Reading for WritingUnit 1 Cultural HeritagePeriod5Identify the structures and features of a news report By the end of this period,students will be able toMaster the vocabulary about cultural heritageFind out key information in the reportwrite a news report :1.Whats the name of the heritage site?2.Where is it?3.What do you know about it?Reading1.Predict the main idea of the news report with the help of the title and the picture in the passage.The news report is mainly about how to promote culture through digital images in Mogao Caves.2.Read the news report to check your prediction.Read the news report again and answer the questions.1.What are the researchers and scientists trying to do?What modern technology are they using?2.Why are so many people interested in the Mogao Caves?3.What do you think of the researchers opinion in the last paragraph?Read the news report again and answer the questions.1.What are the researchers and scientists trying to do?What modern technology are they using?The researchers and scientists are trying to increase knowledge and appreciation of Chinas ancient cultural heritage.They are using digital photography to record a collection of images.Read the news report again and answer the questions.2.Why are so many people interested in the Mogao Caves?People are interested in the Mogao Caves because they have long been a meeting point for different cultures and are part of the history of many countries.Read the news report again and answer the questions.3.What do you think of the researchers opinion in the last paragraph?I agree with the researchers opinion.Understanding our own and other cultures is a great way to understand ourselves and others.Study the organisation of the news report.A.Lead sentence B.Direct quote C.Paraphrase D.Background information E.Reporting verbs F.Words to show comparison and/or contrastA.Lead sentenceLanzhou,9 August 2017.A group of researchers and scientists from China and other countries are working together to help increase knowledge and appreciation of Chinas ancient cultural heritage.(Para.1)The first sentence:time,place,who,what,whyStudy the organisation of the news report.A.Lead sentence B.Direct quote C.Paraphrase D.Background information E.Reporting verbs F.Words to show comparison and/or contrastB.Direct quote“Appreciating ones own cultural heritage is very important for understanding oneself.Appreciating the cultural heritage of other countries is very important for international communication and understanding.”(Para.3)Quote:To make the information/opinion more convincing and persuasive,help the reader understand the information.Study the organisation of the news report.A.Lead sentence B.Direct quote C.Paraphrase D.Background information E.Reporting verbs F.Words to show comparison and/or contrastB.Direct quote“Appreciating ones own cultural heritage is very important for understanding oneself.Appreciating the cultural heritage of other countries is very important for international communication and understanding.”(Para.3)Quote:To make the information/opinion more convincing and persuasive,help the reader understand the information.Study the organisation of the news report.A.Lead sentence B.Direct quote C.Paraphrase D.Background information E.Reporting verbs F.Words to show comparison and/or contrastB.Direct quote“Appreciating ones own cultural heritage is very important for understanding oneself.Appreciating the cultural heritage of other countries is very important for international communication and understanding.”(Para.3)Quote:To make the information/opinion more convincing and persuasive,help the reader understand the information.Study the organisation of the news report.A.Lead sentence B.Direct quote C.Paraphrase D.Background information E.Reporting verbs F.Words to show comparison and/or contrastC.ParaphraseTo provide more information to the lead sentence;To explain difficult/new ideas.They are recording and collecting digital images of cultural relics from the Mogao Caves,which were a key stop along the Silk Road throughout Chinas ancient history.Nearly 500,000 high-quality digital photographs have been produced since the international project started in 1994.(Para.1)Study the organisation of the news report.A.Lead sentence B.Direct quote C.Paraphrase D.Background information E.Reporting verbs F.Words to show comparison and/or contrastD.Background information To help the readers better understand the whole event.The Mogao Caves have long been a meeting point for different cultures and are part of the history of many countries.(Para.2)Study the organisation of the news report.A.Lead sentence B.Direct quote C.Paraphrase D.Background information E.Reporting verbs F.Words to show comparison and/or contrast E.Reporting verbs say,tell,ask,comment,suggest,As one researcher who is working on the project explains,“”(Para.3)Study the organisation of the news report.A.Lead sentence B.Direct quote C.Paraphrase D.Background information E.Reporting ver