Do you know what a cultural relic is?,A cultural relic is something that has survived for a long time, often a part of something old that has remained when the rest has been destroyed; it tells people about the past.,Forbidden City,Mogao Caves,Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area,The Great Wall,1.a long history 2.the symbol(標志) of China and its culture 3.used for protecting our country 4.A man who has never been there is not a true man.,one of the seven wonders of the world,Taj Mahal（泰姬陵）India,1.It is located in India. 2.It is the grave a king built for his wife. 3.It showed the deep love of the king and queen.,The Pyramids in Egypt,The Eiffel Tower,Paris,The Big Ben Clock Tower,London,THE LEANING TOWER OF PISA,Italy,1)world famous / well- known 2)made of stones; man-made project 3)a long history 4)Symbols（象征） of their countries and cultures,1.What are the similarities of these cultural relics?,discussion,All these cultural relics are quite beautiful. But some of them were lost or ruined in history, such as Yuan Ming Yuan, The Great Wall, The Pyramid. what can cause them lost or ruined. 1. Maybe they were destroyed by natural disasters (wind and rain). 2.Maybe they were even stolen by invaders during wars.,St Petersburg,Russia,Have you ever heard of amber?,What is an Amber Room?,A room made of amber,1. Why is it called the Amber Room and how many tons of amber were used to make the Amber Room? 2. What did Catherine II do with the Amber Room? 3. What happened to the Amber Room?,Answer the following questions.,Scanning,Reading Comprehension V,Why is it called the Amber Room and how many tons of amber were used to make the Amber Room?,It was given the name the Amber Room because several tons of amber were used to make it, which has a beautiful yellow brown color.,Scanning,2. What did Catherine II do with the Amber Room?,She had the Amber Room moved to the palace outside St Petersburg and transformed it.,3. What happened to the Amber Room in the second world war ?,It was taken apart and missing in the second world war, and the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room at the summer palace.,Scanning,The clue of the story,Peter the Great,Catherine,Frederick,Frederick William,Nazi,pass down,given as a gift,pass down,stolen,Quiz,Retell the text by filling in the blanks.,Quiz I,The Amber Room was _ for the palace of Frederick I at first. The countrys best _ spent about _ years making it. Several tons of _ were used for making it, decorated with _ and _. It was given to _ after Frederick William I succeeded his _ and became the _ of Prussia.,Soon it became part of the Czars _ _ in St Petersburg. Later, _ had the Amber Room _ to a palace outside St Petersburg. It was one of the great _ of the world. In _, it was stolen by the _. Now a new Amber Room has been built in _ and it looks much like the old one, following the old _.,The Amber Room was _ for the palace of Frederick I at first. The countrys best _ spent about _ years making it. Several tons of _ were used for making it, decorated with _ and _. It was given to _ after Frederick William I succeeded his _ and became the _ of Prussia.,designed,artists,ten,amber,gold,jewels,Peter the Great,king,father,Answer:,Soon it became part of the Czars _ _ in St Petersburg. Later, _ had the Amber Room _ to a palace outside St Petersburg. It was one of the great _ of the world. In _, it was stolen by the _. Now a new Amber Room has been built in _ and it looks much like the old one, following the old _.,winter,palace,wonders,moved,Catherine II,1941,Nazis,Russia,photos,I think it is worthwhile to rebuild the cultural relics. Do you agree with me ?,Debate,for,against,Now our government has spent a lot of money on rebuilding it. Do you think it is worthwhile? 1.They are valuable =(of great value) to us. 2.They tell us what our ancestors (祖先）were and what their life was like. 3.They tell us the history of our country, no one should forget the past.,As is known to us , some of the cultural relics were destroyed during the war. Such as Yuan Ming Yuan, it was burnt out by the invaders.,Useful expression: I think it is worthwhile because. I dont think so because.,支持： As far as I am concerned, it is worthwhile to reconstruct the cultural relic . For one thing,it stands for /represents the culture and wisdom in past. Whats more，It remind people of history. For another thing,it can attract many visitors so that we can take advantage of it to develop local tourism and earn money. In a word，we will benefit from protecting it.,