人教新课标英语必修2-Unit1 Warming up and Reading.pptVIP

Unit 1 Cultural relics;; Do you know what a cultural relic is? Cultural relics are traces or features surviving from a past age and serving to remind people of them.; Whom do cultural relics belong to? Do you have any in your family?; Does a cultural relic always have to be rare and valuable? Is it enough to have survived for a long time?; Are cultural relics only objects like vases or can they be buildings too? Look at the pictures below and discuss what they are and whether they are cultural relics or not.;The Tai Mahal (In India);ivory dragon boat;Mogao Caves;Name: Place: Time: Importance: ; Name: Place: Time: Importance:;Name: Place: Time: Importance:;Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun ;Angkor Wat in Cambodia;Pre-reading;Amber;amber;IN SEARTCH OF 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 friend-ship. 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. ;Fast reading;4. When and why did Frederick William I give the Amber Room to Peter the Great? 5. What did Peter the Great give in return? 6. What did Catherine the Great do with the Amber Room？ 7. When and how was the Amber Room supposed to have been lost?;1. The king of Prussia who gave the Amber Room as a gift to Russia was___. A. Frederick I B. Frederick William I C. Peter the Great D. Catherine II;2. The king of Prussia gave the Amber Room to Russia because_____. A. he wanted to marry Catherine II. B. he was kind. C. he needed better soldiers