Learning about Language课时教学实录

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Warming up and Reading Learning about language Reading II Listening Writing and Discussion

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1. Do you know what a cultural relic is? ? that it is any object, building or item that was made sometime in the past. It may be many thousands of years old or it may be a few hundred; ? that it may or may not be valuable; ? That it tells us something of the way people lived at the time it was made. This may be because of its method of manufacture or how the item was used. 2. Whom do cultural relics belong to? Do you have any in your family? In a larger sense, it can be said that all the cultural relics belong to all peoples and the whole society, not a certain individual.

3. Does a cultural relic always have to be rare and valuable? Is it enough to have survived for a long time? No, it does not need to be rare or valuable; Yes, it is enough to have survived a long time.

4. Are cultural relics only objects like vases or can they be buildings too? Look at the pictures below and discuss what they are and whether they are cultural relics or not.

The Tai Mahal (In India)

ivory dragon boat

Terracotta warriors and horses

Mogao Caves

? It is made up of 492 caves, which were deserted in the fourteenth century and lay untouched until the beginning of the 20th century. ? It lies at the rock side of the Mingsha Mountain in Ganshu province. ? It’s worth the name of art treasure house of the Chinese Nation.

Name: The Great Pyramid of Khufu Place: Egypt Time: around the year 2560 BC Importance: the only surviving of the Seven Ancient Wonders

Name: The Great Wall Place: Beijing Time: Since 475BC Importance: the symbol of China and its culture.

Name: The Forbidden City Place: Beijing Time: 1406 (the Ming Dynasty) The imperial palace/ Importance: the largest museum of cultural relics in China

Name: The Potala Palace Place: Lhasa, Tibet Time: 1693 Importance: the residence of the Dalai Lama/ one of Tibet's major pilgrimage destinations

Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun the Leshan Giant Buddha

The Classical Gardens of Suzhou

The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors Mount Huangshan