江苏省江阴市祝塘中学译林牛津版高中英语选修9课件：U2 READING .ppt

1、What happened to these historic sites?Why were they destroyed?1.natural forces2.man2The Acropolis nowWhen we talk about Greece,What do you think of?Athena and mythologyAegean seaFirst Olympic Games2004 Olympic gamesRead para1 and answer the following questions:1.In which fields did the ancient Greek

2、s make contributions to western civilization?Various fields:philosophysciencemathematicsartarchitecturetheatrepoliticssportRoman alphabet2.Which sport is mentioned in the text?MarathonmarathonWhat is marathon?Do you know the origin of marathon?A long distance race created in honor of a Greek soldier

3、 who ran from Marathon to Athens to report the victory at the battle of Marathon in 490 BC.What will the writer mainly talk about in the article?philosophysciencemathematicsartarchitecturetheatrepoliticsSportwestern or Roman alphabetarchitecture1.When was the Acropolis built?Why it was built?2.What

4、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 para27 as quickly as you can and answer the following questions:UNESCO.(About 2500years ago)United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organizationfirm In honour of

5、the goddess of Athena.influence/impacteffect(1)the causes of differentdamages（3-4）introduction（2）the repair work（5-7）Structure:Read para2 and answer the following questions:1.Where was the Acropolis built?2.What does the Acropolis consist of?The Acropolis is a large flat rock in the center of Athens

6、,rising up high above the city.three main temples:the Parthenonthe Erechtheumthe Temple of Athena Nikethe Temple of Athena Nikethe smallest among the three;used to house a 13-metre-high gold-covered statue of Athena as the goddess of victoryThe Parthenon the largest of all three built between 447 an

7、d 432BC contained a gold statue of AthenaThe Erechtheumsix females statues which support part of its roof Read para 3 4 carefully and find out what caused the damage to the Acropolis.causeswarehouse,explosiontheftwar acid rainStole stonesStole the best sculpturespolluted airDeliberately:Unintentiona

8、lly:unsucessful reconstructionwalking around the sitesNatural forcesManearthquake1.What did the government do to restore the Acropolis?Read para 57 and answer the following questions:Appoint a committee to undertake the complete repair of the Acropolis.2.What is the committee doing to undertake the repair?Poor repair workA steady cleaning programmeStatues have been removedEducate the public