Reading(1)：TheAcropolisnow

1、,Unit 2 witnessing time Reading The Acropolis now,Welcome,Lead in,2,the Acropolis,Greece,When we talk about Greece, What do you think of? Do you Know anything about Greece?,Athena and mythology,aegean sea,First Olympic Games,2004 Olympic games,Lets know more about Greece,Listen to para1 and answer t

2、he following questions:,In which fields did the ancient Greeks make contributions to western civilization?,Various fields:,philosophy science mathematics art architecture theatre politics Sport western or Roman alphabet,Which sport is mentioned in the text?,Marathon,marathon,What is marathon? Do you

3、 know the origin of marathon?,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.,What will the writer mainly talk about in the article?,philosophy science mathematics art architecture theatre politics Sport wester

4、n or Roman alphabet,architecture,2,Do you want to know more About the Acropolis?,Fast reading,1.When was the Acropolis built?Why it was built? 2.What was the Acropolis made of? 3.Who gave the Acropolis its World Heritage listing?,In the 5th century BC.,It was made of marble.,Read the article(para27)

5、 as quickly as you can and answer the following questions :,UNESCO.,(About 2500years ago),United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization,firm,In honour of the goddess of Athena.,Detailed reading,Listen to paragraph 2 and answer the following questions:,Where was the Acropolis built?

6、 Why was it built there? 2.What does the Acropolis consist of ?,At a high altitude above the city (Athens), on the hill called the Sacred Rock in the centre of the city. so that it was convenient for everyone to get to and the Acropolis could be seen from every part of the city.,three main temples:,

7、the Parthenon the Erechtheum the Temple of Nike,the Temple of Nike,the smallest under the three used to house a 13-metre-high gold-covered statue of the goddess of victory,The Parthenon,the largest of all three built between 447 and 432BC contained a gold and ivory statue of Athena,The Erechtheum,Si

8、x females statues used as columns at its entrance,Read para 3,4,6 carefully and find out what caused the damage to the Acropolis.,fill in the form below:,explosion, warehouse,theft,war,acid rain,Stole stones,marbles,Stole the best sculptures,polluted air,Deliberately:,Unintentionally:,bad reconstruc

9、tion,walking around the sites,Natural forces,man,earthquake,plant roots,bird droppings,1.What did the government do to restore the Acropolis?,Listen to the tape(para 57) and answer the following questions:,Established a committee to undertake the complete professional restoration of the Acropolis.,2

10、.What is the committee doing to undertake the restoration work?,Fix the bad restoration work Steady cleaning programme Statues have been removed Undertake important educational work,3.Why is the committee undertaking educational work?,Because they believe that the prevention of damage from ignorance

11、 and from people not caring about protecting the monument is very important.,Conclusion,function,destruction,construction,restoration,Consolidation,People say that nothing symbolizes _ like the Acropolis. I like the Parthenon in particular, which was built in honour of the goddess_. A lot of the bui

12、ldings have been restored because of gradual damage caused by nature and _.They have been damaged by earthquakes, acid rain,_ roots and bird droppings. People have also caused damaged by simply walking around the site or by deliberately destroying it. To try to avoid further damage, the Greek _ esta

13、blished a special committee to _ the restoration of the Acropolis. The committee find that a lot of damage to the site is caused by peoples _and by those who do not want to protect it . So the committee Is undertaking important _ work to teach people how to avoid damaging important historic buildings like the Acropolis.,Fill in the b