人教版高一英语必修二 Unit 1 Cultural relice reading 课件（共32张PPT）

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Unit 1
Cultural relics
What is a cultural relic?
It is something that was built or made by the working people in the past. It represents（代表） the culture of a place and some periods of history.
Some of them are in danger because they are being destroyed.
Whom do cultural relics belong to?
Do you have any in your family?
In a larger sense, it can be said that all the cultural relics belong to all peoples and the whole society, not a certain individual.
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 Terracotta Warriors and Horses
Guilin
Forbidden City
Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area
Some world cultural relics in China
云南三江并流
The Potala Palace
布达拉宫
Longmen Grottoes
龙门石窟
The Temple of Heaven 天坛
Some cultural relics abroad
Abu Simbel
The Taj Mahal 泰姬陵
The Great Barrier Reef
The Grand Canyon
The pyramids
Angkor Wat in Cambodia
The Sports Arena of
Ancient Rome
Stonehenge in England
Suppose one of them got lost, how would you feel? What will you do?
If you find a cultural relic, what will you do with it?
Pre-reading
Have you ever seen a piece of amber? What do you know about it?
Look at the title and the picture of the reading passage and predict what it is about. Then skim it quickly and see if you were right.
Amber
amber
gold and
jewels
amber
beautiful
rare/precious
Can you imagine a house made of amber ?
IN SEARTCH OF THE AMBER ROOM
Reading
The Amber Room was made of almost seven thousand tons of amber. It was built in Prussia. Then, the king, Frederick William I, sent it to Peter the Great as a gift of friendship. And it soon became part of the winter palace. Later, Catherine Ⅱ had her artists add more details to its design. In September, 1941 the Nazi German army secretly stole the Amber Room and then it disappeared mystically.
Background
Who were they?
Frederick William I ----

Peter the Great -----

Catherine II -----
the King of Prussia
The King of Russia
(the Czar)
the Queen of Russia
Scanning
Fast reading
1.Why is it called the Amber Room?



2.What happened to the Amber Room at last?
It was given the name because almost seven thousand tons of amber were used to make it.
In September, 1941 the Nazi German army secretly stole the Amber Room. After that, what really happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery.
1. It took some best artists about ten years to make the old Amber Room.
2. The Amber Room served as a reception hall for the guests of Frederick I.
3. The Amber Room was taken apart, put inside some wooden boxes and taken away by the Nazis.
4. The new Amber Room was built at the winter palace.
T
F
T
F
True (T) or false (F).
Paragraph 1. How was the Amber Room made?
Paragraph 2. Why did the King of Prussia give the Amber Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift?
Main idea of each paragraph
(SB P2 Ex2)
Paragraph 3. How did the Amber Room become one of the wonders of the world.
Paragraph 4. How did the Amber Room get lost.
Paragraph 5. How was a new Amber Room built.
An introduction of
the Amber Room
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）
Yellow-brown
In the fancy style popular in those days
10 years for a team of the country’s best artists.
Para.1
Reading for details
Colour
Design
How long was
it built?


A gift to Peter the Great
Q1: What was the amber room first made for?
It was first made for the palace of Frederick I.
Para.2:
Q2: What happened to the Amber Room in 1716?
1. his in St Petersburg.
2. a small for important visitors.
as a gift of friendship
gave to
in return
to
Served as
Sent him his best soldiers
Peter the Great
a troop of
winter palace
reception hall
Frederick William I
Frederick I
(1716)
The changes of the Amber Room
Who had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg?
A. Frederick William I B. Catherine II
C. Peter the Great D. Frederick I
pass down
Peter the Great
Catherine II
Para. 3:
In 1770 the room was completed the way she wanted.
(add more details)
The missing of the Amber Room
Time :
Event:
1941
Russia
(the Russians)
Nazi Germany
(the Nazis)
at war
stole .
the Nazis arrived
sent it to Konigsberg.
After that, what happened to the Amber Room was .
were only able to
remove .
furniture and small art objects
the Amber Room
a mystery
Para. 4:
A new Amber Room
Qs:
1. Who have built a new Amber Room?
2. How old is St Petersburg now?
The Russians and Germans.
307 years old now.
Para.5:
The clue of the story
Peter the Great Czar
CatherineⅡ
FrederickⅠ
Frederick WilliamⅠ
Nazi
FrederickⅠ
Frederick WilliamⅠ
Nazi
pass down
given as a gift
pass down
stolen
Prussia



winter palace
in St Petersburg
summer palace
outside St Petersburg
Russia
Germany
Konigsberg on the Baltic sea
?
places
the palace of
Frederick
places
1716
1770
1941
2003
Frederick WilliamⅠgave the Amber Room to Peter the Great as a gift.
Catherine Ⅱhad completed the adding to the Amber room.
The Nazi German army stole the Amber Room.
The rebuilding of the Amber Room was completed.
years
years
Post-reading
The characteristics of the passage
This passage tells the history of the Amber Room in the order of _____ so that we can clearly know what happened to it. Besides the passage uses the_____ Tense.
time
Past
Frederick I
Frederick William I
Peter the Great
Catherine II
The Nazi army
The Russians and Germans
Stole the Amber Room.
Sent a troop of his best soldiers to the King of Prussia.
Had the Amber Room made.
Had it moved outside St Petersburg.
Gave it to the Czar as a gift.
Built a new Amber Room after studying pictures of the old one.
Join the correct parts of the sentences together.
1
Comprehending
Page 2
Finish Task 2 on Page 2 of the Pink Book
Finish II in 提高篇 of the Class Assessments
Finish Task 4(summary) on Page 3 of the Pink Book