅典最偉大的象征是雅典衛(wèi)城。訪問(wèn)雅典的

10、游客不會(huì)看不到這處歷史遺跡，因?yàn)樗呗栐谑兄行牡囊蛔缴?。公元前五世紀(jì)把雅典衛(wèi)城建在市中心就是為了方便大家前去。2 雅典衛(wèi)城的建筑用的全是大理石。然而，在整個(gè)歷史進(jìn)程中，衛(wèi)城還是部分的遭到了自然力量和部分地遭到人為地毀壞。3 恢復(fù)雅典衛(wèi)城的努力始于1835年。 1987年，這一歷史遺跡被列入聯(lián)合國(guó)教科文組織的世界遺產(chǎn)目錄。后來(lái)，重建進(jìn)展很快。人們希望雅典衛(wèi)城將會(huì)恢復(fù)其昔日的榮耀。Consolidation The capital city of Greece is Athens. The greatest symbol of the city is Acropolis. No visitors

11、 to Athens will miss seeing the monument as it stand high on a hill in the centre of the city. It was built there in the 5th century BC so that it was convenient for everyone to get to. The buildings of the Acropolis were made of marble. However, throughout history, the Acropolis has been damaged pa

12、rtly by natural forces like earthquakes, and partly by man. Efforts to restore the Acropolis have started since 1835. In 1987, the monument received a World Heritage listing form UNESCO. After that, much progress was made in reconstructing the monument. It is hope that the Acropolis will be back to

13、its former glory. Yuanmingyuan in ChinaThe ruins of Yuanmingyuan are located in the suburbs of Beijing to the north-west of Qinghua University. Yuanmingyuan dates back to the Ming Dynasty. It has the reputation of being “the garden of gardens”. Unfortunately, it was destroyed in a fire. Our government has taken measures to repair it and much restoration work