Unit 1

• 1.What are cultural relics?• Places and things that survive from the past.

They usually represent a country or a country’s culture, such as:

• buildings, paintings, statues, everyday objects• 2 Are they important?Why?• help to develop the tourism• how people lived in the past • what happened in the past• who we were and where we were from• we should try our best to protect them.

Warming up:

The Pyramids in Egypt The Great Wall

Stonehenge

China has a total of 30 cultural and natural Heritage （文化遗产） sites （址） on the UNESCO （联合国教科文组织） World Heritage list as of 2004

Mount Qincheng and theDujiangyan Irrigation System

The Mausoleum of the first QinEmperor and the TerracottaWarriors

The Leshan Giant BuddhaScenic Area

Mount Huangshan

Three Parallel Rivers of Yunan Protected Areas

Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasty

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Words of warming up:

1. Survive:continue to live or exist 继续生存或存在2. Remain:continue to be 继续保持3.state:for concerned with the the country 政府的；国家

的4.look into: examine sth. 调查某事5. Rare:unusual, 罕见的5.Ming Dynasty ( 朝代） vase （瓶） :6. Belong to:be a member of 属于

Role play between YOU and MAN using the following key words or expressions if you think it is :Office for Cultural Relics, some problem,Old Ming Dynasty Vase, belong to, beautiful,Sorry,certain, sure, described in a report,missing,from the museum,hear about, my cousin,gave,last autumnEG.:You: Hello,I am here to see Mr Zhang Ri. Are you Zhang Ri?Man: Yes, I am.You:My name is Huyan. I am from the Office for Cultural Relics.Man: Oh, is there some problem?You: Perhaps, I understand that you have an old Ming Dynasty vase.Man: Yes, I do but it’s not mine….…..

Pre-reading

Discuss these questions with your partner:

1.Think of a cultural relics you know.How would you feel if it got lost? Why?

2. If you find a cultural relics, what will you do with it?

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Since China has tens of thousands of cultural relics,shouldIt try to save all of them?

There are two related issues （议题、争论点） here.The first is how you establish( 确立） how important a particular cultural relics is.The way to find out is to take the item to a museum ,Where it can be examined. Then there is another problem.Does the item belong to the State? The moral( 道德 )answer is that all relics belong to the State. But if the museums have many examples of a particular cultural relics, it is possible that someone would be able to keep it.However,nobody knows how rare or important their item is until they take it to the museum to be examined.So the first issue relates tothe proper way to behave(act) if you find a cultural relics.

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1. Take it to a museum immediately to be examined.ThereThe experts can tell you if it is useful for them to keep or

not.2. Give it to the museum if it is rare or valuable .You will be allowed to keep it if it is not.The second issue is connected to the first:Are all culturalrelics worth saving? The answer is that if they are common,they are not. So many examples of a particular item are not kept by museums because they simply do not have space.good or rare examples are worth keeping.They need to be able to show people in the future what items are current at aparticular historical period and where they fit in with the development of artifacts( 工艺 ). This approach( 方式 )is held by all museums throughout the world and practisedby the governments for the reasons outlined （列举） above.It is idealistic( 理想的 ) and worthy to think all artifacts should be preserved but it is not practical.

What does each paragraph tell us?

• Paragraph 1

• Paragraph 2

• Paragraph 3

• Paragraph4

• Paragraph 5

The Amber Room and its design.

More than a gift.

What did Catherine II do to the AmberRoom?

The lost Amber Room

The rebuilding of the Amber Room

In Search of the Amber Room

About the Amber Room?

Seven tons,yellow brown,heated,any shape,fancy style

How many years,make?

Ten years

What,give,in return55,best soldiers

What else,made?

Gold and jewels

What,served as?

Reception hall

Why,made?

Palace of Fr-,friendship

What ,Cather-II,do,

Add more detailsWhat happened,1941

War,remove

furniture,w

ooden

boxes

Amber Room

Page 2: Choose the best for each blank according to the text:1.The king of Prussia who gave the Amber Room as a gift to Russia was ___. A. Frederick B. Frederick William I C. Peter the Great D. Catherine2. The king of Prussia gave the Amber Room to Russia Because ____. A. he wanted to marry Catherine II, B. he was Kind, C. he needed better soldiers D.he wanted to make friends3. The Amber Room was stolen by ____. A. Russia soldiers B. German soldiers C.people in Konigsberg D. People in St Pertersburg4.In 1941,the city of Konigsberg was in ____. A.GermanyB. Russia C. Sweden D. France5. The Russians didn’t hide the Amber Room because ___.A. They were at war B. they couldn’t find a place C.the GermanSoldiers arrived too soon D.no train could take it away

B

D

B

A

C

Page 3: Look at every statement.If you are “sure” it is true,Mark “S” to the left of it.If “not sure”,mark “NS”.( )1. The Amber Room was not easy to make.( )2. Catherine II didn’t like everything about the Amber Room when she first saw it.( )3. The Amber Room was taken to Konigsberg and hidden there in 1941.( )4. The Russians didn’t care about the Amber Room.( )5. The Russians don’t think the Amber Room will ever be found.

NS

S

S

NS

NS

From the reading passage,find the words ad expressionswith the following meaning.1.________________very special and hard to find2.______________an object for hold flowers3.__________________as a reward for something4.________________________ looking for5.___________________something that somebody owns6.___________ high temperature7.__________________ stay in the same place8._______________something given to a person9. _________________not sure10._________________to take something away.

rare

vase

in returnin search of

belong toheatremain

giftdoubt

remove

Explanations to the text:• 1.could never have imagined… 决不可能想到• 情态动词 +have done 表示对过去发生事情的猜测、

批评、反悔（ Page 76)• A gift to the Russian people• to: （ in connection with ）表示关连、联系，对

于 ,• a danger to health 对健康有危害 ,• the right answer to the question 问题的正确答案• secretary to the premier 总理秘书

in (one’s) search for( 寻找，寻求 ) （介词短语）A group of policemen went to the forest in their searchfor the criminal who was reported to be seen there.The young man dived( 潜 ) into the deep water in his search for the black box.search for ( 寻找，寻求 ) （动词短语）They searched for him everywhere.They were searching for fossils( 化石 ).He who would search for pearls must dive below.Search 搜They even searched their homes without any reason.They searched （搜身 ) him but found nothing.

3….when heated=when it is heated• Though caught(=Though he was caught),the

pickpocket was not punished.

• Even if invited(=Even if I am invited),I won’t go to her birthday party.

4. Can be made into any shape 可以做成任何形状Be made into: cause to become 把…制成，使成为The huts can be made into temporary houses.这些小屋可改装成临时住宅He wasn’t always a coward.His brother made him into one.他并非总是胆小鬼，是他兄弟使他变成这样一个人。Wool is first made into yarn. 羊毛先得纺成纱。Sour grapes are made into raisins or wines.酸葡萄做成葡萄干或葡萄酒。I am going to make this material into a skirt.

Be made ofThe chair is made of wood.

Everything there is made of bamboo.

Be made from

Nylon() is made from air,coal and water.

These wines are all made from grapes.

Bread is made from wheat.

6.in return: in exchange,in payment forI presented() John a picture,and he gave me his photograph in return.

no doubt 必定，很可能No doubt he was trying to help.--“John will probably be late,won’t he?”– No doubt.There is no doubt… 毫无疑问There is no doubt that he will come.Without doubt=certainly 毫无疑问It was without doubt the most successful film of the year.Doubt v.=be uncertain about 怀疑I doubt his honesty( 诚实 )I doubt that he will get the job.