人教版高一英语必修二 Unit 1 Cultural relics reading 课件(共29张PPT)

高一必修2 Unit 1
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.
It can be buildings, paintings, works of art(艺术品), articles of daily use(日常用品) etc.
Ming Dynasty vase
Let’s enjoy some pictures
Taj Mahal (In India)
ivory dragon boat
Mogao Caves (In China)
The Pyramids in Egypt
Qingming shanghe tu (Ascending the River at Qingming Festival)
The Amber Room
What is amber?
color yellow-brown
feel as hard as stone
Amber is the fossil(化石) form of
resin(树脂) from trees.
It takes millions of years to form.
amber
beautiful
rare/precious
Can you imagine a house made of amber?

In Search of the Amber Room (Prussia)
Skimming for general idea
Read the title; the introduction or the first/ last paragraph; the first/ last sentence of each paragraph; any headings(标题) and sub-headings. Notice any pictures, charts(图表) or graphs(坐标图).
Skimming
It tells us the amazing history of__________________, a cultural relic of two countries:__________ and_________.
Task1: read the text quickly and try to get
its main idea.
the Amber Room
Germany
Russia
skimming
Task2: read the passage quickly and find the main idea for each paragraph.
3
5
4
1
2
Skimming
( ) A. The Amber Room became one of the wonders of the world.
( ) B. A new Amber Room was built.
( ) C. The Amber Room got lost.
( ) D. The Amber Room was made.
( ) E. The Amber Room was given to the Czar of Russia as a gift.
Scanning for specific information
Read for specific(详细精确的) information you are looking for; selectively(有选择地) read and skip through(跳读) sections of the passage.
Task3:join the correct parts of the sentences together
1) What did these four people do to the Amber Room?
FrederickⅠ
Frederick WilliamⅠ
Peter the Great
CatherineⅡ
Scanning
Task3:join the correct parts of the
sentences together
2) What happened in these four years?
1716
1770
1941
2003
Scanning
FrederickⅠ
Frederick
WilliamⅠ
3. Peter the Great
4. Catherine Ⅱ
a. sent a troop of his best soldiers to the King of Prussia
b. had the Amber Room made
c. had it moved outside St Petersburg
d. gave it to the Czar as a gift
Scanning
In 1716
In1770
In1941
In2003
The Amber Room was newly decorated as Catherine Ⅱ wished .
A new Amber Room was built by the Russians and Germans.
Frederick William Ⅰgave the Amber Room to the Czar as a gift.
The Nazi army went to the summer palace to steal the Amber Room.
Scanning
Careful reading
The Amber Room，one of the great 1.____________(wonder) of the world，was a great work that took ten years to make. In 1716，the Amber Room 2.____________ (give) to the Russian people 3.____________ a gift of friendship by Frederick William Ⅰ，4.____________ loved best soldiers more than the Amber Room itself. In Russia，the room first 5.____________(serve) as a small reception hall for important visitors and later moved and redesigned by Catherine Ⅱ.
wonders
was given
as
who
served
Careful reading
6.____________(lucky)，the Amber Room disappeared when the Nazi Germany and Russia were at war and now nobody knows 7.____________ happened to it. In the spring of 2003，however，a new Amber Room,8.____________(build) by the Russians and Germans by 9.____________ (study) old photos，was ready for the people of St Petersburg 10.____________(celebrate)the 300th birthday of their city.
Unluckily
what
built
to celebrate
studying
Careful reading
Is it worth rebuilding lost cultural relics such as Yung Ming Yuan? Give your reasons.
Factors to consider:
The cost;
Whether an object or building can be faithfully reproduced;
Whether it helps people better understand the reasons why such a building was destroyed.
I am for…because I am against…because
In my opinion, I think… I don’t think so.
I think it is better to… I don’t agree with you,…
I agree that…
for against
1. Enjoy the beauty again
2. Increase the income of tourism
3. ……
A waste of money and time
Let people forget the shameful history
……
for against
Homework:
Read the passage and try to understand it better.