Unit 1
Cultural relics
Warming up and Reading
Words and expressions
Do you know what a cultural relic is?
Cultural relics are traces or features surviving from a past age and serving to remind people of them.
Warming up
Whom do cultural relics belong to?
Do you have any in your family?
In a larger sense, it can be said that all the cultural relics belong to all peoples and the whole society, not a certain individual.
Does a cultural relic always have to be rare and valuable? Is it enough to have survived for a long time?
No, it does not need to be rare or valuable;
Yes, it is enough to have survived a long time.
Are cultural relics only objects like vases or can they be buildings too? Look at the pictures below and discuss what they are and whether they are cultural relics or not.
The Tai Mahal (In India)
ivory dragon boat
Mogao Caves
It is made up of 492 caves, which were deserted in the fourteenth century and lay untouched until the beginning of the 20th century.
It lies at the rock side of the Mingsha Mountain in Gansu province.
It’s worth the name of art treasure house of the Chinese Nation.
Name:
Place:
Time:
Importance:
The Great Pyramid of Khufu
Egypt
around the year 2560 BC
the only surviving of the Seven Ancient Wonders
Name:
Place:
Time:
Importance:
The Great Wall
Beijing
Since 475BC
the symbol of China and its culture.
Name:
Place:
Time:
Importance:
The Forbidden City
Beijing
the largest museum of cultural relics in China
The imperial palace/
1406 (the Ming Dynasty)
Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun
Mount Huangshan
The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
and the Terracotta Warriors
the Leshan Giant Buddha
The Classical Gardens of Suzhou
Angkor Wat in Cambodia
The Sports Arena of
Ancient Rome
Stonehenge in England
Pre-reading
Have you ever seen a piece of amber? What do you know about it?
Look at the title and the picture of the reading passage and predict what it is about. Then skim it quickly and see if you were right.
Amber
amber
beautiful
rare/precious
Can you imagine a house made of amber ?
IN SEARTCH OF THE AMBER ROOM
Reading
The Amber Room was made of almost seven thousand tons of amber. It was built in Prussia. Then, the king, Frederick William I, sent it to Peter the Great as a gift of friend-ship. And it soon became part of the winter palace. Later, Catherine Ⅱ had her artists add more details to its design. In September, 1941 the Nazi German army secretly stole the Amber Room and then it disappeared mystically.
Background
Fast reading
1. What does the text tell us about amber?
2. How many tons of amber were used to make the Amber Room?
3. What else were used to make the room besides amber?
4. When and why did Frederick William I give the Amber Room to Peter the Great?
5. What did Peter the Great give in return?
6. What did Catherine the Great do with the Amber Room？
7. When and how was the Amber Room supposed to have been lost?
1. The king of Prussia who gave the Amber Room as a gift to Russia was___. A. Frederick I B. Frederick William I C. Peter the Great D. Catherine II
B
Careful reading
—Detailed information
2. The king of Prussia gave the Amber Room to Russia because_____. A. he wanted to marry Catherine II. B. he was kind. C. he needed better soldiers D. he wanted to make friends
D
3. The Amber Room was stolen by___. A. Russian soldiers B. German soldiers C. People in Konigsberg D. People in St Petersburg
4. In 1941, the city of Konigsberg was in ___. A. Germany B. Russia C. Sweden D. France
B
A
C
5. The Russians didn’t hide the Amber Room because ______. A. they were at war B. they couldn’t find a place C. the German soldiers arrived too soon D. no train could take it away
1. It took some best artists about ten years to make the old Amber Room.
2. The Amber Room served as a reception hall for the guests of Frederick I.
3. The Amber Room was taken apart, put inside some wooden boxes and taken away by the Nazis.
4. The new Amber Room was built at the winter palace.
T
F
T
F
True (T) or false (F).
Paragraph 1. How was the Amber Room made?
Paragraph 2. Why did the King of Prussia give the Amber Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift?
Task 3: Main idea of each paragraph
Paragraph 3. How did the Amber Room become one of the wonders of the world.
Paragraph 4. How did the Amber Room get lost.
Paragraph 5. How was a new Amber Room built.
An introduction of
the Amber Room
The best and biggest work of amber art ever made.
（有史以来所制作的最大最好的琥珀艺术作品）
Yellow-brown
In the fancy style popular in those days
10 years for a team of the country’s best artists.
Para.1
A gift to Peter the Great
Q1: What was the amber room first made for?
It was first made for the palace of Frederick I.
Para.2:
Q2: What happened to the Amber Room in 1716?
1. his in St Petersburg.
2. a small for important visitors.
as a gift of friendship
gave to
in return
to
Served as
Sent him his best soldiers
Peter the Great
a troop of
winter palace
reception hall
Frederick William I
Frederick I
(1716)
The changes of the Amber Room
Who had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg?
A. Frederick William I B. Catherine II
C. Peter the Great D. Frederick I
pass down
Peter the Great
Catherine II
Para. 3:
In 1770 the room was completed the way she wanted.
(add more details)
The missing of the Amber Room
Time :
Event:
1941
Russia
(the Russians)
Nazi Germany
(the Nazis)
at war
stole .
the Nazis arrived
sent it to Konigsberg.
After that, what happened to the Amber Room was .
were only able to
remove .
furniture and small art objects
the Amber Room
a mystery
Para. 4:
A new Amber Room
Qs:
1. Who have built a new Amber Room?
2. How old is St Petersburg now?
The Russians and Germans.
306 years old now.
Para.5:
The clue of the story
Peter the Great Czar
CatherineⅡ
FrederickⅠ
Frederick WilliamⅠ
Nazi
FrederickⅠ
Frederick WilliamⅠ
Nazi
pass down
given as a gift
pass down
stolen
Prussia
winter palace
in St Petersburg
summer palace
outside St Petersburg
Russia
Germany
Konigsberg on the Baltic sea
?
places
the palace of
Frederick
places
1716
1770
1941
2003
Frederick WilliamⅠgave the Amber Room to Peter the Great as a gift.
Catherine Ⅱhad completed the adding to the Amber room.
The Nazi German army stole the Amber Room.
The rebuilding of the Amber Room was completed.
years
years
Post-reading
The characteristics of the passage
This passage tells the history of the Amber Room in the order of _____ so that we can clearly know what happened to it. Besides the passage uses the_____ Tense.
time
Past
Frederick I
Frederick William I
Peter the Great
Catherine II
The Nazi army
The Russians and Germans
Stole the Amber Room.
Sent a troop of his best soldiers to the King of Prussia.
Had the Amber Room made.
Had it moved outside St Petersburg.
Gave it to the Czar as a gift.
Built a new Amber Room after studying pictures of the old one.
Join the correct parts of the sentences together.
1
Comprehending
Page 2
How did the Amber Room become
one of the wonders of the world?
How was a new Amber Room built?
How did the Amber Room get lost?
How was the Amber Room made?
Why did the King of Prussia give the Amber Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift?
Para 3
Para 5
Para 4
Para 1
Para 2
The following five questions summarize the main idea of the five paragraphs in the passage. Put the paragraph numbers in the boxes. Then answer the questions.
2
In groups discuss: Is it worth rebuilding lost cultural relics such as the Amber Room or Yuan Ming Yuan in Beijing? Give your reasons.
3
(You can use the expressions on page 6.)
for
against
1. Remember the useful words and Expressions. Try to retell the story about the Amber Room.
2. Prepare for the next period.
Homework