Book2Warming up Ming Dynasty vaseLets enjoy some pictures about cultural relics.The Taj Mahal (In India)ivory dragon boatMogao Caves (In China)The Pyramids in EgyptThe Sydney Opera (in Australia)The Big Ben (In England)The Great WallTemple of HeavenThe Imperial PalaceDiscussion:Do you know what a cultural relic is?It is something like buildings where important events happened.It can be any objects that are helpful for us to know peoples life in the past.It can be any artwork made thousands of years ago. It is any object, building or that was made something in the past. It may be many thousands of years old or it may be a few hundred. It may or may not valuable.It tells us something of the way people lived at the time it was made. This may be because of its method of manufacture or how the item was used.Unit 1amazing select honey design fancy style decoratejeweladj. 令人驚奇的令人驚奇的vt. 挑選挑選; 選擇選擇n. 蜜蜜; 蜂蜜蜂蜜n. 設(shè)計(jì)設(shè)計(jì); 圖案圖案; 構(gòu)思構(gòu)思vt.設(shè)計(jì)設(shè)計(jì); 計(jì)劃計(jì)劃; 構(gòu)思構(gòu)思adj. 奇特的奇特的; 異樣的異樣的vt. 想象想象; 設(shè)想設(shè)想; 愛好愛好n. 風(fēng)格風(fēng)格; 風(fēng)度風(fēng)度; 類型類型v. 裝飾裝飾; 裝修裝修n. 珠寶珠寶; 寶石寶石Words previewartistbelong troop receptionremovewoodendoubtformern. 藝術(shù)家藝術(shù)家vi. 屬于屬于; 為為的一員的一員n. 群群; 組組; 軍隊(duì)軍隊(duì)n. 接待接待; 招待會(huì)招待會(huì); 接收接收vt. 移動(dòng)移動(dòng); 搬開搬開adj. 木制的木制的n. 懷疑懷疑; 疑惑疑惑vt. 懷疑懷疑; 不信不信adj. 以前的以前的; 從前的從前的Words previewbelong to in returnat warless than屬于屬于作為報(bào)答作為報(bào)答; 回報(bào)回報(bào)處于交戰(zhàn)狀態(tài)處于交戰(zhàn)狀態(tài)少于少于Expressions preview1. Have you ever seen a piece of amber? What do you know about it?2. Look at the title and the picture of the reading passage and predict what it is about. Then skim it quickly and see if you were right.Pre-readingAmberamberCan you imagine a house made of amber?In Search of the Amber Room (Prussia) The Amber Room was made of almost seven thousand tons of amber. It was built in Prussia. Then, the king, Frederick William I, sent it to Peter the Great as a gift of friendship. And it soon became part of the winter palace. Later, Catherine had her artists add more details to its design. In September, 1941 the Nazi German army secretly stole the Amber Room and then it disappeared mystically. Background Listen carefully and find out characters ,years ,and places in the passage.charactersyearsplaces123Frederick WilliamFrederick What did these people do to the Amber Room?FrederickFrederick Williampass downgive as a giftFrederick WilliamWhat did Peter the Great do What did Peter the Great do after he received the gift?after he received the gift?Frederick William IFrederick William I Peter the GreatPeter the Great In returnpass downstoleFrederickFrederick WilliamNaziFill in the form:YearWhat happened to the Amber Room17161770In 1716 , Frederick William I gavethe Amber Room to Peter the Great , as a gift of friendship from Prussia to the Russian people.In 1770, the Amber Room wascompleted the way Catherine wanted it.19412003In September, 1941, the Nazi German and Russia were at war, and the Amber Room was lost.In the spring of 2003, a new Amber Room was built at the Summer Palace to celebrate the 300th birthday of the city of St Petersburg.Prussiawinter palace in St Petersburgsummer palace outside St PetersburgRussiaGermanyKonigsgerg on the Baltic sea?placesNames of placesWhat is the amber room used for? St. Petersburg (Winter Palace)Summer PalaceFor the people of St. Petersburg For the people of St. Petersburg to celebrate the 300th birthday to celebrate the 300th birthday of the city.of the city.PrussiaAs a small reception hall for As a small reception hall for important visitors.important visitors.CatherineCatherine spentspent herher summerssummers there.there.Summer Palace2003 As the palace of FrederickAs the palace of FrederickRead againDo true or false exercises according to the text. 1.Frederick William I was the King of Russia.2.The Amber Room has a strange history and it remains a mystery.3.The Amber Room was made up of seven hundred tons of amber.F T F Prussiathousand4. Peter the Great made Amber Room his Summer Palace.5.Catherine II added more details to the Amber Room and made it her Summer Palace.6.The amber is as hard as stone and hard to be made into shapes.F T wintereasyF Paragraph 1: _of the Amber Room.Paragraph 1: _of the Amber Room. Paragraph 2-3: _ of the Amber Room.Paragraph 2-3: _ of the Amber Room. Paragraph 4: _ of the Amber Room.Paragraph 4: _ of the Amber Room. Paragraph 5: _of the Amber Paragraph 5: _of the Amber Room.Room.CreationHistoryDisappearanceRebuildingDescription of the Amber RoomMaterial1._ColorYellow-brownDesignIn the 2. _ popular in those daysDecorationsGold and jewelsLengthAbout 3. _Amberfancy style4 metresHistory of the Amber Room4. _ for the palace of Frederick I.Given to Peter the Great by Frederick William and became part of the Czars 5. _.Moved to a palace outside St Petersburg by Catherineand 6. _ were added to it.Designedwinter palacemore detailsSome furniture and 7. _ were removed from the Amber Room by the Russians in wartime, but some of the Nazis stole 8. _.A new Amber Room was 9. _ for the people of St Petersburg when they 10. _ the 300th birthday of their city.celebratedsmall art objectsthe room itselfready / builtPost-readingThe characteristics of the passage This passage tells the history of the Amber Room in the order of time so that we can clearly know what happened to it. Besides the passage uses the Past Tense. Listen to the tape and follow it to read the text.ListeningDiscussionWhat should we do to protect our cultural relics? 1. Remember the useful words and Expressions.2. Try to use your own words to retell the story of the Amber Room.Homework