必修二unit 1In search of the amber room课件

1、Teaching Procedures,1.Warming-up,T: 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 Wall,S: The Great Wall was built in Qin

2、Dynasty, Pyramids were built BC 2,500,Pyramids,第一 部分: 展示 阅 读 内 容,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,稀罕的,有价值的,象牙龙船,Mogao Caves,Ming Dynasty vase,明朝花瓶,莫高窟,Taj Mahal,Forbidden City,泰姬陵,紫禁城,Mogao Caves,It is made

4、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.,Name: Place: Time: Importance:,The Great Pyram

5、id of Khufu,Egypt,around the year 2560 BC,the only surviving of the Seven Ancient Wonders,Name: Place: Time: Importance:,The Forbidden City,Beijing,the largest museum of cultural relics in China,The imperial palace/,1406 (the Ming Dynasty),Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun,Mount

6、Huangshan,The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors,the Leshan Giant Buddha,The Classical Gardens of Suzhou,Angkor Wat in Cambodia,The Sports Arena of Ancient Rome,Stonehenge in England,Pre-reading,T: Have you ever seen a piece of amber? What do you know about it? The follow

7、ing is a picture of a piece of amber. It has a beautiful yellow-brown color like honey. It can be made into many things, such as,蜜露,amber,beautiful,rare/precious,Can 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

8、 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 stole the Amber Room and then it disappeared mystically.,Ba

9、ckground,T: Look at the title and the picture of the read-ing passage and predict what it is about.,In search of the Amber Room,寻找,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.

10、,T: Now please read the first paragraph.,令人惊讶的,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,S: He was the next King of Prussia.,T: Wh

11、o was Frederic Willian I?,S: He was the next King of Prussia.,T: Who was Frederic Willian I?,Amber,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 beautiful yellow-brown color like honey.,挑选，选择,T: Why was it called the Ambe

12、r 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,T: What else was used to make the Amber Room besides amber?,S: Gold and jewels were used to decorate it.,珠宝,黄金,T: What else was used to make the Amber Room b

13、esides amber?,S: Gold and jewels were used to decorate it.,珠宝,黄金,T: How long did it take to build the Amber Room?,S: It took the countrys best artists about ten years to make.,艺术家,S: Its design was in the fancy style popular in those days.,T: How about its design?,奇特的,款式，式样,设计，构思,T: Whats the main i

14、dea of this paragraph?,S: It tells us about the making, the color, design and decoration of 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: W

15、as it made to be a gift at first?,T: Now please read the second paragraph.,属于,腓特烈一世,T: But 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,Frederic Willian I 腓特烈威廉一世,T: In return, what did Peter the Great s

16、ent him?,S: Peter the Great sent him a troop of his best soldiers.,作为回报,群，组，军队,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,T: Whats the main idea of this paragraph?,S: The Amber Room was sent to Peter the Great and served

17、 as a small reception hall for important visitors.,T: Was it used by Peter the 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,圣彼得堡,T: Why are peopl

18、e in search of the Amber Room?,S: Because it was considered one of the wonders 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 wo

19、nders of the world.,T: Can you tell why it is missing?,S: It was stolen by the Nazis 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, 搬开,在打仗,S: In less than

20、two days, they put 100,000 pieces inside twenty-seven wooden boxes.,T: How long did it take the Nazis to steal the Amber Room?,木制的,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 t

21、he Amber Room remains a mystery.,T: How about the boxes then?,毫无疑问,哥尼斯堡,波罗的海,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 t

22、o celerate the 300th birthday of their city.,T: Now please read the fifth paragraph.,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,a. 人名,b. 地名,词汇归类复习,c. 其他名词,1. amber,2. artist,3. design,4. doubt,6. honey,5. dynasty,9. reception,10

23、. relic,疑问,琥珀屋,设计,艺术家,王朝, 朝代,蜂蜜,接收, 接待,遗迹, 遗物,11. troop,12. Taj Mahal,14. style,13. vase,群, 组,军队,泰姬陵,花瓶,风格，式样,7. ivory,8. jewel,珠宝,象牙,B. 形容词类,1. amazing,2. cultural,3. fancy,4. former,5. rare,奇特的, 异样的,令人吃惊的,稀罕的珍贵的,文化的,从前的,6. valuable,7. wooden,有价值的,木制的,C. 动词类,1. belong to,2. decorate,属于,装饰,3. remove

24、,4. select,5. survive,搬开, 移动,挑选, 选择,幸存, 生存,D. 其他,1. be at war,2. in return,3. in search of,4. less than,在打仗,作为回报,不到,少于,寻找,1. Frederick I 2. Frederick William I 3. Peter the Great,A. 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

25、it moved outside St Petersburg. E. gave it to the Czar as a gift. F. built a new Amber Room after studying pictures of the old one.,A,B,C,D,E,F,Exercise 1. Join the correct parts of the sentences together.,4. Catherine II 5. The Nazi army 6. The Russians and Germans,第二部分: 根 据 课 文 出 题,The Amber room

26、was 4 metres in length , and it once served as a small reception hall for VIP. 2. Frederick William I was the 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

27、 design of the room was in the fancy style (that was) popular in those days.,( T ),( F ),( T ),( F ),( T ),Exercise 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 wa

28、r B. they couldnt find a place C. the German soldiers arrived too soon D. no train could take it away,2. The Amber Room Was stolen by _ A. Russian soldiers B. German soldiers C. people in Konigsberg D. people in St Petersburg,C,B,3. Which of the following materials is NOT used to make the Amber Room

29、? _ A. amber B. gold C. jewels D. silver,4. The main idea of the passage is_ A. the history of the Amber Room B. the war between Russia and Prussia C. Nazi German army should be responsible for the missing Amber Room D.The old Amber Room has not been found,5. The king of Prussia who gave the Amber R

30、oom as a gift to Russia was_. A. Frederick I B. Frederick William I C. Peter the Great D. Catherine II,A,B,D,Exercise 4. Read through the passage again and fill in the form.,1. The description of the Amber Room,Beautiful yellow-brown color like honey,Prussia,fancy style,amber,gold and jewels,about t

31、en years,2. What happened to the Amber Room?,Catherine II,had the Amber Room moved to the summer palace and told her artists to add more details to it,Frederic I,gave the Amber Room to Peter the Great.,Peter the Great,Prussia,1716,1770,Russia- Germany,Russia,secretly stole the Amber Rom and put it o

32、n a train for Konisberg. After that What happened to it remains a mystery.,The Russians and Germans,used the amber room to celeberate the 300th birthday of their city,第三部分: 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 pr

33、otect 1_ 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 tr

34、easures. 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

35、 that more precious historical,一. 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. Be

36、sides, 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,The Taj Mahal (泰姬陵) is considered to be one of the mo

37、st 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 sevente

38、enth 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 gardens and gateway structures,was completed