Module9Unit2WitnessingtimeWitnessingtimeDoyouknowwherethefirstOlympicgameswasheld?Guesswhichcountryitisfrom?GreeceHowmuchdoyouknowabouttheancientGreeks(inthefieldofphilosophy,science,mathematics,art,architecture,theatre,politicsandsports)?ReadingTheAcropolisReadingTheAcropolisWhatistheAcropolis?Amonumentconstructedinthe5thcenturyBCatahighaltitudeabovethecapitalcityofAthensinGreece.Scanthepassageandtrytofindtheanswertothequestionasquicklyaspossible2TheAcropolisinGreeceWhatdoyouthinkofwhenyouseetheAcropolisinGreece?CarefulReadingCarefulReading21.InwhichfieldsdidtheGreeksmakecontributionstoWesterncivilization?2.WherewastheAcropolisbuilt?Why?3.Howhavesomanyancientmonumentsbeendamaged?4.WhatwasthelastmajordestructiondonetotheAcropolisbyman?Readthepassageagainandanswerthefollowingquestions:5.Whatistheaimofthecommitteesetupin1975?6.Whyisthecommitteeundertakingeducationalwork?7.Whatwouldhappenifpeopledidnotlearnaboutdamageprevention?2CausesDetailsActionsChemicalacidrainfromairpollutionBiologicalplantrootsandbirdNaturalearthquakesMechanicalbadreconstructionHumandeliberatedamagewalkingaroundtheAcropolisstealingstonesScanthearticleagainandfillintheformbelow:2CompletePartsDandEAnswersD:1.d2.e3.j4.c5.b6.f7.e.8.i9.h10.gE:1.Athens2.Athena3.people4.plant5.government6.undertake7.ignorance8.conservation9.monument10.sculpturesLanguagepoints:1.haveanimpacton:haveaneffecton2.beresponsiblefor:tobeinchareof,tobecauseof3.associate…with….:tocombine…with…4.inhonourof:inmemoryof,showingrespect5.occur:totakeplaceorhappen,tocomeintomind6.ondisplay:onshow7.carryout:toputintopractice8.naturalforces:自然的力量9.damage和destroy区别:damage指部分损坏,可修复,destroy指毁灭性的破坏，不可修复10.defeat:winagainstsbinawar11.inagestureto:inorderto‘gesture’heremeans‘意图’12.acidrain:酸雨Translations.1.那个故事对小孩子产生很大的影响。Thatstoryhasagreatimpactonchildren.Badweatherwasresponsiblefortheaccident.Consolidation2.坏天气是引起这场事故的原因。Ican’thelpassociatingherwithmyyoungersister.Atemplewasbuiltinhonourofthebravedragon.Whateventoccurredin1991?3.我情不自禁地把她和我的妹妹联系到了一起。4.人们建造了一座庙来纪念那条勇敢的龙。5.1991年发生了什么重大的事件?2Hisbikewasdestroyedintheaccident,andcan’tberepaired.6.他的自行车在车祸中坏了,不能再修了。7.中国队去年打败了日本队。Inagesturetoreducepollution,thegovernmenttriedallmeans.ChineseteamdefeatedJapaneseteamlastyear.8.为了能减少污染,政府想尽了各种方法。Weshouldbepolite,inparticular,toparents.Acidrainwascausedbypollution.9.酸雨是由污染引起。10.我们要有礼貌,尤其是对父母。GroupworkYouareajournalistfromCCTV.WorkingroupsandwriteareportabouttheAcropolisandwhattheGreekgovernmenthavedonetorestoreit.RecognizingreferencemarkersReadingstrategy:Whenyoureadatext,youcanalwaysfindreferencemarkerssuchas‘it’,‘she’or’they’thatrefertoapreviouslymentionedobject,person,grouporidea.Theuseofreferencemarkersistoavoidrepetitionofkeywordsbecausethisisconsideredtobebadstyle,Forexample,insteadofsaying‘theAcropolis’allthetime,theauthorwilltrytovarytheexpressionbyusingthereferencemarker‘it’orwordssuchas‘themonument’.RecognizingReferencemarkerswillhelpyoureadadifficultarticle.Ifyoucomeacrossawordthatisdifficultorsomethingyoudon’tunderstand,donotworry.Theauthorwilloftenrepeatthewordinadifferentway.ReadthethirdparagraphusingthestrategyHomework:1.DopartsA1andA2onpage110inWorkbook2.SearchtheInternetfortheinformationaboutborrowedwordsinEnglish
