湖南省新田县第1中学高中英语《Unit3Backtothepast》课件3牛津版必修3.pptVIP

英语课件;Unit 3 Back to the past Welcome to the unit ;Xintian’s historical sites;DaGuanbao;;Gui Bie;Juyan shi;Long Jia Da Yuan;;1. What are the four ancient civilized nations? China, ancient Egypt, ancient Babylon and ancient India. ;2. Have you ever heard of the seven wonders of the world? Do you know what are they? They are Pyramids, the Hanging Gardens, the Statue of Zeus, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Colossus of Rhodes, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus King.;;Pyramids;The Hanging Gardens;The Colossus of Rhodes;The topics we are going to deal with are quite fascinating but some seem to be far from our life. Look at the following pictures and tell us what they are.;The Statue of Zeus;1. Who is Zeus? A god of Greek mythology, Cronus and Rhea’s youngest son, the supreme ruler of both Mount Olympus and the Pantheon of gods residing there.;2. Where was the State of Zeus once located? At the ancient town of Olympia, on the west coast of modern Greece, about 150 km west of Athens. ;This is the statue of the god in whose honor the Ancient Olympic games were held. It was located on the land that gave its very name to the Olympics. At the time of the games, wars stopped, and athletes came from Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, and Sicily to celebrate the Olympics and to worship their king of gods: Zeus. ;In his right hand a figure of Victory made from ivory and gold. In his left hand, his scepter inlaid with all metals, and an eagle perched on the sceptre. The sandals of the god are made of gold, as is his robe.;The Taj Mahal (India);Located at Agra in Uttar Pradesh, the Taj Mahal is one of the most splendid masterpieces of architecture in the world, the one and only one of its kind across the world. It was Emperor Shah Jehan who ordered the building of the Taj Mahal, in honor of his beloved wife, Arjumand Banu who was later known as Mumtaz Mahal, which means, ;the Distinguished