大学英语视听说unit4

4. They performed the first plastic surgery in history!
Word Bank 2
• • • • • exclude vt. deliberately not include sth. exclusion n. exclusive a. excavation n. the process of digging in the ground to find things from the past excavate v. basement n. the part of a building that is partly or completely below the level of the ground exhibition n. exhibit vi. /n. display vi. /n. restoration n. the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state restore vt.
oasis: a fertile tract in a desert
II (P.19)
1. hidden away beneath the cool marble floors 藏在这家博物馆冰冷的大理石地面 下 2. it will be extremely challenging to decide what to put on display 很难决 定展出那些文物
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Part 3
I (P.53) 1. c, B D 2. b, C E G 3. a, A F II (P.53)
1. documenting
2. Many
3. final
4. many more
Follow-up
I (P.54) the artificial toe 3,000 the first plastic surgery in history he wanted to walk safely in the afterlife the ivory palette 3,000 fish mixing powders and beauty aids the ibex antelope 5,500 artificial: unreal; man-made flint afterlife: life after death
Part 1
I (P.51) 1. The Egyptian Museum of Cairo 2. the amazing artifacts in this Museum II (P.51)
1. 160,000
2. 80,000
3. 3,000
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plastic surgery an operation on the body to alter or improve its shape or appearance
I (P.54) the statue of Kai 4,000 beside the pyramids an important priest the child mummy 2,000 inside a tomb prepare it for display Tutankhamen’s harness 1923 the young king’s life
3. the Middle East and the Muslim world; Arab, Arabic
Warm-up Questions
True or False? 5. Regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood enabled Egypt one of the world’s great civilizations. T 6. Cairo is an ancient city, well known for its importance in the history of pharaonic civilization, due to being the home of the Great Sphinx and the Giza pyramid complex. F 7. The Egyptian Museum in Cairo is world famous for the ancient artifacts it has on display, but even more extensive collection are kept in storerooms.
6. its proximity to …
T
Warm-up Exercises
I (P.50)
1. tomb 2. pyramid 3. Pharaohs 4. royal II (P.50) 1. archaeologist D 2. Egyptologist 3. curator C B
5. Artifacts
6. C
The Hidden Treasures of
Egypt
Unit 4
/’i:dʒɪpt/
Egypt
Warm-up Questions
True or False? 1. Egypt is a country located on two continents ---Asia and Africa. T 2. Egypt is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west. T 3. Egypt is widely regarded as an important political and cultural nation of Africa. F 4. The Suez Canal, which joins the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, largely shorten the voyage from Europe to Africa. F
III (P.51)
1. It’s something that you can never see in any museum in the world.
2. I don’t think that any museum in the world would really have a basement like this. 3. When you come here and you walk around the galleries, you can smell history.
Part 2
I (P.52) 1. 3. 4. 6.
II (P.52)
• theme lengthy
•
• •
falling forgotten basement
display exclude items history challenging
Word Bank 3
• preserve vt. keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; conserve beautifully preserved carving harness n. straps and neckwear that horses or other animals wear to pull loads chariot n. a two-wheeled vehicle drawn by horses often used in ancient times document v. record in detail; n. file documentary a. documentary film
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Reading Comprehension
I (P.62)
1. C
2. B 3. A 4. D 5. A
7. D
8. documenting each other
9. the king’s own harness for his chariot 10. many more artifacts are still to be found in Egypt
3. still in perfect condition 现在依然完好 无损
4. there are many more artifacts still to be found 埃及还有更多文物有待发现
Oral Work
• III (P.51) Work with a partner. Retell the story of the ancient plastic surgery. G1-5 III (P.52) Work with a partner. Answer the following questions: 1.Where and how can El Ham find the hidden treasures? G6-10 2.Why will it be extremely challenging to decide what to put on display? G11-15
6. mummy
4. conservator
A
Word Bank 1
• decay vt. Make something slowly destroyed by a natural chemical process • -ologist is used to replace -ology at the end of nouns in order to form other nouns that refer to people who are concerned with a particular science or subject. archaeology /ɑ:ki'ɔlədʒi / archaeologist / archaeological Egyptology / Egyptologist / Egyptological • symbolic a. symbol n. • antiquity n. an artifact surviving from the past; historical works of art, relics