Unit 1

•Name:Name:•Place:Place:•Time:Time:•Importance:Importance:

The Great WallThe Great Wall

BeijingBeijingQin dynastyQin dynasty

a symbol of China and its culturea symbol of China and its culture

Name:Name:Place:Place:Time:Time:Importance:Importance:

The Forbidden City The Forbidden City BeijingBeijing

the largest museum of cultural relics in Chinathe largest museum of cultural relics in ChinaThe imperialThe imperial((帝国的帝国的 )) palace/ palace/

1406 (the Ming Dynasty) 1406 (the Ming Dynasty)

Name:Name:Place:Place:Time:Time:Importance:Importance:

The Potala PalaceThe Potala PalaceLhasa, TibetLhasa, Tibet

the residence of the Dalai Lama/the residence of the Dalai Lama/one of Tibet's major pilgrimage destinationsone of Tibet's major pilgrimage destinations

1693 1693

Name:Name:Place:Place:Time:Time:Importance:Importance:

Khufu's Great Pyramid Khufu's Great Pyramid Egypt Egypt around the year 2560 BCaround the year 2560 BC

the only surviving of the Seven the only surviving of the Seven Ancient WondersAncient Wonders

Angkor Wat in Cambodia

Taj-Mahal in India

The Sports Arena of

Ancient Rome

Stonehenge in England

The Temple

of Heaven

The Leshan Giant Buddlha

The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors

Guoqing Temple

WHAT IS A CULTURAL RELIC?

A cultural relic is something that survived for a long time, often a part of something old that has remained when the rest of it has been destroyed; it tells people about the past.

According to the definition, According to the definition, what qualities does a cultural what qualities does a cultural relic have ? relic have ?

mysterious mysterious

preciousprecious

oldold

valuablevaluable rarerare

cultural reliccultural relic

If you find a cultural relic, how would you feel and what will you do with it?

…

amber

beautifulbeautiful

rarerare

Can you imagine a house made of amber ?

preciousprecious

Read Read Para 1Para 1 to find detailed information about the Amber Room

Color

Birthplace

Design

Material

Time to complete it

yellow-brown

Prussia

of the fancy style popular in those days

seven thousand tons of amber; gold and jewels

It took a team of thecountry’s best artists tenyears to make it.

Value

history

THE AMBER ROOM

IN OF

What is the Amber Room? Why was it called the Amber Room? What was it made for? What happened to it? Why to search for it?

In Search of the Amber RoomReading

When you see this title, what do you want to know?

Read Para.2 and answer Read Para.2 and answer questionsquestions1. When and why did Frederick William I give the Amber Room to Peter the Great?

2. What did Peter the Great give in return?

3. What did the Amber Room serve as?

In 1716, Frederick William I gave the Amber Room to Peter the Great as a gift of friendship from the Prussian to the Russian people.

Peter the Great gave 55 best soldiers in return.

It served as a small reception hall for important visitors.

Read Para.3 and answer the Read Para.3 and answer the questionquestion

What did Catherine II do to the Amber Room?

Catherine II had the Amber Room moved to the palace outside St. Petersburg and added more details to its design.

1. In 1941, the two countries Germany and France were at war.2. The Russians didn’t remove the Amber Room but

only the furniture and small art objects.

3. The Nazis secretly stole the Amber Room.4. 10,000 pieces of the room were put inside 7 wooden boxes and then put on a train for

Konisgberg.

5. After that, what really happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery.

T

T

T

F

F Russia

100,000

Read Para.4 and tell “T” or “F”

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FrederickⅠ

Frederick WilliamⅠFrederick WilliamⅠ

Peter the Great Peter the Great CzarCzar

CatherineCatherineⅡⅡ

Nazi

What did these people do to the Amber Room?

draw a chart to show the remove of the Amber Room

PrussiaPrussia RussiaRussia the winter palace the winter palace in St Petersburgin St Petersburg

the summer palace the summer palace outside St Petersburgoutside St Petersburg

German German city on city on

the Baltic the Baltic SeaSea

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11 It was built by ________________It was built by ________________

22 Following __________, it has been Following __________, it has been made to look much like ________made to look much like ________

33 It was used to celebrate ______________ It was used to celebrate ______________ of the city St Petersburg.of the city St Petersburg.

the Russians and Germans

old photosthe old one

the 300th birthday

Read Para.5 and find out the information about new Amber Room

Para.1

Para.2-4

Para.5

The Amber Room has a strange history and it talks about its design

The history of the Amber Room

The Russians and Germans have rebuilt the Amber Room

Look through the passage again and divide it into three parts and tell their main ideas.

1.1.It took people a lot of time and money It took people a lot of time and money to search for the lost amber room. to search for the lost amber room. Why did people insist on looking for Why did people insist on looking for it ? Does the amber room deserve it ?it ? Does the amber room deserve it ?

2.2.What should be done with it once it is What should be done with it once it is really found ? Why ? State your really found ? Why ? State your opinion.opinion. In my opinion...In my opinion...

I agree that…I agree that…Personally speaking…Personally speaking…I must say that…I must say that…There is no doubt that…There is no doubt that…