Unit 1 Cultural Relics

Warming up and Reading Period 1

The Great Wall China Task 1 Guessing 1.a long history 2.the symbol(标志) of China and its culture 3.used for protecting our country 4.A man who has never been there is not a true man. The Great Wall China

Leshan Giant Buddha 1.A famous statue,Built during 713-803 AD . 2. on the east bank of Mingjiang River, Sichuan Province 3.Standing at 70.7 meters with shoulders 24 meters wide Leshan Giant Buddha

The Pyramid Egypt 1.Built during 2700-2500 BC . 2.used as the emperor's tomb 3.the symbol(标志) of Egypt and its culture The Pyramid Egypt

Brazil statue of Jesus Christ 1.One of the world’s most famous statues 2.located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3.began in 1921, and completed in 1931 4.look like a huge cross in the distance. Brazil statue of Jesus Christ

The Leaning Tower of Pisa （比萨斜塔） It is the famous Italy building. Because it leans to the earth it got the name leaning tower It is actually used for telling people time.

TAJ MAHAL（泰姬陵） It is located in India. It is the grave a king built for his wife. It showed the deep love of the king and queen.

Do they have something in common? Cultural Relics Do they have something in common? famous a long history tell us stories about the past symbols of their countries and cultures

What is a cultural relic ? A cultural relic is something that has survived for a long time, often a part of something old that has remained when the rest of it has been destroyed; it tells people about the past.

Cultural relics in China the Potala Palace

Cultural relics in China the Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses

Cultural relics in China the Dunhuang Mogao Caves

Cultural relics in China The Imperial Palace

Ankor Wat

The Water City of Venice

cultural relics in the world Taj Mahal

cultural relics in the world London Bridge

cultural relics in the world Stonehenge

The Sydney Opera

cultural relics in the world The Statue of Liberty

Do cultural relics only refer to buildings? Thinking Do cultural relics only refer to buildings? Can you give some other examples? Paintings, works of art, articles of daily use ect.

The Mona Lisa

清明上河图

Cultural relics

Discussion Because of wars, natural disasters and time, a lot of cultural relics have been destroyed. Some of them were even stolen. Discuss with your partner what are good ways to protect cultural relics from being destroyed or stolen?

Pre-reading What is amber? color yellow- brown feel like Amber is the fossil(化石)form of resin(树脂) from trees. It takes millions of years to form. feel as hard as stone

What is an amber room? A room made of amber

The amber room skimming Para 1 Para 2&3 Para 4 Para 5 Reading the history of the Amber Room the rebuilding of the Amber Room brief introduction to the Amber Room the missing of the Amber Room Para 1 Para 2&3 Para 4 Para 5

German city on the Baltic Sea scanning Draw a chart to show the remove of the Amber Room the winter palace in St Petersburg- Prussia Russia German city on the Baltic Sea ? the summer palace in St Petersburg A strange history

Careful reading Para1 :An introduction of the Amber Room Color Birthplace Style Material Time of building it yellow-brown Prussia fancy style amber(several tons) gold jewels 10 years

Para2-3: the history of the Amber Room Characters Place Time Event

his winter Palace in St Petersburg for his palace FrederickⅠ Frederick William I a troop of soldiers in return his winter Palace in St Petersburg a small reception hall for important visitors In 1716 use for Peter the Great

later 1.She had the Amber Room moved to the palace outside of St Petersburg. 2.Told her artists to add more details. change In 1770 600 candles lit the room The mirrors and pictures shone like gold ? mystery In 1941

Para.4 The missing of amber room 1.In 1941, the _____and ______were at war. A. Germany B.France C. Russian D.England 2. The Russians didn’t hide the Amber Room because ______. A. they were at war B. the couldn’t find a place C. the German soldiers arrived too soon D. no train could take it away 3. In 1941, the city of Konigsberg was in ___. A. Germany B. Russia C. Sweden D. France

Para.5 The rebuilding of amber room 1 2 3 4 who the Russians and Germans by studying old photos of the former one how 2003 when celebrate the 300th birthday of their city why

What’s the main idea of this passage? Consolidation What’s the main idea of this passage? It mainly talks about the amazing history of the Amber Room. The characteristics(特点) of the text an explanation(说明文) ? a narration(叙事文) ? an argumentation(议论文 )? the type of writing in the order of place? in the order of time ? the way of narrating

Read the passage again and underline all the sentences with attributive clauses. 1.This gift was the Amber Room, which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it . 2.The amber which was selected had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey. 3.It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels, which take the country’s best artists about ten years to make. 4.However, the next King of Prussia , Frederik William I , to whom the amber room belonged , decided not to keep it .

5.Later, Catherine II had the amber room moved to a place outside St Petersburg where she spent her summers. 6.In 1770the room was completed the way (that/in which) she wanted. 7.This was a time when the two countries were at war. 8.There is no doubt that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg ,which was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea .

Thinking Recently, it is reported that the Hengdian Group in Zhejiang province will invest 20,000,000,000 yuan to rebuild the Imperial Palace （圆明园）. It will cover an area of 3,500,000 square metres, the same size as the Imperial palace in Beijing. Do you think it necessary?

Should we rebuild Yuan Ming Yuan? Debate: Should we rebuild Yuan Ming Yuan? against For 1.attract more tourists; 2.make more money; 3. culture relics; …… 1.cost; 2. meaningless; 3.forget history; …… I think/don’t think it is worth rebuilding … because ... Sorry, I agree/ don’t agree with you, in my opinion…

Homework 1. Retell the text. 2. Write a short passage according to our discussion

Bye-bye!

1. Frederick William I, the King of Prussia, could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history. (P1, L1) 普鲁士国王腓特烈·威廉一世从来也不会想到他赠送给俄国人民的礼物会有如此离奇的历史。 could not/never have done 对过去所发生事情的否定推测

情态动词（could/might/must/should）+have done 表示对过去发生的事情的推测、批评、反悔。 ------, could never have imagined that his ----- 情态动词（could/might/must/should）+have done 表示对过去发生的事情的推测、批评、反悔。 e.g. could have done 可能做过；本来可以做（却未做） might have done 或许做过；本来或许会做 may have done 或许做过 would have done 本来要做（却未做） must have done 肯定已做过（表推测） needn’t have done 本来没必要做（却已做） should(n’t) have done 本来（不）应该做（却做了） ought(n’t) to have done

2. The design for the room was in the fancy style popular in those days. (P1, L5) 琥珀屋的设计采用了当时流行的别致的建筑式样。 fancy (1) adj. 奇特的，花样的 I don’t feel like making a fancy meal.

(2) vt. 想象,推测,假想 1) Don’t fancy that you can succeed without hard work. 2) I can’t fancy his doing such a thing. 3) I fancied him to be dead. 4) He fancies himself as a good writer. 5) Do you fancy a glass of coffee? 6) I don’t fancy walking in the rain. 总结：fancy + that-/one’s doing sth./sb. to be…/sb. as/sth./doing sth.

popular in those days 是形容词短语做后置定语，相当于一个定语从句which was popular in those days be popular with sb.在…中流行 This film is popular with the young people. The service offers young people advice practical on finding a job.

3. It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels, which took the country’s best artists about ten years to make.它也是用金银珠宝装饰起来的珍品。一批国家最优秀的艺术家用了大约十年的时间才把它完成。 decorated with gold and jewels是过去分词短语做后置定语，修饰treasure表示被动和完成。 eg. Oh, look! Here’s a photo ___ in my classroom at primary school. Can you recognize me in it? (take) take sb. +时间＋to do sth. 花费某人时间做某事 The great project took the team almost two years to finish.

4. About four metres long, the room served as a small reception hall for important visitors. (Para2, L6) 琥珀屋约四米长，做了接待贵宾的小接待厅。 serve as 担任，充当 He served two terms as President. He served as a waiter there. When you sleep in the open, old newspapers can serve as a blanket.

e.g. I was never allowed to do things the way I wanted. 5. In 1770 the room was completed the way(that) she wanted. (方式状语) e.g. I was never allowed to do things the way I wanted. He was looking at her in a way that surprised her. We have to make it work in the way that they want it to.

e.g. They had to face the fact that the nearest filling station is 6.There is no doubt that the boxes were then put on a train for konigsberg, which was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea. (同位语从句) 毫无疑问，这些箱子后来被装上火车运往哥尼斯堡，当时它是波罗的海边的一个德国城市。 e.g. They had to face the fact that the nearest filling station is thirty kilometers away. The doctors came to the conclusion that the patient was suffering from cancer. 注：同位语从句通常用that来引导，随着与其同位的名词不同，也可由When, where, whether, how等来引出。 e.g. I have no idea when he will return. There is no doubt… = It’s clear… = It’s beyond argument…

7. After that, what happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery He remained silent over the meal. The outcome remains to be seen. She remains a teacher, while her husband has got his Dr. degree. remain是不及物动词，后面不能跟宾语，但是可接名词、动词不定式、分词做表语。