高中英语：Unit1《Cultural relics》课件Warming up and Reading　新人教版必修2

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1、ks5u精品课件Unit 1Unit 1Cultural relicsCultural relicsks5u精品课件backplayks5u精品课件that it is any object, building or item that was made sometime in the past. It may be many thousands of years old or it may be a few hundred;that it may or may not be valuable;That it tells us something of the way people lived

2、 at the time it was made. This may be because of its method of manufacture or how the item was used.1. Do you know what a cultural relic is?ks5u精品课件 In a larger sense, it can be said that all the cultural relics belong to all peoples and the whole society, not a certain individual.ks5u精品课件3. Does a

3、cultural relic always have to be rare and valuable? Is it enough to have survived for a long time?No, it does not need to be rare or valuable;Yes, it is enough to have survived a long time.ks5u精品课件4. Are cultural relics only objects like vases or can they be buildings too? Look at the pictures below

4、 and discuss what they are and whether they are cultural relics or not.ks5u精品课件ks5u精品课件The Tai Mahal (In India)ks5u精品课件ivory dragon boatks5u精品课件Terracotta warriors and horsesks5u精品课件MOGAO CAVES It is made up of 492 caves, which were deserted in the fourteenth century and lay untouched until the begi

5、nning of the 20th century. It lies at the rock side of the Mingsha Mountain in Ganshu province. Its worth the name of art treasure house of the Chinese Nation.ks5u精品课件ks5u精品课件ks5u精品课件ks5u精品课件ks5u精品课件Ancient Villages Ancient Villages in Southern in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Anhui - Xidi and HongcunHo

6、ngcun Mount HuangshanMount Huangshan The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors the Leshan Giant Buddha The Classical The Classical Gardens of SuzhouGardens of Suzhou ks5u精品课件Angkor Wat in CambodiaThe Sports Arena of The Sports Arena of Ancient RomeAncient RomeStonehenge in E

7、nglandStonehenge in Englandks5u精品课件Pre-reading1. Have you ever seen a piece of amber? What do you know about it?2. Look at the title and the picture of the reading passage and predict what it is about. Then skim it quickly and see if you were right.ks5u精品课件Amberks5u精品课件AMBERCan you imagine a house m

8、ade of amberCan you imagine a house made of amber ? ?ks5u精品课件IN SEARTCH OF THE AMBER ROOMReading:ks5u精品课件Read the passage fast to get the key words and general idea of each paragraph fill in the chart.The general ideasThe passageThe history of the Amber RoomParagraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph

9、 4Paragraph 5ks5u精品课件The general ideasThe passageThe history of the Amber RoomParagraph 1Paragraph 2The introduction about the Amber Room; design, color, shape, material.the present to the Czar; a part of winter palace in St. Petersburg, a reception hall for important visitors.ks5u精品课件The general id

10、easThe passageThe history of the Amber RoomParagraph 3Paragraph 4The relocating of the Amber Room in the Catherine II times; moved into the Summer Palace, more added to its design.The missing of the Amber Room; The two countries were at war. Nazi German army stole the Amber Room, and 27 wooden boxes

11、 were trained to a German city. Nobody knew it from then on.ks5u精品课件The general ideasThe passageThe history of the Amber RoomParagraph 5The rebuilding of the Amber Room; a new one but the same as the old built by the two countries, for celebrating the 300th birthday of Petersburg.ks5u精品课件Frederick W

12、illiam I (1688-1740), king of Prussia (1713-1740), his greatest accomplishment was in the internal development of Prussia. ks5u精品课件Prussia began as the German district of Brandenburg. It became the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701 ks5u精品课件Peter the Great or Peter I (1672-1725), emperor of Russia (1682-172

13、5), who brought Western culture to Russia, built roads and canals, modernized the army and navy, and secured seaports for trade ks5u精品课件Catherine the Great (1729-1796), empress of Russia, expanded her vast countrys borders south to the Black Sea and west into Europe while continuing the Westernizati

14、on begun by Peter the Great.ks5u精品课件 1. Frederick I2. Frederick William I3. Peter the Great4. Catherine II5. The Nazi army6. The Russians and GermansA. 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.

15、 Gave it to the Czar as a gift.F. Built a new Amber Room after studying pictures of the old one.Join the correct parts of the sentences together.ks5u精品课件Additional questions:1. What does the text tell us about amber?2. How many tons of amber were used to make the Amber Room?3. What else were used to

16、 make the room besides amber?4. Why was the Amber Room first built?ks5u精品课件5. When and why did Frederick William I give the Amber Room to Peter the Great?6. What did Peter the Great give in return?7. What did Catherine II do with the Amber Room?8. When and how was the Amber Room supposed to have bee

17、n lost?ks5u精品课件1. How was the Amber Room made?2. Why did the King of Prussia give the Amber Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift?3. How did the Amber Room become one of the wonders of the world?4. How did the Amber Room get lost?5. How was a new Amber Room built?Answer keys to exercise 2 on page 2ks

18、5u精品课件Draw a chart to show the remove of the Amber Room.A strange history ks5u精品课件Year What happened to the Amber Room1716177019412003In 1770, the Amber Room was completed the way Catherine wanted it.In September, 1941, the Nazi German and Russia were at war, and the Amber Room was missing.In the sp

19、ring 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.ks5u精品课件Listen to the tape and follow it to read the text.ListeningDiscussionIs it worth rebuilding lost cultural relics such as the Amber Room or Yuan Ming Yuan in Beijing? Give your reasons.Languages pointsks5u精品课件1. Remember the useful words and Expressions. Try to retell the story about the Amber Room.2. Prepare for the next period.Homeworkback