高一英语必修1 Unit 1 Cultural relics

Unit1CulturalrelicsWarmingUp&Prereading&ReadingName:TheGreatWallPlace:BeijingTime:Since475BCImportance:thesymbolofChinaanditsculturalName:theForbiddenCityPlace:BeijingTime:1406(theMingDynasty)Importance:thelargestmuseumofculturalrelicsinChinaName:theGreatPyramidofKhufuPlace:EgyptTime:aroundtheyear2560BCImportance:theonlysurvivingoftheSevenAncientWondersDoyouknowthese?CulturalrelicsCulturalrelics:ACulturalrelicsissomethingthathassurvivedforalongtime,oftenapartofsomethingoldthathasreminedwhentherestofithasbeendestroyed;ittellspeopleaboutthepastcharacteristicsrarepreciousoldmysterious……valuableWhatisamber?color:yellow-brownfeellike:feelashardasstone•Amberisthefossil(化石)formofresin(树脂)fromtrees•Ittakesmillionsofyearstoform.Canyouimagineahousemadeofamber?