Unit 1 Cultural relics

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1. Do you know what a cultural relic is? 2. Does a cultural relic always have to be rare and valuable? Is it enough to have survived for a long time? 3. Are cultural relics only objects like vases or can they be buildings too?

Look at the pictures below and discuss what they are and whether they are cultural relics or not.

The Great Wall

The Pyramids in Egypt

The Tai Mahal (In India)

The Sydney Opera (in Australia)

The Great Barrier Reef (In Australia)

The Big Ben (In England)

Fujiantulou

Name: Name: Place: Place: Time: Time: Importance: Importance: The Great Wall Beijing Since 475BC the symbol of China and its culture.

Name:Place:Time:Importance: the Forbidden City Beijing the largest museum of cultural relics in China The imperial palace/ 1406 (the Ming Dynasty)

Name:Place:Time:Importance: The Potala Palace Lhasa, Tibet the residence of the Dalai Lama/ one of Tibet's major pilgrimage destinations 1693

Name:Place:Time:Importance: The Great Pyramid of Khufu Egypt around the year 2560 BC the only surviving of the Seven Ancient Wonders

Angkor Wat in Cambodia Taj-Mahal in India The Sports Arena of Ancient Rome Stonehenge in England

Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun Mount Huangshan The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors the Leshan Giant Buddha The Classical Gardens of Suzhou

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

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

amber beautiful rare/precious C a n y o u i m a g i n e a h o u s e m a d e o f a m b e r ?

The Amber Room

The main idea of each paragraph: Para 1: ______________________of the Amber Room. Para 2: ______________________of the Amber Room. Para3: ______________________ of the Amber Room. Para 4: ______________________of the Amber Room. Para 5: ______________________of the Amber Room. General description History and functions Change Disappearance Reproduction skimming

1.) Draw a chart to show the remove of the Amber Room Scanning Prussia Russia the winter palace in St Petersburg- the summer palace in St Petersburg German city on the Baltic Sea ? A strange history

Year What happened to the Amber Room In 1770, the Amber Room was completed the way Catherine Ⅱ wanted it. In September, 1941, the Nazi German and Russia were at war, and the Amber Room was missing. In the spring of 2003, a new Amber Room was built at the Summer Palace, and it was 300 years old. In 1716, Frederick William I gave the Amber Room to Peter the Great, as a gift of friendship from Prussian to the Russian people.

Join the correct parts of the sentences together. 1.Frederick I 2.Frederick William I 3.Peter the Great 4.Catherine II 5.The Nazi army 6.The Russians and Germans A.Stole the Amber Room B.Sent a troop of his best soldiers to the King of Prussia. C.Had the Amber Room made D.Had it moved outside St Petersburg. E.Gave it to the Czar as a gift F.Built a new Amber Rom after studying pictures of the old one

Put the numbers in the boxes. Then answer the questions. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5

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.The king of Prussia who gave the Amber Room as a gift to Russia was___. A. Frederick I B. Frederick William I C. Peter the Great D. Catherine II B Detailed-Reading

2. The king of Prussia gave the Amber Room to Russia because_____. A. he wanted to marry Catherine II. B. he was kind. C. he needed better soldiers D. he wanted to make friends D Detailed-Reading

3. The Amber Room was stolen by___. A. Russian soldiers B. German soldiers C. People in Konigsberg D. People in St Petersburg 4. In 1941, the city of Konigsberg was in ___. A. Germany B. Russia C. Sweden D. France B A Detailed-Reading

5. The Russians didn’t hide the Amber Room because ______. A. they were at war B. the couldn’t find a place C. the German soldiers arrived too soon D. no train could take it away C Detailed-Reading

( ) 1. The Amber Room was not easy to make. ( ) 2. Catherine II didn’t like everything about the Amber Room when she first saw it. ( ) 3. The Amber Room was taken to Konigsberg and hidden there in NS S S Reading: SURE or NOT SURE

Reading ( ) 4. The Russians didn’t care about the Amber Room. ( ) 5. The Russians don’t think the Amber Room will ever be found. NS

Listen to the tape and follow it to read the text. Listening Discussion What should we do to protect our cultural relics?

Explanation 1. compete: (vt) take part in a race, contest, exam, etc. (1)compete in 在 … 中比赛 / 竞争 Will you compete in the race? (2) compete against / with… 与 … 竞争 / 比赛 He is going to compete against / with his classmates.

(3) compete for 为 … 而竞争 / 比赛 The two teams will compete for the championship. (4) competitor 竞争者 competition 竞争, 比赛 competitive (adj.) 竞争性的, 比赛性的

2. survive vt &vi 幸存 Fortunately he survived the traffic accident. Camels can survive for many days with no water. The helicopter picked up all the ________. They prayed for the _______ of the sailors. survivor (n.) 幸存者 survival (n.) 幸存 survivors survival

3. remain (1) vi. 留下, 遗留 I went to the city, but my brother remained at home. (2) link-verb. 后接 n. /adj. / 介词短语 / 表位置的 adv. My friend became a boss, but I remained a teacher. The death of the old man remained unknown. The problem remains to be discussed.

Nothing remains but to send the invitation out. ( 只要 … 就行了 ) It only remains for me to sign the paper that you gave me. ( 某人所要做的只是某 事 ) He bought a new book with the _________ ( 剩下的 ) 40 yuan. =He bought a new book with the 40 yuan ___. ( 剩下的 ) remaining left

--- Why do you look so upset? --- There are so many troublesome problems ___. A. remaining to settle B. remained settled C. remaining to be settled D. remained to be settled. C

4. the rest 作主语时, 根据指带对象不同, 可能是单数, 也可能是复数。 (1)I have finished most of the work, and the rest __ to be done next week. (2)Some students went out, and the rest ___ remained in the classroom. is are

5. imagine vt. 想象 n. imagination (1) You can’t imagine how I miss you all. (2) We can hardly imagine life without water. (3) Can you imagine her becoming a thief? = Can you imagine her as a thief?

6. state / condition / situation (1) We try to make ourselves get into a ____ before the exam. (2) Janna is in a poor ____ of health, which worries her parents. (3) His health is in good ________. state condition

(4) Suddenly he found himself in a difficult ________. state 状态, 可数名词 ; condition 条 件, 复数形式表 “ 环境, 状况 ”; situation 指处境, 局势。 situation

7. find / find out / discover (1) I’ve _____ the book I was looking for. (2) Please _______ what time they are coming. (3) The police are trying hard to _______ about the accident. found find out

(4) Columbus _________ the New World in find out : 经过努力有意去 “ 找 ”, “ 打 听 ”, “ 弄清楚 ” ； find: “ 找到, 发现 ”, 强调结果。 discover: 发现本来就存在但未被人 所知的事物, 地方, 思想等。 discovered

8. gift 礼物 ; 天赋 He has got lots of birthday gifts. He is a man of gifts. 他多才多艺。 The boy has a gift for music. gifted (adj.) 有天赋的

could couldn’t 9. 情态动词 +have done ( 对过去发生的事 实的推测 ) He paid for a seat when he _____ have entered free. (could /would / must / need) I _______ have been more than six years old when the accident happened. (shouldn’t / couldn’t / mustn’t / needn’t)

10. …it easily melts when heated… 连接词 + 分词 ( 前后主语一致 : 主动用 v- ing, 被动用过去分词 ) 。 (1) While (they were) ________the house, they found the vase. (2) When (he was) _____, he made no answer. building asked

(3) Unless (I am) ______, I won’t go there. (4) When ______ help, one often says “Thank you” or “It’s kind of you”. (offering / to offer / to be offered / offered) (5) When first __________ (introduce) to the market, these products enjoyed great success. (o4 四川 ) offered invited introduced

11. design (v. / n.) (1) They ________ the building carefully. (2) The experiment ____________ test the new drug. ( 打算将 … 用作 …) (3) I like the ______ of the new school. (4) Children above 12 are able to take part in skiing or other activities ________ (design) for them. (05 丰台统考 ) designed is designed to design

12. fancy adj. (1) fancy clothes 新奇服装 (2) Fancy meeting you here! 想不到在这儿见到你了 ! (3) I don’t fancy walking in the snow. 我不喜欢在雨中行走。 have a fancy for… 爱好, 爱上, 入迷 fancy sb. doing sth. 想象某人做某事

13. in return 回报, 作为报酬 What can we do for them in return for all the help they have given us? 我们将怎样来报答他们所给予我们的 种种帮助呢 ? I gave him some books in return for his assistance. in turn 轮流地, 依次 ; 反过来 by turns 轮流地, 时而 … 时而 …

14. missing / lost / gone (1)Five people were _______. (2)The boat and all the men were ___ in the storm. (3)My pain in the leg is ____ now. (4)Much to his upset, Bob found his wallet _______ just as he wanted to pay for the necktie. missing lost gone missing

missing: “ 丢失的, 缺少的 ”, 强调不在场 ; lost: 过去分词, “ 失去的, 丧失的 ” gone: 过去分词, “ 过去的, 不在的, 丢了 ”, 常作表语和补语。 15. 介词 + 名词 ( 表状态 ) at war/work/home/table on show/duty/sale/holiday/fire/watch in trouble/danger/battle/doubt under repair/discussion/construction

16. There’s no doubt that… There’s no need to do / for sth / sb There’s no possibility that… (It’s) no wonder (that)… 难怪 … (1)Do you doubt ____ she will succeed? (2)I doubt _________ he will keep his word. (3)I have no doubt ____ he will win the game. that if/whether that

1. Remember the useful words and Expressions. 2. Prepare for the next period. Homework