1、Unit 1 Cultural relics 教案1(IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM )Introduction In this period, after the warming up, students will first be guided to discuss and share their views about cultural relics. They will then be helped to read a passage entitled JOURNEY DOWN THE MEKONG. It is a story about Amber Room
2、.Examples of “Warming Up” designs are presented in this book for teachers reference. Computer and overhead projector may be used to aid the teaching and learning. Objectives：n To read about cultural relicsn To learn about The Restrictive and Non-Restrictive Attributive ClauseFocusWordsamazing, selec
3、t, honey, design, decorate, jewel, artist, troop, reception, remove, wooden, doubt, formerExpressionsfancy style, belong to, in return, at war, less than PatternsIt was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels, which took the countrys best artists about ten years to make.However, the next king
4、 of Prussia, Frederick William I, to whom the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it.In return, the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers.This was a time when the two countries were at war.In less than two days 100,000 pieces were put inside twenty-seven wooden boxes.AidsMultimedia facilit
5、ies, tape-recorder, photos, diagramsProcedureI. Warming up (1) Warming up by defining Good morning, class. This period we are going to read about IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM. Before our reading, Id like to know:A. What kind of old things are cultural relics? B. Are all the old things cultural relics
6、?C. What is the definition and classification of cultural relics?D. To whom do cultural relics belong?Keys for reference: A. Cultural relics are physical remainders of what different peoples valued in the past and continue to value now. It can also be said that cultural relics are more than works of
7、 art, they are symbols of history and the people who lived in the past.B. No, not all the old objects are cultural relics.C. Each kind of relics preserves some aspect of cultural heritage and each relic is still a unique cultural expression and contributions.D. In a larger sense, it can be said that
8、 all the cultural relics belong to all peoples and whole societies, not a certain individual.(2) Warming up by presentingHi, everyone. Lets look at the screen. Ill present you some pictures. They all belong to cultural relics. Some of them are cultural sites. Some of them are natural sites. Please t
9、hink these over：A. Can you name them out?B. Who have the right to confirm and classify them?Keys for reference: A. They are cultural sites: The Great wall; The Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang; The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors;
10、The Mogao Cave. These are natural sites: The Jiu Zhai Gou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area; The Huang Long Scenic and Histioric Interest Area. The following are cultural and natural sites: Mount Taishan; Mount Huangshan; Mount WuYi.B. Only an international professional organization from UN h
11、as the authority to confirm and classify them.(3) Warming up by discussingNow, 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
12、 tree in the earth of our garden. Its 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? Keys
13、: ABC questions can be answered in all kinds of ways. The answers are flexible.II. Pre-reading(1) Looking and sayingWork in pairs. Look at the photos on the screen. All these relics are quite beautiful. But some of them were lost and ruined in history，such as Yuan Ming Yuan and the Amber Room. Pleas
14、e guess:A. What kinds of things can result in their disappearing? B. Why do they come into being once again? Keys for reference: A. Maybe wars, natural disasters, and time have damaged or destroyed them, getting them lost and changed. Many of them were even stolen and hidden while nobody knows who,
15、where and how. B. People get to know these. If these relics could not be found again, they would be rebuilt by people.(2) Explaining and sharingWork in groups of four. Tell your group mates:A. What do you know about the substance of “amber”?B. What do you know about the cultural relics “the Amber Ro
16、om”? Keys for reference:I am from group 2. From the knowledge we got from biology and chemistry, we know “amber” is a semi-precious stone used in jewelry and art world. Amber is really the fossil form of resin from trees. It has got its shape after a process that has taken millions of years to compl
17、ete. Trees in very ancient forests produced this resin, which slowly dropped from trees and was buried. Trees use resin to protect themselves from disease and harm caused by insects and fungi. I am from group 6. From the information of history legends and news reports, we know the Amber Room is a ro
18、om built by lots of ambers. It was a gift given to Peter the Great, the King of Russia, by the King of Prussia, Frederick William I. It was given the name because almost thousand tons of natural ambers were used to make it. But during the second world war in 1941, the Nazi German army secretly stole
19、 the Amber Room and sent boxes of the Amber Room on a train to a German city. After that, what really happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery.III. Reading(1) Reading aloud to the recordingNow please listen and read aloud to the recording of the text IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM. Pay attention to
20、 the pronunciation of each word and the pauses within each sentence. I will play the tape twice and you shall read aloud twice, too.(2) Skimming and identifying the general idea of each paragraphNow please skim the text to get the key words and general idea of each paragraph. 1st paragraphThe introd
21、uction about the Amber Room: design, color, shape, material2nd paragraph The present to the Czar: a part of winter palace in St. Petersburg, a reception hall for important visitor3rd ParagraphThe relocating of the Amber Room in Catherir times: moved into Summer Palace, more added to its design4th Pa
22、ragraphThe missing of the Amber Room: the two countries were at war, Nazi German army stole the Amber Room, 27 wooden boxes were trained to a German city, Nobody knew it from then on5th ParagraphThe rebuilding of the Amber Room: a new one but the same as the old built by the two countries, for celeb
23、rating the 300th birthday of Peterburg(3) Scanning and analyzing the characteristics of the textSince you have got to know the general ideas of each paragraph, can you tell me the characteristics of the passage, such as, the type of writing, the way of narrating, and the tense?Keys for reference: Th
24、is piece of passage is a narrative prose or non-fiction article written in a narrating style. It tells the history of Amber Room in the order of time so that we can clearly learn about what happened to it. The tense used in the text is past tense.(4) Reading and understandingNext you are to read and
25、 underline all the useful expressions or collocations in the passage. Copy them to your notebook after class as homework.Collocations from IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOMlook into, be used to, make the design for the room, in fact, as a gift of, add more details to, remove from the search for,belong to,
26、 feel as hard as stone, the fancy style, be made for, in return, one of the great wonders, art objects, look much like, give the name, be made into any shape, be made with gold and jewels, be made to be a gift, serve as, at war, remain a mystery, be ready for(5) Reading and transferring informationR
27、ead the text again to complete the table, which lists all the numbers in the text.NUMBER MEANING1716Frederic William gave the Amber Room to Peter the Great as a gift.1770Catherine had completed the adding to the Amber Room in this year.1941The Nazi German army stole the Amber Room in this year.2003T
28、he rebuilding of the Amber Room was completed in this year.7000 TonsThe total weight of the ambers used to make the room.55The number of soldiers given to the king of Russia in return.600The number of the candles lighting the Amber Room.2The two countries: German and Russia.2In two days the Amber Ro
29、om was removed to a German city.100,000The Amber Room was dismantled into 100,000 pieces2727 wooden boxes were used to contain the pieces of Amber Room.300thThe newly rebuilt Amber Room was ready for the 300th birthday of St Peterburg city(6) Reading and learning Read the text and learn more about t
30、he following proper nouns. You can surf on the website after class:Names of people Names of placesFrederick PrussiaFrederick William St.PeterburgPeter the GreatKonigsberg Catherine Winter PalaceSummer PalaceIV. Closing down(1) Closing down by doing exercisesTo end the lesson you are to do the compre
31、hending exercises No. 1 and No. 2.(2) Closing down by having a discussionA. Can you imagine the fate of the Amber Room? What is it?B. Do you think if it is worthwhile to reproduce the Amber Room? Why?Keys for reference: A. I have no idea about the fate of the Amber Room. Because anything can happen
32、to it. Maybe it was destroyed at war in the fighting fire. You see, ambers can be melted easily. Maybe it was kept secretly by somebody who had died without telling about it to anyone else. So maybe it is lying somewhere quietly.B. I think it is worthwhile to reproduce the Amber Room. Because it rep
33、resents 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.(3) Closing down by retelling the story of the Amber RoomWell, all of us have learned the history of the Amber Room. Lets recall some key words and expressions on the board. You are to retell the story of the Amber Room:ColorStyleShapeownerpresentmove to winter palaceadd tomore detailsremove to piecesput on trains remain a mystery 300th birthday
