人教版高中英语必修二U1cultural relicsP1 Warming up课件 （共36张） .pptVIP

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 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 Sydney 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 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 manufacture 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 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 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 Ta