1、The Pyramids in EgyptStonehenge/Britain Salisbury plainThe Leaning Tower of PisaTaj MahalPotala Palace,LhasaMount HuangshanForbidden CityThe Great WallTerra Cotta WarriorsThe temple of heavenSummer PalaceWhats a cultural relic?A cultural relic is something that has survived for a long time;it tells
2、people about the past.Something oldSomething rareA cultural relicsSomething valuable琥珀的英文名称为Amber，来自拉丁文Ambrum，意思是“精髓”。也有说法认为是来自阿拉伯文Anbar，意思是“胶”，因为西班牙人将埋在地下的阿拉伯胶和琥珀称为amber。中国古代认为琥珀为“虎魄”。琥珀是数千万年前的树脂被埋藏于地下，经过一定的化学变化后形成的一种树脂化石。Can you imagine a house made of amber?the Amber RoomIn search ofReading:Judgi
3、ng from the title,what do you think happened to the Amber Room?Reading Listen to the tape andfinish Ex.1 on P2.Pair work:find detailed information about the Amber Room(Para 1 P1)ColourBirthplaceDesignMaterialTime to complete ityellow-brownPrussiain the fancy style popular in those daysseven thousand
4、 tons of amber;gold and jewels ten years Frederick William gave the Amber Room to Peter the Great as a gift.Catherine add more details to the Amber room.The Nazi German army stole the Amber Room.The rebuilding of the Amber Room was completed.giftpalaceCareful readingpara.2-para.5Paragraph 1Paragraph
5、 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4Paragraph 5d.The Amber Room and its designe.More than a giftMain ideasc.What did Catherine II do to the Amber Room?a.The lost Amber Roomb.The rebuilding of the Amber RoomSummary At first,the Amber Room b_ to Fredrick I.In 1716 Frederick William I gave it to Peter the Great as
6、 a g_ of friendship.In r_,the czar sent him a t_ of his best soldiers.Later,Catherine II h_ it m_ to the palace outside St Petersburg and told her artists to a_ more d_ to its design.Thus,the room was completed t_ w_(that/in which)she wanted and became one of the great wonders of the world.elongedif
7、teturnroopadovedddetailsheay Sadly,in 1941 some of the Nazis secretly s_ it.This was a time w_ Russia and Germany were _ _.After that,what happened to the Amber Room r_ a m_.Recently,the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber room.There is no d_ that they did it for friendship and understanding
8、.tolenhenat waremainsysteryoubtChoose the best for each blank accordingto the text:1.The king of Prussia who gave the Amber Room as a gift to Russia was _.A.Frederick B.Frederick William I C.Peter the Great D.CatherineB 2.The king of Prussia gave the Amber Room to Russia because _.A.he wanted to mar
9、ry Catherine II B.he was kind C.he needed better soldiers D.he wanted to make friendsD 3.The Amber Room was stolen by _.A.Russia soldiers B.German soldiers C.people in Konigsberg D.People in St PertersburgB 4.In 1941,the city of Konigsberg was in_.A.Germany B.Russia C.Sweden D.FranceA 5.The Russians
10、 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 away C What have you learnt in the class?HOMEWORK1.Learn the new words by heart and read the text freely.2.Look into these information ralated when you are free.
