1. Unit 1 Cultural Relics
Warming-up &Reading

2. Step 1: Lead in As we know, China is a country with
a history of more than 5,000 years. In the long history, people in different periods have left us quite a number of cultural sites, many of which are world famous.

3. Can you guess what cultural relic is in China?
Can you give
some examples
of the famous
cultural relics
in the world
Can you guess what cultural relic is in China?
Can you give
some examples
of the cultural
relics in China

4. Guessing
Located in the center of Beijing, it was the symbol(象征) of the highest power in Ming and Qing dynasties（朝代）. It is the best preserved palace all over the world in which 24 emperors（帝王） used to live. Now it is opened to people as a palace museum. （ ）
The Forbbiden City

5. The Forbidden City
The Palace Museum

6. Guessing
It was built in ancient China to keep out invaders.It was very difficult to build such a wall in the ancient days without any modern machines. All the work was done by hand. Because of its rich history and magnificent appearance, it has become a place of interest not only to the Chinese but to people from all over the world. ( )
The Great Wall

7. The Great Wall in China

8. There is no doubt that it is an amazing creation
There is no doubt that it is an amazing creation. It is regarded as a part of the tomb of Qin shinghuang who unified the seven warring kingdoms.There are 8,000 strong army of clay（黏土）, and each life-size figure seems individual(独特的) （ ）
The Terracotta Warriors

9. The Terracotta Warriors

10. Discussion What makes these places great and famous?
a long history; cultural relics; important events that took place there …

11. Do you know what a cultural relic is?
Step 2 Warming up
Do you know what a cultural relic is?

12. Do you know what a cultural relic is?
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.

13. Are they cultural relics or not?
Ming Dynasty vase
ivory Dragon Boat

14. Are cultural relics only objects like vases or can they be buildings too?

15. It is known as the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas and Dunhuang Caves.
Mogao Caves

16. Can you give some examples of the famous cultural relics abroad ?

17. Taj Mahal 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.
Taj Mahal

18. Ankor wat in Cambodia

19. Sydney Opera in Australia

20. The Pyramids in Egypt

21. The Leaning Tower of Pisa（比萨斜塔）

22. Roman Colosseum

23. Big Ben

24. Stonehenge

25. Great Barrier Reef in Australia

26. Eiffel Tower in France

27. Which above places do you want to visit?Why?
The Forbidden city
The Great Wall
The Terracotta Warriors
Taj Mahal
Ankor Wat
Sydney Opara
The Pyramids
The Leaning tower of Pisa
Big Ben
Stonehenge
Great Barrier Reef
Eiffel Tower
Which of the above places would you like
to visit?Why?
I will choose....to visit. The reason why I choose it is that....

28. Does a cultural relic always have to be
rare and valuable?
Is it enough to have survived for a long
time?
A cultural relic does not need to be
rare and valuable.
A cultural relic is enough to have
survived for a long time.

29. What’s this?
amber

31. Have you ever seen a piece of amber?
What do you know about it?

32. Can you imagine a house made of amber?

33. The Amber Room

35. Step 3Reading
Reading
In Search of the Amber Room

36. Reading Comprehension I
Skimming
Reading Comprehension I
The passage is mainly developed in
the order of _________.
time

37. Reading Comprehension II
Scanning
Reading Comprehension II
Join the correct parts of the sentences together.
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 Room
after studying pictures of
the old one.
1 Frederick I
2 Frederick
William I
3 Peter the Great
4 Catherine II
5 The Nazi army
6 The Russians and
Germans

38. How did the Amber Room become one of the wonders of the world?3
How was a new Amber Room built? 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

39. Read Para 1 to find detailed information
about the Amber Room
Colour
yellow-brown
Birthplace
Prussia
in the fancy style popular
in those days
Design
Material
several 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

40. Answer the following questions.
Scanning
Answer the following questions.
1. Why is it called the Amber Room ?
2.Who made the Amber Room? Why?

41. Why is it called the Amber Room and
how many tons of amber were used to
make the Amber Room?
It was given the name the Amber Room because several tons of amber were used to make it.

42. 2. Who made the Amber Room?Why?
The best artists in Prussia. It was designed
for the palace of Frederick I.

43. Read Para 2 3. When was it given to Peter the Great? Why?
In Frederick William I decided not to keep it.

44. 4. What did Catherine II do with the
Amber Room?
She had the Amber Room moved to the palace outside St Petersburg and added more details to it.

45. Sadly, although the Amber Room was considered one of the wonders of the world, it is now missing.

46. 5. What happened to the Amber Room
in the second world war and later year?
It was taken apart and missing in the second world war, and the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room at the summer palace.

47. 6. When was it rebuilt? Why?
In It was ready for the people of St
Petersburg when they celebrated the 300th
birthday of their city.

48. Reading ComprehensionⅣ
Scanning
Reading ComprehensionⅣ
How many kings or queens
are mentioned in this passage?
Who are they?

49. Frederick William I
Frederick I
Peter the Great
Catherine II

50. places characters years
Read the passage quickly and find
out characters , years ,and places in
the passage. ( clues 线索）(3 m.)
places
characters 3 1
years 2

51. The clue of the story Nazi Frederick I Peter the Great pass down
stolen
given as a gift
pass down
Frederick William I
Catherine II

52. Main idea Match each part of the passage with its headline
The transform of the Amber Room as a gift and its change
Para 1
Para 2 & 3
A new Amber Room
Para 4
Brief introduction to the Amber Room
Para 5
The missing of the Amber Room

53. Discussion Discuss the following two questions in groups of four.
1. Is it worth rebuilding lost cultural
relics such as the Amber Room or
Yuan Ming Yuan in Beijing? Give
your reasons.
2. What are good ways to protect cultural
relics from being destroyed and stolen?

54. thank you！