1、Unit 1 Cultural Relicsreading Have you ever seen a piece of amber?What do you know about it?Most of them are used to be beautiful decorations.Can you imagine a house made of amber?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 g
2、ot lost.How would you feel?regretfulupset sadskimmingRead the text quickly,trying to get the main idea about the text.It tells us the strange history of the_ _,a cultural relicof two countries:_ and _.Amber RoomGermanyRussiaUnderline each paras main idea and fill in the following blanks.Para 1:the _
3、 of the Amber Roompara2、3:the_of the Amber RoomPara4:the _ of the Amber RoomPara5:the_ of the Amber Roomintroductionhistory missingrebuildingscanningColorBirthplaceStyleMaterialTime of building ityellow-brownPrussiafancy styleamber gold10 yearsTask1:the introduction of the Amber Room(para1)A gift to
4、 Peter the GreatQ1:What was the amber room first made for?It was first made for the palace(寝宫)of Frederick I.Q2:What happened to the Amber Room in 1716?1.his in St Petersburg2.a small for important visitors.gave it to him as a gift in returnSent him his best soldiersa troop ofwinter palace reception
5、 hall Frederick WilliamPeter the GreatThe Czarserved asThe changes of the Amber RoomWho had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg?A.Frederick William I B.Catherine IIC.Peter the Great D.Frederick I pass downPeter the GreatCatherine IIIn 1770 the room was completed the way she wanted
6、.Task 3:the rebuilding of the Amber Room(Para 5)whowhenhow whythe Russians and Germans2003by studying old photos of the former onecelebrate the 300th birthday of their citysummaryListen and fill in the blanks according to the passage or the given words.The Amber Room,one of the great wonders of the
7、world,was_ great work that took ten years to make.In 1716,the Amber Room_(give)to the Russian people as a gift of by Frederick William I,who loved best soldiers more than the Amber Room_.In Russia,the room served _a small reception hall for_(importance)visitors.awas givenitselfimportantasUnfortunate
8、ly,the Amber Room disappeared_the Nazi Germany and Russia were at war and now nobody knows_ happened to it.In the spring of 2003,however,a new Amber Room,_(build)by the Russians and Germans on the basis of old photos,was _(readily)for the people of St Petersburg to celebrate _300th birthday of their
9、 city.whenbuiltwhatreadythe Do you hear Yuan Ming Yuan?DebateYuan Ming Yuan,was destroyed during the war.Now our government has spent a lot of money on rebuilding it.vsDebate辩论Do you think it is worthwhile?the costbe worth doingWhether(是否)an object or building can be reproduced(重现)whether it helps p
10、eople better understand the reasons why such a building was destroyed1.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 history of our country,no one should forget the past.opinion1.Finish the exercises in P2&32.Prepare for the next period.Homework Thank you