高中英语Unit2Reading的课件牛津选修9

1、2021/8/11 星期三1Welcome to 2021/8/11 星期三2MarathonOlympic flag2021/8/11 星期三3Athenathe Greek goddess 2021/8/11 星期三4Which country or city can you think of when seeing the pictures?(Athens, the capital city of Greece)When we talk about Greece ,What do you think of?(Its long history, brilliant achievements

2、 in art and architecture, fantastic Greek mythology and the ancient Olympic Games.)2021/8/11 星期三5Then do you know what the greatest symbol of Athens is?the Acropolis2021/8/11 星期三62021/8/11 星期三7Fast reading:2021/8/11 星期三8 Listen to the tape and try to find answers to the three questions 1 When was th

3、e Acropolis built? In the 5th century BC 2 What was the Acropolis made of ? It was made of marble. 3 Who gave the Acropolis its World Heritage listing? UNESCO 2021/8/11 星期三9Careful reading: 2021/8/11 星期三10Part1;para1 SignificanceIn which fields did the Greeks make contributions to Western civilizati

4、on?In philosophy, science, mathematics, art, architecture, theatre, politics and sport.2021/8/11 星期三112.Which of the followings was not a Greek invention? A. The Western alphabet. B. Roman alphabet.C. Architecture. D. Marathon 2021/8/11 星期三12Part2;para2 Introduction1.The Acropolis was built in honor

5、 of Athena, the goddess of Athens.2.Inside of the Acropolis, there are two main temples to Athena.3. The Acropolis was built on the hill called the Sacred Rock in the centre of the city because it was convenient for everyone to get to and could be seen from every part of the city.TFT2021/8/11 星期三13P

6、art3;(para3-4) Damages1.How have so many ancient monuments been damaged?They have been damaged partly by natural things like earthquakes, and partly by man.2021/8/11 星期三142. What was the last major destruction done to the Acropolis by man? The last major destruction occurred with the theft of many o

7、f the best sculptures in 1801, when an Englishman started to take them to London.2021/8/11 星期三153. In which year did the Acropolis receive a World Heritage listing from UNESO? A. 1835B. 1975 C. 1987D. 20042021/8/11 星期三16Part4(para5-7)Protection1.What is the aim of the committee set up in 1975?Its ai

8、m is to undertake the complete, professional restoration of the Acropolis.2021/8/11 星期三172. Why is the committee undertaking educational work?Because they believe that the prevention of damage from ignorance and from people not caring about protecting the monument is very important.2021/8/11 星期三183.

9、 What would happen if people did not learn about damage prevention?More important historic buildings would be damaged.2021/8/11 星期三19Fill in the blanks2021/8/11 星期三20 Useful expressions and languages points2021/8/11 星期三211. The Western or Roman alphabet is a Greek invention, as is the marathon, whic

10、h is a long distance race named for a Greek messenger who ran from Marathon to Athens to report a victory at the battle of Marathon in 490 BC. 西方字母表或罗马字母表是希腊人的发明。 马拉松比赛也是，这种长跑是为纪念一位希腊信使而命名的。公元前490前，这名信使从马拉松一直跑到雅典，报告了马拉松战役大捷。2021/8/11 星期三22as is the marathon 是非限制性定语从句，as 为关系代词，代替前面整个主句的内容。Shes unusua

11、lly tall, as are both her parents.He opposed the plan,as could be expected.2021/8/11 星期三23 as (adverb) 约如，像Shell soon be as tall as her mother.I cant run as fast as you.2021/8/11 星期三24as (preposition) 担任，作为；如同She works as a waitress.It could be used as evidence against him.2021/8/11 星期三25 as (becaus

12、e) conjunction 因为,由于 As it was getting late, I decided to book into a hotel.You can go first as youre the oldest. as (while) conjunction 当时候；一面一面I saw him as I was coming into the building.He gets more attractive as he gets older.2021/8/11 星期三26as (conjunction) 虽然，尽管although:Angry as he was, he coul

13、dnt help smiling.2021/8/11 星期三27 1. (2006天津) The Beatles, _ many of you are old enough to remember, came from Liverpool. A. what B. that C. how D. as高考链接2021/8/11 星期三28 2. (2006广东) Jenny was very sad over the loss of the photos she had shot at Canada,_ this was amemory she especially treasured. A. a

14、s B. if C. when D. where 3. (2006浙江) _ is our belief that improvements in health care will lead to a stronger, more prosperous economy. A. As B. That C. This D. It2021/8/11 星期三294. (2006江苏) The owner of the cinema needed to make a lot of improvements and employ more people to keep it running, _ meant spending tens of thousands of pounds. A. who B. t