课件23张PPT。 Welcome to my classUnit 1 Cultural Relics
Period 2 Reading
In search of the Amber Room
—By Chen Shehua from Lianhua High School
Let’s enjoy eight wonders of the world.埃及金字塔宙斯神像法洛斯灯塔巴比伦空中花园阿提密斯神殿中国万里长城摩索拉斯陵墓秦始皇兵马俑what are these?
amberWhat do you think amber can be made into?vase earringglassnecklaceringCan you imagine what a room made of amber looks like? Do you want to know more about the Amber Room? Reading Preparation:Prussia 俄国人 Russian 德国人 German 普鲁士select
remove
less than no more than
in search of 家具,设备
furniture trying to find sth.
reception 艺术家
artist welcome area
former 艺术品
art objects latter的反义词
amaze to surprise sb very much
wooden 宝石珠宝
jewels made of wood
to choose carefullyto take sth. awayWhat happened in these years?1716
1770
1941
2003
given as a giftredecorated
rebuiltstolen (missing)Fast reading:
Listen and underline the years and the names referred in the text.Read Para 1 :An introduction of the Amber RoomColorBirthplaceDesignMaterial Time to
complete ityellow-brownPrussiain the fancy style popular in those daysseveral tons of amber; gold and jewelsIt took the country’s best artists about ten years to make it.Detailed reading:
Read the text carefully and choose the best answers.( )1.This text is mainly about_______________.
A.how to search for the Amber Room
B.how to protect the Amber Room
C.the design and shape of the Amber Room
D.the amazing story of the Amber Room
( )2.Why was the Amber Room made at first?
A.It was made as a gift to Peter the Great.
B.It was designed for the palace of
FrederickⅠ.
C.It was made as one of the wonders.
D.It was served as a small reception hall.DB( )3.The king of Prussia gave the Amber Room to Russia because____________.
A.he wanted to marry Catherine Ⅱ
B.he was kind
C.he needed better soldiers
D.he wanted to make friends
( )4.In 1941, the city of Konigsberg was in___.
A.Germany B.Russia
C.Sweden D.France
( )5.What happened to the Amber Room in the late 18th century?
A.It was stolen by the Nazi army.
B.It was given to Peter the Great.
C.It was moved outsides St. Petersburg and decorated with more details.
D.It served as a small reception hall for important visitors.
DC A D
( )6.The Russians didn’t hide the Amber Room because__________.
A.they were at war
B.they couldn’t find a place
C.the German soldiers arrived too soon
D.no train could take it away
C What did these people do to the Amber Room?FrederickⅠ
Frederick WilliamⅠ
Peter the Great Czar
CatherineⅡ
The Nazi army
The Russians and Germans
A stole the Amber Room.
B sent a troop of his best soldiers to the King of Prussia.
C had the Amber Room made.
D had it moved outside St Petersburg.
E gave it to the Czar as a gift.
F built a new Amber Room after studying pictures of the old one. Summary:
As is known to us all, a cultural ________is something valuable that has___________ from a period of time that no longer exists. Cultural relics are ______ and hard to find. Besides they ________ to the countries not individuals. The Amber Room is one of such cultural relics. Several ______ of amber were used as well as gold and ________ to make it. It was first made for the palace of Frederick Ⅰ, but later it was given to Peter the Great as a ______. It ________ as a Small___________ hall for important visitors. relic survivedrare belongtonsjewelsgiftservedreception
Later, Catherine Ⅱ reconstructed it according to her taste,__________ more details to its design, and making it one of the __________ of the world. During the Second World War, only a small amount of __________ and works of art were __________ by the Russians. A large number of valuable things and the Amber Room __________ were stolen by the German Nazis. What really happened to the Amber Room __________ a mystery.
addingwondersfurnitureremoveditselfremains