Unit1 Cultural Relics
Warming up
Do you know what a cultural relic is?
What are cultural relics?
A cultural relic is something that has survived for a long time, often a part of something old that has remained（留下） when the rest has been destroyed; it tells people about the past.
Cutural relics home and abroad
◆ In the past
to protect our countries
◆now
a place for people to visit
A man who doesn’t go to is not a true man
The Great Wall
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 Great Pyramid of Giza （吉萨金字塔）
It is located in Egypt now
it became the grave after the king died.
The Statue of Liberty
(The symbol(象征）
of the USA)
What did the Goddess hold in her hands.
女神双唇紧闭，戴光芒四射的冠冕，身着罗马式宽松长袍，右手高擎象征自由的火炬，左手紧握一本《美国独立宣言》发表的日期--公元1776年7月4日，脚上散落着已断裂的锁链，右脚跟抬起作行进状，整体为挣脱枷锁、挺身前行的反抗者形象
in the past:
A place where the great poet, Shu Dongpo, did the teaching.
now :
A place where people go to show their love and respect for the poet.

Dongpo Academy
in the past:
A place where the great poet, Shu Dongpo, did some teaching as an exile.
now :
A place where people go to show their love and respect for the poet.
The Statue of Liberty
(The symbol(象征）
of the USA)
What did the Goddess hold in her hands.
※琥珀是数千万年前的树脂被埋藏于地下，经过一定的化学变化后形成的一种树脂化石。琥珀的英文名称为Amber，来自拉丁文Ambrum，意思是“精髓”。
※琥珀的硬度低，质地轻，涩，温润，有宝石般的光泽与晶莹度。
※琥珀依昆虫的清晰程度、形状大小、颜色决定其经济价值。
amber
room
The Amber Room is a complete chamber with the decoration of amber panels backed with gold leaf and mirrors.
Created in the 18th century, it disappeared during World War II, and was recreated in 2003.
The Amber Room was sometimes dubbed the "Eighth Wonder of the World" due to its singular beauty.
In search of the Amber Room
survive 幸免，生还
in search of 寻找
select 挑选，选择
belong to 属于
in return 作为回报，回报
at war 处于交战状态
remove 移动，搬开
less than 少于
doubt 怀疑，疑惑
worth 值得的，相当于…..的价值
Pre-reading
Words and expressions
An introduction of the Amber Room.
yellow-brown
Prussia
in fancy style
amber (several tons)
gold
jewels
10 years
While-reading
★Para.1
Frederick I
Frederick William I
Peter the Great
the Czar(沙皇） of Russia
While-reading
★Para.2
the king of Prussia
the father of Frederick William I
made , pass down
send
A troop of his best soldiers
Who did the Amber Room belong to at that time?

2.How did the Amber Room become one of the wonders of the world?
While-reading
★Para.3
Catherine Ⅱ
move
add
completed
lit
shone
furniture
small objects
the room
100,000
27
train
While-reading
★Para.4
at war
protect
steal
the Russians and Germans
based on old photos of the former one
2003
celebrate the 300th
birthday of their city
While-reading
★Para.5
FrederickⅠ
Frederick WilliamⅠ
Peter the Great Czar
CatherineⅡ
Nazi
The clue of the story
pass down
given as a gift
pass down
stolen
lost
2003 rebuilt
Summary
Post-reading
1.Find out the words or expressions which you are not familiar with in the text, and look them up in the dictionary.
2. Find the attributive clauses in the
text.