必修二unit_1In_search_of_the_amber_room课件

1、Teaching Procedures1.Warming-upT: Sure, first lets look at the following objects. Do you know when they were built?S: I dont know, although I have ever seen a cultural relic. Can you give me some examples?T: Do you know what a cultural relic is?The Great WallS: The Great Wall was built in Qin Dynast

2、y, Pyramids were built BC 2,500 Pyramids第一第一 部分部分: 展示展示 阅阅 读读 内内 容容文物文物T: But, now most of them are being destroyed and need to be protected.S: Is it enough to have survived for a long time?T: Not enough, a cultural relic should also be rare and valuable, it can be a craftwork, a building, a book, a

3、 painting, music, and so on. such as.T: So, a cultural relic is something that has survived for a long time. It tells people the culture or history about the past.Ivory dragon boat幸存，生存，存活幸存，生存，存活稀罕的稀罕的 有价值的有价值的象牙龙船象牙龙船Mogao CavesMing Dynasty vase明朝明朝花瓶花瓶莫高窟莫高窟Taj MahalForbidden City泰姬陵泰姬陵紫禁城紫禁城Moga

4、o Caves It is made up of 492 caves, which were deserted in the fourteenth century and lay untouched until the beginning of the 20th century. It lies at the rock side of the Mingsha Mountain in Gansu province. Its worth the name of art treasure house of the Chinese Nation.Ancient Villages Ancient Vil

5、lages in Southern in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Anhui - Xidi and HongcunHongcun Mount HuangshanMount Huangshan The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors the Leshan Giant Buddha The Classical The Classical Gardens of SuzhouGardens of Suzhou Angkor Wat in CambodiaThe Sports Are

6、na of The Sports Arena of Ancient RomeAncient RomeStonehenge in EnglandStonehenge in EnglandPre-readingT: Have you ever seen a piece of amber? What do you know about it? The following is a picture of a piece of amber. It has a beautiful yellow-brown color like honey. It can be made into many things,

7、 such as 蜜露蜜露amberCan you imagine a house made of amberCan you imagine a house made of amber ? ? 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 friend-ship. And it soon became part

8、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. BackgroundT: Look at the title and the picture of the read-ing passage and predict what it is about.In sear

9、ch of the Amber Room寻找寻找琥珀屋琥珀屋T: Can you tell me something about the Amber Room?S: Certainly, the Amber Room is a gift that Frederic Willian I gave the Russian people. It had an amazing history. T: Now please read the first paragraph.令人惊讶的令人惊讶的T: Can you tell me something about the Amber Room?S: Cer

10、tainly, the Amber Room is a gift that Frederic Willian I gave the Russian people. It had an amazing history. T: Now please read the first paragraph.令人惊讶的令人惊讶的S: He was the next King of Prussia.T: Who was Frederic Willian I? S: He was the next King of Prussia.T: Who was Frederic Willian I? AmberT: Wh

11、y was it called the Amber Room?S: Because it took several tons of amber to make it. The amber which was selected had a beautiful yellow-brown color like honey.挑选，选择挑选，选择 T: Why was it called the Amber Room?S: Because it took several tons of amber to make it. The amber which was selected had a beauti

12、ful yellow-brown color like honey.挑选，选择挑选，选择 T: What else was used to make the Amber Room besides amber?S: Gold and jewels were used to decorate it.珠宝珠宝 黄金T: What else was used to make the Amber Room besides amber?S: Gold and jewels were used to decorate it.珠宝珠宝 黄金T: How long did it take to build th

13、e Amber Room?S: It took the countrys best artists about ten years to make.艺术家艺术家 S: Its design was in the fancy style popular in those days.T: How about its design?奇特的奇特的款式，式样款式，式样 设计，构思设计，构思 T: Whats the main idea of this paragraph?S: It tells us about the making, the color, design and decoration o

14、f the Amber Room. T: No, it was designed for the palace of Frederic I and then it belonged to Frederic Willian I.T: Who was Frederic I?S: He was father of Frederic Willian I. He was also king of Prussia?S: Was it made to be a gift at first?T: Now please read the second paragraph.属于属于腓特烈一世腓特烈一世 T: Bu

15、t why was it called “gift”?S: Frederic Willian I gave it to Peter the Great?S: He was the emperor of Russia.T: Who was Peter the Great?彼得大帝彼得大帝Frederic Willian I腓特烈威廉一世腓特烈威廉一世T: In return, what did Peter the Great sent him?S: Peter the Great sent him a troop of his best soldiers.作为回报作为回报 群，组，军队群，组，军

16、队 T: What did Peter the Great do with the Amber Room?S: He regarded it as a small reception hall for important visitors接待室接待室T: Whats the main idea of this paragraph?S: The Amber Room was sent to Peter the Great and served as a small reception hall for important visitors.T: Was it used by Peter the

17、Great all time?S: Later Catherine II had the Amber Room moved to the summer palace outside St Petersberg and told her artists to add more details to it.T: Now please read the third paragraph.叶卡特琳娜叶卡特琳娜圣彼得堡圣彼得堡T: Why are people in search of the Amber Room?S: Because it was considered one of the wonde

18、rs of the world, but it is now missing?T: Who was Catherine II?S: She was also the king of Russia.T: Whats the main idea of this paragraph?S: The Amber Room was moved to the Summer Palace and was considered one of the wonders of the world.T: Can you tell why it is missing?S: It was stolen by the Naz

19、is in September 1941. This was a time when the two countries were at war, the Russians were only able to remove some furniture and small art objects.T: Now please read the fourth paragraph.搬走搬走, 搬开搬开在打仗在打仗S: In less than two days, they put 100,000 pieces inside twenty-seven wooden boxes. T: How long

20、 did it take the Nazis to steal the Amber Room?木制的木制的 少于，不到少于，不到 S: There is no doubt that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg, which was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea. After that, what happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery.T: How about the boxes then?毫无疑问毫无疑问哥尼斯堡

21、哥尼斯堡 波罗的海波罗的海谜，神秘谜，神秘S: But, recently, the Russians and Germans have built a new amber room at the summer palace by studying the old photos of the former amber room, it looks like the old one. In 2003, the people of St Petersberg used it to celerate the 300th birthday of their city.T: Now please rea

22、d the fifth paragraph.从前的从前的 T: Whats the main idea of this passage?S: It mainly talks about the amazing history of the Amber Room.A. 名词类名词类 a. 人名 1. Catherine I2. Frederic I 3. Frederic Willian I 4. Peter the Great 叶卡特琳娜叶卡特琳娜腓特烈一世腓特烈一世腓特烈威廉一世腓特烈威廉一世彼得大帝彼得大帝b. 地名 1. Prussia普鲁士普鲁士2.St Petersburg 圣彼得堡

23、圣彼得堡3. the Baltic Sea波罗的海波罗的海词汇归类复习词汇归类复习c. 其他名词其他名词1. amber2. artist 3. design 4. doubt6. honey 5. dynasty 9. reception10. relic 疑问疑问琥珀屋琥珀屋设计设计艺术家艺术家王朝王朝, 朝代朝代蜂蜜蜂蜜接收接收, 接待接待遗迹遗迹, 遗物遗物11. troop12. Taj Mahal 14. style 13. vase群群, 组组,军队军队泰姬陵泰姬陵花瓶花瓶风格，式样风格，式样7. ivory8. jewel 珠宝珠宝象牙象牙B. 形容词类形容词类 1. amaz

24、ing2. cultural 3. fancy4. former 5. rare奇特的奇特的, 异样的异样的令人吃惊的令人吃惊的稀罕的珍贵的稀罕的珍贵的文化的文化的从前的从前的6. valuable7. wooden有价值的有价值的木制的木制的C. 动词类动词类 1. belong to 2. decorate属于属于装饰装饰3. remove 4. select5. survive 搬开搬开, 移动移动挑选挑选, 选择选择 幸存幸存, 生存生存D. 其他其他1. be at war2. in return 3. in search of 4. less than 在打仗在打仗作为回报作为回报

25、不到不到,少于少于寻找寻找1. Frederick I2. Frederick William I3. Peter the GreatA. stole the Amber Room. B. sent a troop of his best soldiers to the King of Prussia. C. had the Amber Room made. D. had it moved outside St Petersburg. E. gave it to the Czar as a gift. F. built a new Amber Room after studying pictu

26、res of the old one. ABC DE FExercise 1. Join the correct parts of the sentences together.4. Catherine II5. The Nazi army6. The Russians and Germans第二部分第二部分: 根根 据据 课课 文文 出出 题题 The Amber room was 4 metres in length , and it once served as a small reception hall for VIP. 2. Frederick William I was the

27、King of Russia. 3. The Czar gave Frederic William I a troop of his best soldiers in return for his valuable gift the Amber Room. 4. In 1941, the city of Konigsberg belonged to Russia. 5. The design of the room was in the fancy style (that was) popular in those days. ( T ) ( F ) ( T ) ( F )( T )Exerc

28、ise 2. Tell “True” or “false” according to the text.Exercise 3. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answers 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 away2. The Amber

29、 Room Was stolen by _ A. Russian soldiers B. German soldiers C. people in Konigsberg D. people in St PetersburgCB3. Which of the following materials is NOT used to make the Amber Room? _ A. amber B. gold C. jewels D. silver4. The main idea of the passage is_ A. the history of the Amber Room B. the w

30、ar between Russia and Prussia C. Nazi German army should be responsible for the missing Amber Room D.The old Amber Room has not been found5. 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 IIABDColourBirthpla

31、ceDesignMaterialDecorationsTime to complete itExercise 4. Read through the passage again and fill in the form.1. The description of the Amber RoomBeautiful yellow-brown color like honeyPrussiafancy styleambergold and jewelsabout ten years2. What happened to the Amber Room? TimePlaces Characters Even

32、ts1709 built the Amber Room Prussia-RussiaFrederic Willian IRussiasaw the Amber Room as a small reception hall for important visitorslaterRussiaCatherine IIhad the Amber Room moved to the summer palace and told her artists to add more details to itFrederic Igave the Amber Room to Peter the Great.Pet

33、er the GreatPrussia1716 TimePlaces Characters EventsCatherine IIThe Amber Room was completed the way she wanted1941The Nazisrecently Russiahave built a new amber room at thesummer palace2003RussiaThe people of StPetersburg1770Russia-GermanyRussiasecretly stole the Amber Rom and put it on a train for

34、 Konisberg. After thatWhat happened to it remains a mystery.The Russians and Germansused the amber room to celeberatethe 300th birthday of their city第三部分第三部分: 高考题型训练高考题型训练 Cultural relics are a part of history, and represent peoples cultural treasures. Therefore, it is important for us to protect 1_

35、As we know, most cultural relics are really valuable because they have seen 2 history of our country, 3 allows us to have a better understanding of our countrys history and culture. We can also learn a lot from our ancestors and feel proud 4_ being a Chinese while enjoying these valuable treasures.

36、In ddition, we are able to develop tourism and promote the economy when the well 5 (protect) cultural relics are open to the public. However, some cultural relics are being damaged by people now. For example, buildings carved(雕刻) 6 peoples names can be seen here and there. There is no doubt that mor

37、e precious historical一一. 语法填空语法填空 relics 7 (disappear) if people keep destroying them. Therefore, it is high time that we should take measures to protect cultural relics. To begin with, we can 8 speeches and put up posters(海报) to educate people how important it is to protect cultural relics. Besides

38、, money can be 9_(collect) to have some buildings 10 (repair). In a word, it is our duty to spare no effort to protect cultural relics. them 2. the 3. which 4. of 5. protected 6. with 7. will disappear 8. make 9. collected 10. repaired参考答案参考答案 The Taj Mahal (泰姬陵) is considered to be one of the most

39、beautiful buildings in the world and the finest example of the late style of Indian architecture. It is at Agra in northern India. It lies beside the River Jumna in the middle of gardens with quiet pools. The Taj Mahal was built by the Mogul emperor (皇帝) Shah Jehan, who ruled India in the seventeenth century. It is in memory of his favorite wife, Arjumand Banu Bagam, known as Mumtaz Mahal, who died in 1631. The building, which was completed between 1632 and 1638, was designed by a local Muslim architect (建筑师)Ustad Ahmad Lahori. The whole building, with ga