Unit1 Cultural Heritage
Reading and Thinking
Learning objectives
In this class, you will
1. identify the problem mentioned in the text;
2. explain how the problem was solved;
3. discuss the significance of solving the
problem.
Read the title and look at the photos.
What do you think the text is about?
(Page 4, Activity 1)
Read the title and look at the photos.
What do you think the text is about?
The title suggests the text is about
how people have solved problems,
because they are going “from” the problems
“to” solutions.
Read the title and look at the photos.
What do you think the text is about?
The pictures show some ancient statues.
They might be from Egypt.
The large faces look as though
they have been moved from where they first
were. Perhaps the problem is related to this.
Read the title and look at the photos.
What do you think the text is about?
(Page 4, Activity 1)
Scan the text for numbers. Circle
the numbers and guess what they mean.
(Page 4, Activity 2)
Scan the text for numbers. Circle
the numbers and guess what they mean.
Scan the text for numbers. Circle
the numbers and guess what they mean.
Scan the text for numbers. Circle
the numbers and guess what they mean.
Scan the text for numbers. Circle
the numbers and guess what they mean.
Scan the text for numbers. Circle
the numbers and guess what they mean.
Scan the text for numbers. Circle
the numbers and guess what they mean.
Scan the text for numbers. Circle
the numbers and guess what they mean.
The project is so hard that it takes 20 years to finish it.
The project cost a lot of money.
Many countries participated in the rescue and it is their
team work that has saved the temples.
Read the text again and
answer the questions.
(Page 5, Activity 3)
Read the text again and
answer the questions.
1. Why did the Egyptian government want
to attempt the building of the dam?
Read the text again and
answer the questions.
1. Why did the Egyptian government want
to attempt the building of the dam?
Read the text again and
answer the questions.
1. Why did the Egyptian government want
to attempt the building of the dam?
They wanted to control floods and bring
electricity and water to more farmers in the
area to help economic development.
Read the text again and
answer the questions.
2. How were the temples and other cultural
sites saved?
Read the text again and
answer the questions.
2. How were the temples and other cultural
sites saved?
Read the text again and
answer the questions.
2. How were the temples and other cultural
sites saved?
They were taken down piece by piece and
moved to other places where they would be
safe from the water.
Read the text again and
answer the questions.
3. How long did it take to complete the
project?
Read the text again and
answer the questions.
3. How long did it take to complete the
project?
Read the text again and
answer the questions.
3. How long did it take to complete the
project?
The project took 20 years to complete.
Complete the timeline
with the information from the text.
(Page 5, Activity 4)
Complete the timeline
with the information from the text.
Complete the timeline
with the information from the text.
Complete the news report with the
correct forms of the words in the box.
Then suggest a suitable title.
(Page 5, Activity 5)
Complete the news report with the
correct forms of the words in the box.
Then suggest a suitable title.
Complete the news report with the
correct forms of the words in the box.
Then suggest a suitable title.
development: economic development
Complete the news report with the
correct forms of the words in the box.
Then suggest a suitable title.
In a speech today, a scientist gave her
view on the new proposal. She said
that progress is important and our
area needs economic development as
well.
But she added, “We should not
accept the project as it puts our
cultural heritage in danger. We must
protect the temples and make sure
that no damage is done.”
Before she ended her speech, the
scientist suggested that we need to
establish a committee of experts to
preserve the cultural heritage and
prevent it from being harmed.
Complete the news report with the
correct forms of the words in the box.
Then suggest a suitable title.
proposal: the new proposal
Complete the news report with the
correct forms of the words in the box.
Then suggest a suitable title.
progress: the progress is important
Complete the news report with the
correct forms of the words in the box.
Then suggest a suitable title.
development: economic development
Complete the news report with the
correct forms of the words in the box.
Then suggest a suitable title.
heritage: cultural heritage
Complete the news report with the
correct forms of the words in the box.
Then suggest a suitable title.
temple: protect the temple
Complete the news report with the
correct forms of the words in the box.
Then suggest a suitable title.
damage: do (no) damage
Complete the news report with the
correct forms of the words in the box.
Then suggest a suitable title.
establish: establish a committee
Complete the news report with the
correct forms of the words in the box.
Then suggest a suitable title.
preserve: preserve the cultural heritage
Complete the news report with the
correct forms of the words in the box.
Then suggest a suitable title.
prevent: prevent it from being harmed
Complete the news report with the
correct forms of the words in the box.
Then suggest a suitable title.
Complete the news report with the
correct forms of the words in the box.
Then suggest a suitable title.
Scientist Says Progress Shouldn’t
Damage Cultural Heritage
Discuss the questions below.
(Page 5, Activity 6)
Discuss the questions below.
1. What were the solutions to the problem of
building Aswan dam?
Discuss the questions below.
1. What were the solutions to the problem of
building Aswan dam?
The solutions to the problem of building the
Aswan Dam were to ask for contributions
from different departments and for experts to
investigate and conduct tests leading to a
proposal to save the ancient buildings.
Discuss the questions below.
2. A lot of money was spent to protect the
temples. Do you think it was worthwhile?
Why or why not?
Discuss the questions below.
2. A lot of money was spent to protect the
temples. Do you think it was worthwhile?
Why or why not?
I think it was worthwhile to spend money on
protecting the temples because their value is
priceless in terms of cultural heritage.
Discuss the questions below.
3. Why do you think so many countries
contributed funds and offered help to the
Egyptian project?
Discuss the questions below.
3. Why do you think so many countries
contributed funds and offered help to the
Egyptian project?
I think that many countries helped because
Egyptian history and relics are world-famous
and are highly valued around the world as part
of our shared cultural history.
Summarise the text on page 4
by completing the passage. The first
letter of each word has been given.
(Page 62, Activity 3,Workbook)
Summarise the text on page 4
by completing the passage. The first
letter of each word has been given.
How to balance economic development and
cultural heritage protection can be a complex
problem.
Summarise the text on page 4
by completing the passage. The first
letter of each word has been given.
In Egypt the proposal of building the Aswan
Dam met with protests for fear of damaging
the temples and cultural relics.
Summarise the text on page 4
by completing the passage. The first
letter of each word has been given.
The government turned to the UN for help and
established a committee to prevent the loss of
cultural heritage and raise funds
internationally.
Summarise the text on page 4
by completing the passage. The first
letter of each word has been given.
Thanks to the hard work of the global
community, the project was completed
successfully with the country’s cultural
heritage preserved.
Homework
Read aloud the text.
A quick review
In this class, we
1. identified the problem in the text;
2. explained how the problem was
solved;
3. discussed the significance of
solving the problem.
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