Unit1 Cultural relics Reading

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1、Unit1CulturalrelicsDoyouknowwhataculturalrelicis?Itisanyobject,buildingoritemthatwasmadeinthepast.Warmingup2.Doesaculturalrelicalwayshavetoberareandvaluable?No,itdoesn’t.Isitenoughtohavesurvivedforalongtime?Yes,itis.WarmingupMingDynastyvaseLookatthepicturesbelowanddi

2、scusswhattheyareandwhethertheyareculturalrelicsornot.TajMahal(InIndia)ivorydragonboatMogaoCaves(InChina)ThePyramidsinEgyptTheSydneyOpera(inAustralia)3.Areculturalreliconlyobjectslikevasesorcantheybebuildingstoo?Culturalrelicscanbeobject,itemorbuilding.Warmingup1.Have

3、youeverseenapieceofamber?Whatdoyouknowaboutit?Pre-readingamberamberbeautifulrare/preciousCanyouimagineahousemadeofamber?ReadingInSearchoftheAmberRoomtheAmberRoomTheAmberRoomwasmadeofalmostseventhousandtonsofamber.ItwasbuiltinPrussia.Then,theking,FrederickWilliamI,sen

4、tittoPetertheGreatasagiftoffriendship.Anditsoonbecamepartofthewinterpalace.Later,CatherineⅡhadherartistsaddmoredetailstoitsdesign.InSeptember,1941theNaziGermanarmysecretlystoletheAmberRoomandthenitdisappearedmystically.BackgroundTask1:Fast–readingReadthepassagequickl

5、yandanswerthequestions.1.HowlongdidartistsspendtomaketheAmberRoom?Abouttenyears.2.WhatelsewereusedtomaketheAmberRoombesidesamber?Goldandjewels.3.WhenandwhydidFrederickWilliamIgivetheAmberRoomtoPetertheGreat?In1716.BecauseFrederickwilliamIdecidednottokeepit.4.WhatdidP

6、etertheGreatgiveinreturn?Atroopofhisbestsoldiers.5.WhatdidCatherineIIdowiththeAmberRoom?Sheaskedherartiststoaddmoredetailstoit.6.WhenandhowwastheAmberRoomlost?InSeptember1941,someoftheNazissecretlystoletheroomitself.1.ThekingofPrussiawhogavetheAmberRoomasagifttoRussi

7、awas___.A.FrederickIB.FrederickWilliamIC.PetertheGreatD.CatherineIIBTask2:CarefulreadingReadthepassagecarefullyandchoosethecorrectanswers.2.TheAmberRoomwasstolenby___.A.RussiansoldiersB.GermansoldiersC.PeopleinKonigsbergD.PeopleinStPetersburgB3.In1941,thecityofKonigs

8、bergwasin___.A.GermanyB.RussiaC.SwedenD.FranceAC4.TheRussiansdidn’thidetheAmberRoombecause______.A.theywereatwarB.thecouldn’tfindap