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Unit1Unit1CulturalrelicsCulturalrelicsWarmingupandReadingWarmingupandReadingWhatisyourfavoritecity?Why?Whatmakesacitygreat?alonghistorymanygreatpeopleimportanteventstakingplacethereculturalrelicsWarmingupWhatisaculturalrelic?Whatisaculturalrelic?Aculturalrelicissomethingthathassurvivedforalongtime.Itisoftenapartofsomethingoldthathasremainedwhiletherestofithasbeendestroyed.Aculturalrelictellspeopleaboutthepast.Itisusuallyrare.theForbiddenCitytheForbiddenCitytheGreatWallinChinatheTerracottaWarriorsThefamousculturalrelicsinChinaThePyramidsinEgyptTheBigBen(InEngland)TajMahal(InIndia)theSydneyOpera(inAustralia)•coloryellow-brown•feel•AmberistheAmberisthefossil(化石)formofformofresin(树脂)fromtrees.fromtrees.•IttakesIttakesmillionsofyearstoform.toform.feelashardasstoneWhatisamber?amberbeautifulrare/preciousCanyouimagineahousemadeofamber?Task1:MatchthemainideaofeachparagraphPara1A.HowwastheAmberRoommade?Para2B.HowdidtheAmberRoombecomeoneofthewondersoftheworld?Para3C.WhydidtheKingofPrussiagivetheAmberRoomtotheCzarofRussiaasagift?Para4D.HowwasanewAmberRoombuilt?Para5E.HowdidtheAmberRoomgetlost?1.—HowmuchamberwasusedinordertomaketheAmberRoom?—______.A.TentonsB.SeveraltonsC.30tonsD.100tonsBTask2.Choosethebestanswersaccordingtothetext.2.TheKingofPrussiagavetheAmberRoomtoRussiabecause_______.A.hewantedtomarryCatherineII.B.hewaskind.C.heneededbettersoldiersD.hewantedtomakefriendsD3.TheAmberRoomwasstolenby______.A.RussiansoldiersB.GermansoldiersC.PeopleinKonigsbergD.PeopleinStPetersburgB4.Whatdoesthepronoun“it”meaninthesentence“Shetoldherartiststoaddmoredetailstoit.”?A.theAmberRoomB.thesummerpalaceC.thewinnerpalaceD.thereceptionhallA5.TheauthorintroducestheAmberRoomtousintheorderof_______.A.spaceB.timeC.importanceD.logicBTask3.Completethetableaccordingtothetext.InSearchoftheAmberRoomItwasmadeofseveraltonsofamberwithabeautifulyellow-browncolourandwas1.___________withgoldandjewels.TimeEventsBefore1716TheAmberRoom2.________toFrederickWilliam.ⅠIn1716FrederickWilliamgaveittoPetertheGreat.3.Ⅰ___________,theCzarsenthima4._______ofhisbestsoldiers.PetertheGreatmadetheroompartofhiswinterpalaceandasmall5.______________hallforimportantvisitors.decoratedbelongedInreturntroopreception(接上表)Beforeandin1770CatherineIIhadtheroommovedtopalaceandtoldherartiststoaddmore6._______toit.In1770theroomwascompletedthewayshewanted.InSeptember1941AftertheRussians7.________somefurnitureandsmallartobjectsfromtheAmberRoom,theNazisgottothesummerpalace.Thereisno8._______thatsomeoftheNazissecretlystoletheroomitself.RecentlyAnewAmberRoomhasbeenbuiltbytheRussiansandGermans9.______________theformerone.In2003itwasreadyforthepeopleofStPetersburgwhenthey10.__________the300thbirthdayoftheircity.detailsremoveddoubtAccordingtocelebratedDiscussingroups:IsitworthrebuildinglostculturalrelicssuchastheAmberRoomorYuanMingYuaninBeijing?Giveyourreasons.SpeakingTips:Ithink/don’tthinkitisworthrebuilding…because...Sorry,Iagree/don’tagreewithyou.Inmyopinion,…Thatcan’tbetrue…Itcanbeprovedthat…Ibelieve…because…Example:Ononehand,restoringYuanMingYuanwillattractmoretouristsandmakemoremoney.Ontheotherhand,lettingitbewillhelpusandourchildrenunderstandthehistorybetter.YuanMingYuan’sdestructionrepresentsasadandunforgettablehistory.NoChineseshouldeverforgetitbecauseforgettingmeansbetraying.1.TrytotellonestoryofoneoftheChineseculturalrelics2.Readthetextasfluentlyasyoucan.