1、Unit 1 CulturalrelicsPart One: Teaching Design(第一部分:教案设计)Period 1: A sample lesson plan for Reading(IN SEARCH OF THE AMBERROOM)Aims:To read about cultural relicsTo learn about The Restrictive and Non-Restrictive Attributive ClauseI. Warming up Warming up by defining Good morning, class. This period
2、we are going to read about IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM. Before our reading, Id like to know:A. What kind of old things are cultural relics? Are all the old things cultural relics?B. What is the definition and classification of cultural relics?C. To whom do cultural relics belong?Keys for reference:A
3、. Cultural relics are physical remainders of what different peoples valued in the past and continue to value now. It can also be said that cultural relics are more than works of art, they are symbols of history and the people who lived in the past.B. No, not all the old objects are cultural relics.C
4、. Each kind of relics preserves some aspect of cultural heritage and each relic is still a unique cultural expression and contributions.D. In a larger sense, it can be said that all the cultural relics belong to all peoples and whole societies, not a certain individual.Warming up by presentingHi, ev
5、eryone. Lets look at the screen. Ill present you some pictures. They all belong to cultural relics. Some of them are cultural sites. Some of them are natural sites. Please think these over:A. Can you name them out?B. Who have the right to confirm and classify them?Keys for reference:A. They are cult
6、ural sites: The Great wall。 The Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang。 The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors。 The Mogao Cave. These are natural sites: The Jiu Zhai Gou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area。 The Huang Long Scenic and Hi
7、stioric Interest Area. The following are cultural and natural sites: MountTaishan。 MountHuangshan。 MountWuYi.B. Only an international professional organization from UN has the authority to confirm and classify them.Warming up by discussingNow, boys and girls, I met a “moral dilemma”. That means I mu
8、st make a choice between the interests of the family and the interests of the society. Things are like this: My old granny happened to find an ancient vase under the tree in the earth of our garden. Its so beautiful and special. Now, my family fell into a moral dilemma. Can you help us to make a dec
9、ision:A: What should we do?B: Can we keep it for ourselves or report it to the government? C: Have you come across such a situation to make a difficult choice? Keys: ABC questions can be answered in all kinds of ways. The answers are flexible.II. Pre-reading1. Looking and sayingWork in pairs. Look a
10、t the photos on the screen. All these relics are quite beautiful. But some of them were lost and ruined in history,such as Yuan MingYuan and the Amber Room. Please guess:A. What kinds of things can result in their disappearing? B. Why do they come into being once again?Keys for reference:A. Maybe wa
11、rs, natural disasters, and time have damaged or destroyed them, getting them lost and changed. Many of them were even stolen and hidden while nobody knows who, where and how. B. People get to know these. If these relics could not be found again, they would be rebuilt by people.2. Explaining and shar
12、ingWork in groups of four. Tell your groupmates:A. What do you know about the substance of “amber”?B. What do you know about the cultural relics “the AmberRoom”?Keys for reference:I am from group 2. From the knowledge we got from biology and chemistry, we know “amber” is a semi-precious stone used i
13、n jewelry and art world. Amber is really the fossil form of resin from trees. It has got its shape after a process that has taken millions of years to complete. Trees in very ancient forests produced this resin, which slowly dropped from trees and was buried. Trees use resin to protect themselves fr
14、om disease and harm caused by insects and fungi. I am from group 6. From the information of history legends and news reports, we know the AmberRoom is a room built by lots of ambers. It was a gift given to Peter the Great, the King of Russia, by the King of Prussia, Frederick William I. It was given
15、 the name because almost thousand tons of natural ambers were used to make it. But during the second world war in 1941, the Nazi German army secretly stole the AmberRoom and sent boxes of the AmberRoom on a train to a German city. After that, what really happened to the AmberRoom remains a mystery.I
16、II. Reading1. Reading aloud to the recordingNow please listen and read aloud to the recording of the textIN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM. Pay attention to the pronunciation of each word and the pauses within each sentence. I will play the tape twice and you shall read aloud twice, too.2. Skimming and id
17、entifying the general idea of each paragraphNow please skim the text to get the key words and general idea of each paragraph. 1st paragraphthe introduction about the AmberRoom: design, colour, shape, material2nd paragraph the present to the Czar: a part of winter palace in St. Petersburg, a receptio
18、n hall for importantvisitor3rd Paragraphthe relocating of the Amber Room in Catherir times: moved into SummerPalace, more added to its design4th Paragraphthe missing of the AmberRoom: the two countries were at war, Nazi German army stole the AmberRoom, 27 wooden boxes were trained to a German city,
19、Nobody knew it from then on5th Paragraphthe rebuilding of the AmberRoom: a new one but the same as the old built by the two countries, for celebrating the 300th birthday of Peterburg3.Scanning and analyzing the characteristics of the text.Since you have got to know the general ideas of each paragrap
20、h, can you tell me the characteristics of the passage, such as, the type of writing, the way of narrating, and the tense?Keys for reference: This piece of passage is a narrative prose or non-fiction article written in a narrating style. It tells the history of AmberRoom in the order of time so that
21、we can clearly learn about what happened to it. The tense used in the text is past tense.4.Reading and understandingNext you are to read and underline all the useful expressions or collocations in the passage. Copy them to your notebook after class as homework.Collocations fromIN SEARCH OF THE AMBER
22、ROOMlook into, be used to, make the design forthe room, in fact, as a gift of, add more details to, remove from the search for,belong to, feel as hard as stone,the fancy style, be made for, in return, one of the great wonders, art objects, look much like, give the name, be made into any shape,be mad
23、e with gold and jewels, be made to be a gift, serve as, at war, remain a mystery, be ready for5. Readingand transferring informationRead the text again to complete the table, which lists all the numbers in the text.NUMBER MEANING1716Frederic William gave the AmberRoom to Peter the Great as a gift.17
24、70Catherine had completed the adding to the Amber Room in this year.1941The Nazi German army stole the AmberRoom in this year.2003The rebuilding of the AmberRoom was completed in this year.7000 TonsThe total weight of the ambers used to make the room.55The number of soldiers given to the king of Rus
25、sia in return.600The number of the candles lighting the AmberRoom.2The two countries: German and Russia.2In two days the AmberRoom was removed to a German city.100,000The AmberRoom was dismantled into 100,000 pieces2727 wooden boxes were used to contain the pieces of AmberRoom.300thThe newly rebuilt
26、 AmberRoom was ready for the 300th birthday of St Peterburg city6.Reading and learning Read the text and learn more about the following proper nouns. You can surf on the website after class:Names of people Names of placesFrederick PrussiaFrederick William St.PeterburgPeter the GreatKonigsbergCatheri
27、ne WinterPalaceSummerPalace Closing downClosing down by doing exercisesTo end the lesson you are to do the comprehending exercises No.1 and No.2.Closing down by having a discussionA. Can you imagine the fate of the AmberRoom? What is it?B. Do you think if it is worthwhile to reproduce the AmberRoom?
28、 Why?Keys for reference:A. I have no idea about the fate of the AmberRoom. Because anything can happen to it.Maybe it was destroyed at war in the fighting fire. You see, ambers can be melted easily. Maybe it was kept secretly by somebody who had died without telling about it to anyone else. So maybe
29、 it is lying somewhere quietly.B.I think it is worthwhile to reproduce the AmberRoom. Because it represents the culture and a period of history in St. Petersburg. It is a trace and feature surviving from a past age and serving to remind people of a lost time.Closing down by retelling the story of th
30、e AmberRoomWell, all of us have learned the history of the AmberRoom. Lets recall some key words and expressions on the board. You are to retell the story of the AmberRoom:ColourStyleShapeownerpresentmove to winter palaceadd tomore detailsremove to piecesput on trains remain a mystery 300th birthday
31、Period 2: A lesson plan for Learning about Language(The Restrictive and Non-Restrictive Attributive Clause)Aims:To learn about the restrictive and non-restrictive attributive clauseTo discover some usefulwords and expressionsTo discover some useful structuresProcedures:I. Warming up Warming up by di
32、scovering useful words and expressions Please turn to page 3. Do exercises 1, 2, 3 and 4 first. Please check your answers against your classmates.Warming up by explaining Now, class, since youve read the passage, could you explain to me how to use the phrase “belong to”? The word “to” here is a prep
33、osition, indicating the possession, and is always followed by nouns or pronoun. Look at Ex 3. The preposition “at” indicates a state, condition or continuous activity. So we can replace them or express them by using a present-continuous tense.II. Learning aboutAttributive Clause1. What is an adjecti
34、ve Clause?An adjective clause is a dependent clause which takes the place of an adjective in another clause or phrase. Like an adjective, an adjective clause modifies a noun or pronoun, answering questions like “which?” or “what kind of?” Consider the following examples:Adjectivethe red coat Adjecti
35、ve clausethe coat which I bought yesterdayLike the word “red” in the first example, the dependent clause “which I bought yesterday” in the second example modifies the noun “coat.” Note that an adjective clause usually comes after what it modifies, while an adjective usually comes before.In formal wr
36、iting, an adjective clause begins with the relative pronouns “who(m),” “that,” or “which.” In informal writing or speech, you may leave out the relative pronoun when it is not the subject of the adjective clause, but you should usually include the relative pronoun in formal, academic writing:informa
37、lThe books people read were mainly religious. formalThe books that people read were mainly religious. informalSome firefighters never meet the people they save. formalSome firefighters never meet the people whom they save. Here are some more examples of adjective clauses:the meat which they ate was
38、tainted This clause modifies the noun “meat” and answers the question “which meat?”.Theyre talking about the movie which made him cryThis clause modifies the noun “movie” and answers the question “which movie?”.They are searching for the studentwho borrowed the bookThe clause modifies the pronoun “s
39、tudent” and answers the question “which student?”.Did I tell you about the author whom I met? The clause modifies the noun “author” and answers the question “which author?”.2. Restrictive & non restrictive clauses Do the following pairs of sentences mean the same thing?1a My uncle, who lives in Lond
40、on, is very rich.2b My uncle who lives in London is very rich.2aThe policies, which were unpopular, were rejected by the voters.2b The policies which were unpopular were rejected by the voters.3a My niece, whose husband is out of work, will inherit the house, which I have always treasured.3b My niec
41、e whose husband is out of work will inherit the house which I have always treasured.The first sentence in each pair has a non-restrictive clause within two commas, and the second has a restrictive clause. A non-restrictive clause simply adds more information into the sentence and does not affect the
42、 meaning of the main clause: it is therefore bracketed off with commas (1a = an uncle who happens to live in London). Conversely, a restrictive clause defines its referent in the main clause more specifically and contributes significantly to the meaning of the sentence. Thus it is that particular un
43、cle who lives in London who is referred to (1b). In 2a, all policies were unpopular and all were rejected, whereas in 2b only the policies that were unpopular were rejected. Note that in restrictive clauses the non-human relative pronoun is either that or which, whereas for human referents the relat
44、ive pronoun can be either who/m or that (the man that/whom I will marry .).3. A test on FORMAL ADJECTIVE CLAUSESDirections: Combine the sentences. Use formal written English.Use (b) as an adjective clause. Punctuate carefully. 1) (a) An antecedent is a word. (b) A pronoun refers to this word. An ant
45、ecedent _2) (a) The blue whale is considered the largest animal that has ever lived.(b) It can grow to 100 feet and 150 tons. The blue whale _3) (a) The plane was met by a crowd of 300. (b) Some of them had been waiting for more than 4 hours. The plane _ 4) (a) In this paper, I will describe the bas
46、ic process.(b) Raw cotton becomes cotton thread by this process. In this paper, I will describe _5) (a) The researchers are doing case studies of people to determine the importance of heredity in health and longevity.(b) These peoples families have a history of high blood pressure and heart disease.
47、 The researchers are doing case studies _6) (a) At the end of this month, scientists at the institute will conduct their AIDS research. (b) The results of this research will be published within 6 months. At the end of this month, scientists _ 7) (a) According to many education officials, math phobia
48、(that is, a fear of mathematics) is a widespread problem. (b) A solution to this problem must and can be found. According to many education officials, math phobia _8) (a) The art museum hopes to hire a new administrator. (b) Under this persons direction it will be able to purchase significant pieces of art. The art museum _9) (a) The giant anteater licks up ants for its dinner. (b) Its tongue is longer than 30