人教高中英语必修2unit1课件_(1)

1、Reading Do you know what cultural relics are? Cultural relics are traces or features surviving from a past age and serving to remind people of them.Warming upMing Dynasty vaseThe Pyramids in EgyptThe Taj Mahal (In India)The Sydney Opera (in Australia)ivory dragon boatMogao Caves (In China)Cooperativ

2、e learning1. Do you know these famous places? If you know, what do you know about them?2. Which one do you like to visit? Why?3. What makes a city great and famous? (a long history; cultural relics; many great people; important events taking place there)1. What do you think of the cultural relics?2.

3、 Suppose one of them got lost, how would you feel and what will you do with it? (Try our best to find it; Protect the others in order that they will not get lost; Rebuild a new one if we really cant find it.)Pre-readingIn Search of the Amber Room (Prussia) The Amber Room was made of almost seven tho

4、usand 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 of the winter palace. Later, Catherine had her artists add more details to its design. In September, 1941 the Nazi German army secretly stol

5、e the Amber Room and then it disappeared mystically. Background ReadingTask 1: Fast reading1. What does the text tell us about amber?2. How many tons of amber were used to make the Amber Room?3. What else were used to make the room besides amber?4. Why was the Amber Room first built?5. When and why

6、did Frederick William I give the Amber Room to Peter the Great?6. What did Peter the Great give in return?7. What did Catherine the Great do with the Amber Room？8. When and how was the Amber Room supposed to have been lost?1. The king of Prussia who gave the Amber Room as a gift to Russia was_. A. F

7、rederick I B. Frederick William I C. Peter the Great D. Catherine IIBTask 2: Careful readingDetailed information2. 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 friendsD3. The Amber Ro

8、om was stolen by_. A. Russian soldiers B. German soldiers C. People in Konigsberg D. People in St Petersburg4. In 1941, the city of Konigsberg was in _. A. Germany B. Russia C. Sweden D. FranceBAC5. The Russians didnt hide the Amber Room because _. A. they were at war B. the couldnt find a place C.

9、the German soldiers arrived too soon D. no train could take it away1. How was the Amber Room made?2. Why did the King of Prussia give the Amber Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift?Task 3: Main idea of each paragraph3. How did the Amber Room become one of the wonders of the world.4. How did the Ambe

10、r Room get lost.5. How was a new Amber Room built.Task 4 Fill 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 Prussian to the Russian people.In 1770, the Amber Room wascompleted the way Catherin

11、e wanted it.19412003In September, 1941, the Nazi German and Russia were at war, and the Amber Room was missing.In the spring of 2003, a new Amber Room was built at the Summer Palace, and it was 300 years old.Post-readingThe characteristics of the passage This passage tells the history of the Amber R

12、oom 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? Explanation1. rare: 稀罕的稀罕的, 稀有的稀有的 a rare disease 罕见的病罕见的病2. valua

13、ble 贵重的贵重的, 有价值的有价值的 Gold is valuable because it is a scarce metal.3. survive vt &vi 幸存幸存 Fortunately he survived the traffic accident. Camels can survive for many days without water. survivor (n.) 幸存者幸存者 survival (n.) 幸存幸存 The helicopter picked up all the _. They prayed for the _ of the sailors

14、 survivorssurvivalcouldcouldnt4. 情态动词情态动词+have done (对过去发生的事对过去发生的事实的推测实的推测) He paid for a seat when he _ have entered free. (could /would / must / need) I _ have been more than six years old when the accident happened. 5. gift 礼物礼物; 天赋天赋 He has got lots of birthday gifts. He is a man of gifts. 他多才多

15、艺。他多才多艺。 The boy has a gift for music. gifted (adj.) 有天赋的有天赋的6. amazing 令人惊喜的令人惊喜的 an amazing achievement/discovery 惊人的成就惊人的成就/发现发现 amazed amazing adj.吃惊的吃惊的, 惊奇的惊奇的 I was amazed at his stupidity. It is an amazing story.Visitors were _ at the _ speed of the ship driver.A. amazed; amazing B. amazed;

16、amazed C. amazing; amazing D. amazing; amazed 7. design (v. / n.)(1) They _ the building carefully.(2) The experiment _ test the new drug. (打算将打算将用作用作)(3) I like the _ of the new school.(4) Children above 12 are able to take part in skiing or other activities _ (design) for them. (05丰台统考丰台统考)designe

17、ddesignedis designed todesign8. fancy adj.奇特的奇特的 vt. 想象想象, 设想设想, 爱好爱好, (1) fancy clothes 新奇服装新奇服装(2) Fancy meeting you here! 想不到在这儿见到你了想不到在这儿见到你了!(3) I dont fancy walking in the snow. 我不喜欢在雨中行走。我不喜欢在雨中行走。 have a fancy for 爱好爱好,爱上爱上,入迷入迷 fancy sb. doing sth. 想象某人做某事想象某人做某事9. in return 回报回报, 作为报酬作为报酬

18、What can we do for them in return for all the help they have given us? 我们将怎样来报答他们所给予我们的我们将怎样来报答他们所给予我们的种种帮助呢种种帮助呢? I gave him some books in return for his assistance. in turn 轮流地轮流地, 依次依次; 反过来反过来 by turns 轮流地轮流地, 时而时而时而时而10. 区别：区别：state, country, nation, 三个词都三个词都表示表示“国家国家”: state则重于政权则重于政权, country

19、则重于疆土则重于疆土, 而而nation 则重于民族则重于民族 Our _ is larger than Japan. Our Chinese _ is playing an important role in the world now. Anyone who gives out the _ secret will be punished seriously.countrynationstate11. serve as 用作用作, 适合适合That cup will serve as a sugar bowl.serve 服务服务, 供职供职serve under the kingserve

20、 for 为谁服务为谁服务 I have served for this company for 2 years. 12. 介词介词+名词名词 (表状态表状态)at war/work/home/tableon show/duty/sale/holiday/fire/watchin trouble/danger/battle/doubtunder repair/discussion/construction 13. Theres no doubt that Theres no need to do Theres no possibility that (Its) no wonder (that)

21、难怪难怪Do you doubt _ she will succeed?I doubt _ he will keep his word.(1) I have no doubt _ he will win the game.thatif/whetherthat14. remain (1) vi. 留下留下, 遗留遗留 I went to the city, but my brother remained at home. (2) link-verb. 后接后接n. /adj. /介词短语介词短语 My friend became a boss, but I remained a teacher.

22、 The reason for the old mans death remained unknown. The problem remains to be discussed.Nothing remains but to send the invitation out. (只要只要就行了就行了)It only remains for me to sign the paper that you gave me. (所要做的只是某事所要做的只是某事)He bought a new book with the _ (剩下的剩下的) 40 yuan.=He bought a new book with the 40 yuan _. (剩下的剩下的) remainingleft - Why do you look so upset? - There are so many troublesome problems _. A. remaining to settle B. remained settled C. remaining to be settled D. remained to be settled.C15. former a. 以前的以前的, 从前的从前的Her