Unit 1 Cultural Relics Warming-up &Reading

Step 1: Lead in As we know, China is a country with a history of more than 5,000 years. In the long history, people in different periods have left us quite a number of cultural sites, many of which are world famous.

Can you guess what cultural relic is in China? Can you give some examples of the famous cultural relics in the world Can you guess what cultural relic is in China? Can you give some examples of the cultural relics in China

Guessing Located in the center of Beijing, it was the symbol(象征) of the highest power in Ming and Qing dynasties（朝代）. It is the best preserved palace all over the world in which 24 emperors（帝王） used to live. Now it is opened to people as a palace museum. （ ） The Forbbiden City

The Forbidden City The Palace Museum

Guessing It was built in ancient China to keep out invaders.It was very difficult to build such a wall in the ancient days without any modern machines. All the work was done by hand. Because of its rich history and magnificent appearance, it has become a place of interest not only to the Chinese but to people from all over the world. ( ) The Great Wall

The Great Wall in China

There is no doubt that it is an amazing creation There is no doubt that it is an amazing creation. It is regarded as a part of the tomb of Qin shinghuang who unified the seven warring kingdoms.There are 8,000 strong army of clay（黏土）, and each life-size figure seems individual(独特的). （ ） The Terracotta Warriors

The Terracotta Warriors

Discussion What makes these places great and famous? a long history; cultural relics; important events that took place there …

Do you know what a cultural relic is? Step 2 Warming up Do you know what a cultural relic is?

Do you know what a cultural relic is? 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.

Are they cultural relics or not? Ming Dynasty vase ivory Dragon Boat

Are cultural relics only objects like vases or can they be buildings too?

It is known as the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas and Dunhuang Caves. Mogao Caves

Can you give some examples of the famous cultural relics abroad ?

Taj Mahal Taj Mahal is located in India. It is the grave that a king built for his wife. The grave showed the deep love of the king and the queen. Taj Mahal

Ankor wat in Cambodia

Sydney Opera in Australia

The Pyramids in Egypt

The Leaning Tower of Pisa（比萨斜塔）

Roman Colosseum

Big Ben

Stonehenge

Great Barrier Reef in Australia

Eiffel Tower in France

Which above places do you want to visit?Why? The Forbidden city The Great Wall The Terracotta Warriors Taj Mahal Ankor Wat Sydney Opara The Pyramids The Leaning tower of Pisa Big Ben Stonehenge Great Barrier Reef Eiffel Tower Which of the above places would you like to visit?Why? I will choose....to visit. The reason why I choose it is that....

Does a cultural relic always have to be rare and valuable? Is it enough to have survived for a long time? A cultural relic does not need to be rare and valuable. A cultural relic is enough to have survived for a long time.

What’s this? amber

Have you ever seen a piece of amber? What do you know about it?

Can you imagine a house made of amber?

The Amber Room

Step 3Reading Reading In Search of the Amber Room

Reading Comprehension I Skimming Reading Comprehension I The passage is mainly developed in the order of _________. time

Reading Comprehension II Scanning Reading Comprehension II Join the correct parts of the sentences together. A stole the Amber Room. B sent a troop of his best soldiers to the King of Prussia. C had the Amber Room made. D had it moved outside St Petersburg. E gave it to the Czar as a gift. F built a new Amber Room after studying pictures of the old one. 1 Frederick I 2 Frederick William I 3 Peter the Great 4 Catherine II 5 The Nazi army 6 The Russians and Germans

How did the Amber Room become one of the wonders of the world? 3 How was a new Amber Room built? 5 How did the Amber Room get lost? 4 How was the Amber Room made? 1 Why did the King of Prussia give the Amber Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift? 2

Read Para 1 to find detailed information about the Amber Room Colour yellow-brown Birthplace Prussia in the fancy style popular in those days Design Material several tons of amber; gold and jewels It took a team of the country’s best artists ten years to make it. Time to complete it

Answer the following questions. Scanning Answer the following questions. 1. Why is it called the Amber Room ? 2.Who made the Amber Room? Why?

Why is it called the Amber Room and how many tons of amber were used to make the Amber Room? It was given the name the Amber Room because several tons of amber were used to make it.

2. Who made the Amber Room?Why? The best artists in Prussia. It was designed for the palace of Frederick I.

Read Para 2 3. When was it given to Peter the Great? Why? In 1716. Frederick William I decided not to keep it.

4. What did Catherine II do with the Amber Room? She had the Amber Room moved to the palace outside St Petersburg and added more details to it.

Sadly, although the Amber Room was considered one of the wonders of the world, it is now missing.

5. What happened to the Amber Room in the second world war and later year? It was taken apart and missing in the second world war, and the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room at the summer palace.

6. When was it rebuilt? Why? In 2003. It was ready for the people of St Petersburg when they celebrated the 300th birthday of their city.

Reading ComprehensionⅣ Scanning Reading ComprehensionⅣ How many kings or queens are mentioned in this passage? Who are they?

Frederick William I Frederick I Peter the Great Catherine II

places characters years Read the passage quickly and find out characters , years ,and places in the passage. ( clues 线索）(3 m.) places characters 3 1 years 2

The clue of the story Nazi Frederick I Peter the Great pass down stolen given as a gift pass down Frederick William I Catherine II

Main idea Match each part of the passage with its headline The transform of the Amber Room as a gift and its change Para 1 Para 2 & 3 A new Amber Room Para 4 Brief introduction to the Amber Room Para 5 The missing of the Amber Room

Discussion Discuss the following two questions in groups of four. 1. Is it worth rebuilding lost cultural relics such as the Amber Room or Yuan Ming Yuan in Beijing? Give your reasons. 2. What are good ways to protect cultural relics from being destroyed and stolen?

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