人教版高一英语(必修2)Unit1CulturalRelics(reading).ppt

Cultural relics Revision: Do you know the following cultural relics (heritage sites)? The Forbidden City (紫禁城) Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor and Terracotta Warriors Temple of Heaven The White Cloud Tower It is one of the seven wonders in the world. It is the only wonder that can be seen from a spaceship in space. It is the symbol of China and its culture. They are near the capital city of Egypt-Cairo. They were the tombs of the Egyptian kings and queens. They are the symbol of Egypt and its culture. Pyramids It is in England. It is a circle of large standing stones. It was built in stages from 3100 BC to 1500 BC. It is the symbol of England and its culture. stonehenge In Search of the Amber Room Main idea: the strange history of the Amber Room Looking for ! 寻找！ the Amber Room in Russia What happened to the Amber Room? Colour Design Made up of (formation) Time of building it Par. 1: The best and biggest work of amber art ever mad （有史以来所制作的最大最好的琥珀艺术作品） an introduction of the Amber Room 琳琅满目的琥 珀 Of the fancy style popular in those days amber(7000 tons) gold jewels 10years for a team of the countrys best artists. Yellow-brown Par. 2： A gift to Peter the Great Q1: In fact, What was the amber room first made for? Key: It was first made for the palace(寝宫)of Frederick I. Q2: What happened to the Amber Room in 1916? Frederick William I (the king of Prussia) 1. his winter Palace in St Petersburg 2. a small reception hall for impartant visitors. as a gift of friendship gave to in return to use for Peter the Great (the Czar) as a reward for something gave 55 of the his best soldiers Something given to a person Par. 3： Who (person) :Catherine II What(event):1.She had the Amber Room moved to the palace outside of St Petersburg. Details: 600 candles lit the room The mirrors and pictares shone like gold bom More details were added to the Amber Room 2.Told her artists to add more details to its design Par. 4： the missing of the Amber Room Time : Event: 1941 Russia (the Russians) Nazi Germany (the Nazis) at war stole the Amber Room the Nazis arrived sent it to Konisberg the Amber Room was missing to take something away were only able to remove furniture and small art objects Par.5： A new Amber Room Fill in the blanks: While the _ _ the old room continues ,the Russians and Germans have built _ _ _ _ at the summer palace. In the spring of 2003, it was ready for the people of St. Petersburg to _ _ 300th birthday of their city. search for a new Amber Room celebrate the 1 Read the passage again and choose the best answer for each blank. 1 The king of Prussia who gave the Amber Room as a gift to Russia was _ A Frederick I B Frederick William I C Peter the Great D Catherine II 2 The king of Prussia gave the Amber Room to Russia because _ A he wanted to marry Catherine II B he was kind C he needed better soldiers D he wanted to make friends 3 The Amber Room Was stolen by _ A Russian soldiers B German soldiers C people in Konigsberg D people in St Petersburg 4 In 1941, the city of Konigsberg was in _ A Germany B Russia C Sweden D France 5 The Russians didnt hide the Amber Room because _ A they were at war B they couldnt find a place C the German soldiers arrived too soon D no train could take it away Retell: was built was given was added was stolen was missing was rebuilt was becoming Retelling: IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM Amber Room, the best and biggest work of amber art ever made, was first built for _ _ _ Frederick I. In 1916, Frederik William I gave it to Peter the Great _ _ _ of friendship and _ _ he got the Czars 55 best soldiers. Thus the Amber Room became part of the Czars _ _ in St.Petersburg and served as a small _ _ for important visitors. Later,Catherine II told her artists to _ more details _ its design. Unfortunately, in September,1941,When Russia and Nazi Germany were _ _, the Amber Room was secretly _ by the Nazis. 100,000 pieces of the room were put inside twenty-seven wooden boxes. _ _ _ _ that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg.After that,the Amber Room _ _. While the search for the old room continues, the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room which was r