Module2 Unit 1 Reading
In Search of the Amber Room
Period 2 Language Points
Fill in the blanks:
The Amber Room was a _______ that Frederick WilliamⅠ, the King of Prussia gave to Peter the Great. In _____, the Czar sent him a _____of his best soldiers. The Amber Room which took the country’s best ______ about ten years to make was a treasure _________ with gold and jewels. So it served as a small ________hall for important visitors. Later it was moved to a palace outside St Petersburg where Catherine Ⅱ told her artists to add more _____ to it. It was completed in 1770 and was considered one of the ________ in the world. But after September 1941 when the two countries were at ____it was missing. Where the Amber Room remains a _______.
gift
return
troop
artists
decorated
reception
details
wonders
war
mystery
Target vocabulary:
Learn the words and phrases in the text
in search of amazing select fancy decorate rare
be designed for belong to in return at war remove less than remain be worth doing
there is no doubt that…
search v.& n.
1.判断正误: 我在房里寻找我的手机。
I am in search(n.) of my cellphone in the room.
I in search of my cell phone in the room.
I go through the room in search of my
cellphone.
2. I usually search(v.) for shops of cartoons.
Target vocabulary learning &using
fancy adj.& v.
1.Translation:
The design of the room was in the fancy(n.) style
popular in those days.
屋子的设计具有当时流行的奇特风格。
2. Do you fancy (v.) going out this evening?
I think _____________(她喜欢我).
I don’t fancy _______________(在雨中漫步).
she fancies me
walking in the rain
decorate v.
We decorated the Christmas tree with
glass balls.
2. The Christmas tree
was decorated with
glass balls.
判断正误:
Some pictures were decorated on the wall.
The wall was decorated with some pictures.
design v.
It was designed for the palace of FrederickⅠ.
The course _____________English beginners.
这门课程是为英语初学者设计的。
3. 这种玩具是为3岁儿童设计的。
is designed for
The toy is designed for children at 3.
belong (vi.) to
1. Does this house belong to Mr. Smith?
2. 判断正误
(1)The boy is belonging to Grade One.
(2)The bike is belonged to me.
3. 翻译句子:
Frederick WilliamⅠ, to whom the amber room
belonged, decided not to keep it.
belongs to
belongs to
注:belong不可以用于被动语态,或进行时
remove v.
1.Will you remove your books from the desk?
2.翻译句子
(1)在教堂里你应该脱帽。
(2) …the Russian were able to remove some
furniture and small art objects from the Amber
Room.
You should ______________ in the church.
remove your hat
There is no doubt (n.) that…
1.There is no doubt that he will agree with you.
2. 填空
There is little doubt that __________________
毫无疑问,约翰会按时来。
3. doubt (vt.)
We don’t doubt that he will do a good job.
We doubt whether/if he will do a good job.
She doubted _______________________
她怀疑这个故事是否真实。
John will come on time.
whether/if the story was true.
be worth (adj.) doing
The movie is worth seeing.
2. The book __________________
3. Shanghai __________________
4. 这个想法很值得考虑(consider)
The idea ___________________
is worth reading.
is well worth visiting.
is well worth considering.
remain vi. 留下,剩下,残留
link-v. 保持,仍然,继续
vi. 留下,逗留(同stay )
典型例句
e.g. The fact remains to be proved. vi. 事实尚待证明.
He remained silent. link-v.
你将在此停留几个星期?
How many weeks will you remain here。
拓展
remaining adj. 剩下的(作前置定语)
remain standing /seated 一直站着/坐着
remain /keep silent 保持沉默
注意:remain 没有被动语态 表达“留下来被做”时用sth. remains to be done
1. The amber which was ________(to choose
carefully) had a beautiful yellow-brown colour
like honey.
Is a cultural relic always ________ (not seen or found very often)?
3. About four metres long, the room served as a
small ________ (welcome area in a hotel) hall for important visitors.
4. Frederick William I, could never have imagined
that his greatest gift to the Russian people would
have such an ________ (surprising) history.
selected
rare
Target vocabulary consolidation
Ⅰ.Fill in the blanks according to the English meanings
amazing
reception
5. In ________ (no more than) two days 100,000 pieces were put inside twenty-seven wooden boxes.
6. Many people came here __________ (trying to find something; looking carefully for something) gold.
7. The Russians were able to ________ (to take something away) some furniture and small art objects from the Amber Room.
8.This was a time when the two countries were ________ (in a situation in which two sides fight each other).
in search of
remove
less than
at war
1. Will you remove your books from my desk?
2. There is no doubt that he didn’t hurt you
on purpose.
3. She gave us food and clothes and asked
for nothing in return.
4. Dose this book belong to Mr. Smith?
5. She doubted whether/if the story was true.
6. The idea is well worth considering.
Ⅱ.Translation
1.把你的书从我书桌上搬走好吗?
2.毫无疑问,他不是有意伤害你的。
3.她给了我们食物和衣服,没有要求任何回报。
4. 这本书是史密斯先生的吗?
5. 她怀疑这故事是否真实。
6. 这想法很值得考虑。
Target vocabulary consolidation
Ⅲ. Complete the passage with the words below.
rare design decorate style doubt fancy dynasty amaze worth jewel
Chen Lei studied art history and the early___ of China in a university. He was able to recognize the___ of different cultural relics from former times, especially the Tang and Song dynasties. One day he was looking in a second-hand furniture shop when he saw an _______object among the many different vases and ______.It was a mirror ______in the Song Dynasty and ________in the ______style of that time. He recognized that it was a _____cultural relic, but at a price he could afford, so he bought it at once. Later he gave it to his local museum. The people there were very happy and without___ consider it one of the treasures of their collection. To them, it was____ much more than Chen Lei paid.