Cultural
Relics
S1 B2
Unit 1
Ming Dynasty vase
ivory dragon boat
Mogao Caves (In China)
TAJ MAHAL（泰姬陵）
It is located in India.
It is the grave a king built for his wife.
It showed the deep love of the king and queen.
in the past:
To protect our countries
now :
to be a place for people to visit
A man who doesn’t go to is not a true man
The Great Wall
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.
The Sports Arena of Ancient Rome
It was located in Italy

It was used for watching slaves fighting

It was partly destroyed
The Great Pyramid of Giza （吉扎金字塔）
It is located in Egypt now
it became the grave after the king died.
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.
What is a cultural relic?
A cultural relic is something that
survived for a long time
often a part of has been destroyed;
tells people the culture or history about the past.
amber
beautiful
rare/precious
Have you ever seen anything made
of amber?
Can you imagine a house made of amber ?
IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM
In search of the Amber Room
What do you think the text may talk about when you read such an title?
Prediction
First ,it may talk about some specific information about the Amber Room such as who, when and how it was built Second ,to search means it was lost so it may talk about the reason why it was lost
Listen,read and check
Join the correct parts of the sentences together.
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1.Frederick Ⅰ
2.Frederick William Ⅰ
3.Peter the Great

4.Catherine Ⅱ
5.The Nazi army
6.The Russian and Germans
Fast reading
C had the Amber Room made.
E gave it to the Czar as a gift.
B sent a troop of his best soldiers
to the King of Prussia.
had it moved outside St Petersburg
A stole the Amber Room
F built a new Amber Room
after studying pictures of the old one
The following five questions summarize the main idea of the
Five paragraphs in the passage. Put the paragraph numbers in
the boxes.
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How did the Amber Room become one of the wonders of the world?
How did the Amber Room get lost?
How was a new Amber room built?
How was the Amber Room made?
Why did the King of Prussia give the Amber Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift?
3
4
5
1
2
Fast readingCan you find a sentence to summarize the whole text
Frederic William I, the king of Prussia ,could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have an amazing history .
Say I t Without Thinking
He could never have imagined that
Topic sentence
would have an amazing history .
his greatest gift to the Russian people
tons
yellow-brown
Careful reading
amazing history about the amber room
honey
fancy
decrorated
jewels
artists
belonged
troop
reception
added
way
moved
considered
return
Careful reading
amazing history about the amber room
war
remove
stole
belonged
wooden
mystery
formerd
celebrate
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
welcome
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
Frederick William Ⅰ
added to more details
gave to sb as a gift
welcome
stolen
Frederick Ⅰ
Catherine Ⅱ
The Nazi army
rebuilt
The Russian and Germans
1.Read the passage again, and find some difficult sentences and useful expressions.
2.Remember the words and phrases in the warming up and reading
3.Try to retell the story.
Homework
Language points for Reading I
Language Data Bank
in search of search for search sb / sth in the / one’s search for
搜寻，寻找
搜查某物/ 搜身
在寻找…中
1) They started off at once in search ______ the missing child . 2) So far , they have been unlucky in their search ______(介词)gold and have no money left . 3) He ______ all his pockets but failed to find his ID. A. searched B. searched for C. in search of D. looked for
of
for
A
1. could have done “本能够…”(用于对过去情况的推测,其否定形式 “can’t / couldn’t have done” ,意为 “(过去)不可能做过某事.
1)教室不可能是李平打扫的,因为他今天没来上学.

2) 他对那本书一无所知,他不可能读过.
The classroom can’t have been cleaned by Li Ping because he didn’t come to school today .
He knows nothing about that book , he couldn’t have read it before.
1)His brother met him at the Great Theatre yesterday afternoon , so he ____ have attended your lecture. A. couldn’t B. needn’t C. mustn’t D. shouldn’t 2)---Your mother was really anxious about you. ---I know. I ______ home without a word . A. mustn’t leave B. shouldn’t have left C. couldn’t have left D. needn’t leave
A
B
5.in return 作为报答
Tom , in return , told her his history .
in return for 答谢… return ticket / trip 往返车票/旅行
return v. = go back / give …back
1) He bought her a gold watch _______________ (以答谢她的帮助). 2) I came to thank you and ______ the coat you lent me . A. return B. returned C. return to D. return back
in return for her help
B
6. light v. 点燃,照亮 lit –lit n. 光,光亮 adj.明亮的,轻的,浅色的
light up 照亮,使(光亮)
She took the ______ (点燃的)candle into the dark room and quickly the room ________ (照亮).
lighted
lit up
3. About four metres long, the room served as a small reception hall for important visitors.
琥珀屋约四米长，做了接待贵宾的小接待厅。
serve as 担任，充当
He served two terms as President.
He served as a waiter there.
When you sleep in the open, old newspapers can serve as a blanket.
4. She told her artists to add more details to its design.
她告诉他的艺术家们将设计方案再增加更多的细节。
add…to…把……加进……里去
He added that he was very pleased with our work.
Please add some sugar to the milk.
Add the score up.
His being absent added to our difficulty.
The money he spent one day added up to about $100.
7. wonder n. 奇观，壮举，奇才，惊奇，惊叹
They were filled with wonder when they saw the spaceship.
It’s a wonder (that )…难得…
(It’s ) No/ Little / hardly wonder that …难怪，并不奇怪
It’s a wonder you recognized me . 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　No wonder he is not hungry , he has been eating sweets all day . 难怪他不饿，他整天在吃糖果．
1)I was just wondering _____ the old bike when my friend came. A. what to do with B. how should I do with C. how to do with D. how should I do with 2) ---Mary is John’s sister. ---___ she knows so much about him. A. No problem B. No doubt C. No need D. No wonder 3) --- What were you thinking just now ? --- I ___ whether he could lend me enough money . A. was wondering B. wonder C. am wondering D. will wonder
5. This was a time when the two countries were at war. 这是两国交战时期。
at war 处于战争状态，介词at可表示状态或动作。
at peace at breakfast
at rest at table
at work at school
at the piano at one’s best
8. remove v. 移走,脱掉
进屋后,脱掉你的帽子.
Remove your hat after you enter the house .
排除,去掉 = get rid of
= Take off
He removed all his doubts .
开除,把…解聘/免职= dismiss
He was removed from school .
1) The man was _______ from the office for some reasons. 2) She ________ her hat and coat. 3) They were taught to learn the spirit of the Foolish Old man ________ the mountain. A. removed B. moved C. who removed D. moving 4) The boy is _____ from school because he often plays truant. A. gone B. removed C. to remove D. be at 5. The man was so badly hurt that he couldn’t ____ his leg . A. remove B. move C. carry D. send
removed
removed
furniture
1.There are ____________________(三件家具) in the room . 2. We have a staff of 28 but there _____ in the office. A. haven’t many furniture B. aren’t many furnitures C. hasn’t much furniture D. isn’t enough furniture
three pieces