Learning PlanUnit 2 The Acropolis now Name Step1 Check homework: words and expression1. have an effect/influence/impact on 2. western civilization 3. Ancient Greeks 4. make many advances/achievements 5. associate . with 6. the capital city of Athens 7. symbol 8. architect monument 9. used to do sth. 10.house 11.Statue status 12.damage, destroy, ruin ruins 13.natural forces 14.seize control of 15.warehouse 16.pack v. n. 17.gunpowder 18.cause.to explode 19.occur vi. 20.sculpture 21.turn over 23.under the title of 24.friction 25.be recognized as 26.Mend/repair 27.construction 28.carry out 29.clumsy 30.secure 31.deliberately 32.pollute/pollution 33.cause damage to sth. 34.in gesture to do 35.appoint 36.committee 37.undertake 38.make progress in 39.in prepare for/prepare for 40.fall down 41.steady adj. 42.protect.from/against 43.process n. progress n.v. 44.be based on 45.assessment 46.generation to come Step 2 Fast reading 1 When was the Acropolis built?(no more than 5 words) 2 What was the Acropolis made of ?(no more than 1 words) 3 When was the Acropolis listed as a World Heritage （遗产）site? (no more than 2 words) Step3 Careful reading:1. In which fields did the Greeks make contributions to Western civilization? (no more than 10 words) 2. How has the Acropolis been damaged?(no more than 14 words) 3. What is the aim/purpose of the committee set up in 1975?(no more than 10 words) Step4 Further understanding of the textWe can divide the text into three parts:I. Part one: Para. : influence on Western civilization II. Part two:Para. to Para. : historyIII. Part three: Para. to Para. : importance of protecting itStep5 Readingstrtegy What do words underlined refer to :1. L30: The Temple of Athena Nike is the smallest among the three. It used to house a13-metre-high gold-covered statue of Athena as the Goddess of Victory. It refers to: 2. L42: The Acropolis is no different. It has been damaged partly by natural forces like earthquakes, but the greatest damage of all has been caused by man.It refers to: 3. In 1458 the Turks defeated the Greeks and seized control of Athens. Later they used the Parthenon as a warehouse and packed it with gunpowderthey refers to: 4. L57 The last major damage of this kind occurred with the theft of many of the best sculptures in 1801,when an Englishman, Lord Elgin, cut them off the face of the Parthenon, and took them to London.them refers to: 5. L116 Th