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Unit 1 Cultural relics A. The Pyramids in Egypt B. Potala Palace in Lhasa C. The Great Wall in China D. The Taj Mahal in India E. The Big Ben in England 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. F. The Amber Room in Russia Amber Amber is actually the fossilized sap(变成化石的树液 ) or liquid from pine tree(松树). If conditions are right，the sap will finally become hard and turn it into the resin（树脂 ） that we know today. If it has come into contact with insects when still in its liquid form, they may become caught in this sticky liquid and become part of the amber. So real amber may\should contain some evidence of insect life. Amber can be several colors: brown, yellow, green, and honey-gold. Read paragraph 1 and 3 and tell why the Amber Room is one of the wonders of the world. 1. Several tons of amber were used to make it. 2. The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days. 3. It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels, which took the country’s best artists about ten years to make. 4. Almost six hundred candles lit the room, and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold. Scanning 1716 1770 1941 2003 Frederick WilliamⅠgave the Amber Room to Peter the Great as a gift. Catherine Ⅱhad completed the adding to the Amber room. The Nazi German army stole the Amber Room. The rebuilding of the Amber Room was completed. years How did the Amber Room become one of the wonders of the world? How was a new Amber Room built? How did the Amber Room get lost? How was the Amber Room made? Why did the King of Prussia give the Amber Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift? Para 3 Para 5 Para 4 Para 1 Para 2 The follo