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必修 2-1.9

Unit 1 Unit 1 Cultural Cultural relicsrelics

Overseas Chinese Congress

emblem

A foreigner came to Qingtian to attend the congress. What places or things could you advise him to visit or see?

Stone carving

rice fish

Ivory dragon boat

Dragon Boat Festival

Ming Dynasty vase china

One of the 7 world wonders

Mogao Caves

Art treasure for Buddhism

Taj Mahal

The most beautiful tomb in the world

Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic Natural relic

Kunqu opera Since Yuan Dynasty-Nonmaterial relic

1)world famous

2)natural/ man-made

3)a long history

4)symbols of their countries and cultures

5)very rare and valuable

What are the similarities of these cultural relics?

A cultural relic is something that can represent cultures, which has survived for a long time to tell the history, and it is very rare and valuable. Cultural relics can be craftworks, buildings, books, paintings music, and so on.

Now, can you name what a cultural relic is?

According to the definition, According to the definition, what characteristics does a what characteristics does a cultural relic have ? cultural relic have ?

mysteriousmysterious

preciousprecious

oldold

valuablevaluable rarerare

cultural reliccultural relic

Can you recognize any other cultural relics?Can you recognize any other cultural relics? Do you have any in your family? Do you have any in your family?

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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

bronze jade amber

琥珀的形成琥珀是松柏科植物的樹脂所形成的化石，最少有五千萬年的歷史。特別是一種茂盛於二千萬至六千萬年前的新生代第三紀的松樹 Pinus Succinifera 的樹脂，經過壓力和熱力變質而形成琥珀。世界最古老的琥珀，約為三億年前的產物，被發現於英國的 Northumberland 及西伯利亞。琥珀是人類最古老的飾物之一，在愛沙尼亞發現紀元前 3700 年由琥珀製成的墬飾、珠子、紐扣等，在埃及並發現紀元前 2600 年由琥珀製成的寶物。

琥珀的性质琥珀的形状多呈饼状、肾状、瘤状、拉长的水滴状和其它不规则形状。属非晶质体。颜色多呈黄色、橙黄色、棕色、褐黄色或暗红色，浅绿色和黄色、淡紫色的品种极为罕见。油脂光泽，透明至半透明

amber

beautifulbeautiful rare/rare/preciousprecious

Can you imagine a house made

of amber ?

IN SEARCH OFIN SEARCH OF THE AMBER THE AMBER ROOMROOM

IN SEARCH OFIN SEARCH OF THE AMBER THE AMBER ROOMROOM

•ValueValue•HistoryHistory

Is the Amber Room Is the Amber Room a cultural relics?a cultural relics?

Judging from the title, what do you think happened to the Amber Room?

What questions can you raise ?

In search of In search of the Amber the Amber RoomRoom

Read Para 1Read Para 1 to find detailed information about the Amber Room

Colour

Birthplace

Design

Material

Time to complete it

yellow-brown

Prussia

of the fancy style popular in those days

seven thousand tons of amber; gold and jewels

It took a team of thecountry’s best artists tenyears to make it.

skimmingskimming

Brief introduction to Brief introduction to the Amber Roomthe Amber Room

The transform of the Amber The transform of the Amber Room as a gift and its Room as a gift and its changechange

The missing of the Amber RoomThe missing of the Amber Room

A new Amber RoomA new Amber Room

Para 1Para 1

Para 2 & 3Para 2 & 3

Para 4Para 4

Para 5Para 5

Match each part of the passage with its headlineMatch each part of the passage with its headline

The Amber Room

PurposeIt was made not to be a ___________, but for the ___________ of Frederick I.

Whathappened to the Amber Room.

1716____________________________________.

1770____________________________________.

1941____________________________________.

2003____________________________________.

Frederick WilliamⅠ gave 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.

gift

palace

Careful reading

Names of places What is it used for?

The palace of FrederickⅠ

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 Ⅱ spent her

summers there

Summer Palace

St. Petersburg (Winter Palace)

Out of St.Petersburg

Konigsberg

I think it is worthwhile to rebuild the Amber Room. Do you agree?

Debat

for against

1.1.It took people a lot of time and money to It took people a lot of time and money to search for the lost amber room. Why did search for the lost amber room. Why did people insist on looking for it ? Does the people insist on looking for it ? Does the amber room deserve it ?amber room deserve it ?

2.2. What should be done with it once it is What should be done with it once it is really found ? Why ? State your opinion.really found ? Why ? State your opinion.

Reading and Reading and ThinkingThinking

In my opinion...In my opinion...I agree that…I agree that…Personally speaking…Personally speaking…I must say that…I must say that…There is no doubt that…There is no doubt that…

Suppose you are a German Suppose you are a German who find the lost Amber who find the lost Amber Room, what do you think Room, what do you think you should do with it? To you should do with it? To return it to Russia or keep return it to Russia or keep it in your homeland ? Or…?it in your homeland ? Or…?

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