The Rescue of Abu Simbel

Unit 7 Integrating Skills Reading

颐和园

布达拉宫 龙门石窟

武陵源

黄山

丽江古城

平遥古城

孔府、孔庙、孔林

Some World Heritage Sites in

China

Among the greatest man-made projects are the Great Wall of China, the Pyramids of Egypt and the Aswan High Dam, which is

also in Egypt.

Egypt is in the north of Africa .

Aswan is in the southeast of Egypt .

                                                                                      

                

The Nile River is the longest river in the world. It is 6,677 km long. The river has been used for irrigation( 灌溉 ) in Egypt since at least 4000 b.c. , and it is now used largely by the Aswan High Da

m.

Give “Yes” or “No” to the following statements:

1) Is Aswan Dam one of the greatest man-made projects in the world?

2) Does Rive Nile often flood large areas in Egypt now?

3) Is the High Dam one of the biggest dams in the world?

4) The temple at Abu Sinbel was the most important, wasn’t it?

6) Did the engineers make plans for rescuing the temple?

7) It was very easy to move the whole temple, wasn’t it?

8) Do people think it is necessary to spend so much money on rescuing this temple?

Y

NY

Y

YNY

1) Is Aswan Dam one of the greatest man-made projects in the world?

2) Does Rive Nile often flood large areas in Egypt now?

3) Is the High Dam one of the biggest dams in the world?

4)The waters of the River Nile are not still controlled by the dam, are they?

5) The temple at Abu Sinbel was the most important, wasn’t it?

6) Did the engineers make plans for rescuing the temple?

7) It was very easy to move the whole temple, wasn’t it?

Y

NThe Aswan High Dam controls the waters of

the Nile.

1) Is Aswan Dam one of the greatest man-made projects in the world?

2) Does Rive Nile often flood large areas in Egypt now?

3) Is the High Dam one of the biggest dams in the world?

4) The temple at Abu Sinbel was the most important, wasn’t it?

5) Did the engineers make plans for rescuing the temple?

6) It was very easy to move the whole temple, wasn’t it?

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

The project lasted four years and cost one billion US

dollars. In all, 1,200 workers and 200 other people worked on the

project.

1.Now Aswan Dam controls the blood and the following come true except_____.

A. The dam becomes well-known in the world .B. The water rushes through the top of the dam.C. The dam is very important and useful to Egypt.D.  Many culture relics have been well protected. 2. How many problems did the people have to solve in

order to build the dam? _____ A. Five. B. Four. C. Three. D. Two. 3. The main problem was ____.A. where a number of people had to settle down B. when many important old temples would be bloodedC. whether the temple could be protected wellD. how the engineers rescued the most important temple

Reading comprehension:

D

D

B

The High Dam at Aswan was completed in 1970. It was built for several reasons. What are they?

The river Nile use to flood large areas every year and destroyed houses and crops. The Aswan High Dam controls the waters of the Nile so that they now run regularly all through the year.Electricity can now be made from the water which rushes through the base of the dam. About 20-50% of the electricity which Egypt needs is produced from the dam.

First

Second

As a result of the dam, the water level of the lake was going to rise by 63 meters. It would be necessary to move 53,000 people from their villages. Some important old temples were in dander and would be covered by the water of the new lake.

What problems were caused by building the High Dam?

Why were the old temples so

important?

Because they dated from about 1250 BC. One of the most important temples in danger was the one at Abu Simbel. It was carved in the rock and had on the outside four large stone statues, each of which was 20 meters high.

Three Gorges Dam

Situation Problem Solution

Aswan High Dam

Temples and relics might be flooded.

Move the temples and relics to a safe places.

Three Gorges( 三峡 ) Dam

Discuss the second part in oares and fill in the information in the chart.

Water will cover areas where people live and may destroy the cultural relics.

Build new houses in other places, move the people and the cultural relics.

书面表达 用英语给一英语报刊编辑写一 60 左右词的短信，叙述暑假你在北京长城上见到有游客用小刀在城墙砖上写了许多字，对破坏名胜古迹的行为简述自己的想法。已给开头和结尾。

Dear editor,

__________________________

__________________________

__________________________Xiao Hua

One possible version: Dear editor,

I went to visit the Great Wall with my parents during the summer vacation. But some of visitors wrote something and their names on the bricks of the Great Wall with a knife. I don’t know why the people did that. It is bad manners for them to do so. The Great Wall is a famous place of interest in China and it has a long history. It should be protected by everyone. I’d like to discuss the problem in your newspaper and is that right?

Li Hua