1、In search of the amber roomUnit 1 Reading Do you know what they are made of?What colour does amber have?Yellow and brown.What do you think amber can be made into?necklace,ring,glass,vase,perfume bottle,earring,frame,sculpture,barrette发夹,bracelet手链,lampshade,etc The amber room was first built in 1709
2、The amber room was first built in 1709.It is said that the amber room is worth_dollars.100-250 million (1亿-2.5亿)How much does it cost?Suppose the Amber Room got lost.How would you feel?What will you do?What do you think the text may talk aboutaccording to the title?Listen carefully and find out char
3、acters,years,and places in the passage.charactersyearsplaces123Frederick WilliamPeter the Great CzarCatherineFrederick What did these people do to the Amber Room?FrederickFrederick Williampass downPeter the Great Czargive as a giftWhat did Peter the Great do after he received the gift?Frederick Will
4、iam IPeter the GreatIn returnpass downstoleFrederickFrederickFrederickWilliamWilliam Peter the Great CzarPeter the Great CzarCatherineNazi1716177019412003Frederick William gave the Amber Room to Peter the Great as a gift.Catherine had completed the adding to the Amber roomThe Nazi German army stole
5、the Amber RoomThe rebuilding of the Amber Room was completed.yearsPrussiawinter palace in St Petersburgsummer palace outside St PetersburgRussiaGermanyKonigsgerg on the Baltic sea?placesCareful reading(Answer the following questions)1.What was the Amber Room made of?2.The amber feels as hard as ston
6、e,how can it be made into a room?1.What was the Amber Room made of?7,000 tons of amber were used to make it.It was also made with goldand jewels.2.The amber feels as hard as stone,how can it be made into a room?Once it is heated,the amber can be made into any shape.The Amber RoomPurpose It was made
7、not to be a_,but for the _ of Frederick I.giftpalaceCareful readingNames of placesWhat is it used for?St.Petersburg(Winter Palace)Summer PalaceFor the people of St.Petersburg to celebrate the 300th birthday of the city.PrussiaAs a small reception hallfor important visitors.Catherine spent hersummers
8、 there.Summer Palace2003 As the palace of FrederickRead againDo true or false exercises according to the text.1.Frederick William I was the King of Russia.2.The Amber Room has a strange history and it remains a mystery.3.The Amber Room was made up of seven hundred tons of amber.4.The amber is as har
9、d as stone and hard to be made into shapes.FT FF Prussiathousandeasy5.Peter the Great made Amber Room his Summer Palace.6.Catherine II added more details to the Amber Room and made it her Summer Palace.FT winterRead the text again and discuss the main idea of each paragraph.Paragraph 1:_of the Amber
10、 Room.Paragraph 2-3:_ of the Amber Room.Paragraph 4:_ of the Amber Room.Paragraph 5:_of the Amber Room.CreationHistoryDisappearanceRebuilding The Amber Room was made _.Frederick William_.It soon became part of the Czars winter palace in St.Petersburg.Later,Catherine _and she told her artists to _.In
11、 September,1941the Nazi Germany army secretly _.After that,what happened to the Amber Room _.Now Russians and Germans have _ much like the old one.Find words and phrases on P1-2 1.文化遗产 2.调查 3.属于 4.迷路，丢失 5.寻找 6.这样一段离奇的历史 7.有奇特的风格 8.像石头一样硬 9.被制成 10.琥珀艺术品.11.为而做cultural relicslook intobelong toget lost
12、in search ofsuch a strange historyas hard as stonebe made intothe work of amber artbe made forbe the fancy style 12.四米长 13.作为回报 14.成为的一部分 15.充当，用作 16.添加到 17.世界上的伟大奇迹 18.处于交战状态 19.少于 20.毫无疑问 21.庆祝第个生日/纪念日four meters longin returnless thanbe made forbe at warthe great wonders of the worldadd tobe made
13、 forcelebrate the birthday ofno doubt1.Frederick William I,the king of Prussia,2._ never _that his greatest 3.gift to the Russian people would have such4.a strange history.couldhave imagined情态动词 have doneThe box has been touched.Someone must have come here last nigh.You should have told me earlier.W
14、hat shall we do now?2.This gift was the Amber Room,_was given this name because almost seven thousand tons of _were used to make it.which amber1)The chairman,_spoke first,sat on my right.2)The speech,_bored everyone,went on and on.3)On April 1 they flew to Beijing,_they stayed several days.4)Im seei
15、ng the manager tomorrow,_he will be back from New York.whowhichwherewhenfeel+adj.Your hands feel cold.The cloth feels soft.How doe it feel to be alone all day?3.Although it _as hard as stone,it easily melts when_.feelsheated.when heated=when it is heated.Even if invited,her wont go.When heated,water
16、 changes into steam.4.Once it is heated,the amber can_ any shape.be made intobe made intoIn this factory,trees are cut into pieces and pulped.And the pulp is made into paper.P 175.The design for the room was_ popular in those days.(Pa.1)of the fancy styleof the fancy stylebeof+n.(phrase)I am pleased
17、 to have been of help to you.(of help=very helpful.)All of the boys in the class are of the same age.of different sizes,of great importance,of no use,of little valuePage 18 popular in those days形容词短语作后置定语修饰They have a house larger than yours.a house larger than yours=a house which is larger than you
18、rs.The boys easiest to teach are in my class.the boys easiest to teach=the boys who are easiest to teach6.Every one agreed that it was the best and biggest work of amber art ever_.madeever made=that had ever been made6.In 1770,the room was completed _she wanted it.the way she wantedthe way 的用法与连词相同，
19、后面常常带that。I was never allowed to do things the way I wanted.in a way in the wayHe was looking at her in a way that surprised her.We have to make it work in the way that they want it to.the way(Pa.3)7.This was a time when the two countries _.The two countries _for many years.People there are sufferin
20、g a lot.were at warwere at war 处于交战状态have been at warPa.4=fighting against each other8.There is no _that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg,_a German city on the Baltic Sea.doubtat that timeThey had to face the fact that the nearest filling station is thirty kilometers away.The doctor
21、s came to the conclusion that the patient was suffering from cancer.此类从句通常用that来引导，随着与其同位的名词不同，也可由when、where、how 等来引导。I have no idea when her will return.Page 279.After that,what really happened to the Amber Room _a mystery.remain +n./adj.vi.These matters remain in doubt.Facing the terrifying waves,
22、the captain remained calm.He remained a prisoner for rest of his life.remainsActivitiesJoin them please!Suppose you are the guide of the Amber Room!You are going to introduce the Amber Room to us.What are you going to introduce?WelcomeActivity 1 Design/material The history of Amber Room.Builtlostreb
23、uilt owner ,present,move to winter palace,add to more details,remove,to piecesput on trains,remain a mystery,300th birthdaybuiltlostrebuiltadded to more detailsgave to sb.as a giftstolen Activity 2The Pyramid in EgyptThe Statue of LibertyWhat are the similarities of these cultural relics?1.What do t
24、hey have in common?They are all symbols of their countries and their cultures.They are all great man-made projects in the world.They were built long time ago for some important purpose and they are now of great value to us today.All these cultural relics are quite beautiful.But some of them were los
25、t or ruined in history,such as Yuan Ming Yuan,The Great Wall,The Pyramid.what can cause them lost or ruined?Yuan Ming Yuan(in China)A garden for the EmperorIn October,1860,the Yuanmingyuan Park was destroyed by the Anglo-French Joint Forces or the armies of France and Britain.Now many people hope to
26、 rebuild the Park.Do you think it necessary to rebuild the Park?Please discuss this topic with your partners and tell us your ideas.The Pyramids in EgyptThe tombs for Pharaoh（法老）in ancientEgypt(Cultural and natural relics)The Sphinx1.Maybe they were destroyed by natural disasters(wind and rain).2.Ma
27、ybe they were even stolen by invaders during wars.What can cause them lost or ruined?Now our government has spent a lot of money on rebuilding it.Do you think it is worthwhile?1.They have great value to us.2.They tell us what our ancestors(祖先）were and what their life was like.3.They tell us the hist
28、ory of our country,no one should forget the past.As we known,some of the cultural relics were destroyed.Such as Yuan Ming Yuan,it was burnt out by the invaders.Useful expression:I think it is worthwhile because.I dont think so because.I think it is worthwhile to rebuild some cultural relics such as
29、the Great Wall,The Amber Room,the Pyramid and so on.Do you agree?DebateforagainstActivity 2 I think it is worthwhile to reproduce the Amber Room.Because it represents the culture and a period of history in St.Petersburg.It is a trace and feature surviving from a past age and serving to remind people
30、 of a lost time.S1：The Great Wall in China is in danger.Some parts of the wall have been destroyed by the wind，air and rain.Thus it is dangerous for people to climb parts of the Great Wall.And there is also some rubbish on the Great Wall,which destroyed the beauty of the Great Wall.S2:The pyramids i
31、n Egypt are also destroyed by the wind,air and rain.Some of them need to be repaired.Now,boys and girls,I met a“moral dilemma”.That means I must make a choice between the interests of the family and the interests of the society.Things are like this:My old granny happened to find an ancient vase unde
32、r the tree in the earth of our garden.Its so beautiful and special.Now,my family fell into a moral dilemma.Can you help us to make a decision:A:What should we do?B:Can we keep it for ourselves or report it to the government?C:Have you come across such a situation to make a difficult choice?进退两难的局面Activity3
