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Doyouknowwhataculturalrelicis?Doesaculturerelicalwayshavetoberareandvaluble?Isitenoughtohavesurvivedforalongtime?Areculturerelicsonlyobjectslikevasesorcantheybebuildingstoo?Whatareculturalrelics?Culturalrelicsarephysicalremaindersofwhatdifferentpeoplesvaluedinthepastandcontinuetovaluenow.Itissomethingthathassurvivedforalongtime.Itcanalsobesaidthatculturalrelicsaremorethanworksofart,theyaresymbolsofhistoryandthepeoplewholivedinthepast.Accordingtothedefinition,whatcharacteristicsdoesaculturalrelichave?mysteriouspreciousoldvaluablerareculturalrelic………Canyougivesomeexamplesoftheculturalrelicsallovertheworld?inthepast:Toprotectourcountriesnow:tobeaplaceforpeopletovisitAmanwhodoesn’tgotoisnotatrueman.TheGreatWallTheLeaningTowerofPisa（比萨斜塔）ItisthefamousItalybuilding.Itgotthenameleaningtowerbecauseitleanstotheearth.Itactuallyusedfortellingpeopletime.LondonTower（伦敦塔）Itwasbuiltinthe1000s.Theworkersspentnearly12yearstofinishit.Itwasonceusedasthecastle,theprison,themuseum.Now,itbecomesthesceneryforthepeopleallovertheworld.discussionCanyoutellthevalueoftheculturalrelics?→Fromtheculturalrelicswecanknowwhatpeopledidinthepast,andwecanknowtheculturesatthattime,andmaybewecanknowthetechnologyofmakingthem…1.__________adj.有价值的2.__________vi.幸免3.__________n.朝代4.__________vt.惊讶5.__________vt.挑选6.__________n.蜂蜜7.__________n.设计8.__________adj.奇特的一、WORDSvaluablesurvivedynastyamazeselecthoneydesignfancy9.__________n.风格10.__________v.装饰11.__________n.珠宝12.__________vi.属于13.__________n.接待14.__________vt.移动15.__________n.怀疑，16.__________adj.值得的17.__________n.证据18.__________vi爆炸19.__________vi.下沉20.__________n.争论styledecoratejewelbelongreceptionremovedoubtworthevidenceexplodesinkdebatePHRAZES1.insearchof___________2.belongto_____________3.atwar_______________4.inreturn_____________5.lessthan______________6.takepartin____________7.thinkhighlyof_______________8.paymuchattentionto__________9.ratherthan______________10.thereisnodoubtthat_________搜查属于处于交战状态回报少于参加看重，器重非常注意而不是毫无疑问11._______________文化遗产12._______________调查13.__________________________毫无疑问14._______________被制成15._______________充当；作……之用16._______________给……添加……17._______________依某人看来18.____________________在某一点上达成协议19.________________认为…是；把…看作20._______________处于和平状态culturalrelicslookintoThereis/wasnodoubtthat…bemadeintoserveasadd...to…inone’sopinionmakeanagreementconsider…as(tobe)…atpeace•Haveyoueverseenanythingmadeofamber?•Haveyoueverheardofamber?amberIthasabeautifulyellow-browncolour.Itfeelsashardasstone.Iteasilymeltwhenheated.Onceitisheated,itcanbemadeintoanyshape.Canyouimaginewhataroommadeofamberlookslike?RawamberInSearchoftheAmberRoomFrederickWilliamⅠ，theKingofPrussia,couldneverhaveimaginedthathisgreatestgifttotheRussianpeoplewouldhavesuchanamazinghistory.ThisgiftwastheAmberRoom,whichwasgiventhisnamebecauseseveraltonsofamberwereusedtomakeit.Theamberwhichwasselectedhadabeautifulyellow-browncolourlikehoney.Thedesignoftheroomwasinthefancystylepopularinthosedays.Itwasalsoatreasuredecoratedwithgoldandjewels,whichtookthecountry'sbestartistsabouttenyearstomake.Infact,theroomwasnotmadetobeagift.ItwasdesignedforthepalaceofFrederickⅠ.However,thenextKingofPrussia,FrederickWilliamⅠ,towhomtheamberroombelonged,decidednottokeepit.In1716hegaveittoPetertheGreat.Inreturn,theCzarsenthimatroopofhisbestsoldiers.SotheAmberRoombecausepartoftheCzar'swinterpalaceinStPetersburg.Aboutfourmetreslong,theroomservedasasmallreceptionhallforimportantvisitors.Later,CatherineⅡhadtheAmberRoommovedtoapalaceoutsideStPetersburgwhereshespenthersummers.Shetoldherartiststoaddmoredetailstoit.In1770theroomwascompletedthewayshewanted.Almostsixhundredcandleslittheroom,anditsmirrorsandpicturesshonelikegold.Sadly,althoughtheAmberRoomwasconsideredoneofthewondersoftheworld,itisnowmissing.InSeptember1941,theNaziarmywasnearStPetersburg.Thiswasatimewhenthetwocountrieswereatwar.BeforetheNaziscouldgettothesummerpalace,theRussianswereabletoremovesomefurnitureandsmallartobjectsfromtheAmberRoom.However,someoftheNazissecretlystoletheroomitself.Inlessthantwodays100,000pieceswereputinsidetwenty-sevenwooodenboxs.ThereisnodoubtthattheboxswerethenputonatrainforKonigsberg,whichwasatthattimeaGermancityontheBalticSea.Afterthat,whathappenedtotheAmberRoomremainsamystery.Recently,theRussiansandGermanshavebuiltanewAmberRoomatthesummerpalace.BystudyingoldphotosoftheformerAmberRoom,theyhavemadethenewonelookliketheoldone.In2003itwasreadyforthepeopleofStPetersburgwhentheycelebratedthe300thbirthdayoftheircity.1.)DrawacharttoshowtheremoveoftheAmberRoomScanningPrussiaRussiathewinterpalaceinStPetersburg-thesummerpalaceinStPetersburgGermancityontheBalticSea?AstrangehistoryThemainideaofeachparagraph:Para1:______________________oftheAmberRoom.Para2:______________________oftheAmberRoom.Para3:______________________oftheAmberRoom.Para4:______________________oftheAmberRoom.Para5:______________________oftheAmberRoom.GeneraldescriptionHistoryandfunctionsChangeDisappearanceReproductionskimming1.ThekingofPrussiawhogavetheAmberRoomasagifttoRussiaw