Cultural relics-period1学案 (2)

学案

Aims：

To read about cultural relics

To learn about The Restrictive and Non-Restrictive Attributive Clause I. Warming up

Warming up by defining

Good morning, class. This period we are going to read about IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM. Before our reading, I’d like to know:

A.What kind of old things are cultural relics?

B.Are all the old things cultural relics?

C.What is the definition and classification of cultural relics?

D.To whom do cultural relics belong?

Warming up by presenting

Hi, everyone. Let’s look at the screen. I’ll present you some pictures. They all belong to cultural relics. Some of them are cultural sites. Some of them are natural sites. Please think these over：

A.Can you name them out?

B.Who have the right to confirm and classify them?

Warming up by discussing

Now, boys and girls, I met a “moral dilemma”. That means I must make a choice between the interests of the family and the interests of the society. Things are like this: My old granny happened to find an ancient vase under the tree in the earth of our garden. It’s so beautiful and special. Now, my family fell into a moral dilemma. Can you help us to make a decision:

A: What should we do?

B: Can we keep it for ourselves or report it to the government?

C: Have you come across such a situation — to make a difficult choice?

II. Pre-reading

1. Looking and saying

Work in pairs. Look at the photos on the screen. All these relics are quite beautiful. But some of them were lost and ruined in history，such as Yuan

MingYuan and the Amber Room. Please guess:

A.What kinds of things can result in their disappearing?

B.Why do they come into being once again?

2. Explaining and sharing

Work in groups of four. Tell your group mates:

A.What do you know about the substance of “amber”?

B.What do you know about the cultural relics “the Amber Room”?

III. Reading

1. Reading aloud to the recording

Now please listen and read aloud to the recording of the text IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM. Pay attention to the pronunciation of each word and the pauses within each sentence. I will play the tape twice and you shall read aloud twice, too.

2. Skimming and identifying the general idea of each paragraph

Now please skim the text to get the key words and general idea of each paragraph.

3.Scanning and analyzing the characteristics of the text.

Since you have got to know the general ideas of each paragraph, can you tell me the characteristics of the passage, such as, the type of writing, the way of narrating, and the tense?

4.Reading and understanding

Next you are to read and underline all the useful expressions or collocations in the passage. Copy them to your notebook after class as homework.

5. Reading and transferring information

Read the text again to complete the table, which lists all the numbers

in the text.

6.Reading and learning

Read the text and learn more about the following proper nouns. You can surf on the website after class:

Ⅳ Closing down

Closing down by doing exercises

To end the lesson you are to do the comprehending exercises No. 1 and No. 2.

Closing down by having a discussion

A.Can you imagine the fate of the Amber Room? What is it?

B.Do you think if it is worthwhile to reproduce the Amber Room? Why?

Closing down by retelling the story of the Amber Room

Well, all of us have learned the history of the Amber Room. Let’s recall some key words and expressions on the board. You are to retell the story of the Amber Room: