1、Unit 1 Cultural relicsPeriods 1&2Warming upReadingWriting Name:Place:Time:Importance:The Great WallBeijingSince 475BCthe symbol of China and its culture.Name:Place:Time:Importance:the Forbidden CityBeijingthe largest museum of cultural relics in ChinaThe imperial palace/1406(the Ming Dynasty)Name:Pl
2、ace:Time:Importance:The Potala PalaceLhasa,Tibetthe residence of the Dalai Lama/one of Tibets major pilgrimage destinations1693 Name:Place:Time:Importance:The Great Pyramid of KhufuEgypt around the year 2560 BCthe only surviving of the Seven Ancient WondersAncient Villages in Southern Anhui-Xidi and
3、 HongcunMount HuangshanThe Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors the Leshan Giant Buddha The Classical Gardens of Suzhou What is a cultural relic?A cultural relic is something that has survived for a long time,often a part of something old that has remained when the rest of
4、it has been destroyed;it tells people about the past.According to the definition,what characteristics does a cultural relic have?mysteriouspreciousoldvaluablerarecultural relicCan you recognize any other cultural relics?Do you have any in your family?If one of them got lost,how would you feel and wh
5、at will you do with it?amberbeautifulrare/preciousCan you imagine a house made of amber?The Amber Room v What is the Amber Room?v Why was it called the Amber Room?v What was it made for?v What happened to it?v Why to search for it?In Search of the Amber RoomReadingWhen you see this title,what do you
6、 want to know?1.Why was it called the Amber Room?2.What was it made for?Because almost seven thousand tons of amber were used to make it.It was made for the palace of Frederick I.3.Why to search for it?Because it was one of the great wonders of the world and now it is missing.Listen to the text and
7、answer three of themFast reading_Fredrick William gave the Amber Room to Peter the Great as a gift._The Czar gave Fredrick William 55 best soldiers._The Amber Room was made for Fredrick._The Russians removed art objects from the Amber Room._More details were added to the rooms design._The Amber Room
8、 was taken apart(拆除)and moved away._A New Amber Room was built._Catherine moved the Amber Room to the palace outside St Petersburg.Read the following sentences and discuss to number them.12345678Group workDetail readingRead Para 1 to find detailed information about the Amber RoomColourBirthplaceDesi
9、gnMaterialTime to complete ityellow-brownPrussiaof the fancy style popular in those daysseven thousand tons of amber;gold and jewelsIt took a team of thecountrys best artists tenyears to make it.Read Para.2 and answer questions1.When and why did Frederick William I give the Amber Room to Peter the G
10、reat?2.What did Peter the Great give in return?3.What did the Amber Room serve as?In 1716,Frederick William I gave the Amber Room to Peter the Great as a gift of friendship from the Prussian to the Russian people.Peter the Great gave 55 best soldiers in return.It served as a small reception hall for
11、 important visitors.Read Para.3 and answer the question1.What did Catherine II do to the Amber Room?Catherine II had the Amber Room moved to the palace outside St.Petersburg and added more details to its design.1.In 1941,the two countries Germany and France were at war.2.The Russians didnt remove th
12、e Amber Room but only the furniture and small art objects.3.The Nazis secretly stole the Amber Room.4.10,000 pieces of the room were put inside 7 wooden boxes and then put on a train for Konisgberg.5.After that,what really happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery.TTTFFRussia100,000Read Para.4 an
13、d tell“T”or“F”271It was built by _2Following _,it has been made to look much like _3It was used to celebrate _ of the city St Petersburg.the Russians and Germansold photosthe old onethe 300th birthdayRead Para.5 and find out the information about new Amber RoomMain ideaBrief introduction to the Ambe
14、r RoomThe transform of the Amber Room as a gift and its changeThe missing of the Amber RoomA new Amber RoomPara 1Para 2&3Para 4Para 5Match each part of the passage with its headline1.)draw a chart to show the remove of the Amber RoomScanningPrussiaRussiathe winter palace in St Petersburg-the summer
15、palace in St PetersburgGerman city on the Baltic Sea?A strange history FrederickFrederickFrederickWilliamWilliam Peter the Great CzarPeter the Great CzarCatherineNazi2)What did these people do to the Amber Room?1.It took people a lot of time and money to search for the lost amber room.Why did people
16、 insist on looking for it?Does the amber room deserve it?2.What should be done with it once it is really found?Why?State your opinion.Reading and ThinkinglIn my opinion.lI agree thatlPersonally speakinglI must say thatlThere is no doubt thatImagine that you work for the state office of cultural reli
17、cs.Its your job to look into any reports of cultural relics that have been found in China.You are sent to a small town where you find a relic that was stolen from a palace.Its a rare Ming Dynasty vase.The man who has it insists that it belongs to his family.What will you say to him?Pair WorkTask 1Ob
18、viously the vase doesnt belong to I think you ought to.In my opinion its your duty to In a way,a cultural relic doesnt belong to a single person;it belongs to Homework1.Go over the“Reading”and find out the useful expressions in it.2.Write a composition of about 100 words about one of the cultural relics that you have visited or want to visit.
