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Unit 1 Unit 1 Cultural Cultural relicsrelics
Warming up & Reading
Warming up & Reading
1. Do you know what a cultural relic is?
2. Does a cultural relic always have to be
rare and valuable? Is it enough to have
survived for a long time?
3. 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 Pyramids in Egypt
The Tai Mahal (In India)
The Sydney Opera (in Australia)
The Great Barrier Reef (In Australia)
The Big Ben (In England)
Fujiantulou
• Name:Name:• Place:Place:• Time:Time:• Importance:Importance:
The Great WallThe Great WallBeijingBeijing
Since 475BCSince 475BC
the symbol of China and its culture.the symbol of China and its culture.
Name:Name:Place:Place:Time:Time:Importance:Importance:
the Forbidden City the Forbidden City BeijingBeijing
the largest museum of cultural relics in Chinathe largest museum of cultural relics in ChinaThe imperial The imperial palace/palace/
1406 (the Ming Dynasty) 1406 (the Ming Dynasty)
Name:Name:Place:Place:Time:Time:Importance:Importance:
The Potala PalaceLhasa, Tibet
the residence of the Dalai Lama/the residence of the Dalai Lama/
one of Tibet's major pilgrimage destinationsone of Tibet's major pilgrimage destinations
1693
Name:Name:Place:Place:Time:Time:Importance:Importance:
The Great Pyramid of Khufu The Great Pyramid of Khufu Egypt Egypt
around the year 2560 BCaround the year 2560 BCthe only surviving of the only surviving of the Seven Ancient the Seven Ancient WondersWonders
Angkor Wat in CambodiaTaj-Mahal in India
The Sports Arena of Ancient Rome
Stonehenge in England
Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun
Mount Huangshan
The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors
the Leshan Giant Buddha
The Classical Gardens of Suzhou
What is a cultural What is a cultural relic ?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.
According to the According to the definition, what definition, what characteristics does a characteristics does a cultural relic have ? cultural relic have ?
mysteriousmysterious
preciousprecious
oldold
valuablevaluable rarerare
cultural reliccultural relic
Can you recognize any other cultural relics? Do you have any in your family?
…… …… ……
amber
beautiful rare/precious
Can you imagine a house made
of amber ?
The Amber Room The Amber Room
The main idea of each paragraph:
Para 1: ______________________of the Amber Room.
Para 2: ______________________of the Amber Room.
Para3: ______________________ of the Amber Room.
Para 4: ______________________of the Amber Room.
Para 5: ______________________of the Amber Room.
General description
History and functions
Change
Disappearance
Reproduction
skimming
1.) Draw a chart to show the remove of the Amber Room
ScanningScanning
PrussiaPrussia RussiaRussiathe winter palace the winter palace in St Petersburg-in St Petersburg-
the summer the summer palace in St palace in St PetersburgPetersburg
GermaGerman city n city on the on the Baltic Baltic SeaSea
??A strange history
Year What happened to the Amber Room
1716
1770
1941
2003
In 1770, the Amber Room was completed the way Catherine wanted it.Ⅱ
In September, 1941, the Nazi German and Russia were at war, and the Amber Room was missing.
In the spring of 2003, a new Amber Room was built at the Summer Palace, and it was 300 years old.
In 1716 , Frederick William I gave the Amber Room to Peter the Great , as a gift of friendship from Prussian to the Russian people.
Join the correct parts of the sentences together.
1. Frederick I
2. Frederick William I
3. Peter the Great
4. Catherine II
5. The Nazi army
6. The Russians and
Germans
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 Rom after
studying pictures of the old one
Put the numbers in the boxes. Then answer the questions.
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
In groups discuss: Is it worth rebuilding lost cultural relics such as the Amber Room or Yuan Ming Yuan in Beijing? Give your reasons.
1. The king of Prussia who gave the
Amber Room as a gift to Russia
was___.
A. Frederick I
B. Frederick William I
C. Peter the Great
D. Catherine II
B
Detailed-Reading
2. The king of Prussia gave the Amber
Room to Russia because_____.
A. he wanted to marry
Catherine II. B. he was kind.
C. he needed better
soldiers D. he wanted to
make friends
D
Detailed-Reading
3. The Amber Room was stolen by___. A. Russian soldiers B. German soldiers C. People in Konigsberg D. People in St Petersburg
4. In 1941, the city of Konigsberg was in ___. A. Germany B. Russia C. Sweden D. France
B
A
Detailed-Reading
5. The Russians didn’t hide the Amber
Room because ______.
A. they were at war
B. the couldn’t find a place
C. the German soldiers arrived too soon
D. no train could take it away
C
Detailed-Reading
( ) 1. The Amber Room was not easy to
make.
( ) 2. Catherine II didn’t like everything
about the Amber Room when she
first saw it.
( ) 3. The Amber Room was taken to
Konigsberg and hidden there in
1941.
NS
S
S
Reading: SURE or NOT SURE
Reading
( ) 4. The Russians didn’t care
about the Amber Room.
( ) 5. The Russians don’t think the
Amber Room will ever be
found.
NS
NS
Listen to the tape and follow it to read
the text.
Listening
Discussion
What should we do to protect our
cultural relics?
Explanation
1. compete: (vt) take part in a race,
contest, exam, etc.
(1) compete in 在…中比赛 / 竞争 Will you compete in the race?
(2) compete against / with… 与…竞争/ 比赛
He is going to compete against / wit
h his classmates.
(3) compete for 为…而竞争 / 比赛 The two teams will compete for the cha
mpionship.
(4) competitor 竞争者 co
mpetition 竞争 , 比赛 competitive (adj.) 竞争性的 , 比赛性
的
2. survive vt &vi 幸存 Fortunately he survived the traffic accide
nt.
Camels can survive for many days with n
o water.
The helicopter picked up all the ________.
They prayed for the _______ of the sailors.
survivor (n.) 幸存者 survival (n.) 幸存
survivors
survival
3. remain (1) vi. 留下 , 遗留 I went to the city, but my brother rem
ained at home. (2) link-verb. 后接 n. /adj. / 介词短语
/ 表位置的 adv. My friend became a boss, but I remai
ned a teacher. The death of the old man remained u
nknown. The problem remains to be discussed.
Nothing remains but to send the invitation out. ( 只要…就行了 )It only remains for me to sign the paper that you gave me. ( 某人所要做的只是某事 )He bought a new book with the _________ ( 剩下的 ) 40 yuan.=He bought a new book with the 40 yuan ___. ( 剩下的 )
remaining
left
--- Why do you look so upset?
--- There are so many
troublesome problems ___.
A. remaining to
settle B.
remained settled
C. remaining to be settled
D. remained to be settled.
C
4. the rest 作主语时 , 根据指带对象不同 , 可能是单数 , 也可能是复数。
(1) I have finished most of the work, and t
he rest __ to be done next week.
(2) Some students went out, and the rest _
__ remained in the classroom.
is
are
5. imagine vt. 想象 n. imagination
(1) You can’t imagine how I miss you all.
(2) We can hardly imagine life without w
ater.
(3) Can you imagine her becoming a thie
f? = C
an you imagine her as a thief?
6. state / condition / situation
(1) We try to make ourselves get into a
____ before the exam.
(2) Janna is in a poor ____ of health,
which worries her parents.
(3) His health is in good ________.
state
state
condition
(4) Suddenly he found himself in a diff
icult ________.
state 状态 , 可数名词 ; condition
条件 , 复数形式表 “环境 , 状况” ; situation 指处境 , 局势。
situation
7. find / find out / discover
(1) I’ve _____ the book I was looking for.
(2) Please _______ what time they are
coming.
(3) The police are trying hard to _______
about the accident.
found
find out
find out
(4) Columbus _________ the New Worl
d in 1492.
find out : 经过努力有意去 “找” ,
“ 打听” , “ 弄清楚”; find: “ 找到 , 发现” , 强调结果。
discover: 发现本来就存在但未被人所知的事物 , 地方 , 思想等。
discovered
8. gift 礼物 ; 天赋 He has got lots of birthday gifts.
He is a man of gifts. 他多才多艺。 The boy has a gift for music.
gifted (adj.) 有天赋的
could
couldn’t
9. 情态动词 +have done ( 对过去发生的事实的推测 )
He paid for a seat when he _____ have entered free. (could /would / must / need)
I _______ have been more than six years old when the accident happened. (shouldn’t / couldn’t / mustn’t / needn’t)
10. …it easily melts when heated…
连接词 + 分词 ( 前后主语一致 : 主动用 v-ing, 被动用过去分词 ) 。
(1) While (they were) ________the house,
they found the vase.
(2) When (he was) _____, he made no ans
wer.
building
asked
(3) Unless (I am) ______, I won’t go there.
(4) When ______ help, one often says “Thank you” or “It’s kind of you”. (offering / to offer / to be offered / offered)
(5) When first __________ (introduce) to the market, these products enjoyed great success. (o4 四川 )
offered
invited
introduced
11. design (v. / n.)
(1) They ________ the building carefully.
(2) The experiment ____________ test the
new drug. ( 打算将…用作… )
(3) I like the ______ of the new school.
(4) Children above 12 are able to take part
in skiing or other activities ________ (d
esign) for them. (05 丰台统考 )
designed
designedis designed to
design
12. fancy adj.
(1) fancy clothes 新奇服装(2) Fancy meeting you here!
想不到在这儿见到你了 !
(3) I don’t fancy walking in the snow.
我不喜欢在雨中行走。 have a fancy for… 爱好 , 爱上 , 入迷 fancy sb. doing sth. 想象某人做某事
13. in return 回报 , 作为报酬 What can we do for them in return for
all the help they have given us? 我们将怎样来报答他们所给予我们的种种帮助呢 ?
I gave him some books in return for his assistance.
in turn 轮流地 , 依次 ; 反过来 by turns 轮流地 , 时而…时而…
14. missing / lost / gone
(1) Five people were _______.
(2) The boat and all the men were ___
in the storm.
(3) My pain in the leg is ____ now.
(4) Much to his upset, Bob found his
wallet _______ just as he wanted to
pay for the necktie.
missing
lost
gone
missing
missing: “ 丢失的 , 缺少的” , 强调不在场 ;
lost: 过去分词 , “ 失去的 , 丧失的”gone: 过去分词 , “ 过去的 , 不在的 , 丢
了” , 常作表语和补语。15. 介词 + 名词 ( 表状态 )at war/work/home/tableon show/duty/sale/holiday/fire/watchin trouble/danger/battle/doubtunder repair/discussion/construction
16. There’s no doubt that… There’s no need to do / for sth / sb There’s no possibility that… (It’s) no wonder (that)… 难怪…(1) Do you doubt ____ she will succeed?(2) I doubt _________ he will keep his w
ord.(3) I have no doubt ____ he will win the
game.
thatif/whether
that
1. Remember the useful words and
Expressions.
2. Prepare for the next period.
Homework