Unit1CulturalrelicsReading.ppt

Practice Do the exercise of comprehending. Homework Read the passage again and do the exercise of workbook. * Do you know what a cultural relic is? It is any object, building or item that was made in the past. Warming up 2. Does a cultural relic always have to be rare and valuable? No , it doesn’t. Is it enough to have survived for a long time? Yes, it is. Warming up Ming Dynasty vase Look at the pictures below and discuss what they are and whether they are cultural relics or not. Taj Mahal (In India) ivory dragon boat Mogao Caves (In China) The Pyramids in Egypt The Sydney Opera (in Australia) 3. Are cultural relic only objects like vases or can they be buildings too? Cultural relics can be object, item or building. Warming up 1. Have you ever seen a piece of amber? What do you know about it? Pre-reading amber amber beautiful rare/precious Can you imagine a house made of amber? In Search of the Amber Room the Amber Room The Amber Room was made of almost seven thousand tons of amber. It was built in Prussia. Then, the king, Frederick William I, sent it to Peter the Great as a gift of friendship. And it soon became part of the winter palace. Later, Catherine Ⅱ had her artists add more details to its design. In September, 1941 the Nazi German army secretly stole the Amber Room and then it disappeared mystically. Background Task 1: Fast –reading Read the passage quickly and answer the questions. 1. How long did artists spend to make the Amber Room ? About ten years. 2. What else were used to make the Amber Room besides amber? Gold and jewels. 3. When and why did Frederick William I give the Amber Room to Peter the Great? In 1716. Because Frederick william I decided not to keep it. 4. What did Peter the Great give in return? A troop of his best soldiers. 5. What did Catherine II do with the Amber Room? She asked her artists to add more details to it. 6. When and how was the Amber Room lost? In September 1941, some of th