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Question
What is the role of World Heritage Committees?
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Solution
The committee is responsible for establishing which site will be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Your teacher will explain the ‘Heritage Cycle’.
By understanding (cultural heritage) people value it.
By valuing it people want to care for it.
By caring for it, it will help people enjoy it. From enjoying it, comes a thirst to understand. By understanding it____________
How many world Heritage sites were there around the world?
Match the pairs to define different roles of the World Heritage Sites.
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B |
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1. Identify cultural and natural sites |
1. green, local based, stable, and decent. |
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2. Natural sites Identify sites of |
2. of outstanding universal value across countries. |
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3. Identify sites that represent |
3. preserve outstanding sites and natural resources |
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4. UNESCO seeks to |
4. tourism |
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5. World Heritage Sites should have |
5. an asset for economic development and investment. |
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6. World Heritage should |
6. protect these sites. |
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7. World Heritage Site serves as |
7. best examples of the world's cultural and/or natural heritage. |
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8. World Heritage Site should ensure |
8. special importance for everyone. |
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9. It should at large develop |
9. relevant development plan policies. |
Complete the following information from the text.
| Tasks | Activities to |
| Preservation of any historical site → (Duties) | |
| Preserving World Heritage sites → (Reasons) | |
| Promoting tourism → (Role) |
Prepare a Travel Brochure or Leaflet of your native place or any town/historical place/hill station to attract tourists using the points below.
| Nearest Railway Station ________________________ Nearest Air Port ________________________ Nearest Bus Stand ________________________ |
| Top five spots to visit ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ |
| Special features of this spots ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ |
| Have Fun! Entertainment ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ |
| Mouthwatering/special cuisine ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ |
| Other nearby sight-seeing spots ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ |
The country where Mount Huangshan is situated ____________
The body which can exclude a site from World Heritage list ____________
The World Heritage Sites include __________________.
What are our duties towards preservation of any historical site?
Read the following duties towards preservation of any historical site and make sentences about each of our duties.
- Obey rules and regulations-Visitors must obey the rules and regulations, displayed at the Entrance
- Maintain discipline and order
- Maintain cleanliness
- Use dustbins and garbage bags
- Observe silence
- Maintain environmental safety
- Protect our country’s history/heritage.
