必修2-unit-1-cultural-relics

1、Unit 1 Cultural Relics period 1 warming up and speaking What are cultural relics? A cultural relic is something that has survived for a long time, often a part of something old that has remained when the rest has been destroyed; it tells people about the past. 文化遗产日文化遗产日 the Second Saturday of June

2、Can you give me some examples of cultural relics that you know at home and abroad? 更多资源更多资源 in the past: To protect our countries now : to be a place for people to visit A man who doesnt go to is not a true man The Great Wall TAJ MAHAL（泰姬陵） It is located in India. It is the grave a king built for hi

3、s wife. It showed the deep love of the king and queen. The Leaning Tower of Pisa（比萨斜塔） It is the famous Italy building. It got the name leaning tower because it leans to the earth. It actually used for telling people time. Louvre Museum(卢浮宫) vIt is also called musee du louvre in France. vIt was buil

4、t in the 13th century. vIt was a castle for the king of France. vIn 1793,it opened to the public and became a museum. 卢浮宫始建于卢浮宫始建于13世纪，是当时法国路世纪，是当时法国路 易王室的城堡，被充当为国库及艺术易王室的城堡，被充当为国库及艺术 馆馆 。 Versailles palace（凡尔赛宫） 1)It was first built for the king when they hunted in the countryside. 2) Now it is a m

5、useum. The Great Pyramid of Giza （吉扎金字塔） It is It is locatedlocated in in Egypt nowEgypt now it became the it became the gravegrave after the after the king died.king died. London Tower （伦敦塔）（伦敦塔） It was built in the 1000s. The workers spent nearly 12years to finish it. It was once used as the castl

6、e,the prison, the museum. Now, it becomes the scenery for the people all over the world. The Statue of Liberty (The symbol(象征）象征） of the USA) What did the Goddess hold in her hands. 女神双唇紧闭，戴光芒四射的冠冕，身着女神双唇紧闭，戴光芒四射的冠冕，身着 罗马式宽松长袍，右手高擎象征自由的火罗马式宽松长袍，右手高擎象征自由的火 炬，左手紧握一铜板刻着炬，左手紧握一铜板刻着美国独立宣言美国独立宣言 发表的日期发表的日

7、期-公元公元1776年年7月月4日，脚上散日，脚上散 落着已断裂的锁链，右脚跟抬起作行进状，落着已断裂的锁链，右脚跟抬起作行进状， 整体为挣脱枷锁、挺身前行的反抗者形象整体为挣脱枷锁、挺身前行的反抗者形象 1)world famous 2)made of stones; man-made 3)a long history 4)symbols of their countries and cultures 1.What are the 1.What are the similaritiessimilarities of these of these cultural relics?cultura

8、l relics? All these cultural relics are quite beautiful. But some of them were lost or ruined in history, such as Yuan Ming Yuan, The Great Wall, The Pyramid. what can cause them lost or ruined. 1. Maybe they were destroyed by natural disasters (wind and rain). 2.Maybe they were even stolen by invad

9、ers during wars. Now our government has spent a lot of money on rebuilding it. Do you think it is worthwhile? 1.They have great value to us. 2.They tell us what our ancestors (祖先）were and what their life was like. 3.They tell us the history of our country, no one should forget the past. As we known,

10、 some of the cultural relics were destroyed during the war. Such as Yuan Ming Yuan, it was burnt out by the invaders. Useful expression: I think it is worthwhile because. I dont think so because. Words and expressions at home and abroad be made of The Great Wall In danger The Pyramid wonder The Stat

11、ue of Liberty worthwhile stand for locate protect ancient symbol grave king and queen Homework 1.预习reading部分,找出文章中的两条线索 2.课后练习P2完成. 3.熟读生词和词组. 4.看英语双语报B1版面. Unit 1 Cultural Relics Period 2 Reading and Comprehending The Pyramid in Egypt The Statue of Liberty What are the similarities of these cultura

12、l relics? The Amber Room Suppose the Amber Room got lost, how would you feel? What will you do? In search of the Amber Room What do you think the text may talk about according to the title? Fast reading (Answer the following questions) 1. What was the Amber Room made of ? 7,000 tons of amber were us

13、ed to make it. It was also made with gold and jewels. 2. The amber feels as hard as stone, how can it be made into a room? Once it is heated, the amber can be made into any shape. How the Amber Room was first built. The Amber Room Purpose It was made not to be a _, but for the _ of Frederick I. What

14、 happened to the Amber Room. 1716_. 1770_. 1941_. 2003_. Frederick William gave the Amber Room to Peter the Great as a gift. Catherine had completed the adding to the Amber room The Nazi German army stole the Amber Room The rebuilding of the Amber Room was completed. gift palace Careful reading Name

15、s of places What is it used for? The palace of Frederick St. Petersburg (Winter Palace) Summer Palace Konigsberg For the people of St. Petersburg to celebrate the 300th birthday of the city The places where the Amber Room has ever been? Prussia A small reception hall for important visitors Catherine

16、 spent her summers there Summer Palace Suppose you are the guide of the Amber Room! You are going to introduce the Amber Room to us. What are you going to introduce? Role-play built lost rebuilt added to more details gave to sb as a gift welcome stolen 1.Read the passage again, and find some difficu

17、lt sentences and useful expressions. 2.Remember the words and phrases in the warming up and reading 3.Try to retell the story. I think it is worthwhile to rebuild the Amber Room. Do you agree? Debate foragainst Suppose you are the guide of the Amber Room! You are going to introduce the Amber Room to

18、 us. What are you going to introduce? Design/material The history of Amber Room. Builtlostrebuilt owner present move to winter palace add to more details remove to pieces put on trains remain a mystery 300th birthday Role-play I think it is worthwhile to reproduce the Amber Room. Because it represen

19、ts the culture and a period of history in St. Petersburg. It is a trace and feature surviving from a past age and serving to remind people of a lost time. 更多资源更多资源 The Amber Room was made _. Frederick William_. It soon became part of the Czars winter palace in St. Petersburg. Later, Catherine _ and

20、she told her artists to _. In September, 1941the Nazi Germany army secretly _. After that, what happened to the Amber Room _. Now Russians and Germans have _ much like the old one. 1.What do they have in common? They are all symbols of their countries and their cultures. They are all great man-made

21、projects in the world. They were built long time ago for some important purpose and they are now of great value to us today. S1：The Great Wall in China is in danger. Some parts of the wall have been destroyed by the wind，air and rain. Thus it is dangerous for people to climb parts of the Great Wall. And there is also some rubbish on the Great Wall, which destroyed the beauty of the Great Wall. S2: The pyramids in Egypt are also destroyed by the wind, air and rain.