1、Reading Do you know what a cultural relic is?Cultural relicit is any object, building or item that was made something in the past. It may be many thousands of years old or it may be a few hundred.it may or may not valuableWarming upit tells us something of the way people lived at the time it was mad

2、e. This may be because of its method of manufacture or how the item was used.Ming Dynasty vaseLook at the pictures below and discuss what they are and whether they are cultural relics or not.The Taj Mahal (In India)ivory dragon boatMogao Caves (In China)The Pyramids in EgyptThe Sydney Opera (in Aust

3、ralia)Cooperative learning1. Do you know these famous places? If you know, what do you know about them?2. Which one do you like to visit? Why?3. What makes a city great and famous? (a long history; cultural relics; many great people; important events taking place there)1. Have you ever seen a piece

4、of amber? What do you know about it?2. Look at the title and the picture of the reading passage and predict what it is about. Then skim it quickly and see if you were right.Pre-readingAmberamberCan you imagine a house made of amber?In Search of the Amber Room (Prussia) The Amber Room was made of alm

5、ost 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 had her artists add more details to its design. In September, 1941 the Nazi German army s

6、ecretly stole the Amber Room and then it disappeared mystically. Background ReadingTask 1: Fast readingRead the passage quickly and answer the questions.1. What does the text tell us about amber?2. How many tons of amber were used to make the Amber Room?We dont know.3. What else were used to make th

7、e room besides amber?4. When and why did Frederick William I give the Amber Room to Peter the Great?gold and jewels.In 1716. It was designed for the palace of Frederick I firstly.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

8、 Amber Room supposed to have been lost?a troop of his best soldiers. She asked her artists to add more details to it.In September 1941, some of the Nazis secretly stole the room itself.1. The king of Prussia who gave the Amber Room as a gift to Russia was _. A. Frederick I B. Frederick William I C.

9、Peter the Great D. Catherine IIBTask 2: Careful readingRead the passage carefully and choose the correct answers.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 D. he wanted to make friendsD3. The Amber Ro

10、om was stolen by _. A. Russian soldiers B. German soldiers C. People in Konigsberg D. People in St Petersburg4. In 1941, the city of Konigsberg was in _. A. Germany B. Russia C. Sweden D. FranceBAC5. The Russians didnt hide the Amber Room because _. A. they were at war B. the couldnt find a place C.

11、 the German soldiers arrived too soon D. no train could take it awayParagraph 1. How was the Amber Room made?Paragraph 2. Why did the King of Prussia give the Amber Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift?Task 3: Main idea of each paragraphParagraph 3. How did the Amber Room become one of the wonders o

12、f the world.Paragraph 4. How did the Amber Room get lost.Paragraph 5. How was a new Amber Room built.Task 4 Fill in the form:YearWhat happened to the Amber Room17161770In 1716 , Frederick William I gavethe Amber Room to Peter the Great , as a gift of friendship from Prussian to the Russian people.In

13、 1770, the Amber Room wascompleted the way Catherine wanted it.19412003In September, 1941, the Nazi German and Russia were at war, and the Amber Room was missing.In the spring of 2003, a new Amber Room was built at the Summer Palace, and it was 300 years old.Description of the Amber RoomMaterial1._C

14、olorYellow-brownDesignIn the 2. _ popular in those daysDecorationsGold and jewelsLengthAbout 3. _Amberfancy style4 metresHistory of the Amber Room4. _ for the palace of Frederick I.Given to Peter the Great by Frederick William and became part of the Czars 5. _.Moved to a palace outside St Petersburg

15、 by Catherineand 6. _ were added to it.Designedwinter palacemore detailsSome furniture and 7. _ were removed from the Amber Room by the Russians in wartime, but some of the Nazis stole 8. _.A new Amber Room was 9. _ for the people of St Petersburg when they 10. _ the 300th birthday of their city.cel

16、ebratedsmall art objectsthe room itselfready / builtRead the text again and tell whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).1. It took some best artists about ten years to make the old Amber Room.2. The Amber Room served as a reception hall for the guests of Frederick I.TF3. The Ambe

17、r Room was taken apart, put inside some wooden boxes and taken away by the Nazis.4. The new Amber Room was built at the winter palace.TFPost-readingThe characteristics of the passage This passage tells the history of the Amber Room in the order of time so that we can clearly know what happened to it

18、. Besides the passage uses the Past Tense. Listen to the tape and follow it to read the text.ListeningDiscussionWhat should we do to protect our cultural relics? THANK YOU ! Explanation1. rare: 稀罕的稀罕的, 稀有的稀有的 a rare disease 罕見的病罕見的病2. valuable 貴重的貴重的, 有價值的有價值的 Gold is valuable because it is a rare m

19、etal. value n. 價值價值 be of great value= be very valuable3. survive vt. &vi. 幸存幸存 Fortunately he survived the traffic accident. Camels can survive for many days with no water. survivor (n.) 幸存者幸存者 survival (n.) 幸存幸存 The helicopter picked up all the _. They prayed for the _ of the sailors survivors

20、survival4. 情態動詞情態動詞+have done (對過去發生的事對過去發生的事實的推測實的推測) 若要表示對過去的情況進行肯定的推測，若要表示對過去的情況進行肯定的推測，用用must have done.。 cant/could not/never have done可用于可用于對過去的情況進行否定的推測。對過去的情況進行否定的推測。He paid for a seat when he _ have entered free. (could /would / must / need) I _ have been more than six years old when the ac

21、cident happened. (shouldnt / couldnt / mustnt / neednt)couldcouldnt5.gift 禮物禮物; 天賦天賦 gifted (adj.) 有天賦的有天賦的 He has got lots of birthday gifts. He is a man of gifts. 他多才多藝。他多才多藝。 The boy has a gift for music. 6. amazing 令人驚喜的令人驚喜的 an amazing achievement/discovery 驚人的成就驚人的成就/發現發現 amazed adj.吃驚的吃驚的, 驚奇

22、的驚奇的 I was amazed at his stupidity.amazement n. 驚奇驚奇in amazement ( in surprise ) 驚奇地驚奇地to ones amazement 使某人大為驚奇的是使某人大為驚奇的是To my amazement, he was able to recite the poem.7. design (v. / n.)(1) They _ the building carefully.(2) The experiment _ test the new drug. (打算將打算將用作用作)(3) I like the _ of the

23、new school.designedis designed todesign總結：總結：be designed to do 目的是目的是 be designed for 打算做打算做用用8. fancy adj. 奇特的；異樣的奇特的；異樣的(1) fancy clothes 新奇服裝新奇服裝(2) I dont fancy walking in the snow. 我不喜歡在雨中行走。我不喜歡在雨中行走。 have a fancy for 愛好愛好,愛上愛上,入迷入迷 fancy sb. doing sth. 想象某人做某事想象某人做某事9. in style in the style o

24、f 以以的風格的風格 She bought a painting in the style of Picasso.10. It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels, which took the countrys best artists about ten years to make. 點撥點撥 本句是一個主從復合句。本句是一個主從復合句。 逗號前逗號前為主句，其中為主句，其中“decorated with gold and jewels”為過去分詞短語作為過去分詞短語作treasure的后置的后置定語；逗號后為定語；逗號后為

25、which 引導的非限制性定引導的非限制性定語從句，修飾先行詞語從句，修飾先行詞treasure。take sb. some time表示表示“花了某人一些時間花了某人一些時間”。這個結構也可改寫為句型：這個結構也可改寫為句型：it takes sb. some time to do sth.。如：如：The job was very difficult, which took the workers ten months to do.這項工作十分困難，它花費了工人們十這項工作十分困難，它花費了工人們十個月的時間。個月的時間。It took me quite a long time to un

26、derstand the meaning of the painting.我花了相當長的時間才理解了那幅畫的我花了相當長的時間才理解了那幅畫的意義。意義。11. in return 回報回報, 作為報酬作為報酬 What can we do for them in return for all the help they have given us? 我們將怎樣來報答他們所給予我們的我們將怎樣來報答他們所給予我們的種種幫助呢種種幫助呢? I gave him some books in return for his assistance. in turn 輪流地輪流地, 依次依次; 反過來反過

27、來 by turns 輪流地輪流地, 時而時而時而時而 in return for 作為對作為對的報答的報答12. serve as 用作用作, 適合適合That cup will serve as a sugar bowl.serve 服務服務, 供職供職serve under the kingserve for 為誰服務為誰服務 I have served for this company for 2 years. 13. 介詞介詞+名詞名詞 (表狀態表狀態)at war/work/home/tableon show/duty/sale/holiday/fire/watchin troub

28、le/danger/battle/doubtunder repair/discussion/construction 14. remove (1).Please remove your bag from the seat so that I can sit down. 請把你的包從座位上拿走那樣我就可以坐下。請把你的包從座位上拿走那樣我就可以坐下。remove from 把把從某處移開從某處移開(2).The doctor tried to remove the patients fear.那醫生盡力地消除病人的恐懼。那醫生盡力地消除病人的恐懼。(3).Please remove your s

29、hoes before coming in.進屋前請脫鞋。進屋前請脫鞋。15. worth 意為意為“值得值得” worth: be worth + n. 當名詞為金錢當名詞為金錢時時, 表示表示“ 值得值得”be worth doing sth. “某事值得被做某事值得被做”The question is not worth discussing again and again. worthy: be worthy of +n.當名詞為抽當名詞為抽象名詞時表示象名詞時表示 “值得值得”be worthy to be done “某事值得被做某事值得被做”The question is not

30、 worthy to be discussed again and again.THANK YOU !I. 根據下列各句句意及所給單詞的首字根據下列各句句意及所給單詞的首字母或漢語提示母或漢語提示, 寫出該單詞的正確形式。寫出該單詞的正確形式。1. The gloves were _ (設計設計) for extremely cold climates.2. I wouldnt tell lies to you; thats not my _ (風格風格).3. The woman was delighted at the recovery of her stolen _ (珠寶珠寶).4.

31、There is no _ (懷疑懷疑) that we will be successful.designed style jewelsdoubt5. _ (接收效果接收效果) of TV programs is unsatisfactory here.6. I dont f_ walking in the rain.7. The a_ showed me his paintings.8. He is very f_ with everyone; he never joins in a laugh.9. No bees, no h_; no work, no money.10. T_ were sent to protect the Oil Ministry against surprise attack.ReceptionfancyartistformalhoneyTroopsII. 用所給單詞的適當形式填空。用所給單詞的適當形式填空。1. It was _ (amaze) that he knew nothing about the event.2. That shop has a fine _ (select) of cakes.3. Our _ (wood) sofa seems not very comfortable.4. We havent told our f