unit 1 In search of the Amber Room

课件38张PPT。Unit 1 Cultural Relics
period 1

warming up and readingLook at the four pictures on page 1 and discuss with your partners :
what are they ?
when was it made?
where do they come from?
Is it rare or valuable?
TAJ MAHAL（泰姬陵）It is located in India.
It is the grave a king built for his wife.
It was listed as cultural heritage site on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1983<<世界遗产名录>>坟墓What are cultural relics?What is it ?
When was it made?
Must it be rare or valuable?
What can we learn from them?Cultural relicsIt can be a building, object or item.
It was made sometime in the past.
May or may not be rare or valuable; it is enough to have survived for a long time.
Cultural relics help us understand what life was like in the past and the way people lived . They are of historical and cultural value.What are they?What do you know about amber?Is amber natural or man-made?
Where does it come from?
How many colours there are?AmberAmber is 12 times more precious than gold. It is actually the fossilized sap(成化石的液体) or liquid (液体)from pine trees(松树). If environment is right , the sap will finally become hard and turn it into the resin(树脂) that we know today. If it has come into contact with insect when still in its liquid form, they may become caught in his sticky(粘的) liquid and become part of the amber. So real amber may contain some evidence(迹象,痕迹) of insect life.
Amber can be several colours: brown , yellow, green, honey-gold.Read for words & phrasesTo choose carefully 1
To surprise somebody very much 1
Welcome area in a hotel 2
Trying to find something, looking carefully for something
to take something away 4
Person who creates things which can be considered works of art. 1
In a situation in which two sides fight each other 4
Of an earlier period or time; happening before. 5
Made of wood
select
Amaze
Reception hall
In search of
Remove
Artist
At war
Former
woodenPar. 1:The best and biggest work of amber art ever made
（有史以来所制作的最大最好的琥珀艺术作品）
an introduction to the Amber Roomin the fancy style popular in those daysamber(7000 tons)
gold
jewels
10 years.
Yellow-brown
The country’s best artistsQ1: What was the Amber Room first designed for?Key: It was first designed for the
palace(寝宫)of Frederick I.Frederick WilliamⅠ gave the Amber Room
to Peter the Great as a gift.Catherine Ⅱhad the room completed the way she wanted.The Nazi German army stole the
Amber RoomAfter 24 years’ rebuilding, the Amber Room was completely rebuilt for St Petersburg’s 300th anniversary in May 2003.giftpalaceCareful readingpara.2-para.5周年纪念日How many countries are involved(涉及) in the story of the Amber Room?Prussia
Russia
GermanyWhat did each leader of countries do with the Amber room?Frederick I Gave the Amber Room to
the Czar as a gift.Sent a troop of his best
soldiers to the King of
Prussia in return.Frederick
William I Peter the Great/
the Czar Catherine ⅡHad the Amber room madeHad it moved outside St.Petersburg
and told her artists to add more details
to it.?????A. How did the Amber Room become one of the wonders of the world?Para. 1Para. 2Para. 3Para. 4Para. 5BCAEDChoose the main idea for each paragraphE. How did the Amber Room get lost?B. How was the Amber Room made?D. How was a new Amber Room built?C. Why did the King of Prussia give the Amber Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift? Q1:why did the King of Prussia give the Amber Room to
the Czar of Russia as a gift?Frederick William I
(the king of Prussia) 1. become part of his winter palace in St Petersburg2. serve as a small reception hall for important visitors.as a gift of friendshipgave to
in return
touse forPeter the Great
(the Czar)as a reward for something
Sent a troop of the his best soldiersA team of , 一群,一队
Winter Palace 冬宫Q2： Who (person) :Catherine IIHow :Details:600 candles lit the roomThe mirrors and pictures shone like goldHow did the Amber Room become one of
the wonders of the world?Told her artists to add more details to its
design and was completed the way she
wanted.
Q3： How did the Amber Room get lost?Time : Event: In september 1941 Russia
(the Russians)Nazi Germany
(the Nazis)at war stole
the Amber Roomthe Nazis arrived
sent it to KonigsbergWhat happened to the Amber Room remains a mysterywere only able to remove
furniture (u) and small art objectsIn peace
处于和平中Q4:How was a new Amber Room built?Who :In what way:For what purpose:The Russians and Germans By studying old photos of the former
Amber Room.To celebrate the 300th birthday of
the city –St Petersburg.The city was once named Leningrad during the period of the Soviet Union. It is sometimes nicknamed the “ Venice of the East” because of its many canals.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?
Role-playbuiltlostrebuiltadded more detailsgave to sb as a giftwelcomestolenYou may begin like this :
Hello, everybody, I feel honored to introduce one of the wonders—The Amber Room to you here.
The Amber Room, the best and biggest work of amber ever made, was first designed for the palace of Frederick I , the King of Prussia.
1. materials, colour, time and persons to build it.
2. What happened____Frederick William I____Sent it to
Peter the Great
(Russian)____Winter palace
CzarCatherine II
Move outside St Peterburg
Add more details to it____The war between(R&G)
Nazi German
Secretly stole____Sent to Konigsberg
(G)____mystery____
Rebuilt____Words and expressionsRare
Valuable
Survive
Amazing
Select
Honey
Design
Decorate
Jewel
Reception
Remove
Wooden
Former
Artist
fancyIn search of
In …style/in the style of
Become part of
Serve as
In return
A troop of
Belong to
At war
In peace
Take apartImportant sentencesFrederick William I, the king of Prussia, could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history.
It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels, which took the country’s best artists about ten years to make.
However, the next king of Prussia, Frederick William I , to whom the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it.
This was a time when the two countries were at war.
There is no doubt that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg, which was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea.
After that, what happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery.The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days.
=which /that was popular in those days.
最容易教的男生们在我班.
The boys easiest to teach are in my class.
=who/that are the easiest to teachGroup work Can you list some cultural relics
that you know at home and abroad?The Forbidden City
(Palace Museum) (紫禁城)
They are near the capital city of Egypt---Cairo.
They were the tombs of the Egyptian kings and queens.
They are the symbol of Egypt and its culture.PyramidsIt is in England.
It is a circle of large standing stones.
It was built in stages from 3100 BC to 1500 BC.
It is the symbol of England and its culture.Stonehenge
巨石阵
Potala Palace Ankor WatYuan Ming Yuan (in China)
A garden for the EmperorAll these cultural relics are quite beautiful. But some of them were lost or ruined in history, such as Yuan Ming Yuan, The Great Wall, The Pyramid.
what can cause them to be lost or ruined?
1. Maybe they were destroyed by natural disasters (fire, earthquake,wind and rain).
2.Maybe they were even stolen by invaders during wars.
Is it worth rebuiding/ worthwhile to rebuild lost cultural relics such as the Amber Room or Yuan Ming Yuan?Discussion1.The cost?
2.Whether they can be faithfully reproduced?
3.Whether it helps better understand the reasons why such a building was destroyed?Retelling: IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM
Amber Room, the best and biggest work of amber art ever made, was first built for _____ _____ _____ Frederick I. In 1716, Frederick William I gave it to Peter the Great _____ _____ _____ of friendship and _____ _____ he got the Czar’s 55 best soldiers. Thus the Amber Room became part of the Czar’s _____ _____ in St.Petersburg and served as a small _______ ___ for important visitors. Later,Catherine II told her artists to _____ more details _____ its design. Unfortunately, in September,1941,When Russia and Nazi Germany were _____ ____,
the Amber Room was secretly _____ by the Nazis. 100,000 pieces of the room were put inside twenty-seven wooden boxes. _____ _____ _____ _____ that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg. After that,the Amber Room _____ _____. While the search for the old room continues, the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room which was ready for the people of St.Petersbrug to celebrate the 300th birthday of their city in the spring of 2003.
the palace of as a giftinsummer palace reception halladd to at warstolenThere iswas missing return no doubt1.Read the passage again, and find some difficult sentences and useful expressions.
2.Remember the words and phrases in the warming up and reading
3.Try to retell the story.
Homework