1、Unit 1Cultural relicsReading高一人教新课标版必修二1.Can you name some cultural relics inChina and abroad?Do you know whatmaterial they were made of?Pre-readingTriumphal ArchThe LeaningTower of PisaLondon TowerThe Statue of Liberty2.Have you ever seen a piece of amber?What do you know about it?Amber3.Have you e
2、ver seen anything made of amber?It has a beautiful yellow-brown color.It feels as hard as stone.It easily melt when heated.Once it is heated,it can be made into any shape.In Search of the Amber RoomReadingThe Amber Room was made of almost seven thousand tons of amber.It was built in Prussia.Then,the
3、 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.Background
4、Task 1:Fast reading1.The Amber Room,which was the best work of amber art ever made,was originally made to be a gift to the Russian people.2.It was Frederick William I who gave the Amber Room to Peter the Great.True or FalseFT3.It took some best artists about ten years to make the old Amber Room.4.Th
5、e Amber Room served as a reception hall for the guests of Frederick I.5.Nowadays,a new Amber Room has been made in St.Petersburg.TFT6.Peter the Great had the Amber Room moved to another place.7.The Amber Room was one of the great wonders of the world,but no one knows where it is.8.We dont know what
6、happened to the Amber Room during the World War I.FTF9.The Amber Room was taken apart,put inside some wooden boxes and taken away by the Nazis.10.The new Amber Room was built at the winter palace.TF1.The king of Prussia who gave the Amber Room as a gift to Russia was_.A.Frederick I B.Frederick Willi
7、am I C.Peter the Great D.Catherine IIBTask 2:Fast readingRead the text carefully and choose the best answer.2.The king of Prussia gave the Amber Room to Russia because_.A.he wanted to marry Catherine II B.he thought it was no use C.he needed better soldiers D.he wanted to be friendly to RussiaD3.The
8、 Amber Room 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.FranceBA5.The Russians didnt hide the Amber Room because _.A.they were at war B.the couldnt find a place C.the Germa
9、n soldiers arrived too soon D.no train could take it awayC6.The new Amber Room looks much like the old one because _.A.the Russians and Germans are good at building the Amber Room.B.it was rebuilt with the help of its old paintings and photos.C.they found the original design of the Amber Room.D.Cath
10、erines artists gave detail advice.BTask 3 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.In 1770,the Amber Room wascompleted the way Catherine wanted it.19412003In September,1941,the Nazi German an
11、d Russia were at war,and the Amber Room was missing.In 2003,a new Amber Room was built at the Summer Palace.Description of the Amber RoomMaterial1._ColorYellow-brownDesignIn the 2._ popular in those daysDecorationsGold and jewelsLengthAbout 3._Amberfancy style4 metresHistory of the Amber Room4._ for
12、 the palace of Frederick I.Given to Peter the Great by Frederick Williamand became part of the Czars 5._.Moved to a palace outside St Petersburg by Catherineand 6._ were added to it.Designedwinter palacemore detailsSome furniture and 7._ were removed from the Amber Room by the Russians in wartime,but some of the Nazis stole 8._.A new Amber Room was 9._ for the people of St Petersburg when they 10._ the 300th birthday of their city.celebratedsmall art objectsthe room itselfready/builtHomework1.Try to tell the story about the Amber Room.2.Do Exercises 1 and 2 on page 2.
