Unit 7

Forbidden City

Mausoleum of the first Qing Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors

The Eiffel TowerParis

Abu Simbel--the Aswan Dam, Egypt

Do you know what do they belong to?

Cultural relics

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

文化遗产日 the Second Saturday of June Can you give some examples of the cultural relics both at home and abroad?

The famous cultural relics in China

in the past: To protect our countries now : to be a place for people to visit A man who doesn’t go to is not a true man The Great Wall

Nine dragons wall

the Potala Palace

Mogao Caves

The famous cultural relics in the world

The London Bridge

The Sydney Opera

The Water City of Venice

The Pyramids in Egypt

Sphinx of Egypt

The Great Pyramid of Giza （吉扎金字塔） It is located in Egypt now it became the grave after the king died.

THE ROMAN COLOSSEUM Italy

STATUES OF EASTER ISLAND Chile

Triumphal Arch （凯旋门） It is located in Paris, FranceIt is located in Paris, France It’ s the biggest arch in the world.It’ s the biggest arch in the world. It is grand and beautiful in the night light.It is grand and beautiful in the night light. 凯旋门是 1806 年拿破仑为纪念法 国大军战胜奥俄联军而建的。随 后的 1830 年革命，路易 - 菲利浦国 王将其作为革命军和帝国的纪念 馆。 Where is it? What is its purpose?

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.

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

Louvre Museum( 卢浮宫 )  It is also called musee du louvre in France.  It was built in the 13 th century.  It was a castle for the king of France.  In 1793,it opened to the public and became a museum. 卢浮宫始建于 13 世纪，是当时法国路 易王室的城堡，被充当为国库及艺术 馆 。

Stonehenge

Versailles Palace （凡尔赛宫） 1)It was first built for the king when they hunted in the countryside. 2) Now it is a museum.

London Tower （伦敦塔） It was built in the 1000s. The workers spent nearly 12years to finish it. It was once used as the castle,the prison, the museum. Now, it becomes the scenery for the people all over the world.

The Statue of Liberty (The symbol( 象征） of the USA) What did the Goddess hold in her hands. 女神双唇紧闭，戴光芒四射的冠冕，身着 罗马式宽松长袍，右手高擎象征自由的火 炬，左手紧握一铜板刻着《美国独立宣言》 发表的日期 -- 公元 1776 年 7 月 4 日，脚上散 落着已断裂的锁链，右脚跟抬起作行进状， 整体为挣脱枷锁、挺身前行的反抗者形象

1.What are the similarities of these cultural relics? A long history World famous Made of stones Built by many people Symbols of their countries and cultures Tell us stories about ancient times

All these cultural relics are quite beautiful. But some of them were lost or ruined in history, such as Yuan Ming Yuan, The Great Wall, The Pyramid. what can cause them lost or ruined. 1. Maybe they were destroyed by natural disasters (wind and rain). 2.Maybe they were even stolen by invaders during wars.

In October, 1860, the Yuanmingyuan Park was destroyed by the Anglo-French Joint Forces Now many people hope to rebuild the Park. Do you think it necessary to rebuild the Park?

Now our government has spent a lot of money on rebuilding it. Do you think it is worthwhile? 1.They have great value to us. 2.They tell us what our ancestors ( 祖先） were and what their life was like. 3.They tell us the history of our country, no one should forget the past. Useful expression: I think it is worthwhile because... I don’t think so because...

vaseMing Dynasty Task: Imagine you work for the state office of cultural relics. It is your job to look into any reports of cultural relics that have been found in China. You are sent to a small town where you find the vase that was stolen from a palace.The man insists that it belongs to his family. What will you say to him? a rare