Warming Up & Listening & Speaking Unit 1 Cultural relics Warming Up & Listening & Speaking the Potala Palace

Guessing game The Great Wall It has a long history of over 2,000 years and is considered as one symbol of the country. It is the symbol of China and its culture It was built with the purpose of protecting the country.

Guessing game Pyramid It was built of brick or stone during 2700—2500BC. It is the symbol of Egypt and its culture It was used as the emperor’s tomb. You are really good at guessing.

Guessing game Taj Mahal It was built in the seventeenth century in india. It is the symbol of love between the king and the queen. It was used in memory of the wife of a king

What is a cultural relic? A cultural relic is something that has s_______ for a long time and treasured for its historical or cultural value. Generally speaking, it is r____ and v_______. urvived are aluable

Disneyland Songtai Mountain Yuanmingyuan Park Abu Simbel temple

It has a long history of … be considered as… symbol Yuanmingyuan Park (during 1707~1860) lie in It has a long history of … be considered as… symbol be known for…amazing…mysterious… Lying in Bejing, Yuanmingyuan Park has a long history of more than 300 years. It was known for amazing buildings and mysterious collections. Besides, it is considered as a symbol of a shame of Chinese history. Can you introduce it as a cultural relic and the words in guessing game part may Help you organize your passage. According to this passage, we know it has survived…

? Disneyland Songtai Mountain Yuanmingyuan Park Abu Simbel temple Some s are confused about it. ?

Listening Abu Simbel temple □ reason □ worker □ history □ height □ position □ floods

Listening Abu Simbel temple REASON: They were built to ______ an ancient king of Egypt and his wife. HISTORY: It was built ______________________. POSITION: It is about two hundred eighty kilometers ______ of Aswan on the _______ bank (河岸) of the Nile River. WORKER: It took ___________________________ more than thirty years to cut the huge temple into the face of a rock mountain. Height: Each statue is about ________________. honor more than 3,000 years ago south western Now we have got some basic information about it so can you tell me if …can you find out some Sentences to prove that…it is a cultural relic that has survived for year. an army of workmen and artists twenty meters high

Prediction Abu Simbel Aswan High Dam water, rise, cover PROBLEM River Nile water, rise, cover PROBLEM Let’s listen to the tape and have a check. When Aswan High Dam was finished, Abu Simbel would be _______ by water but nobody wanted it to _________. covered disappear

A. seventy; in the 1960s B. seventy; in 1966 1. How was the problem solved? The engineers agreed to move it stone by stone and build it again above the waters of the dam. 2. It cost more than _____ million US dollars and the temple was finished _____. A. seventy; in the 1960s B. seventy; in 1966 C. seventeen; in the 1960s D. seventeen; in 1966 3. What is the author’s attitude to the project? A. positive B. negative C. unknown 4. Do visitors still like the temple after it is moved? Yes. It is still in a quiet and beautiful place which visitors are glad to visit.

What puts cultural relics in danger? In my view,…. Personally speaking,… To my understanding, … do harm to cause damage to have a negative effect on

Natural disasters: Human activities: earthquakes, sandstorm, tornado… Some cultural relics are stolen or sold to other countries. Some people carve their names everywhere. To make room for new buildings, some cultural relics are damaged.

Discussion: What advice can we give on protecting cultural relics? We can suggest that…should … It is suggested that…should… My suggestion is that... We may advise …to… It is a great idea to…

Make laws, obey the rules… Let’s do something!!! Natural disasters & Human activities: Cultural relics are in DANGER!!! Make laws, obey the rules… Let’s do something!!! Slogan (口号) Everyone’s contribution counts! ____________________________

Homework Share your slogan of protecting cultural relics with others. Preview READING: IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM. Finish ex. 1 in Comprehending.

Do cultural relics only refer to a building? Thinking Do cultural relics only refer to a building?

Guessing game Mona Lisa It is a famous painting in the history of art. Many people are interested in this amazing painting. Painted by Leonardo da Vinci, it is well known for the lady's smile.