高中英語Unit1-Cultural-relics-1人教版必修二

Unit1Culturalrelics

Aims：

1.Toreadaboutculturalrelics

2.TolearnaboutTheRestrictiveandNon-RestrictiveAttributiveClause

StepI.Warmingup

1.Warmingupbydefining

Goodmorning,class.ThisperiodwearegoingtoreadaboutINSEARCHOFTHEAMBERROOM.Beforeourreading,I’dliketoknow:

A.Whatkindofoldthingsareculturalrelics?

B.Arealltheoldthingsculturalrelics?

C.Whatisthedefinitionandclassificationofculturalrelics?

D.Towhomdoculturalrelicsbelong?

Keysforreference:

A.Culturalrelicsarephysicalremaindersofwhatdifferentpeoplesvaluedinthepastandcontinuetovaluenow.Itcanalsobesaidthatculturalrelicsaremorethanworksofart,theyaresymbolsofhistoryandthepeoplewholivedinthepast.

B.No,notalltheoldobjectsareculturalrelics.

C.Eachkindofrelicspreservessomeaspectofculturalheritageandeachrelicisstillauniqueculturalexpressionandcontributions.

D.Inalargersense,itcanbesaidthatalltheculturalrelicsbelongtoallpeoplesandwholesocieties,notacertainindividual.

2.Warmingupbypresenting

Hi,everyone.Let’slookatthescreen.I’llpresentyousomepictures.Theyallbelongtoculturalrelics.Someofthemareculturalsites.Someofthemarenaturalsites.Pleasethinktheseover：

A.Canyounamethemout?

B.Whohavetherighttoconfirmandclassifythem?

Keysforreference:

A.Theyareculturalsites:TheGreatwall;TheImperialPalaceoftheMingandQingDynastiesinBeijingandShenyang;TheMausoleumoftheFirstQinEmperorandtheTerracottaWarriors;TheMogaoCave.Thesearenaturalsites:TheJiuZhaiGouValleyScenicandHistoricInterestArea;TheHuangLongScenicandHistioricInterestArea.Thefollowingareculturalandnaturalsites:MountTaishan;MountHuangshan;MountWuYi.

B.OnlyaninternationalprofessionalorganizationfromUNhastheauthoritytoconfirmandclassifythem.

3.Warmingupbydiscussing

Now,boysandgirls,Imeta“moraldilemma”.ThatmeansImustmakeachoicebetweentheinterestsofthefamilyandtheinterestsofthesociety.Thingsarelikethis:Myoldgrannyhappenedtofindanancientvaseunderthetreeintheearthofourgarden.It’ssobeautifulandspecial.Now,myfamilyfellintoamoraldilemma.Canyouhelpustomakeadecision:

A:Whatshouldwedo?

B:Canwekeepitforourselvesorreportittothegovernment?

C:Haveyoucomeacrosssuchasituation—tomakeadifficultchoice?

Keys:ABCquestionscanbeansweredinallkindsofways.Theanswersareflexible.

StepII.Pre-reading

1.Lookingandsaying

Workinpairs.Lookatthephotosonthescreen.Alltheserelicsarequitebeautiful.Butsomeofthemwerelostandruinedinhistory，suchasYuanMingYuanandtheAmberRoom.Pleaseguess:

A.Whatkindsofthingscanresultintheirdisappearing?

B.Whydotheycomeintobeingonceagain?

Keysforreference:

A.Maybewars,naturaldisasters,andtimehavedamagedordestroyedthem,gettingthemlostandchanged.Manyofthemwereevenstolenandhiddenwhilenobodyknowswho,whereandhow.

B.Peoplegettoknowthese.Iftheserelicscouldnotbefoundagain,theywouldberebuiltbypeople.

2.Explainingandsharing

Workingroupsoffour.Tellyourgroupmates:

A.Whatdoyouknowaboutthesubstanceof“amber”?

B.Whatdoyouknowabouttheculturalrelics“theAmberRoom”?

Keysforreference:

Iamfromgroup2.Fromtheknowledgewegotfrombiologyandchemistry,weknow“amber”isasemi-preciousstoneusedinjewelryandartworld.Amberisreallythefossilformofresinfromtrees.Ithasgotitsshapeafteraprocessthathastakenmillionsofyearstocomplete.Treesinveryancientforestsproducedthisresin,whichslowlydroppedfromtreesandwasburied.Treesuseresintoprotectthemselvesfromdiseaseandharmcausedbyinsectsandfungi.

Iamfromgroup6.Fromtheinformationofhistorylegendsandnewsreports,weknowtheAmberRoomisaroombuiltbylotsofambers.ItwasagiftgiventoPetertheGreat,theKingofRussia,bytheKingofPrussia,FrederickWilliamI.Itwasgiventhenamebecausealmostthousandtonsofnaturalamberswereusedtomakeit.Butduringthesecondworldwarin1941,theNaziGermanarmysecretlystoletheAmberRoomandsentboxesoftheAmberRoomonatraintoaGermancity.Afterthat,whatreallyhappenedtotheAmberRoomremainsamystery.

StepIII.Reading

1.Readingaloudtotherecording

NowpleaselistenandreadaloudtotherecordingofthetextINSEARCHOFTHEAMBERROOM.Payattentiontothepronunciationofeachwordandthepauseswithineachsentence.Iwillplaythetapetwiceandyoushallreadaloudtwice,too.

2.Skimmingandidentifyingthegeneralideaofeachparagraph

Nowpleaseskimthetexttogetthekeywordsandgeneralideaofeachparagraph.

1stparagraph the:

introductionabouttheAmberRoom:design,colour,shape,material

2ndparagraph:

thepresenttotheCzar:apartofwinterpalaceinSt.Petersburg,areceptionhallforimportantvisitor

3rdParagraph:

therelocatingoftheAmberRoominCatherirⅡtimes:movedintoSummerPalace,moreaddedtoitsdesign

4thParagraph:

themissingoftheAmberRoom:thetwocountrieswereatwar,NaziGermanarmystoletheAmberRoom,27woodenboxesweretrainedtoaGermancity,Nobodyknewitfromthenon

5thParagraph:

therebuildingoftheAmberRoom:anewonebutthesameastheoldbuiltbythetwocountries,forcelebratingthe300thbirthdayofPeterburg

3.Scanningandanalyzingthecharacteristicsofthetext.

Sinceyouhavegottoknowthegeneralideasofeachparagraph,canyoutellmethecharacteristicsofthepassage,suchas,thetypeofwriting,thewayofnarrating,andthetense?

Keysforreference:

Thispieceofpassageisanarrativeproseornon-fictionarticlewritteninanarratingstyle.IttellsthehistoryofAmberRoomintheorderoftimesothatwecanclearlylearnaboutwhathappenedtoit.Thetenseusedinthetextispasttense.

StepIV.Readingandunderstanding

Nextyouaretoreadandunderlinealltheusefulexpressionsorcollocationsinthepassage.Copythemtoyournotebookafterclassashomework.

CollocationsfromINSEARCHOFTHEAMBERROOM

lookinto…, ` beusedto…,

makethedesignfortheroom, infact,asagiftof…,

addmoredetailsto…, remove…fromthesearchfor…,

belongto…, feelashardasstone,

thefancystyle, bemadefor…,

inreturn, oneofthegreatwonders,

artobjects, lookmuchlike…,

givethename, bemadeintoanyshape,

bemadewithgoldandjewels, bemadetobeagift,

serveas…, atwar,remainamystery,

bereadyfor…

StepV.Readingandtransferringinformation

Readthetextagaintocompletethetable,whichlistsallthenumbersinthetext.

NUMBER

MEANING

1716

FredericWilliamgavetheAmberRoomtoPetertheGreatasagift.

1770

CatherineⅡhadcompletedtheaddingtotheAmberRoominthisyear.

1941

TheNaziGermanarmystoletheAmberRoominthisyear.

2003

TherebuildingoftheAmberRoomwascompletedinthisyear.

7000Tons

Thetotalweightoftheambersusedtomaketheroom.

55

ThenumberofsoldiersgiventothekingofRussiainreturn.

600

ThenumberofthecandleslightingtheAmberRoom.

2

Thetwocountries:GermanandRussia.

2

IntwodaystheAmberRoomwasremovedtoaGermancity.

100,000

TheAmberRoomwasdismantledinto100,000pieces

27

27woodenboxeswereusedtocontainthepiecesofAmberRoom.

300th

ThenewlyrebuiltAmberRoomwasreadyforthe300thbirthdayofStPeterburgcity

StepVI.Readingandlearning

Readthetextandlearnmoreaboutthefollowingpropernouns.Youcansurfonthewebsiteafterclass:

Namesofpeople

Namesofplaces

FrederickⅠ

Prussia

FrederickWilliamⅠ

St.Peterburg

PetertheGreat

Konigsberg

CatherineⅡ

WinterPalace

SummerPalace

StepVII:Closingdown

Closingdownbydoingexercises

1.ToendthelessonyouaretodothecomprehendingexercisesNo.1andNo.2.

2.Closingdownbyhavingadiscussion

A. CanyouimaginethefateoftheAmberRoom?Whatisit?

B. DoyouthinkifitisworthwhiletoreproducetheAmberRoom?Why?

Keys