1. Unit 1 Cultural relics Warming up& reading Hanbin Middle School by Zhangling

2. the Terra Cotta Warriors the Big Wild Goose PagodaThe Great Wallthe Old Summer Palacethe Pyramids Taj Mahal

3. What are the similarities( 相似点） of these cultural relics? They are built by _____________. They all have long __________. They can tell us stories about the ______. They are r____ and v________. human beings histories past arealuable

4. Amber room ( in Russia)

5. amber

7. It has a beautiful yellow-brown colour. It feels as hard as stone. It easily melt when heated. Once it is heated, it can be made into any shape.

8. necklace bracelet( 手链 ) vase

9. It is said that the amber room is worth___________________________ dollars. 100-250 million (1 亿 -2.5 亿 ) Missing! Amber room

10. IN SEARTCH OF THE AMBER ROOM Reading

11. What do you want to know before reading the passage? Who made this room? Who lived in this room? What’s the size of this room? How much money did it cost? Which country does it belong to? …

12. The main idea of the passage This passage use the _____tense( 时态 ) to tell the _______ of the ________ Room in the order of _____, which is a _______ relic of _______ and Germany. time past history cultural Russia Amber Fast reading

13. How did the Amber Room become one of the wonders 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 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Summarize the main idea of each paragraph.

14. How was the Amber Room made? Colour Design How long was it built? Yellow-brown In the fancy style popular in those days 10 years for a team of the country’s best artists. Para.1 Careful reading

15. As a gift to Peter the Great Q1: What was the amber room first made for? Para.2: Q2: What happened to the Amber Room in 1716?

16. As 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:

17. As a gift to Peter the Great Para.2: Q2: What happened to the Amber Room in 1716? Frederick William I gave the Amber Room to Peter the Great as a gift.

18. 1. His in St Petersburg. 2. A small for important visitors. as a gift of friendship gave to in return to served as sent him his best soldiers Peter the Great a troop of winter palace reception hall Frederick William IFrederick I (1716) Retell the event in Para.2.

19. The Amber Room became one of the wonders of the world. Who had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg? A. Frederick William I B. Catherine II C. Peter the Great D. Frederick I Peter the Great Catherine II Para. 3: In 1770 the room was completed __________ ________. (added more______) the way she wanted details

20. Para. 4: In September, _______,the Russia and ____________ were at war. Before the Nazis arrived, the Russians were only able to remove_________ and small art _________. The Nazis secretly stole the ______ itself. After that, what happened to the________ Room was a _________. The Amber Room got lost. 1941 Nazi Germany furniture objects room mystery Amber

22. A new Amber Room Questions: 1. Who have rebuilt a new Amber Room? 2. How did they rebuild it? The Russians and Germans. Para.5: By studying old photos of the former Amber Room.

23. The clue of the story Peter the Great Czar Catherine Ⅱ Frederick Ⅰ Frederick William Ⅰ Nazi Frederick Ⅰ Frederick William Ⅰ Nazi p a s s d o w n g i v e n a s a g i f t o w n e d b y s t o l e n

24. Suppose one day you happen to dig out a Ming Dynasty vase, What would you do with it? Keep it by yourself? Give it to the government? or Discussion

25. I agree with the first idea, because… If I dig out a vase, I would… In my opinion… I think/don’t think that… Here are my reasons. First…second…besides… Useful expressions

26. The class had a debate and discussed whether it is right for whoever finds valuable cultural relics to keep them. The question of the debate Those who agreed that if you find cultural relics you can keep them had three reasons.

27. First, they said that time and money had been spent looking for them so the finders deserved them. Second, they said nobody would look for lost relics if they could not keep them. Third, they said that there are so many old relics that it does not matter if one or two belong to those who find them. The ideas that support the question with reasons

28. Those who disagreed also had three reasons. First, they said all cultural relics are valuable for finding out about the past. Second, they said that it is dishonest to take things that do not belong to you. Third, they said that every cultural relic belongs to the country and not any one person. The ideas that disagree with the question with reasons

29. We had a class vote. Those who disagreed with the question won. The debate changed the minds of some people who had originally supported Johann Weber’s ideas. The result of the class vote

30. 1. Remember the useful words and expressions. Try to retell the story about the Amber Room. 2. Prepare for the next period. Homework