河北省石家庄二中高一人教版英语必修二UNIT 1 CULTURAL RELICS READING 教学课件（共29张PPT）.ppt

1、TAJ MAHAL（泰姬陵）1.It is located in India.2.It is the grave a king built for his wife.3.It showed the deep love of the king and queen.Terracotta warriors and horses1.It is located in Xian,China.2.It is a part of the grave of the first emperor of ChinaThe London Bridge1.a bridge across the Thames 2.loca

2、ted in London,the UK 3.one of the landmarks of Londoncolor yellow-brownfeel likeAmber is the fossil(化石)form of resin(树脂)from pine trees.If it has come into contact with insects when still in its liquid form,they may become part of the amber.It takes millions of years to form.feel as hard as stoneWha

3、t is amber?AmberBut can you imagine a room made of amber?IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOMPre-reading Look at the title and the picture then predict what the passage is about.Read the passage quickly.Answer the following questions:When and where did the story happen?Who made the Amber Room?Why?When did th

4、e Amber Room disappear?What finally happened to the Amber Room?Discussion:1.Are all the old things cultural relics?2.What kind of things are cultural relics?3.Whom do cultural relics belong to?All peoples and the whole society or a certain individual?Do you know some other cultural relics in China a

5、nd abroad?Look at the pictures on page 1.Do you know what material they were made of?14Detailed reading Look at the following sentences.Combine them using attributive clause.The Amber Room is a gift.The amber was selected.The Amber Room is decorated with gold and jewels.A.Several tons of amber were

6、used to make it.B.It had a beautiful yellow-brown color like honey.C.It took the countrys best artists about 10years to make it.Guess the meaning of the words “select”and “decorate”.Fill in the blanks with proper words or expressions:The Amber Room _ _ Fredrick William at first.However,he didnt want

7、 to keep it and gave it to Peter the Great as a _.The Czar sent him a troop _ _.Later another ruler of Russia,Catherinehad the Amber Room _ to a palace outside St.Petersburg.More details _ _ _ it.Unfortunately,the Amber Room _ mirrors and pictures are shinning like gold is now missing.belonged togif

8、tin returnmovedwere added towhose2.Paraphrase the sentence:About four meters long,the room served as a small reception hall for important visitors.Translate the sentence:Before the Nazis could get to the summer palace,the Russians were able to remove some furniture and small art objects from the Amb

9、er Room.Why Russians and Germans built the new Amber Room together?On the one hand,Germans want to do something to make up their fault.On the other hand,the Amber Room has already become one of the world relic which should be protected and treasured by all the nations and peoples all over the world.

10、What does the word“former”mean?Who built the city of St.Petersburg according to the information in the text?2003-300th birthday-1716-Peter the Great True or false1.The Amber Room was a gift given to the Russian people by Frederick William.2.It took Prussias best artists about ten years to build the

11、Amber Room.3.The room was at first designed for the palace of the King,Frederick.FTT4.In St.Petersburg,the room was just used as a small reception hall for important visitors.5.In 1770,the Amber Room was rebuilt the way Catherine wanted.6.Germans secretly stole the room when Germany and Russia were

12、at war in 1930s.FTFStructure of the text:The creation of the Amber Room-Frederick William A gift for the Czar Peter the GreatNew owner:CatherineRussians and Germans rebuilt the Amber Room.In 1941,World War:The Amber Room was stolen.Suppose you are the guide of the Amber Room!You are going to introdu

13、ce the Amber Room to visitors.What are you going to introduce?Basic information:made of.History:1716 1770 1941 2003 welcomeFrederick William ICatherine IIGerman NazisRussians&GermansRole-playLadies and gentlemen,welcome to Amber Room.Im glad to introduce the Amber Room to you.Built inPrussiagave it

14、to 1716moveadded_FrederickFrederick William Peter the Greatin returnCatherine natsirebuiltLadies and gentlemen,welcome to the Amber Room.stolen1941Recently,it is reported that the Hengdian Group in Zhejiang province will invest 20,000,000,000 yuan to rebuild the Imperial Palace（圆明园）.It will cover an

15、 area of 3,500,000 square metres,the same size as the Imperial Palace in Beijing.Do you think it necessary?Should we rebuild Imperial Palace/Yuan Ming Yuan?1.cost;2.meaningless;3.forget history;1.attract more tourists;2.make more money;3.cultural relics;I think/dont think it is worth rebuilding beca

16、use.Sorry,I agree/dont agree with you.In my opinionFor againstA cultural relic may be many thousands of years old or it may be a few hundred.It is any object,building or item that was made sometime in the past.A cultural relic often tells us something of the way people lived at the time it was made.Or a cultural relic is something rather rare,valuable.