1、单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,*,Cultural,relics,Unit 1,rare,valuable,survive,vase,dynasty,adj.,稀罕的;珍贵的,adj.,贵重的;有价值的,vi.,幸免;幸存;生还,n.,花瓶;瓶,n.,朝代;王朝,Words preview,Do you know these places,shown in the following pictures?,If you know,what countries,they belong to?,Great Wall in China,Sy
2、dney Opera in Australia,Big Ben in England,Pyramids in Egypt,Great Barrier Reef in Australia,Eiffel Tower in France,Which of the above places would you like,to visit?,What makes these places great and famous?,a long history;cultural relics;important events that took place there,Discussion,What is a
3、cultural relic?,A cultural relic,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;,may or may not be valuable;,tells us something of the way people lived at the time it was made.This may be because of its method of man
4、ufacture or how the item was used.,Why is a cultural relic important?,Symbols of their countries,A concrete annotation(,注释,)of their,cultures,Have a memorable significance,Bring in money from tourism,As we know,China is a country with a history of more than 5,000 years.In the long history,people in
5、different periods have left us quite a number of cultural sites,many of which are world famous.Now look at the pictures and guess what heritage they are.,Forbidden City,Potala,Palace,Huangshan,Mount,Jiuzhaigou,scenery,Yungang,Caves,Old Town of,Lijiang,Does a cultural relic always have to be,rare and
6、 valuable?,Is it enough to have survived for a long,time?,A cultural relic does not need to be,rare and valuable.,A cultural relic is enough to have,survived for a long time.,Are they cultural relics or not?,Are cultural relics only objects like vases or can they be buildings too?,Ming Dynasty vase,
7、Taj,Mahal,Taj,Mahal,is located,in India.It is the grave,that a king built for his,wife.The grave showed,the deep love of the,king and the queen.,ivory dragon boat,Ching Dynasty,(1644-1911),Mogao,Caves,It is known as the Caves,of the Thousand,Buddhas,and,Dunhuang,Caves.,amber,Whats this?,Have you eve
8、r seen a piece of amber?,What do you know about it?,Can you imagine a house made of amber?,the Amber Room,in St Petersburg in Russia,著名的,“,琥珀屋,”,始建于,1709,年,当时的普鲁士国王为了效 仿法国皇帝路易十四的奢华生 活,命令普鲁士最有名的建筑师兴建,“,琥珀屋,”,,,“,琥珀屋,”,面积约,55,平方米,共有,12,块护壁镶板和,12,个柱脚,全都由当时比黄金还贵,12,倍的琥珀制成,总重至少达,6,吨,,“,琥珀屋,”,同时还饰以钻石、宝石和银
9、箔,可以随意拼装成各种形状,建成后光彩夺目、富丽堂皇,被誉为,“,世界第八奇迹,”,。,the Amber Room,1716,年,普鲁士国王为与俄国结盟,就将这件稀世珍品赠送给了俄彼得大帝。然而,1941,年,纳粹德军攻入圣彼得堡,将王宫中的,“,琥珀屋,”,拆卸了下来,装满,27,个箱子运回了德国柯尼斯堡。二战结束后,,“,琥珀屋,”,从此下落不明,从世人眼中神秘失踪了。,overlooking St Petersburg,destroyed building,restored building,rebuilt a new Amber Room,Homework,Look up the new words,and expressions of the,reading in the dictionary.,2.Preview the reading:,IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM,Thank you.,






