Cultural relics
Unit 1
Warming up and reading
Do you know what a cultural relic is?
Name:
Place:
The Great Wall
Beijing, China
Name:

Place:
the Forbidden City
Beijing
(The Imperial Palace)
Name:
Place:
The Pyramids
Egypt
Italy
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
Name:
Place:
The Mona Lisa
蒙娜丽莎
symbols of their countries and cultures
famous
have a long history
tell us stories about the past
What do they have in common?
cultural relics
What is a cultural relic?
A cultural relic is something that has ________(幸存) for a long time, often a part of something old that has ________ (保留) when the rest has been ___________ (毁坏) ; it tells people about the past. It is the symbol of a country and its culture.

文化遗迹是一些存留很长时间的东西，常常是其他部分已被毁掉而其中一部分得以保存的古老的东西。它是一个国家及其文化的象征。
survived
remained
destroyed
Can you give some other examples of cultural relics?
The Statue of Liberty 自由女神像（美国）
Stonehenge巨石阵（英国）
Mogao Caves 莫高窟（敦煌）
Taj Mahal 泰姬陵（印度）
Eiffel Tower 埃菲尔铁塔 （巴黎）
The Potala Palace 布达拉宫（拉萨）
Yuan Ming Yuan (in China)圆明圆
Jiuzhaigou 九寨沟（四川）
Temple of Heaven 天坛
The Summer Palace 颐和园
Thinking
Look at the pictures below and discuss what they are and whether they are cultural relics or not.
Are cultural relics only objects like vases（花瓶） or can they be buildings too?
Have you ever seen a piece of amber?
Pre-reading
color yellow- brown
feel like

Amber is the fossil(化石)form of  resin(树脂) from trees.
It takes millions of years to form.
feel as hard as stone
What is amber?
Can you imagine a house made of amber ?
What do you think amber can be made into?
the Amber Room
In Search of
the Amber room
Reading
1709年，生性豪奢的普鲁士国王腓特烈一世命令当时普鲁士最有名的建筑师安·休鲁达和戈·德恩着手兴建“琥珀屋”（Amber Room）。完成后的琥珀屋面积约55平方米，共有全由琥珀制成的12块护壁镶板和12个柱脚，其上饰有银箔，可任意拼装成各种形状。在当时，琥珀的价值为黄金的13倍，因此“琥珀屋”无论从材料的贵重程度还是工艺水平来说都堪称稀世奇珍，曾有“世界第八奇迹”之誉。
琥 珀 屋 The Amber Room
In search of the Amber Room
What do you think the text may talk about
according to the title?
Prediction
Turn to page 1
Read quickly and get the main idea.
Fast reading
It tells us the strange history of

the_______ ________, a cultural relic

of two countries: _________ and
________.
Amber Room
Germany
Russia
Reading Tips
在阅读每个段落时，要注意综合
运用略读(skimming)与扫读(scanning)这两种方法。
Skimming（略读）：快速阅读，找出文章的主要论点或文章的大意。
方法：
1. 读第一段和最后一段。
2. 读每一段的首句。
3. 对记叙文来说，每段的中心句是比较不好找的，那么在阅读的时候就应该注意故事的起因、经过和结果。
The following five questions summarize the main idea of the
Five paragraphs in the passage. Put the paragraph numbers in
the boxes.
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
1
Read the passage quickly and find
out characters , years ,and places in
the passage. ( clues 线索）(3 m.)
characters
years
places
1
2
3
FrederickⅠ
Peter the Great
CatherineⅡ
Frederick WilliamⅠ
Nazi
characters
1716
1770
1941
2003
years
Prussia
winter palace
in
St Petersburg
summer palace
outside
St Petersburg
Russia
Germany
Konigsgerg on the Baltic sea
places
What did these people do to the Amber Room?

2.What happened in
these four years (1716;
1770; 1941; 2003)?
2.Frederick WilliamⅠ
3.Peter the Great
4.CatherineⅡ
1.FrederickⅠ
Join the correct parts of the sentences together.
Frederick I
Frederick William I
Peter the Great
Catherine II
The Nazi army
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
2
FrederickⅠ
Frederick WilliamⅠ
Peter the Great Czar
CatherineⅡ
Nazi
The clue of the story
pass down
given as a gift
pass down
stolen
1716
1770
1941
2003
Frederick WilliamⅠgave the Amber Room to Peter the Great_________.
Catherine Ⅱ_____ more details to the Amber room.
The Nazi German army _____ the Amber Room.
The ________of the Amber Room was completed.
years
as a gift
stole
rebuilding
added
1.Frederick William I was the King of Russia.
2.The Amber Room has an amazing history and it remains a mystery.
3.The Amber Room was made up of several hundreds of amber.
4.The amber is designed for the palace of Frederick I.
F
T
F
T
Prussia
tons
Do T or F questions according to the text.
3
P1, Line 1
P1,Line 2
P1,Line 3
P2,Line 1
5. Peter the Great made Amber Room his Summer Palace.
6.Catherine II added more details to the Amber Room and made it her Summer Palace.
F
T
winter
P2,Line 5
P3,Line 1-2
Detailed-reading
Who is the original owner of the Amber Room?
Catherine II.
Peter the Great.
Fredrick William I.
An artist in Germany.
C
Choose the best answers
2. The King of Prussia gave the Amber Room to Russia because _______.
he wanted to marry Catherine II.
he was kind.
he needed better soldiers
he wanted to make friends
D
Choose the best answers
3. The Amber Room was stolen by ______.
Russian soldiers
German soldiers
People in Konigsberg
People in St Petersburg
B
Choose the best answers
4. In 1941, the city of Konigsberg was in ______.
Germany
Russia
Sweden
France
A
Choose the best answers
5. The Russians didn’t hide the Amber Room because _______.
they were at war
the couldn’t find a place
the German soldiers arrived too soon
no train could take it away
C
Choose the best answers
6. How did Catherine II deal with the Amber Room?
She destroyed it by taking it apart
She removed all furniture from it
She secretly transported it Germany
She asked her artists to add more details to it
D
Choose the best answers
7. The new Amber Room _______.
is different from the old one
was built in konigsberg
was ready for people in 2000
was built by the Russians and Germans
D
Choose the best answers
8. Which of the following is TRUE about the Amber Room?
It was made of tons of Amber
It was made to be a gift
It took artists two years to make
It was decorated with honey
A
Choose the best answers
Retell the text by filling in the blanks.
Quiz I
The Amber Room was ________ for the palace of Frederick I at first. The country’s best ______ spent about ____ years making it. Several tons of ______ were used for making it. It was decorated with _____ and ______. It was given to _____________by Frederick William .
So it became part of the Czar’s ____________ in St Petersburg. Later, __________ had the Amber Room ______ to a palace outside St Petersburg. It was one of the great ________ of the world. However, it was stolen by the _____. Now a new Amber Room has been built.
designed
artists
ten
amber
gold
jewels
Peter the Great
winter palace
wonders
moved
Catherine II
Nazis
Further discussion
How to protect cultural relics?
Post-reading
Useful Expressions:
I am going to……
I will……
I intend/plan to……
I’d like to……
I am ready to……

I will not ……
We must stop doing……
In my opinion,…..
I think,………
Here are useful expressions for the other ss
Find the words and phrases in the text
Warming up: rare survive valuable
Reading: in search of
Para1: could have done amazing
select fancy decorate
Para2: be designed for belong to
in return serve as reception hall
Para3: have sth. done
Pare4-5: at war remove less than
there is no doubt that… remain former
Comprehending: Ex3 be worth doing
What is the cultural relic？
What is the characteristics of the cultural relic？
What is the amber？
What is the Amber Room？
Read a passage — In Search of the Amber Room.
How to protect cultural relics?
Summing up
Homework
1. Write an introduction to one of the cultural relics in or outside our country in about 100 words.
2. Review the text and the new words and expressions.