高中必修二 Unit1 culture relics.docx

1、高中必修二 Unit1 culture relicsUnit1 culture relicsWarming up1Do you know what a culture relic is？2Does a culture relic always have to be rare and valuable？Is it enough to survived for a long time？3Are culture relics only objects like vases or can they be buildings too？Look at the pictures below and disc

2、uss what they are and whether they are culture relics or notMing dynasty vase Taj mahal Ivory dragon boat Mogao CavesPre-reading 1Have you ever seen a piece of amber? What do you know about it?2Look at the title and the picture of the reading passage and predict what it is about. Then skim it quickl

3、y and see if you were rightReadingIn search of the amber roomFredrick William I，the king of the Prussia, could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history. This gift was the Amber Room, which was given this name because several tons of amber we

4、re used to make it. The amber which was selected had a beautiful yellow-brown color like honey. The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days. It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels, which took the countrys best artists about ten years to make.In fact, the room w

5、as not made to be a gift. It was designed for the palace of Fredrick I. However, the next King of Prussia, Fredrick William I, to whom the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it. In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Grate. In return, the Czars sent him a troop of his best soldiers. So the Amber Room

6、 became part of the Czars winter palace in St Petersburg. About four meters long, the room served as a small reception hall for important visitors.Later, Catherine II had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg where she spent her summers. She told her artists to add more details to i

7、t. In 1770 the room was completed the way she wanted. Almost six hundred candles lit the room, and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold. Sadly, although the Amber Room was considered one of the wonders of the world, it is now missing.In September 1941, the Nazi army was near St Petersburg. This

8、was a time when the two countries were at a war. Before the Nazi could get the summer palace, the Russians were able to remove some furniture and small art objects from the Amber Room. However, some of the Nazis secretly stole the room itself. In less than two days 100000 pieces were put inside twen

9、ty-seven wooden boxes. There is no doubt that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg, which was at that time a German city on a Baltic Sea. After that, what happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery.Recently, the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room at the summer palace. By

10、 studying old photos of the former Amber Room, they have made the new one look like the old one. In 2003 it was ready for the people of St Petersburg when they celebrated the 300th birthday of their city. Comprehending1 join the correct parts of the sentences together.1 Fredrick I2 Fredrick William

11、I3 Peter the Grate4 Catherine II5 The Nazi army6 The Russians and GermansA stole the Amber RoomB sent a troop of his best soldiers to the King of PrussiaC had the Amber Room madeD had it moved outside St PetersburgE gave it to the Czar as a giftF built the new Amber Room after studying pictures of t

12、he old one2 The following five questions summarize the main idea of the five paragraphs in the passage. Put the paragraph in the boxes. Then answer the questions.How did the Amber Room become one of the wonders of the world?How was the new Amber Room built?How did the Amber Room get lost?How was the

13、 Amber Room made?Why did the King of Prussia give the Amber Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift?3 In group discuss: Is it worth rebuilding lost cultural relics such as the Amber Room or Yuan Ming Yuan in Beijing? Give your reasons.Learning about languageDiscovering useful words and expressions1 Fin

14、d the word or expression for each of the following meanings from the text.1_to choose carefully2_not seen or found very often3_welcome area in a hotel4_to surprise somebody very much5_no more than6_made of wood7_trying to find something; looking carefully for something8_to manage to live or continue

15、 in difficulties9_to take something away10_person who creates things which can be considered works of art11_of an earlier period or time; happening before12_in a situation in which two sides fight each other2 Complete the passage with the words belowrare designed decorated style doubt fancy dynastie

16、s amazing worth jewelsChen Lei studied art history and the early_ of China in a university. He was able to recognize the_ of different culture relics from former times, especially the Tang and Song dynasties. One day he was looking in a second-hand furniture shop when he saw an_ object among the man

17、y different vases and_It was a mirror in the Song Dynasty and_ in the_ style of that time. He recognized that it was a_ culture relic, but at a price he could afford, so he bought it at once. Later he gave it to his local museum. The people there were very happy and without_ consider it one of the t

18、reasures of their collection. To them, it was_ much more than Chen Lei paid.3 Look at the dictionary enter for the phrasal verb belong to, and match the meanings with the sentences in the right box.belong to phr v T1 to be the property of: That coat belongs to me. 2 to be a part of; be connected wit

19、h: That top belongs to this box. 3 to be a member of: He belongs to a large family.Warning: belong is not used in the continuous tense or the passive voice.The computer is belonging to my sister. The computer is belonged to my sister.The computer belongs to my sister.A Do you belong to the UN peace-

20、keeping force?B Which computer does this mouse belong to?C This strange vegetable belongs to the potato family.D I dont doubt that the gold ring belongs to her.Discovering useful structures1Reading the passage again and underline all the sentences with attributive clauses.2Look at the sentences that

21、 you found and notice the use of commas. What are the differences between them? Try to define non-restrictive clauses in your own words.3Join the pairs of sentences using attributive clauses (restrictive or non-restrictive) 1 Here are the farmers. They discovered the underground city last month.2 Ha

22、ngzhou is a famous city in China. Many people come to buy tea in that city.3 She got so angry. I dont know the reason.4 The old man saw some Germans taking apart the Amber Room and removing it. You are taking to an old man.5 The woman remembered the day. She saw Nazi burning something near her home.

23、6 St Petersburg is a very beautiful city. It was once called Leningrad.7 I remember the soldier. He told me not to tell anyone what I had seen.8 The soldiers moved the boxes to a mine. They wanted to hide them.9 Xian is one of the few cities with city walls. Its walls remain as good as before.10 Sha

24、anxi province is a place with many cultural relics. They are well looked after.4 In groups of four, look at the sentences below. Complete them by adding the restrictive or non-restrictive attributive clauses.Example: The king had many beautiful art objects.The king whose palace was decorated in gold

25、 and jewels had many beautiful art objects.1 The mother_ was very proud.2 The man_ was a farmer.3 The wooden box_ was made a long time ago.4 Celia loves to go to museums_.5 The painting_ was very valuable.6 Every year a large number of tourists come to visit the State Apartments of Windsor Castle_.7

26、 There are times_.8 He said something else_.9 Its one of the few places_.10 The last time I went to Hainan was in March_.Using LanguageReading and listening 1 Read this passage and think about the difference between a fact and an opinion.A fact or an opinion?What is a fact? Is it something that peop

27、le believe? No. A fact is anything that can be proved. For example, it can be proved that China has more people than any other country in the world. This is a fact.Then what is an opinion? An opinion is what someone believes is true but has not been proved. So an opinion is not good evidence in a tr

28、ial. For example, it is an opinion if you say“cats are better pets than dogs”. It may be true, but it is difficult to prove. Some people may not agree with this opinion but they also cannot prove that they are right.In a trail, a judge must decide which eyewitnesses to believe and which not to belie

29、ve. The judge does not consider what each eyewitness looks like or where that person lives or works. He/She only cares whether the eyewitness has given true information, which must be facts rather than opinions. This kind of information is called evidence.2 Now read a mans story about what happened

30、to the Amber Room quickly. Do you think it is a fact or an opinion? Give your reasons.Hello, Im Jan Hasek, an old miner from the Czech Republic. In April 1945 I heard something explode at midnight. I got up and run outside. The sound came from a mine that hadnt been used for a long time. Suddenly I

31、saw some German soldiers by the light of the moon. They were taking wooden boxes from trucks and putting them in the mine.A week later I decided to go and see for myself. To my surprise the entrance to the mine was closed. Some people say that the Amber Room and some gold were buried in the mine. I think it might be so, as the Amber Room has never been found.3 Read the story again and fill in the table.NameJobPlaceTimeWhat he heardWhat he sawWhat he believes 4 Now you are going to hear another two people talk about what happened to the Amber Room.1 Li