1、 Unit 1 Cultural relics the Great Wall Lead-in A. a long history B. the symbol(标志 ) of China and its culture C. used for protecting our country D. A man who has never been to _ is not a true man. A. a famous statue（雕像 ), built during 713 803 AD B. on the east bank of Minjiang River, Sichuan Province
2、 C. standing at 71 meters with shoulders 24 meters wide Name: Place: Time: Importance: the Forbidden City 1407-1420 (the Ming Dynasty) Beijing the imperial(帝王的） palace A. built during 2700 2500 BC B. used as the emperors tomb C. the symbol(标志 ) of Egypt and its culture the Mona Lisa Along the River
3、During the Qingming Festival Potala Palace in China Sydney Opera in Australia Big Ben in England Eiffel Tower in France 1. Do they have something in common? symbols of their countries and cultures famous a long history tell us stories about the past cultural relics 2. What is a cultural relic? A cul
4、tural 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 has been destroyed. A cultural relic tells people about the past. It is usually rare. Thinking 1.Are they cultural relics or not? Are cultural relics(遗物 ) only objec
5、ts like vases/VEISIS/ or can they be buildings too? Ming Dynasty/dinsti/ vase /va:z/ Taj Mahal /ta:d mha:l/ 泰姬陵 Taj Mahal is located in India. It is the grave that a king built for his wife. The grave showed the deep love of the king and the queen. ivory/aIvrI/ 象牙 dragon boat Ching Dynasty (1644-191
6、1) It is known as the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas and Dunhuang Caves. Mogao Caves There are mainly three kinds of cultural heritage/herItId/: historic objects, （历史文物） archaeological sites （考古遗址） and ancient buildings. amber Amber 2.Have you ever seen a piece of amber? What do you know about it? Wh
7、at is this? Raw amber with nclusions 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
8、或植物的琥珀为珍贵 。 3.Can you imagine a house made of amber? Do you know the cultural relic in the picture? The wall of the Amber Room Task 1: Find out the main idea of this passage. First match each paragraph with their main idea. (3mins) B. The missing of the Amber Room. C. The introduction about the Ambe
9、r Room: design, color, material. E. The rebuilding of the Amber Room. A. The present to the Czar. D. The redecorating of the Amber Room in Catherine II times. P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 True or False 1.Frederick William I was the King of Russia. 2.The Amber Room has a strange history and it remains a mystery. 3
10、.The Amber Room was made up of several hundred tons of amber. 4. Peter the Great made the Amber Room his summer palace. 5.The Amber Room was designed as a gift to Russian. FT F Prussia F F 6. St Petersburg has a history of 300 years. F winter the palace of the king 313 Careful reading Find out characters, years, and places in the passage. Frederick Frederick William Peter the Great Catherine Characters（人物） Nazi army Frederick Frederick William Peter the Great Czar Catherine Nazi What did these people do to the Amber Room?
