Activity1. Pre-discussion
Show the students some pictures of some culture relics and get the students to discuss
Are culture relics important? Why?
(They are the symbols of the country’s culture and civilization. They were built long long ago. Once destroyed, it will be very hard to restore. Losing them means losing a part of history.)
Activity2. Lead-in
Saying: although culture relics are so important, they are in danger now. Let’s take a look at the Chauvet Cave paintings. What have you seen? (The paintings have been damaged.)
Activity3 listen and answer
Listen to the tape and find out the answers to the following three questions
Q1. Who is the writer?
Q2. What is the matter?
Q3 What is the writer’s advice?
Work in pairs first and check the answers together.
Say: Sophie cares about her country’s culture relics, which shows that she loves her country very much..
Q How should we write such a letter?( it should cover the above information.)
Say: Some of the culture relics in our country are also in danger. If we don’t take measures to stop it. They may be destroyed. Now let’s take a look.
Activity4.look and discuss
1. Show the students the present situation of some culture relics and Ask:
Can we allow this situation to continue?
2.Please discuss in groups. Team1 discuss picture1, team2 picture2, team3 picture3 and team4 picture4. what problems have you found and what advice can you give? Now go ahead.
3. Writing Now please combine your problems and your advice into a letter. (Get one group to write on the blackboard if no OHP)
Activity5. Talk show
Boys and girls, as we all know culture relics are important, because they tell us who our ancestors were and what their life was like. They show the development of human civilization. And they help us better understand who we are and where we are from. Today we invite four gusts to take part in our talk show. The topic is the present situation and protection of our culture relics.
Q1.Have you found any problems with the cultural relics?
Q2. Do you think we can do something?
Conclusion: Protecting our cultural relics is an important task and we should take it seriously. We are protecting our history and knowledge so that people in the future will know and enjoy it. Let’s do it from ourselves. Never do the things shown on the screen. Thank you, this is the end of our talk show.
Activity6.post the letter
Now our lecture also comes to an end. Each group has an envelop, please put your letter into it and get it posted after class. This is your homework. And this is the first step for you to protect our cultural relics. Thank you! So much for today. And thank you, the teachers present today. Thank you for your time and patience. Goodbye.