BookVIIModule6TheWorld’sCulturalHeritagePeriod1Introduction-----byJiHongfromHeilongjiangProvincialExperimentalHighSchoolAims:1.Knowledge:Graspthebasicideasaboutculturalheritageandtellthedifferencebetweentangibleandintangibleculturalheritage.2.Ability:Knowthefactabouttheendangeredlanguagesbyscanning.3.Affection:Becomemoreconcernedaboutourculturalheritageandbeeagertodosth.TeachingProcedures:1.Lead-inQ:LookatapictureofSuZhou.What’sinthepicture?Whatwillyouthinkofaccordingtothepicture?Possibleanswers:It’sabeautifulgarden./It’stheclassicalgardenofSuzhou.Q:Let’slearnmoreinformationaboutSuzhou.Studentswillreadthefollowingmaterials:SuZhou(苏州)isacityinJiangsuprovince.Itisfamedforitsbeautifulgardensandtraditionalwatersidearchitecture.TheClassicalGardensofSuZhouwereontheUNESCOWorldHeritageListin1997.SuZhouwasthecapitalofthekingdomofWufromthel2thto4thcenturiesBC.Historically,ithasbeentheoriginofWuculture,whichlaternurturesthecityofShanghai.Q:Whatkindofinformationhaveyougotafterreading?AndhaveyoupaidattentiontothiswordtheUNESCOWorldHeritageList?Whatisthemeaningofthat?Wouldyouliketointroducesthaboutit?2.Broadentheviewofthestudentsabouttheculturalheritage.Anotherpartofthereadingmaterialsishandedouttothestudents.TheywillreaditandgetsomeinformationaboutWorldHeritageSite.(AUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteisaplace(suchasaforest,mountain,lake,desert,monument,building,complex,orcity)thatislistedbytheUNESCOasofspecialculturalorphysicalsignificance.Theprogramcatalogues,names,andconservessitesofoutstandingculturalornaturalimportancetothecommonheritageofhumanity.Undercertainconditions,listedsitescanobtainfundsfromtheWorldHeritageFund.Asof2010,911sitesarelisted:704cultural,180natural,and27mixedproperties,in151StatesParties.ItalyishometothegreatestnumberofWorldHeritageSitestodatewith45sitesontheList.)Thentheteacherwillleadthestudentstounderstandthewordculturalheritage.Letstudentsguesstheexactmeaningoftheheritagebythefollowingdefinitions:Propertythatisheritablecanbepassedfromtheoldermembersofafamilytotheyoungerones.Heritagemeansimportantqualities,customs,andtraditionsthathavebeeninasocietyforalongtime.Q:Let’slookatthefollowinglist.Whatwillyoufind?WorldHeritageListofChineseCulturalSitesRatedashavingoutstandinguniversalvaluefromhistorical,aesthetic,ethnologicaloranthropologicalpointsofview.CategoryDateHistoricCentreofMacaoCultural2005ImperialTombsoftheMingandQingDynastiesCultural2000AncientVillagesinSouthernAnhui-XidiandHongcunCultural2000TempleofHeaven:anImperialSacrificialAltarinBeijingCultural1998SummerPalace,anImperialGardeninBeijingCultural1998OldTownofLijiangCultural1997ClassicGardensofSuzhouCultural1997HistoricEnsembleofthePotalaPalace,LhasaCultural1994MountHuangshanNatural&Cultural1990MountTaishanNatural&Cultural1987TheGreatWallCultural1987PekingManSiteatZhoukoudianCultural19873.Reading:1)Q:Let’slookatourbook.Whichoftheitemsintheboxarethepartofacountry’sculturalheritage?Whichdoyouthinkarethemostimportantitems?AndthendiscussyouranswerswithaPartnertocheckthemeaningofthefollowingphrases:uniquenaturalbeauty/aconferencevenue/preservedancientbuildings2)Scanning:Q:ReadthepassageTheWorldHeritageListandfindoutwhathappenedinthefollowingyears:19721985200320043)Q:Doesworldheritageneedtoprotect?Teacherwilltrytomakestudentsunderstatndthewordstangibleandintangiblebyansweringthequestion:Yes,itneeds.Infact,Chinahasdoneexcellentworkinprotectingworldheritage,bothtangibleandintangible.Thengivethedefinitionstoletstudentsunderstandthem:Tangiblepoof,results,advantagesetcthatareeasytoseesothatthereisnodoubt.Intangiblequalityorfeelingcannotbeclearlyfeltordescribed,althoughyouknowitexists.4)Q:ReadthereadingpartcarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestionsonPPT.WhatdidthedelegatesaywhenhepraisedChina’sworkonheritagesites?What’sthedifferencebetween“tangible”and“intangible”wordheritage?Whatdoesintangibleculturalheritageconsistof?5)Discussion:Pleasereadthefollowingmaterial.Whatshocksyou?Andwhatshouldwedotosaveourendangeredlanguages?Accordingtothenewatlas(地图册)ofUNESCO,amongthe6,000languagesexistingintheworld，2,500ofthemareabouttodisappearorhavealreadystoppedtheirexistence.About3,000languageslosetheircarrierseveryyear.Thus,outof97percentofthepopulationoftheplanetonly4percentarecarriersofthelanguages.Mostlikely,bytheendofthe21stcenturydominatinglanguageswilltaketheplaceof90percentofalltheexistingones.4.Homework:Designaposterwithyourpartners:Title:OurculturalheritageAttention:Yourgroupcanchooseanypartaboutthecultureheritagetomakeitknownbystudentsaroundyou.Trytomaketheposterknowledgeableandattractive.
