Unit 1

Cultural relics

the Great Pyramid of Khufu The Great Wall

Terra Cotta Warriors

A collection of soldiers and horses made of clay( 黏土 ) , the armies of Qin Shi Huang who was the first emperor of China.

The features as a cultural relic:

with an artistic value

with a historical value

ivory dragon boat

The ivory dragon boat is a boat carved in the shape of a dragon, the traditional symbol of China, with amazing carving skills.

The features as a cultural relic:

with a historical value

with an artistic value

made of valuable material

Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal completed around 16

53, is located in India. It is a ma

rble(大理石 ) grave that a king

built for his wife. It is widely co

nsidered as one of the most be

autiful buildings in the world a

nd stands as a symbol of etern

al(永恒的 ) love. The features as a cultural relic:

with an architectural value

with a symbolic meaning

with a historical value

Conclusion:Cultural relics can be buildings, tombs, artworks…

They can be made of stones, bricks, clay, ivory, marbles…

They are symbols of civilization, reflections of the history...

Can you imagine a house made of amber?

the Amber Room in St Petersburg in Russia

In Search of the Amber Room

In search of: looking for sth; searching for sth 寻找

eg. Scientists are in search of a cure for the disease.

Reading Prediction:

The amber room must have been lost.

1. Who owned the amber room first? And Why was it made?

2. When did the amber room disappear?

3. Who is to blame for the loss of the amber room?

4. Have we found the Amber Room by now?

Fast reading

Frederick owned the amber room first and it was designed for his palace.

The amber room disappeared in 1941.

The Nazi army is to blame for the loss of the amber room.

No, we haven’t found it yet.

Task 1 on Page 2

1 Frederick II2 2 Frederick William I3 3 Peter the Great4 4 Catherine II II5 5 The Nazi army6 The Russians and6 The Russians and GermansGermans

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.

The passage is mainly developed in the order of _____.time

Careful reading:

para 1: How was the Amber Room made?

para 2:

para 3:

para 4:

para 5:

Why did the King of Prussia give the Amber Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift?

How did the Amber room become one of the wonders of the world?

How did the Amber room get lost?

How was a Amber Room built?

The Amber Room was made of which had a beautiful color . It was a treasure designed and decorated with , which took artists about to make.

several tons of amber

like honey

in a fancy stylegold and jewels

ten years

amazing

surprisingselect

to choose sb/sth carefully

to decide how sth will look by drawing

design to make sth look more attractive by putting things on it

decorate

a precious stone such as a diamond jewel

Para 1: How was the Amber Room made?

Para2: Why did the King of Prussia give the Amber Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift?Frederick William succeeded the Amber Room Ⅰfrom , but he decided not to keep it and gave it to , which helped to build friendship between and . The Amber Room became

and served as

succeed

belong

In return

troop

reception hall

to gain sth when sb dies

to be owned by sb

in reward

soldiers in large groups

welcome area in a hotel

Frederick Ⅰ

Peter the GreatPrussia

Russiapart of the Czar’s winter palace

a reception hall for VIPs

Para3: How did the Amber Room become one of the wonders of the world?

The Amber room was moved to Catherine ’sⅡ outside St Petersburg

by . More details was added to the Amber Room as Catherine wanted Ⅱ .

The in the room shone like gold by

summer palaceCatherine Ⅱ

in 1770

mirrors and pictures

candle light

Para4: How did the Amber room get lost?

In when Germany and Russia were , the secretly stole the Amber Room although the Russians were able to remove

and from it. But what happened to the room after that remains .

1941 at war Nazis

some furniture

small art objectsa mystery

at war

remove

less than

doubt

in a state of war

not more than

to take sth/sb away from a place

to feel uncertain about sth

Para5: How was a new Amber Room built?

The have built a new Amber Room at according to

. In it was ready for the people of when they celebrated

of their city.

Russians and Germansthe summer palace

the photos of the former Amber Room

2003St Petersburge

the 300th birthday

The clue of the storyThe clue of the story

Peter the Great

CatherineⅡ

FrederickⅠ

Frederick WilliamⅠ

Nazi

passed

down

given as a

gift passed

down

stolen

A new Amber Room was built.

The Amber Room was made of several tons of amber with a beautiful yellow-brown color like honey. It is designed in a fancy style and decorated with gold and jewels. It took the artists about ten years to make. FrederickⅠwas the first person owning the Amber Room and it was designed for his palace. It was passed down to Frederick WilliamⅠ, who gave the Amber Room to Peter the Great as a gift. Later, CatherineⅡhad the Amber Room and asked her artists to add more details to it. Unfortunately, it was stolen by the Nazi army in 1941 and it still remains missing. Luckily, a new Amber Room has been built in St Petersburg now.

Summary

Suppose A and B are visiting the new Amber Room.

A is supposed to tell B the story of the Amber Room

B should ask some questions when A introduces the Amber Room.

It is really a beautiful and fantastic place to visit, isn’t it?But who would come up with such an amazing idea to build an amber room?

A:B:A: Actually, there is an interesting story behind it. The amber

room first was built for…. Of…

Unfortunately, the Nazis stole it in 1941 although …

Then Frederick William succeeded from… but he Ⅰdecided not to….and gave it to Peter the Great … It served as ….

Later Catherine succeeded it and asked artists… Ⅱand it became one of the wonders of the world…

The amber room we see now actually is a new one built according to the pictures of the old one. As you can see, the room is made of amber and decorated with gold and jewels…

B: ...A:

B: …A:

B: …The Amber Room is really worth visiting.

Homework 1. Surf the Internet to collect information

about the seven wonders of the world and choose one of them to make a poster to introduce it.

2. Review the passage and finish the exercises on “Learning about Language”.