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1、Cultural relics,Unit 1,rare valuable survive vase dynasty,adj. 稀罕的；珍贵的 adj. 贵重的；有价值的 vi. 幸免；幸存；生还 n. 花瓶；瓶 n. 朝代；王朝,Words preview,Do you know these places shown in the following pictures? If you know, what countries they belong to?,Great Wall in China,Sydney Opera in Australia,Big Ben in England,Pyra

2、mids in Egypt,Great Barrier Reef in Australia,Eiffel Tower in France,Which of the above places would you like to visit? What makes these places great and famous?,a long history; cultural relics; important events that took place there,Discussion,What is a cultural relic?,A cultural relic,is any objec

3、t, 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.,Why is

4、a cultural relic important?,Symbols of their countries,A concrete annotation (注释) of their cultures,Have a memorable significance,Bring in money from tourism,As we know, China is a country with a history of more than 5,000 years. In the long history, people in different periods have left us quite a

5、number of cultural sites, many of which are world famous. Now look at the pictures and guess what heritage they are.,Forbidden City,Potala Palace,Huangshan Mount,Jiuzhaigou scenery,Yungang Caves,Old Town of Lijiang,Does a cultural relic always have to be rare and valuable? Is it enough to have survi

6、ved for a long time?,A cultural relic does not need to be rare and valuable.,A cultural relic is enough to have survived for a long time.,Are they cultural relics or not?,Are cultural relics only objects like vases or can they be buildings too?,Ming Dynasty vase,Taj Mahal,Taj Mahal is located in Ind

7、ia. It is the grave that a king built for his wife. The grave showed the deep love of the king and the queen.,ivory dragon boat,Ching Dynasty (1644-1911),Mogao Caves,It is known as the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas and Dunhuang Caves.,amber,Whats this?,Have you ever seen a piece of amber? What do yo

8、u know about it?,Can you imagine a house made of amber?,the Amber Room in St Petersburg in Russia,著名的“琥珀屋”始建于1709 年，当时的普鲁士国王为了效 仿法国皇帝路易十四的奢华生 活，命令普鲁士最有名的建筑师兴建“琥珀屋”，“琥珀屋”面积约55平方米，共有12块护壁镶板和12个柱脚，全都由当时比黄金还贵12倍的琥珀制成，总重至少达6吨，“琥珀屋”同时还饰以钻石、宝石和银箔，可以随意拼装成各种形状，建成后光彩夺目、富丽堂皇，被誉为“世界第八奇迹”。,the Amber Room,1716年，普

9、鲁士国王为与俄国结盟，就将这件稀世珍品赠送给了俄彼得大帝。然而1941年，纳粹德军攻入圣彼得堡，将王宫中的“琥珀屋”拆卸了下来，装满27个箱子运回了德国柯尼斯堡。二战结束后，“琥珀屋”从此下落不明，从世人眼中神秘失踪了。,overlooking St Petersburg,destroyed building,restored building,rebuilt a new Amber Room,Homework,Look up the new words and expressions of the reading in the dictionary. 2. Preview the reading: IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM,A cultural relic,Can be any object, building or item that