Cultural relics

Can you give some examples of the cultural relics both at home and abroad? Do you know what a cultural relic is?

Yuanmingyuan

The Great Wall

Potala Palace

Temple of Heaven

The Pyramids in Egypt

Forbidden City

Mogao Caves

Ming Dynasty vases

The Taj Mahal in India

ivory dragon boat

Stonehenge(巨石群） in Britain Salisbury （索尔兹伯里） plain

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Let’s see some amber production.

What is a cultural relic ? It is a part of something old that has remained when the rest of it has been destroyed. It tells people about the past. It has survived for a long time. What is a cultural relic ?

According to the definition, what characteristics does a cultural relic have ? precious rare valuable cultural relic old mysterious … … … Do you have any in your family?

What is amber? color yellow- brown feel 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

Can you imagine a house made of amber ? rare/precious beautiful amber

Reading In Search Of The Amber Room

1 3 4 5 1 2 The following five questions summarize the main ideas of the Five paragraphs in the passage. Put the paragraph numbers in the boxes. . 1 3 How did the Amber Room become one of the wonders of the world? How did the Amber Room get lost? How was a new Amber room built? How was the Amber Room made? Why did the King of Prussia give the Amber Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift? 4 5 1 2

Once it is heated, the amber can be made into any shape. Careful reading Para 1 1. What was the Amber Room made of ? 2. The amber feels as hard as stone, how can it be made into a room? 7,000 tons of amber were used to make it. It was also made with gold and jewels. Once it is heated, the amber can be made into any shape.

Detailed information about the Amber Room Colour yellow-brown Birthplace Prussia of the fancy style popular in those days Design Material seven thousand tons of amber; gold and jewels It took a team of the country’s best artists ten years to make it. Time to complete it The best and biggest work of amber art ever made. （有史以来所制作的最大最好的琥珀艺术作品）

The Czar gave the king of Prussia 55 of his best soldiers. Para 2 1.What did Peter the Great give in return? The Czar gave the king of Prussia 55 of his best soldiers. 2.What was the Amber Room used for when it belonged to Peter the Great? It served as a small reception hall for important visitors.

What happened to the Amber Room in 1716? (the Czar) Frederick William I (the king of Prussia) gave to as a gift of friendship Peter the Great to in return Sent him his best soldiers a troop of served as winter palace 1. his in St Petersburg reception hall 2. a small for important visitors.

She spent her summers in the Amber Room. Para 3 1.What did Catherine II use the Amber Room for? She spent her summers in the Amber Room. 2.What could you see in the Amber room after it was completed? Almost six hundred candles lit the room, and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold.

T F T ( ) Germany and Russia are at war in 1941 Para 4 True or False ( ) Germany and Russia are at war in 1941 ( ) All things in the Amber Room were stolen. The Russians were only able to remove the furniture and small art objects from the Amber Room. ( ) The Nazis stole the Amber Room within two days. T F T

A.People continue to search for the old room. Para 5 ( ) Which of the following is wrong about the Amber Room? A.People continue to search for the old room. B.People find the room finally. C.The Russians and Germans have built a new one. D.The new one is much like the old one. B

para.2-para.5 gift palace The Amber Room Purpose It was made not to be a ___________, but for the ___________ of Frederick I. What happened to the Amber Room? 1716____________________________________. 1770____________________________________. 1941____________________________________. 2003____________________________________. gift palace Frederick WilliamⅠ gave the Amber Room to Peter the Great as a gift. The Amber Room was completed the way Catherine II wanted it. The Nazi German army stole the Amber Room The rebuilding of the Amber Room was completed.

The characteristics of the passage This passage tells the history of the Amber Room in the order of time so that we can clearly know what happened to it. Besides, the passage uses the Past Tense.

FrederickⅠ characters CatherineⅡ Peter the Great Czar Frederick WilliamⅠ CatherineⅡ

What did these people do to the Amber Room?

pass down FrederickⅠ Frederick WilliamⅠ

Frederick William I as a gift Peter the Great In return

pass down CatherineⅡ Peter the Great

stolen Catherine II Nazi

Nazi 1941 CatherineⅡ 1716 1770 Peter the Great , the Czar FrederickⅠ 1941 Peter the Great , the Czar Frederick WilliamⅠ CatherineⅡ 1716 recently 1770

added to more details gave to sb. as a gift built stolen lost rebuilt

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

In groups discuss: Is it worth rebuilding lost cultural relics such as the Amber Room or Yuan Ming Yuan in Beijing? Give your reasons.

1. Try to tell one story of one of the Chinese cultural relics 2. Read the text as fluently as you can.