模块二第一单元culturalrelics阅读课讲解.ppt

What is a cultural relic? 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; It may or may not be valuable; It tells us something of the way people lived at the time it was made. This may be because of its method of manufacture or how the item was used. * What is amber? 琥珀是距今4500—9900万年前的松柏科植物的树脂滴落，掩埋在地下千万年，在压力和热力的作用下石化形成，故又被称为“琥珀”或“松脂化石”。 琥珀的形状多种多样，表面常保留着当初树脂流动时产生的纹路，内部经常可见气泡及古老昆虫、动物或植物碎屑。 In Search of the Amber Room --What’s the meaning of the title? --looking for the Amber Room --What happened to the Amber Room? --Missing? Task1: This is a ____________ writing. Skimming A. narrative B. expository C. argumentative Elements: when, where, who, what, how, why √ Task 2: Find out the main idea of this passage. The Amber Room which was the greatest gift had an amazing history. Part 1 (para1): ____________of the greatest gift Part 2 (para2-5): an amazing history the description Scanning 1. Why is called the Amber Room? It was made of several tons of amber. 2. Why is it the greatest gift? Material: several tons of amber Color: a beautiful yellow-brown color like honey Design: in the fancy style popular in those days Decoration: be decorated with gold and jewels Craft(手艺): took the country’s best artists about ten years to make Paragraph 1: *