1. Unit 7 Cultural relics Warming up Listening Speaking Pre-reading

2. The Pyramids in Egypt
The Great Wall
Stonehenge

3. Similarities A long history World famous Made of stones
Built by many people
Symbols of their countries and cultures
Tell us stories about ancient times

4. 1.All of them are old. Do you think they are still important to the people today? Why?
They stand for cultures of the countries.
They tell us history.
They make money from tourism.
2.What can we do to protect them?
We should protect them from being destroyed.
We should……

5. A Chinese knot
A five-star red flag
A toy panda
A pair of chopsticks
A Chinese painting
a map of China

6. 1.The storm did great _____ to the crops
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ancient, burn, damage, include, represent, stone, statue, ruins, portrait, limit, breath, dynasty, photograph
1.The storm did great _____ to the crops
2.Many people like the book, _____ me.
3.He is a famous _____ painter.
4.He took a deep _____.
5.There is a _____ to what I can do for you.
6.We choose a committee(委员会) to _______ us.
7.The old church is in ______.
8.Sometimes workers and painters used old _______ to help them rebuild the city.
9.The ____ of liberty(自由) was presented to the United States of America in the 19th century by the people of France.
10.In ______ times, women were not allowed to go to the school.
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damage
including
portrait
breath
limit
represent
ruins
photographs
statue
ancient

7. A Brief Introduction
The reading uses the reconstruction(重建) of St Petersburg as an example of how cultural relics and sites can be successfully restored or rebuilt. The text also suggests that cultural relics are an important part of a city’s and people’s culture. The efforts(努力) to restore St Petersburg’s old glory(荣誉) show the people’s determination to preserve(维护) their culture and describe some of difficulties the people had undertaking(承担) such a project.
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8. Questions What does the “city” in the title refer to?
When did the Russian Czar come here and build a new capital?
How long was the city under attack?
How can people bring back the beauty of their country and culture?
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9. Expressions 5.lie in pieces on the ground Para I 碎片满地都是(lie呈…状态)
6.do everything one can do to do sth.竭尽全力做某事
Para III
be used to do被用于做某事
bring sth. back to life=sth. come to life
with the help of在…的帮助下
be able to
missing pieces丢失的碎片
a portrait of
Para IV
1.look out over the city鸟瞰,俯瞰
2.come true实现
Para I
1.Where there is a river, there is a city.有河的地方,必然有城市.
2.on the bank of a river在河畔
3.flow through流过
4.be proud of
5.during one’s lifetime
6.look like
7.out of出自
Para II
1.mang important events in history
2.under attack遭遇袭击
3.give in to sb.
4.in ruins