云南省德宏州梁河县第一中学人教版高中英语必修二学案unit1reading学案

Unit1Cultural RelicsPeriod1WarmingupReadingI•Learning goals:l.To usereading skillsskimmingscanning expertlyto solvesome practicalproblems inreading

2.To understand the importanceof protectingcultural relics.II•Preclass:read the following passageand answerthe questions.A culturalrelic issomething thatcan representcultures,which hassurvived for a longtimeto tellthe history,and itis veryrare andvaluable.Cultural relicscan becraftworks,buildings,books,paintings,music,and soon.Cultural relics are physicalreminders ofwhat differentpeople valuedin the past andcontinueto valuenow.It canalso besaid thatthe culturerelicsaremore thanworks ofart,theyare symbolsof historyandthepeople wholived in thepast.

1.What is a culturalrelic

2.Can yougive someexamples aboutcultural relicsat homeand abroadIll.Whileclass.Step1leadin

1.Enjoy somepictures ofcultural relicsand amber.

2.Imagine:if ahouse ismade ofamber,what willit belike

3.Lead inreading,and thenenjoy ashort video.Step2ReadingTaskl Skimming

1.Read the whole passagequickly,trying toget the main ideaabout thetext andmatch themainidea withea™ch paragraph.It tellsus thestrange historyof the,a culturalrelic oftwo countries:and.A.the disappearanceof the Amber Room.Para1:Para2:B.the buildingof theAmber Room.Para3:C.how andwhy a new Amber Room wasbuilt.Para4:D.changes aboutthe ownersof theAmber Room.E.the improvementof theAmber Room.Para5:Task2Scanning一L trueor falseRe adthewhole passage carefully,and finishthefollowingexercise.After finishingT orF,discuss inthe group.lIt tooksome bestartists aboutten yearsto makethe oldAmber Room.2The AmberRoom servedas areception hallfor theguests ofFrederick William.

13.Catherine IImade peoplemove theAmberRoomto thesummer palaceoutside StPetersburg.4Some of the Nazissecretly stoletheAmberRoom.5The AmberRoom wasrebuilt differentlyfrom theold photosof it.

2.retellRead thewholepassagecarefully again,find time,characters andevents inthe passage,thenretell thestory.Time:Characters:Events:另附页IV.Test forgoalsV.Summary

1.What readingskills couldyou usein doingreading exerciseafter learningthis class

2.As forcultural relics,what shouldwe doVI•HomeworkIn citiesacross theUnited States,old factories,schools,railroad stationsand other（番羽新）buildings arebeing renovatedfor newuses.City plannersand privateinventors arefindingthat goodbuildings,no matterhow old,can beremodeled fornew purposes.If youdasked someonefour orfive yearsago whetherhe drent anapartment inan abandonedpiano（大商店），factory orclothing warehouse—he dhave thoughtyou werecrazy,“says aNewYork architect.Today,many peopleare eagerto doit.”Only afew decadesago,renovation wasunpopular andgenerally farmore expensivethan（抛弃）taking downabandoned buildingsand startingfrom thebeginning.A changebegan inthe1990s witha numberof welladvertisedprojects.They includedChirardelli Squarein S__anFrancisco,where an old chocolatefactory wasrenovated andmade intoshops andrestaurants,Trolley Squarein SaltLake City,where anabandoned carwarehouse becamea shoppingcentre.（怀旧）What causedthe change“One reasonis nostalgiaa sanFrancisco buildersuggests.Maybe oldis betterthan new,many peopleare saying.Feelings aboutpreserving attractiveorhistoric buildingshave changeda greatdeal/A secondcause iseconomy.The costof tearingdownanold building andconstructing anew onefrom nothingnow hasrisen to the pointwhereit isoften lessexpensive tofix asolid olderstructure.Even whenthe costs of renovationare thesame asorabit more than thecostsof putting upanew building,fixing theold buildingmay bebetter.Gradually,architects andbuilders aredevelopingknowledge aboutren-^ovation andpreservation,bringing imagination and creativitytothe job.

1.In theUnited States,renovating oldcreativity tothe job.A.has along historyB.is anew trendC.is stillunpopular D.is outof date

2.What sthe purposeof thispassageA.Call onpeople torenovate old buildingsB.Report achange-renovation inAmericaC.Encourage people to makeuse ofold buildingD.Introduce anew methodof renovatingoldbuildings

3.Why didthe passagemention GhirardelliSquare andTrolley SquareA.To introduceus somesuccessful building renovations.B.To makethem known tothepublic.C.To discusswhether theywere worthrestoring.D.To tellus anyoldbuildi™ngs canbe renovated.

4.Renovating oldbuildings inthe USneeds architectswho.A.arc skilledat tearingdown oldbuildings B.arc goodat designinganewbuildingC.have richimaginationandcreativity D.have nostalgiaofthecity

5.From thepassage wecan learnthat.A.building renovationisabetter choiceeven ifit costsmorethanbuilding anew oneB.renovating abuilding issurely cheaperthan puttingup anew oneC.themainreason forbuildingrenovationis foreconomic purposeD.there will be lessnew buildingsintheworldTest forgoals（世界遗产）How doesa placebee a_World HeritageSite Ittakes alot ofpeopletodecide.（联合国教If acountry wantsone ofits placesto beon theWorld HeritageList,it hasto askUNESCO科文组织）.The placemust beimportant andspecial.UNESCO putthe GreatWall on the listin1987,becauseit said,it wasa greatpart ofChinese culture.The countrymust alsomake aplan forprotecting theplace.The World Heritage_mittee ofUNESCO talksabout differentplaces anddecides whetherto putthem onthe list.The mitteemeets everyJune.Many expertshelp themittee todecide.After anew placegoes on the list,UNESCO givesmoney tohelp keepit lookinggood.If a place isin一serious danger,it maybe putonthe List of World Heritage Sites inDanger.UNESCO gives specialcare andhelpto thoseplaces.Countries haveto giveUNESCO regularreports aboutplaces onthe list.If UNESCOthinks acountry isn*ttaking goodcare ofa place,th-^e sitewillbetaken offthelist.

1.The passagemainly discusses.

2.If aplace successfullybees aWorld HeritageSite,the countryA.can askUNESCO formore money and helpB.sho-^uld conJ—Jnue totake specialcare-ofitC.wont taketrouble ofcaring foritD.will tryto putit ontheListofWorldHeritageSitesin danger

3.The purposeofputtingaplaceontheWorldHeritageList istoA.attract moretourists fromother countriesB.get moremoneyandhelp fromother countriesC.have ittaken bettercare ofD.make itknowntoother countries。