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1、 A sample lesson plan for Reading （IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM）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 we are going to read about IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM. Before o

2、ur reading, Id like to know:A. What kind of old things are cultural relics? B. Are all the old things cultural relics?C. What is the definition and classification of cultural relics?D. To whom do cultural relics belong?Keys for reference:A. Cultural relics are physical remainders of what different p

3、eoples 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. Each kind of relics preserves some aspect of cultural herit

4、age 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, everyone. Lets look at the screen. Ill present you some picture

5、s. 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?A. They are cultural sites: The Great wall; The Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties i

6、n 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 Histioric Interest Area. The following are cultural and natural sites: Mount Taish

7、an; Mount Huangshan; Mount WuYi.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 must make a choice between the interests of the family and the interests of the

8、 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 decision:A: What should we do?B: Can we keep it for ourselves or report it to th

9、e 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 at the photos on the screen. All these relics are quite beautiful. But some of t

10、hem 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?A. Maybe wars, natural disasters, and time have damaged or destroyed them, getting them lost and changed. Many

11、 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 sharingWork in groups of four. Tell your group mates:A. What do you know about the substance of “amber”

12、?B. What do you know about the cultural relics “the Amber Room”?I am from group 2. From the knowledge we got from biology and chemistry, we know “amber” is a semi-precious stone used in jewelry and art world. Amber is really the fossil form of resin from trees. It has got its shape after a process t

13、hat 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 from disease and harm caused by insects and fungi. I am from group 6. From the information of history legends and news

14、 reports, we know the Amber Room 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 the name because almost thousand tons of natural ambers were used to make it. But during the second world war in 1

15、941, the Nazi German army secretly stole the Amber Room and sent boxes of the Amber Room on a train to a German city. After that, what really happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery.III. Reading1. Reading aloud to the recordingNow please listen and read aloud to the recording of the text IN 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 identifying the general idea of each paragraph