Unit1-Cultural-relics(Reading)

Unit1CulturalrelicsInsearchofTheAmberRoomTheGreatWallMadeofstoneandbricksThePyramidMadeofstoneAMingDynastyvaseMadeofchina(瓷器)AnivorydragonboatMadeofivoryTheAmberRoom(Madeofamber?)beautifulrare/preciousamberInsearchoftheAmberRoom1.Wastheamberroomreallymadeofamber?Howmuchamberwasused?Yes,itwasmadeofamber.Severaltonsofamberwereused.2.In1716,whathappenedtotheamberroom?Readthetextquicklyandanswerthequestions:SkimmingFrederickWilliamIgaveittoPetertheGreatasagift.MainideaBriefintroductiontotheAmberRoom.ThetransformoftheAmberRoomasagiftanditschange.ThemissingoftheAmberRoom.AnewAmberRoom.Para1Para2&3Para4Para5Matcheachpartofthepassagewithitsheadline.DetailedreadingReadPara1tofinddetailedinformationabouttheAmberRoomColourBirthplaceDesignMaterialTimetocompleteityellow-brownPrussiainthefancystylepopularinthosedaysseveraltonsofamber;goldandjewelsIttookthecountry’sbestartistsabouttenyearstomakeit.ReadPara.2andanswerquestions1.WhendidFrederickWilliamIgivetheAmberRoomtoPetertheGreatasagift?2.WhatdidPetertheGreatgiveinreturn?3.WhatdidtheAmberRoomserveas?In1716.Hegaveatroopofhisbestsoldiersinreturn.Itservedasasmallreceptionhallforimportantvisitors.ReadPara.3andanswerthequestionWhatdidCatherineIIdototheAmberRoom?CatherineIIhadtheAmberRoommovedtoapalaceoutsideSt.Petersburgandaddedmoredetailstoit.1.In1941,thetwocountriesGermanyandFrancewereatwar.2.TheRussiansdidn’tremovetheAmberRoombutonlythefurnitureandsmallartobjects.3.TheNazissecretlystoletheAmberRoom.4.10,000piecesoftheroomwereputinside7woodenboxesandthenputonatrainforKonisgberg.5.Afterthat,whatreallyhappenedtotheAmberRoomremainsamystery.TTTFFRussia100,000ReadPara.4andtell“T”or“F”271Itwasbuiltby________________.2Following__________,ithasbeenmadetolookmuchlike________.3Itwasusedtocelebrate________________.ofthecityStPetersburg.theRussiansandGermansoldphotostheoldonethe300thbirthdayReadPara.5andfindouttheinformationaboutnewAmberRoomReadingaloud__FredrickWilliamⅠgavetheAmberRoomtoPetertheGreatasagift.__TheCzargaveFredrickWilliamⅠatroopofhisbestsoldiers.__TheAmberRoomwasmadeforFredrickⅠ.__TheRussiansremovedartobjectsfromtheAmberRoom.__Moredetailswereaddedtotheroom’sdesign.__TheAmberRoomwastakenapart(拆除)andmovedaway.__ANewAmberRoomwasbuilt.__CatherineⅡmovedtheAmberRoomtothepalaceoutsideStPetersburg.Readthefollowingsentencesanddiscusstogivetherightorders.123456781)DrawacharttoshowtheplaceswheretheAmberRoomtraveledConclusionPrussiaRussiathewinterpalaceinStPetersburgthesummerpalaceinStPetersburgKonigsberg,AGermancity?FrederickⅠFrederickWilliamⅠPetertheGreatCatherineⅡNazi2)WhatdidthesepeopledototheAmberRoom?SupposeyouareaGermanwhofindsthelostAmberRoom,whatdoyouthinkyoushoulddowithit?ToreturnittoRussiaorkeepitinyourhomeland?Or…?DiscussingIwill…Homework1.Gooverthe“Reading”andfindouttheusefulexpressionsinit.2.Writeacompositionofabout100wordsaboutoneoftheculturalrelicsthatyouhavevisitedorwanttovisit.