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THREATS TO OUR NATIONAL TREASURES J: journalist X: Prof Xu J: People have always had interest in the past. Professor Xu, what are the most important dangers to our archaeological treasures? X: They get damaged or lost. It's a matter of education. Pe...
ROOTS OF CHINESE CULTURE Jinsha Village near Chengdu, in southwest Sichuan province, became famous all over China in 2001. Construction workers from a local company were building roads there. On February 8, they found ivory and jade in the mud. Soon...
THE KING OF STONEHENGE On May 3, 2002, archaeologists in England found a grave of a man dating back to around 2300 BC. When he died, the man was about 40 years old. He was buried on his left side with his face to the north. The tests on his teeth sh...
1 Work with your partner and practice the following dialogue . Student A talks about a topic he of she is interested in, while Student B gives suggestions. EXAMPLE: A: I'd like to know more about life as it was two hundred years ago. B: Well. You ca...
SHAKESPEARES HEROINES One of the most famous young women from Shakespeare' s plays is Juliet, in Romeo and Juliet. A fight between their two families makes it impossible for Romeo and Juliet to get married. However, they marry each other in secret....
Read the following situation and act out the dialogue. Before Bassanio and Portia got married, Portia gave him a ring and made him promise to keep it all his life. Losing it, selling it or giving it away would be the end of her love for him. After t...
