1、Unit 1 Cultural relics Warming Up&Reading()What is your favorite city?Why?What makes a city great?a long historymany great peopleimportant events taking place therecultural relicsWarming UpLets enjoy!1.a long history2.the symbol(标 志)of China and its culture3.used for protecting our country4.A man wh
2、o has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.The Great WallGuessing长城在哭泣1.a famous statue,built during 713-803 AD2.on the east bank of Minjiang River,Sichuan Province3.standing at 70.7 meters with shoulders 24 meters wideLeshan Giant Buddha the Pyramid Egypt1.built during 2700-2500 BC2.used
3、as the emperors tomb3.the symbol(标志)of Egypt and its cultureName:Place:Time:Importance:the Forbidden CityBeijing1406(the Ming Dynasty)the imperial palace/the largest museum of cultural relics in Chinathe Sydney Opera HouseAustralia1973one of the Seven Wonders of the worldName:Place:Time:Importance:D
4、o they have something in common?symbols of their countries and culturesfamousa long historytell us stories about the pastCultural RelicsWhat is a cultural relic?A cultural relic is something that has survived for a long time.It is often a part of something old that has remained while the rest of it
5、has been destroyed.A cultural relic tells people about the past.It is usually rare.Cultural Relics in ChinaPotala Palace the Terra-cotta Warriors and HorsesCultural Relics in the WorldTaj MahalLondon Bridge1.one of the worlds most famous statues2.located in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil3.began in 1921,and c
6、ompleted in 19314.looks like a huge cross in the distancestatue of Jesus ChristThe Statue of LibertyDo cultural relics only refer to buildings?Can you give some other examples?Paintings,works of art,articles of daily use etc.ivory dragon boatMing Dynasty vaseMogao CavesLook at the pictures below and
7、 discuss what they are and whether they are cultural relics or not.the Mona LisaAlong the River During the Qingming FestivalAccording to the definition,what characteristics does a cultural relic have?mysteriouspreciousoldvaluablerarecultural relicDo you have any in your family?1.What are the things
8、in the pictures made of?Look at the pictures and answer the following questions.amberbeautifulrareprecious2.Can you imagine a room made of amber?In Search Of The Amber Room1.What happened to the Amber Room?2.How many tons of amber were used to make the Amber Room?ListeningListen carefully!Skimmingth
9、e history of the Amber Roomthe rebuilding of the Amber Roombrief introduction to the Amber Roomthe missing of the Amber RoomPara.1 Paras.2&3Para.4 Para.5charactersyearsplaces123Read the passage quickly and find out characters,years,and places in the passage.(clues 线索）2.Frederick William3.Peter the G
10、reat4.Catherine1.FrederickFrederickFrederick WilliamPeter the Great Peter the Great CzarCzarCatherineCatherineNazipass downgiven as a giftpass downstolenCareful reading:2.Frederick William3.Peter the Great4.Catherine4.Catherine1.Frederick1.What did these four people do to the Amber Room?2.What happe
11、ned in these four years(1716;1770;1941;2003)?Join the correct parts of the sentences together.Frederick IFrederick William IPeter the Great Catherine IIThe Nazi armyThe Russians and GermansA.stole the Amber RoomB.sent a troop of his best soldiers to the King of PrussiaC.had the Amber Room madeD.had
12、it moved outsideE.St PetersburgF.gave it to the Czar as a giftG.built a new Amber Room after studying pictures of the old one1.In 1941,the _and _were at war.A.Germany B.France C.Russia D.England2.The Russians didnt hide the Amber Room because _.A.they were at war B.they couldnt find a place C.the Ge
13、rman soldiers arrived too soonD.no train could take it away3.In 1941,the city of Knigsberg was in _.A.Germany B.Russia C.Sweden D.France 15632784Frederick William gave the Amber Room to Peter the Great as a gift.The Czar gave Frederick Williama troop of his best soldiers.The Amber Room was made for
14、Frederick.The Russians removed art objects from the Amber Room.More details were added to the rooms design.The Amber Room was taken apart and moved away.A new Amber Room was built.Catherine moved the Amber Room to a palace outside St Petersburg.1.What was given to the Russian people as a great gift
15、by Frederick William,the King of Prussia?The Amber Room.2.Why is it called the Amber Room?Because it was made of several tons of amber,which had a beautiful yellow-brown colour.RetellingIN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOMThe Amber Room,the best and biggest work of amber art ever made,was first built for _ _
16、 _ Frederick I.In 1716,Frederick William I gave it to Peter the Great _ _ _ of friendship and _ _ he got the Czars a troop of his best soldiers.Thus the Amber Room became part of the Czars _ _ in St Petersburg and served as a small _ _ for important visitors.Later,Catherine II told her artists to _
17、more details _ its design.Unfortunately,the palace of as a giftinwinterreceptionreturn add to palacehallin September 1941,when Russia and Nazi Germany were _ _,the Amber Room was secretly _ by the Nazis.100,000 pieces of the room were put inside twenty-seven wooden boxes._ _ _ _ that the boxes were
18、then put on a train for Knigsberg.After that,the Amber Room _ _.at warstolenThere iswas missingno doubtWhile the search for the old room continues,the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room which was ready for the people of St Petersburg to celebrate the 300th birthday of their city in 200
19、3.DiscussionvDiscuss the following question in groups of four.vIs it worth rebuilding lost cultural relics such as the Amber Room?Give your reasons.Some useful expressions Do/Dont you think that?Would you consider?Why/Why not?Do you have any ideas about?How do you know that?What do you think?What do you think of?Whats your idea/opinion of?What are your reasons for saying that?I think/dont think that I agree./Sorry,I dont agree.In my opinionI dont believe because HomeworkvRetell the text.vFinish the exercises on Page2、3.
