Unit 1 Cultural Relics
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Ming Dynasty vase
明朝花瓶

China
china

This vase is a kind
of china which was
made in China.
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Taj Mahal
泰姬陵

tomb
India
1631~1653
romance
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ivory dragon boat
象牙镂雕龙舟
The Dragon Boat Festival
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Mogao Caves
莫高窟（ 千佛洞 ）
Culturalrelics
Do you know what a cultural relic is?
A cultural relic :
A cultural relic is something that is .......
--very old, survived for a long time;
--should have some value;
--manmade, created by our ancestors(祖先);
--tell people about the past.
Can you give
some examples
of the cultural
relics in China
Can you give some examples of famous cultural relics in China?
The Great Wall
Terracotta Warriors[tɛrə'kɑtə 'wɒrɪəs]
Can you give some examples of the famous cultural relics in the world ?
The Pyramids（['pɪrəmɪds]）
in Egypt['i:dʒipt]
The Leaning Tower of Pisa（比萨斜塔）
Do you know what materials they were made of?
wood，stone，metal.......
Have you ever seen anything made of amber?
Have you ever heard of amber?
What is this?
What is amber?
琥珀是史前松树脂的化石。琥珀是由千万年前植物所分泌出来的树脂，经过地壳变动而深埋地下，逐渐演化而成的一种天然化石。形成于4000万年至6000万年前，琥珀的主要成分是碳、氢、氧以及少量的硫，硬度2-3，比重1.05-1.10，熔点150C-180C，燃点250C-375C。琥珀是很“涩”的物质，没有两块琥珀是完全相同的。品种有金珀、虫珀、香珀、灵珀、石珀、花珀、水珀、明珀、蜡珀等，尤以含有完整昆虫或植物的琥珀为珍贵 。
Amber
Can you imagine a house made of amber ?
The Amber Room
Reading
In Search of the Amber Room
Reading
Step1 Fast reading
Read the passage quickly and finish the exe1 and exe 2 （导学案）
1. B D B A C
2. c a d b
3. T F TF
Careful reading:
2.Frederick WilliamⅠ
3.Peter the Great
4.CatherineⅡ
1.FrederickⅠ
Frederick I
1716
Peter the Great
had the Amber Room moved outside St Petersburg
Nazi
stole
2003
rebuilt
FrederickⅠ
Frederick WilliamⅠ
Peter the Great Czar
CatherineⅡ
Nazi
The clue of the story
pass down
given as a gift
pass down
stolen
How was a new Amber Room built?
How did the Amber Room become one of the wonders of the world?
3
5
How did the Amber Room get lost?
4
How was the Amber Room made?
1
Why did the King of Prussia give the Amber
Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift?
2
复合句，非限制性定语，Frederick William I, whom the amber room belonged to
Step 3. Analyze long and difficult sentences
Step4 Enjoy some charming sentences
1. In return, the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers.
2.This was a time when the two countries were at war.
3.However, the next king of Prussia, Frederick William I, to whom the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it.
Amber Room, the best and biggest work of amber art ever made, was first built for the _____ of Frederick I. In 1916, Frederik William I gave it to Peter the Great as a _____ of friendship and _____ return he got the Czar’s a troop of best soldiers. Thus the Amber Room became part of the Czar’s _____ palace in St.Petersburg and served as a small _______ hall for important visitors. Later,Catherine II told her artists to _____ more details _____ its design. Unfortunately, in September,1941,When Russia and Nazi Germany were ___ war, the Amber Room was secretly stolen by the Nazis. 100,000 pieces of the room were put inside twenty-seven wooden boxes. _____ _____ no doubt that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg. After that,the Amber Room was _____. While 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.Petersbrug to celebrate the 300th birthday of their city in the spring of 2003.
palace
gift
in
winter
reception
add
to
at
There is
missing
step 5 post reading
rare amaze
fancy decorate
wooden doubt
dynasty worth
less than at war
belong to in return
fancy style decorate…with
reception hall There is no doubt that
I. designed ；style； jewels； doubt Reception； fancy； artist； formal； honey； Troops
II. amazing； selection； wooden； removal； artist； secretly； doubtful ；rarely
1.FrederickⅠ A Stole the Amber Room

2.Frederick WilliamⅠ B sent a troop of his best
soldiers to the King of
Prussia
3.Peter the Great C had the Amber Room
made

4.Catherine Ⅱ D had it moved outside St
Petersburg
5. The Nazi army E gave it to the Czar as a gift

6. The Russians F built a new Amber Room
and Germans after studying pictures of
the old one.
Whether should the Old Summer Palace (圆明园) be rebuilt or not? Why?
Discussion
for
against
Homework
1. Review the words you
have learned.
2. preview the lesson
Thank You！