Unit 1 CulturalHeritage
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Listening and Speaking
Reporter: Hello. What are you guys doing?Stephanie: We’re creatingan app about Mount Tai. We’re part of an international youth project.Reporter: That's interesting. How many students are taking part in the project?（来自公众号：考试词霸）Stephanie: There are 23senior high school students from seven countries.Reporter: Why is the project here at Mount Tai?Liu Bin: Well, as you know, Mount Tai is one of the most famous mountains in China. The mountain andthe temples have been protected for over 3,000 years, so it's a great example of how people preserve their cultural heritage. We feel so proud to have chance to do something.Reporter: Tell me aboutthe app you're making.Liu Bin: We want to promoteMount Tai; that is, we want to tell teenagers in other countries about the mountain and Chinese culture. The app teaches teenagers about Mount Tai and even has a few games about cultural relics.Reporter: Oh, that’s aclever idea.（来自公众号：考试词霸）Stephanie: Yes. For example, this game is about the six cypresses that were planted on Mount Tai during the Han Dynasty. You learn about the trees and also the life in China over2,000 years ago.（来自公众号：考试词霸）Reporter: That sounds great! So what else will you put in the app?Liu Bin: Well, there are22 temples and some 1, 800 stones with writing on them. We’ll take photos of them all, and then visit the Dai Temple on Mount Tai, sinceit has so many important paintings and relics. Another group is reading about Mount Tai and writing texts for the app. We’ll also visit local schools andtalk to Chinese students.Reporter: Do you think that some people will use the app instead of visiting Mount Tai?（来自公众号：考试词霸）Liu Bin: No, not achance! The app is great, but the best way to see Mount Tai is to climb all 6,000 steps!Reporter: What?! How manysteps?（来自公众号：考试词霸）Liu Bin Stephanie: More than 6,000!
［Streetsounds from Red Square.］ ［］
Tour guide: OK, here we are: the Kremlin and Red Square.
Tourist 1: Excuseme, but what is the Kremlin exactly?
Tour guide: The Kremlin is a special government area. Inside, there are five palaces and four cathedrals.It's where the president lives, too.
Tourist 1: Wow... a little bit like the Palace Museum inBeijing.
Tour guide: Yes. I guess you could say that. The Kremlin was actually built around the same time, between the 14th and 17th centuries.
Tourist 1: What's that building over there, with the colourful round towers? I’ve seen so many photos of it. It looks so pretty, like a flame!
Tour guide: That’s Saint Basil, s Cathedral. People all over the world think of Russia when they seeit. It's like the Eiffel Tower in France or the Great Wall in China, a symbol of the country.
Tourist 2: Forgive me for asking, but can you tell memore about Red Square?（来自公众号：考试词霸）
Tour guide: Well,it's considered the centre of Moscow, and there have been many important parades and events held here. It also used to be a market place a long time ago.（来自公众号：考试词霸）
Tourist 2: Oh, really? How amazing!
Tour guide: I see that you're looking at the photos of an ice hockey game. Did you know that childrencan skate on Red Square in the winter?
Tourist 2: Noway! That's so cool
Tour guide: Yes. Red Square is also a place for music concerts. People have a lot of fun here.
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