Unit 2 A life's Work Developing ideas 课件-2023-2024学年高二下学期英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第三册

Unit 2 A life’s work Have you ever visited the following famous places in Beijing? the Great Hall of the People the Summer Palace Temple of Heaven the Forbidden City Tian'an men (square) the Ming Tombs 3 Watch the video and answer the questions. 1 Who was the Forbidden City built for? 2 When did it become home to the Palace Museum? 3 How many works of art are there in the Palace Museum? 4 What do you think makes the Palace Museum unique in the world? 1 Who was the Forbidden City built for? 2 When did it become home to the Palace Museum? 3 How many works of art are there in the Palace Museum? 4 What do you think makes the Palace Museum unique in the world? The Forbidden City was built for emperors, their families and servants in the Ming and Qing dynasties. It became home to the Palace Museum in 1925. There are around 1.8 million works of art. Its history and works of art. Background Information The Forbidden City is located in the heart of Beijing. Built during the early Ming Dynasty, it is one of the largest imperial palaces in the world. The magnificent halls and walls proudly display the essence and culmination of traditional Chinese architecture. The Palace Museum was built in it in 1925 and in 1987 the former imperial residence was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 6 Look at the title and the pictures. Predict what the passage is about. Match the questions to the paragraphs and find out the answers. Read for main idea of each part. Para. 1: 1. ______________ to Wang jin. Para.2-4: Wang Jing’s job—2. __________ clocks in the Palace Museum. Para.5: The succession of restoration of 3. ___________. Para.6: The 4.___________ of the work of Wang Jin and his colleagues. Introduction restoring clocks significance Read for details. Who is Wang Jin and where does he work? He is a clock restoration master, working in Xi San Suo in the Forbidden City. What was special about Wang Jin and his students Qi Haonan? They used to be the only two tim