1、Watch the video in Activity 1 on P20 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 Emperors, their families and se
2、rvants in the Ming and Qing dynasties.2 It became home to the Palace Museum in 1925.3 There are around 1.8 million works of art.4 Its history and works of art.Look at the title and the pictures. Predict what the passage is about.Now read the passage and check your prediction. Match the main idea wit
3、h each paragraph.1Para.1 _ 2Para.2 _ 3Para.3 _ 4Para.4 _ 5Para.5 _ 6Para.6 _ AWang Jin and his student Qi Haonan. BThe clock dating back to the time of Emperor Qianlong comesback to life. CWang Jin and the place he works. DIts painstaking for Wang Jin and his students to repair the collections of ti
4、mepieces in the Palace Museum.EThe qualities of Wang Jin and his colleaguesFWang Jins attitude to the future of the timepieces.Who is Wang Jin and where does he work?He is a clock restoration master, working in Xi San Suo in the Forbidden City.Para 1What was special about Wang Jin and his students Q
5、i Haonan?They used to be the only two timepiece restorers in the Palace Museum.Para 21. Why the Palace Museum has one of the most significant collections of timepieces in the world? 1 Because Qing emperors were very fond of clocks. Therefore , in order to please them, foreign envoys presented these
6、emperors with the most intricate and splendid timepieces. Para 32. Why is it painstaking for Wang Jin and his students to repair the collection of timepieces in the Palace Museum?2. Why is it painstaking for Wang Jin and his students to repair the collection of timepieces in the Palace Museum? Becau
7、se repairing such a large and important collection of timepieces involves complex work, unique methods of restoration and sourcing difficult-to-find materials, which take a lot of time, care and attention to detail.1. To Wang Jin the chiming melody of the repaired and polished clock is the most beau
8、tiful music in the world.1. What is the most beautiful music in the world to Wang Jin?Para 4 Wang Jin has spent eight months adjusting the gigantic clock, which is about to be wound up and brought back to life.Why is Wang Jin optimistic about the future of the timepieces in the Palace Museum? Becaus
9、e he has passed on his skills to a new generation of artisans, who will not only help preserve traditional skills but also bring innovation to the art of clock repairing so that it stands the test of time.Para 5What qualities do Wang Jin and his colleagues display in their work?They display qualitie
10、s of skill, patience, modesty and devotion in their work.Para 6 What do Bill Cunningham and Wang Jin in the two reading passages in this unit have in common? They are both devoted, motivated, passionate and skilled masters in their fields of work. If it hadnt been for a three-episode documentary , o
11、utsiders would never have known that the plainly-dressed people 1_(work) here are masters of their craft. 2_ these is the clock restoration master. Wang Jin, 3_ he is often stopped by admirers wanting their photo taken with him, he still regards himself 4_ an ordinary worker in the Palace Museum, wh
12、ich has one of the most significant 5_(collect) of timepieces in the world. 1 working 2 Among 3 Although 4 as 5 collections The only sound 6_(break) the silence in Wang Jins workshop is the chiming melody of the repaired and polished clocks. To him it is the most 7_(beauty) music in the world. Despi
13、te the combined work of several generations of masters, it seems unlikely 8_ the restoration of the clocks will ever be complete. 9_ , Mr Wang remains optimistic about the future of these timepieces. He has passed on his skills 10_ the new members . Whats more, his son now has also taken up repairin
14、g clocks. This new generation of artisans will help preserve traditional skills and bring the innovation to the craft. 6to break 7 beautiful 8that 9 Nonetheless 10 to 时间大师时间大师在安静的西三所庭院，紫禁城的高墙之后，时间以安静的西三所庭院，紫禁城的高墙之后，时间以自己的节奏滴答作响。如果不是因为一部三集的纪录片自己的节奏滴答作响。如果不是因为一部三集的纪录片的话，外人永远也不会知道在这里工作的穿着朴素的工的话，外人永远也不会
15、知道在这里工作的穿着朴素的工人是手艺大师，他们用一生的时间修复珍贵的文物。其人是手艺大师，他们用一生的时间修复珍贵的文物。其中就有钟表修复大师王津。中就有钟表修复大师王津。当王津穿过七扇深红色的大门去往工作间时，虽然他现在经常被仰慕他的人拦住与他合影，但他仍认为自己只是故宫博物院的一名普通员工。日复一日，王师傅和他的学生们把时间都花在修复几百年前的钟表上。但在相当长的一段时间里，他和他的学生亓昊楠曾是故宫博物院里仅有的两个修理钟表的人。清朝皇帝非常喜欢钟表。因此，为了取悦他们，外国使臣把最复杂精细和最华丽的钟表送给这些皇帝。如今，故宫博物院拥有世界上最丰富的钟表收藏之一，藏品主要来源于欧洲和中
16、国。物件小到怀表，大到一米多高的钟表，每一件都有其独特的修复方法。考虑到工作的复杂性和必需材料的缺乏，这意味着每个专家每年最多能修复两件大型作品。但是，通过他们的辛苦努力，王师傅和他的学生们所做的不仅仅是修理钟表他们是让钟表起死回生。在王津的工作室里，唯一打破寂静的就是那些被修理和打磨过的钟表发出的报时的旋律。对王津来说，它是世界上最美妙的音乐。如今，经过8个月的不停调适，终于到了王津为这些可以追溯到乾隆皇帝时期的巨型时钟上发条的时候了。这些存在了几个世纪制作复杂的物件一下子活了过来：水流、船行、狗吠、鸡群振翅，还有一个女人开始旋转。这真的是一个令人惊叹的时刻。当钟表大师们说“这些古董有生命”
17、时，人们突然明白了，这既不是夸大其词，也不是暗喻。但是，尽管经过几代大师的共同努力，这些时钟的修复似乎永远不可能完成。即使故宫博物院的每一个时钟都被修复了，仍然有工作要做，因为很久以前修复过的时钟可能还要再次修复。这是一场与时间的赛跑，永远不可能赢！尽管如此，王师傅对这些钟表的未来仍持乐观态度。多年前，王师傅跟随自己老师的脚步，现在他已将自己的技能传授给那些将要承担很多未来的维修工作的新成员。此外，王师傅的儿子耳濡目染，子承父业，现在也在从事古董钟表的修复工作。新一代的手艺人不仅帮助保留了传统技艺，他们给工艺带来的创新也将确保钟表修理的艺术能经受住时间的考验。在当今这个快节奏的世界里，用“时间不等人”这句话形容似乎再合适不过了。然而，在隐蔽的西三所庭院里，王师傅和他的同事们凭借技巧娴熟的双手和谦逊的心，从容地将过去拼凑在一起，却有着一种永恒的感觉。他们似乎已经与自己的技艺和这个国家的历史融为一体。
