1、,Unit 1 Cultural relics,Warming up and Reading,Words and expressions,Do you know what a cultural relic is?Cultural relics are traces or features surviving from a past age and serving to remind people of them.,Warming up,Whom do cultural relics belong to?Do you have any in your family?,In a larger se
2、nse, it can be said that all the cultural relics belong to all peoples and the whole society, not a certain individual.,Does a cultural relic always have to be rare and valuable? Is it enough to have survived for a long time?,No, it does not need to be rare or valuable; Yes, it is enough to have sur
3、vived a long time.,Are cultural relics only objects like vases or can they be buildings too? Look at the pictures below and discuss what they are and whether they are cultural relics or not.,The Tai Mahal (In India),ivory dragon boat,Mogao Caves,It is made up of 492 caves, which were deserted in the
4、 fourteenth century and lay untouched until the beginning of the 20th century. It lies at the rock side of the Mingsha Mountain in Gansu province. Its worth the name of art treasure house of the Chinese Nation.,Name: Place: Time: Importance:,The Great Pyramid of Khufu,Egypt,around the year 2560 BC,t
5、he only surviving of the Seven Ancient Wonders,Name:Place:Time:Importance:,The Great Wall,Beijing,Since 475BC,the symbol of China and its culture.,Name: Place: Time: Importance:,The Forbidden City,Beijing,the largest museum of cultural relics in China,The imperial palace/,1406 (the Ming Dynasty),Anc
6、ient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun,Mount Huangshan,The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors,the Leshan Giant Buddha,The Classical Gardens of Suzhou,Angkor Wat in Cambodia,The Sports Arena of Ancient Rome,Stonehenge in England,Pre-reading,Have you ever seen a
7、 piece of amber? What do you know about it? Look at the title and the picture of the reading passage and predict what it is about. Then skim it quickly and see if you were right.,Amber,amber,beautiful,rare/precious,Can you imagine a house made of amber ?,IN SEARTCH OF THE AMBER ROOM,Reading,The Ambe
8、r Room was made of almost seven thousand tons of amber. It was built in Prussia. Then, the king, Frederick William I, sent it to Peter the Great as a gift of friend-ship. And it soon became part of the winter palace. Later, Catherine had her artists add more details to its design. In September, 1941
9、 the Nazi German army secretly stole the Amber Room and then it disappeared mystically.,Background,Fast reading,1. What does the text tell us about amber? 2. How many tons of amber were used to make the Amber Room? 3. What else were used to make the room besides amber?,4. When and why did Frederick
10、William I give the Amber Room to Peter the Great? 5. What did Peter the Great give in return? 6. What did Catherine the Great do with the Amber Room？ 7. When and how was the Amber Room supposed to have been lost?,1. The king of Prussia who gave the Amber Room as a gift to Russia was_. A. Frederick I
11、 B. Frederick William I C. Peter the Great D. Catherine II,B,Careful reading Detailed information,2. The king of Prussia gave the Amber Room to Russia because_. A. he wanted to marry Catherine II. B. he was kind. C. he needed better soldiers D. he wanted to make friends,D,3. The Amber Room was stole
12、n by_. A. Russian soldiers B. German soldiers C. People in Konigsberg D. People in St Petersburg 4. In 1941, the city of Konigsberg was in _. A. Germany B. Russia C. Sweden D. France,B,A,C,5. The Russians didnt hide the Amber Room because _. A. they were at war B. they couldnt find a place C. the Ge
13、rman soldiers arrived too soon D. no train could take it away,1. It took some best artists about ten years to make the old Amber Room. 2. The Amber Room served as a reception hall for the guests of Frederick I. 3. The Amber Room was taken apart, put inside some wooden boxes and taken away by the Naz
14、is. 4. The new Amber Room was built at the winter palace.,T,F,T,F,True (T) or false (F).,Paragraph 1. How was the Amber Room made? Paragraph 2. Why did the King of Prussia give the Amber Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift?,Task 3: Main idea of each paragraph,Paragraph 3. How did the Amber Room bec
15、ome one of the wonders of the world. Paragraph 4. How did the Amber Room get lost. Paragraph 5. How was a new Amber Room built.,An introduction of the Amber Room,The best and biggest work of amber art ever made. （有史以来所制作的最大最好的琥珀艺术作品）,Yellow-brown,In the fancy style popular in those days,10 years for
16、 a team of the countrys best artists.,Para.1,A gift to Peter the Great,Q1: What was the amber room first made for?,It was first made for the palace of Frederick I.,Para.2:,Q2: What happened to the Amber Room in 1716?,1. his in St Petersburg.,2. a small for important visitors.,as a gift of friendship
17、,gave to,in return,to,Served as,Sent him his best soldiers,Peter the Great,a troop of,winter palace,reception hall,Frederick William I,Frederick I,(1716),The changes of the Amber Room,Who had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg? A. Frederick William I B. Catherine II C. Peter the
18、Great D. Frederick I,pass down,Peter the Great,Catherine II,Para. 3:,In 1770 the room was completed the way she wanted.,(add more details),The missing of the Amber Room,Time :,Event:,1941,Russia (the Russians),Nazi Germany(the Nazis),at war,stole .,the Nazis arrived,sent it to Konigsberg.,After that
19、, what happened to the Amber Room was .,were only able toremove .,furniture and small art objects,the Amber Room,a mystery,Para. 4:,A new Amber Room,Qs:1. Who have built a new Amber Room?,2. How old is St Petersburg now?,The Russians and Germans.,306 years old now.,Para.5:,The clue of the story,Pete
20、r the Great Czar,Catherine,Frederick,Frederick William,Nazi,Frederick,Frederick William,Nazi,pass down,given as a gift,pass down,stolen,Prussia,winter palace in St Petersburg,summer palace outside St Petersburg,Russia,Germany,Konigsberg on the Baltic sea,?,places,the palace of Frederick,places,1716,
21、1770,1941,2003,Frederick Williamgave the Amber Room to Peter the Great as a gift.,Catherine had completed the adding to the Amber room.,The Nazi German army stole the Amber Room.,The rebuilding of the Amber Room was completed.,years,years,Post-reading,The characteristics of the passage,This passage
22、tells the history of the Amber Room in the order of _ so that we can clearly know what happened to it. Besides the passage uses the_ Tense.,time,Past,Frederick I Frederick William I Peter the Great Catherine II The Nazi army The Russians and Germans,Stole the Amber Room. Sent a troop of his best sol
23、diers to the King of Prussia. Had the Amber Room made. Had it moved outside St Petersburg. Gave it to the Czar as a gift. Built a new Amber Room after studying pictures of the old one.,Join the correct parts of the sentences together.,1,Comprehending,Page 2,How did the Amber Room become one of the w
24、onders of the world?,How was a new Amber Room built?,How did the Amber Room get lost?,How was the Amber Room made?,Why did the King of Prussia give the Amber Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift?,Para 3,Para 5,Para 4,Para 1,Para 2,The following five questions summarize the main idea of the five para
25、graphs in the passage. Put the paragraph numbers in the boxes. Then answer the questions.,2,In groups discuss: Is it worth rebuilding lost cultural relics such as the Amber Room or Yuan Ming Yuan in Beijing? Give your reasons.,3,(You can use the expressions on page 6.),for,against,1. Remember the useful words and Expressions. Try to retell the story about the Amber Room. 2. Prepare for the next period.,Homework,