(共21张PPT)
Unit1 Cultural relics
In Search Of the Amber Room
Have you ever seen a piece of amber
What do you know about it
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琥珀是史前松树脂的化石。琥珀是由千万年前植物所分泌出来的树脂,经过地壳变动而深埋地下,逐渐演化而成的一种天然化石。形成于4000万年至6000万年前,琥珀的主要成分是碳、氢、氧以及少量的硫,硬度2-3,比重1.05-1.10,熔点150C-180C,燃点250C-375C。琥珀是很“涩”的物质,没有两块琥珀是完全相同的。品种有金珀、虫珀、香珀、灵珀、石珀、花珀、水珀、明珀、蜡珀等,尤以含有完整昆虫或植物的琥珀为珍贵 。
yellow- brown
Amber is the fossil(化石)form of
resin(树脂) from trees.
It takes millions of years to form.
feel as hard as stone
What is amber
color
feel like
Can you imagine what a room made of amber looks like
Raw
(未加工的)
amber
Do you know where it is
the Amber Room
in St Petersburg in Russia
Amber Room
Read the title and the text quickly, trying to get the main idea about the text.
It tells us the history of the
_______ ________, a cultural relic of two countries:Germany and Russia.
Amber Room
Characters(人物)
There are four main characters in the passage.
2.Frederick WilliamⅠ
3.Peter the Great
4.CatherineⅡ
characters
1.FrederickⅠ
Para.1
1.Is Frederick William Ι, the king of Prussia, sent an amber room as a gift to the Russian people
2.The Amber Room was a treasure which took the country's best artistists about _____ years to make.
ten
Para.2
The Amber Room was designed for the palace of Frederick Ι. However,the next King of Prussia ,Frederick William Ι gave it to ______________.
Peter the Great
Para.3
1.Later,Catherine Ⅱ had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg.In _______ the room was completed the way she wanted.
2.The Amber Room was considered one of the ______ of the world.
1770
wonders
Para.4
In 1941, the Nazi army was near St Petersburg.Some of the Nazis ____ the Amber Room itself.
stole
Para.5
Recently, the ________ and ________ have built a new Amber Room at the summer palace
Russians
Germans
Page2 Comprehending
Ex.2
The following five questions summarize the main ideas of the five paragraphs in the passage.Put the paragraph numbers in the boxes
Page2 Comprehending
□ How did the Amber Room become one of the wonders of the world
□ How was a new Amber Room built
□ How was the amber made
□ How did the Amber Room get lost
□ Why did the King of Prussia give the Amber Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift
.
1
2
3
4
5
Do you think it is meaningful to rebuild the new Amber Room Why
Think
No.
Because…
Share your ideas…
Yes.
Because…
Homework
1.Page2 Comprehending
Ex1.Join the correct parts of the sentences together.
2.Be ready for the dictation of Unit5 in the first book.
Homework
Page2 Comprehending
Ex1.Join the correct parts of the sentences together.
1.C
2.E
3.B
4.D
5.A
6.F
Thank you!