Unit 2 The Olympic Games The Great Wall The Forbidden City Mogao Caves Taj Mahal Egypt Pyramids Cultural Relics What is a cultural relic?1. It can not be a building. ( )2. It must have been used in the past. ( )3. It must be very valuable. ( )4. It doesnt need to be very rare. ( )5. It must have survived for a long time. ( ) What material are they made of? . gold silverivory stone Whats it? What is it often made into?amber braceletnecklace In search of the Amber room Guess Look at the title and the picture and predict what the passage is about.the Amber RoomIn search ofIt was once lost. The following five questions summarize the main idea of the five paragraphs in the passage. Put the paragraph numbers in the box. How did the Amber Room become one of the wonders of the world? How was a new Amber Room built?Reading task 1: How did the Amber Room get lost? How was the Amber Room made? Why did the King of Prussia give the Amber Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift? 35412 Reading task 2:What kings and queens are mentioned in the text? Which country are they from? Frederick William I(Prussia) Frederick I(Prussia)Peter the Great(Russia) Catherine II(Russia) What happened between them and the Amber Room? Reading task 3:Frederick I A stole the Amber Room.Frederick William I B sent a troop of his best soldiers to the king of Prussia.Peter the Great C had the Amber Room made.Catherine II D had it moved outside St Petersburg.The Nazi army E gave it to the Czar as a gift.The Russians and F built a new Amber Room Germans after studying pictures of the old one. _ _ length About _ _ long. purpose It was _ _ the palace of Frederick I.material Several tons of _ which had a beautiful _ color were used for making it , with _ and _.design The room was in the _ style.time spent It took about _ to make. designed amberyellow-brown goldjewels fancyten yearsReading task 4: forfour meters Reading task 5: What did the Amber Room go through? In 1716 It was given as a _ to _, became part of the Czars _ in _ and served as a small _ hall for important visitors.Later _ had it moved _ St Petersburg. _ added more _ to it, with _, _and _. It became a _ palace. In September 1941 Two countries were _. The Russians _ something away. The Nazis _the room and transported it to a _city. gift Peter the Greatwinter palaceSt PetersburgreceptionCatherine II outsideArtists detailscandles mirrors picturesat warremoved stoleGermansummer Reading task 5: What did the Amber Room experience?After that What happened to it remains a _.Recently The _ and _ have built a _ Amber Room at the _ palace by studying the _.In 2003 It was _ for the people to _the _birthday of their city.mysteryRussians Germansnewsummerold photosreadycelebrate 300th Draw a chart to show the remove of the Amber Room: A strange history