Reading for writing
Write a news report
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析 文化遗产是历史和文化传承的重要载体,但很多文化遗
产经历了成百上千年的岁月洗礼,而面临年久失修、亟
待保护的危急局面,而最重要的是很多文化遗产的重要
历史和文化价值还没有得到充分认识。数字媒体的等技
术的发展,给文化遗产的保护带来了新的生机和可能。
Which cultural heritage do these pictures show?Mogao Caves.
The Mogao Caves (莫高窟), also known as the
Thousand Buddha Grottoes (千佛洞), form a system of
492 temples 25km (16 mi) southeast of the center of
Dunhuang, an oasis(绿洲) strategically located at a
religious and cultural crossroads on the Silk Road,
in Gansu province, China.
Mogao Caves is a group of ancient caves which were
built in different dynasties. It is famous for exquisite(精美
的)murals(壁画)and various sculptures(建筑) kept inside the
caves. With 735 caves, more than 45,000 square meters of
murals, 2,415 colored sculptures of different size. The
caves contain some of the finest examples of Buddhist
art(佛教艺术) spanning a period of 1,000 years.Let’s read a news report to
find one possible solution.
The Mogao Caves are such important parts of China’s cultural heritage.Can you tell how to make it fully known to the whole world?
Read the news report and answer the questions.
P8 11. What are the researchers and scientists trying to do?
What modern technology are they using?
2. Why are so many people interested in the
Mogao Caves?
3. What do you think of the researcher's
opinion in the last paragraph?
1. What are the researchers and scientists trying to do?
What modern technology are they using?
⑴ The researchers and scientists are trying to increase
knowledge and appreciation of China's ancient cultural heritage.
⑵ They are using digital photography to record a collection of
images.
2. Why are so many people interested in the Mogao Caves?
Because they have long been a meeting point for different
cultures and are part of the history of many countries.
3. What do you think of the researcher's opinion
in the last paragraph?
I agree with the researcher's opinion.
Understanding our own and other cultures is
a great way to understand ourselves and
others.
Study the organisation and language features.
Read the news report again and find these parts.
Lead sentence
Direct quote
Paraphrase
Background
information
Reporting verbs
Words to show
comparison
and/or contrast
P8 2-1
Underline the relative clauses that the writer uses to
identify the following.
things
people
time
P8 2-2
How to write a news report?
Headline
Lead sentence
Ending
Tell the reader the facts,
details, examples, etc.
Body
A Lead sentence
B Direct quote
C Paraphrase
D Background
information
E Relative clauses
Write a news report about a person or a group
who works to protect our cultural heritage.