1. 新课标人教版课件系列
《高中英语》
必修2

2. 1.1《Unit 1 Cultural relics》

3. warming up and speaking
Unit 1 Cultural Relics
period 1
warming up and speaking

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

5. 文化遗产日 the Second Saturday of June
Can you give me some examples of cultural relics
that you know at home and abroad?

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

7. Triumphal Arch（凯旋门） where is it ? what is the purpose?
It is located in pairs , France
It’ s the biggest arch in the world.
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。

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. Louvre Museum(卢浮宫) It is also called musee du louvre in France.
It was built in the 13th 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 。

11. 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.

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

13. 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.

14. What did the Goddess hold in her hands.
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

15. 1.What are the similarities of these cultural relics?
discussion
1.What are the similarities of these cultural relics?
1)world famous
2)made of stones; man-made
3)a long history
4)symbols of their countries and cultures

16. All these cultural relics are quite beautiful
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.

17. As we known, some of the cultural relics were destroyed during the war.
Such as Yuan Ming Yuan, it was burnt out by the invaders.
Useful expression:
I think it is worthwhile because...
I don’t think so because...
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.

22. Words and expressions at home and abroad be made of
The Great Wall In danger
The Pyramid wonder
The Statue of Liberty worthwhile
stand for locate protect ancient
symbol grave king and queen

23. Homework
1.预习reading部分,找出文章中的两条线索
2.课后练习P2完成.
3.熟读生词和词组.
4.看英语双语报B1版面.

24. Reading and Comprehending
Unit 1 Cultural Relics
Period 2
Reading and Comprehending

25. The Pyramid in Egypt
The Statue of Liberty
What are the similarities of these
cultural relics?

29. The Amber Room Suppose the Amber Room got lost, how would you feel?
What will you do?

30. In search of the Amber Room
Prediction
In search of the Amber Room
What do you think the text may talk about
according to the title?
Turn to page 1

31. Fast reading (Answer the following questions)
paragraph 1
1. What was the Amber Room made of ?
7,000 tons of amber were used to make it.
It was also made with gold and jewels.
2. The amber feels as hard as stone, how can it be made into a room?
Once it is heated, the amber can be made into any shape.
How the Amber Room was first built.

32. para.2-para.5 Careful reading gift palace The Amber Room
Purpose
It was made not to be a ___________, but for the ___________ of Frederick I.
What
happened to the Amber Room.
1716____________________________________.
1770____________________________________.
1941____________________________________.
2003____________________________________.
gift
palace
Frederick WilliamⅠ gave the Amber Room
to Peter the Great as a gift.
Catherine Ⅱhad completed the adding to
the Amber room
The Nazi German army stole the
Amber Room
The rebuilding of the Amber Room was
completed.

33. Prussia important visitors Catherine Ⅱ spent her summers there
The places where the Amber Room has ever been?
Names of places
What is it used for?
The palace of FrederickⅠ
St. Petersburg (Winter Palace)
Summer Palace
Konigsberg
For the people of St. Petersburg to celebrate the 300th birthday of the city
Prussia
A small reception hall for
important visitors
Catherine Ⅱ spent her
summers there
Summer Palace

34. Role-play What are you going to introduce? added to more details
welcome
Suppose you are the guide of the Amber Room!
You are going to introduce the Amber Room to us.
What are you going to introduce?
added to more details
gave to sb as a gift
built
rebuilt
stolen
lost
Role-play

35. Homework
1.Read the passage again, and find some difficult sentences and useful expressions.
2.Remember the words and phrases in the warming up and reading
3.Try to retell the story.

36. Debate for against I think it is worthwhile to rebuild the
Amber Room. Do you agree?
for
against

37. Role-play
Suppose you are the guide of the Amber Room! You are going to introduce the Amber Room to us.
What are you going to introduce?
Design/material
The history of Amber Room.
Built>lost>rebuilt
owner present move to winter palace add to more details remove to pieces put on trains remain a mystery 300th birthday

38. I think it is worthwhile to reproduce the Amber Room
I think it is worthwhile to reproduce the Amber Room. Because it represents the culture and a period of history in St. Petersburg. It is a trace and feature surviving from a past age and serving to remind people of a lost time.

39. The Amber Room was made ________. Frederick WilliamⅠ________
The Amber Room was made ________. Frederick WilliamⅠ________. It soon became part of the Czar’s winter palace in St. Petersburg. Later, Catherine Ⅱ________ and she told her artists to ________. In September, 1941the Nazi Germany army secretly ________. After that, what happened to the Amber Room ________. Now Russians and Germans have ________ much like the old one.

40. Speaking They are all symbols of their countries and their cultures.
1.What do they have in common?
They are all symbols of their countries and their cultures.
They are all great man-made projects in the world.
They were built long time ago for some important purpose and they are now of great value to us today.

41. S1：The Great Wall in China is in danger
S1：The Great Wall in China is in danger. Some parts of the wall have been destroyed by the wind，air and rain. Thus it is dangerous for people to climb parts of the Great Wall. And there is also some rubbish on the Great Wall, which destroyed the beauty of the Great Wall. S2: The pyramids in Egypt are also destroyed by the wind, air and rain. Some of them need to be repaired.

42. Now, boys and girls, I met a “moral dilemma”
Now, boys and girls, I met a “moral dilemma”. That means I must make a choice between the interests of the family and the interests of the society. Things are like this: My old granny happened to find an ancient vase under the tree in the earth of our garden. It’s so beautiful and special. Now, my family fell into a moral dilemma. Can you help us to make a decision: A: What should we do? B: Can we keep it for ourselves or report it to the government? C: Have you come across such a situation — to make a difficult choice?

43. Yuan Ming Yuan (in China)
A garden for the Emperor

44. The tombs for Pharaoh （法老）in ancient
The Pyramids
in Egypt
The Sphinx
The tombs for Pharaoh （法老）in ancient
Egypt (Cultural and natural relics)

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