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4. to surprise sb. very much---
5. not to be sure of ---
6. of an earlier period or time; happening before ---
amaze
doubt
Preview the words
1. looking for ---
2. to take something away---
3. to choose carefully ---
in search of
remove
select
former
Ming Dynasty vase
be designed in a fancy style
Taj Mahal (in India)
… is considered one of the wonders of the world.
ivory dragon boat
Frederick Ⅰ
Frederick William Ⅰ
Peter the Great
(the Czar of Russia)
Catherine Ⅱ
the Nazi army
a troop of soldiers
Unit 1 Cultural relics
Warming up, Pre-reading, Reading & Comprehending
1. to get some idea of cultural relics.
2. to develop the reading skills of skimming and detailed reading.
3. to understand the new words and expressions and can use them to retell the text briefly.
Learning Aims (学习目标)
What is a cultural relic ?
A cultural relic is something .
It has survived for a long time and tells people about the past.
that
The Great Wall in China
The Temple of Heaven in Beijing
The Sydney Opera (in Australia)
The Pyramids in Egypt
The amber room
Have you ever seen a piece of amber?
What do you know about it?
Can you imagine the room made of amber?
It is lost/missing.
In Search of
The Amber Room
What happened to the Amber Room?
Skim for the main idea of the 5 paragraphs.
How did the Amber Room become one of the wonders of the world?
How was a new Amber Room built?
How did the Amber Room get lost?
How was the Amber Room made?
Why did the King of Prussia give the Amber Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift?
1
2
3
4
5
P2 Ex.2
The structure of the text
Part 1(para.1)
Part 2(para.2-4)
Part 3(para.5)
The Amber Room was built.
The Amber Room met different owners.
A new Amber Room has been built.
Color
Birthplace
Style
Material
(材料)
Time of
building it
yellow-brown
fancy style
amber(several tons)
gold
jewels
10 years
Prussia
Para1 :An introduction of the Amber Room
Careful reading
Para2-4: The Amber Room met different owners (the history of the Amber Room)
Characters
Time
Place
Event
his winter Palace in St Petersburg
a small reception hall for important visitors
for his palace
Frederick Ⅰ
Frederick William Ⅰ
Peter the Great
(the Czar of Russia)
a troop of soldiers
600 candles lit the room
The mirrors and pictures shone
like gold
1. had the Amber Room moved to the palace outside of St Petersburg.
2.Told her artists to add more details.
mystery
In 1770
?
In 1941
later
Catherine Ⅱ
the Nazi army
It met different owners
P2 Ex.1
1 Frederick I
2 Frederick William I
3 Peter the Great
4 Catherine II
5 The Nazi army
6 The Russians and Germans
C
E
B
D
A
F
Suppose you are the guide of the Amber Room! You are going to introduce the Amber Room to visitors.
What are you going to introduce?
yellow-brown; Prussia; fancy style; several tons of amber, gold and jewels, 10 years ...
welcome
Frederick William I
German Nazis
Russians & Germans 2003
Role-play
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Amber Room. I’m glad to introduce the Amber Room to you...
Peter the Great
Catherine II 1770
1716
History: Frederick I
5 How was a new Amber Room built?
The Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room by studying old photos of the former Amber Room.
Why
have they built a new
Amber Room?
to celebrate the 300th birthday of St Petersburg.
to serve as an eyewitness of the war and it’s cruelty.
to serve as a symbol of the friendship between Russia and Germany.
to …
Thinking
Is it worth rebuilding lost cultural relics such as the Amber Room or Yuan Ming Yuan in Beijing?
What should we do to protect our cultural relics?
Discussion
Do you think it necessary to rebuild the
Amber Room?
For
Against
1.attract more tourists;
2.make more money;
3. culture relics;
…
1.cost;
2. meaningless;
…
I think /don’t think it is worth rebuilding … because …
Sorry, I don’t agree with you, in my opinion/ to my understanding…
Consolidation
The characteristics(特点) of the text
the type of writing
an explanation(说明文) ?
a narration(叙事文) ?
an argumentation(议论文 )?
the way of
narrating
in the order of place?
in the order of time ?
This passage tells the _________ of the Amber Room in the order of ____ so that we can clearly know what happened to it.
history/fate
time
Read the text carefully and write an article on amber room, using as many phrases and expressions as possible.
Homework
Thank you!