unit1 cultural relics-warming up课件 人教课标必修2.ppt

The Great Wall The Forbidden City Polata Palace Egypt Pyramids * Cultural Relics S1 B2 Unit 1 Do you know what these things are? Chinese cultural relics Do you know what a cultural relic is? Discussion 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. According to the definition, what characteristics does a cultural relic have ? mysterious precious old valuable rare cultural relic Can you recognize any other cultural relics? Do you have any in your family? … … … Ming Dynasty vase Look at the pictures below and discuss what they are and whether they are cultural relics or not. The Taj Mahal (In India) ivory dragon boat Mogao Caves (In China) The Pyramids in Egypt The Sydney Opera (in Australia) Cooperative learning 1. Do you know these famous places? If you know, what do you know about them? 2. Which one do you like to visit? Why? 3. What makes a city great and famous? (a long history; cultural relics; many great people; important events taking place there) 1. 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. Pre-reading In Search of the Amber Room (Prussia) The Amber Room was made of almost seven thousand tons of amber. It was built in Prussia. Then, the king, Frederick William I, sent it to Peter the Great as a gift of friend-ship. And it soon became part of the winter palace. Later, Catherine Ⅱ had her artists add more details to its design. In September, 1941 the Nazi German army secretly stole the Amber Room and then it disappeared mystically. Background *