Unit 3 Back to the past

Unit 3 Back to the past

? China has a total of 38 cultural and natural heritage sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List（世界遗产名录）.

The ancient city of Pingyao 平遥古城

Ming and Qing Tombs 明清皇家陵寝

Mogao Caves 敦煌莫高窟

Mount Emei and Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area 峨眉山---乐山大佛

Lijiang in Yunan 云南丽江

What are the four ancient countries ? China Egypt India Ancient Babylon

The Statue of Zeus 宙斯神像

The Taj Mahal 印度泰姬陵

The Hanging Gardens (Ancient Babylon) 空中花园

The ruin of the hanging gardens

The Potala Palace

Discussion Is it important to protect cultural heritage? Do you have any suggestions on how to protect it?

Lost Civilizations

Pompeii Loulan

Reading strategy: reading diary entries When you are reading diary entries recording someone’s travels, you should look for: ⑴ ⑵ ⑶ dates and place names facts and historical information personal feelings and opinions

founded taken over by the Romans Mount Vesuvius erupted Giuseppe Fiorelli was made director of the Pompeii dig a commercial city covered over by sandstorms discovered by a Swedish

Personal feelings & opinions lucky unfortunately amazing; hard to imagine… VisitingPompeii Visiting Loulan so excited… interesting What a pity!

Study the phrases Finish KSL P45 Part 2

1. remain vi. There ________ a few apples on the tree. remained The only __________ problem is how to make more money. remaining remains It __________ to be seen whether you are right. Are there problems _______ to be solved? remaining

2.represent vt. This picture ________ a scene of harvest. represents The competition attracted over 500 people _________ 8 different countries. representing represented The President was __________ at the ceremony by the Vice-President.

3. surround vt. He found himself _________ with strangers. They could see into the courtyard from the roofs of the ___________ buildings. He didn’t pay attention to his ___________. With water _________ the island ,everything there looks so beautiful. surrounded surrounding surroundings surrounding

4.amaze vt. My family were _________ at how well I could speak foreign languages. Her knowledge _________me at that moment. Her knowledge is ________. Our holiday was _________ cheap. amazed amazed amazing amazingly

5.existvi. existence n. exits It seems there _______a serious problem in their work. The Roman Empire ________for several centuries. Is there any life __________ on the Mars ? When did the Great Wall come into ________? existed existing existence

6.take over The television station __________ and held for some hours. He succeeded in _____________ that company in the business competition. was taken over taking over

uried oused rupted 1.It was cruel for them to be b______ alive 2.My paintings are h______in the building. 3. She e ______ in anger over the noise. 4.They spent an e ______ sum on the project. 5.Have you collected enough m _____ for the new book? 6.The heavy rain d______ all hope of a picnic. 7.He knocked over a bottle of ink and r____ the table cloth. 8.The storm did a lot of d_______ to the crops. normous aterial estroyed uined amage

Peoplestarted to dig in the area for treasure, which caused much damage. 1.People started to dig in the area for treasure,_______ much damage. 2.______ people started to dig in the area for treasure caused much damage. 3._______ _______ to dig in the area for treasure caused much damage. causing That People’s starting

A saying goes that Rome wasn’t built in one day. ______a saying goes, Rome wasn’t built in one day. There is a saying ____ _____Rome wasn’t built in one day. As that goes

to through 1.I saw bodies of people had been turned ___stone. 2.I looked at it _______ a pair of binoculars. 3.It was a stopping point __ the Silk Road. 4.There was an ancient water system that ran ______ the city. 5. I saw streets ____ they had been,_____ stepping stones along the road. 6.But even that didn’t prevent the city ____ being buried ______ sand. on through as with from by

C 1. In 1860, an Italian was made_____ director of the Pompeii dig. • a B. the C. / D. An _____ president of the USA, Barack Obama was born in Hawaii . • A B. The C. / D. An B Mr. Black , manager of the factory is on a trip. John Smith was head of the research group.

2.We found the ruins ______ interesting. A. most B. a most C. the most D. More Of the three books ,Treasure Island is _____interesting. A. most B. a most C. the most D. more A C

3.I can see how hungry you were----there is nothing ______on the plate. A.leaving B. remained C.left D.to remain C Travelling is certainly good for them, but it remains _____ whether they will enjoy it. A.to see B.to be seen C.seeing D.seen B

4.All the people were buried alive, and so____________. A. was the city B. the city was C. is the city D. the city is ----You forgot to tell him the news. ----Oh, my God. So _________. A. did I B. I did C. I do D. do I A B

5.The door opened and in_________. • come Miss Green B.Miss Green came • C. came Miss Green D. did Miss Green came • The door opened and in __________. • came he B. he came • C. did he come D. had he come C B

Finish Part E on page 45

Retelling the text • Suppose you are Giuseppe Fiorelli, tell us something about Pompeii. 2 Suppose you are Sven Hedin, tell us something about Loulan.

Not only should we protect history and learn from the past civilizations , but we should also protect the present environment and make this world a much better one.

Homework Written work: KSL page6 45-48 Dictation: words and phrases

Unit 3 Back to the past