Cultural relics Unit 1 ——Warming-up and reading Miss Chen

I want to work as a guide in an international travel agency ( 国际旅游社 ), so I want to know something about cultural relics and learn how to describe cultural relics in English. Would you like to help me? 林 菲

A man who has never been there is not a true man. The Great Wall What is it?

Taj Mahal （ 泰姬陵） It was built in India. A king built it for his wife. It showed the deep love of the king and the queen.

It was built in Egypt （埃及）. It became the graves （坟墓） for kings and queens. The Pyramid

This pink and white vase, made in Qing dynasty, belongs to Shanghai Museum now. The headdress ( 头饰 ) decorated with diamonds and white jewels used to be in a fancy style.

The amber room was designed for a King of Prussia. It was made of several tons of rare and valuable amber. It took artists about ten years to make. The Amber Room

Judging from the title, what do you think the passage may talk about? In search of the Amber Room

The passage tells us the amazing history of the ______ ______, a cultural relic of two countries: _______ and ________. amber room RussiaPrussia Frederick William I, the King of Prussia, could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history. (1 st sentence in para. 1) Frederick William I, the King of Prussia, could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history. (1 st sentence in para. 1) Read the 1 st paragraph and find out the main idea of the passage.

Find out the main idea of each paragraph. Tip: Pay attention to the key words （关键字）. Para. 1: The ____________ of the Amber Room. Para. 2&3: The _______ of the Amber Room. Para. 4: The ________ of the Amber Room. Para. 5: The____________ of the Amber Room. history missing rebuilding introduction introduction history missing rebuilding

para.2-5 The amazing history of the Amber Roomthe Amber Room TimePersonWhat happened to the Amber Room Before 1716 Frederick I ____________ the Amber Room for his palace 1716____________ …to whom the amber room_________, gave it to_________________ as a gift 1770___________ had the amber room _______ outside St Petersburg and _____ more details 1941_________ ______ the Amber Room 2003_____________ ______ the Amber Room by studying old photos of the _______ one. Peter the Great moved Nazis built/designed stole rebuilt Frederick William I Catherine II Russians and Germans belonged added former

Before In 1716 Frederick Ⅰ Frederick William Ⅰ Peter the Great para.2 1.What did Peter the Great give in return? 2.What did Peter the Great use the room for? In return, the Czar sent a troop of soldiers to him. 1. his winter Palace in St Petersburg 2. Served as a small reception hall

1. The Russians just removed a small part of the Amber Room because ______. A. they couldn’t find a place for the room B. the German soldiers arrived too soon C. they were at war D. no train could take it away 2. In 1941, the amber room was carried to the city of Konigsberg in ___. A. Germany B. Russia C. Sweden D. France para.4

amazingamazing mysteriousmysterious beautifulbeautiful extraordinary （非凡的）extraordinary （非凡的） rarerare What do you think of the amber room? (Use five adjectives to describe it.) a m b e r

Suppose the international travel agency asks Lin Fei to introduce the amber room when interviewing( 面试 ) her, how should Lin Fei organize her introduction? 1… 2… 3… Welcome

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I’m glad to introduce the Amber Room, a wonder of the world. First, the Amber Room was made for… Then Frederick William Ⅰ … Later, Catherine Ⅱ … and she told her artists to … In 1941 ， the Nazi Germany army secretly … Now Russians and Germans have … much like the old one. That’s all the story of the amber room. Thank you! Useful words and expressions: amazing design fancy style be decorated with gold and jewels in return served as…. at war It took……to… be completed the way…..

Good luck to Lin Fei and you!

1.Try to tell the story about the Amber Room to your partner. 2. Find out useful words and expressions in this passage.