Cultural relics
The First Period
Task 1 Guessing
1. a long history
2. the symbol(标志)
of China and its
culture
3. used for
protecting our
country
The Great Wall
China
The Pyramid
Egypt
1. Built during 2700-2500 BC.
2. used as the emperor's tomb
3. the symbol(标志) of Egypt and its culture
Taj Mahal（泰姬陵）
It is located in India.
It is the grave a king built for his wife.
It showed the deep love of the king and queen.
The Taj Mahal in India
Do you know
what a cultural
relic is?
Can you give
some examples
of the cultural
relics both at home and abroad?
Yuanmingyuan
Temple of Heaven
Forbidden City
Terracotta Warriors
Sydney Opera in Australia
The Pyramids in Egypt
The Leaning Tower of Pisa（比萨斜塔）
Big Ben
Great Barrier Reef in Australia
Eiffel Tower in France
1. It is a part of
something old
that has
remained
when the rest
of it has been
destroyed.
2. It tells people
about the past.
3. It has survived
for a long time.
What is
a
cultural
relic ?
Thinking
Do cultural relics only refer to buildings?
Can you give some other examples?
Very rare Ming Dynasty vases
blue and white porcelain
青花瓷
jade(翡翠)
Thinking
Do cultural relics only refer to buildings?
Can you give some other examples?
No.
Paintings, works of art,
articles of daily use ect.
What characteristics does a
cultural relic have?
mysterious
precious
old
valuable
rare
cultural relic
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Pre-reading
1. Have you ever seen a piece of amber?
What do you know about it?
amber
What colour does amber have?
color
feel like
Amber is the fossil(化石) form of  resin(树脂) from trees.
It takes millions of years to form.
feel as hard as stone
yellow- brown
Let’s see some amber production.
amber
beautiful
rare/precious
Can you imagine a house made of amber ?
IN SEARTCH OF THE AMBER ROOM
Reading
The Amber Room
It is now missing…