(共19张PPT)
Unit1 Cultural Relics
In search of the amber room
Period2 Reading
Have you ever seen a piece of amber?
Amber
color yellow- brown
feel like
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
beautiful
rare/precious
Can you imagine a house made of amber ?
1. The topic of the passage is ________.
A. the history of the Amber Room
B. how the Amber Room was made
C. why the Amber Room was made
D. where is the Amber Room now
A
模拟高考选择题
2. The king of Prussia who gave the Amber Room as a gift to Russia was___. A. Frederick I B. Frederick William I C. Peter the Great D. Catherine II
B
3. In 1941, the city of Konigsberg was in ___. A. Germany B. Russia
C. Sweden D. France
A
C
4. The Russians didn’t hide the Amber Room because ______. A. they were at war B. the couldn’t find a place C. the German soldiers arrived too soon D. no train could take it away
Join the correct parts of the sentences together.
1.Frederick Ⅰ
2.Frederick William Ⅰ
3.Peter the Great
4.Catherine Ⅱ
5.The Nazi army
6.The Russian and Germans
stole the Amber Room
sent a troop of his best soldiers
to the King of Prussia.
had the Amber Room made.
had it moved outside St Petersburg
gave it to the Czar as a gift.
built a new Amber Room after studying pictures of the old one
How was a new Amber Room built?
How did the Amber Room become one
of the wonders of the world?
3
5
How did the Amber Room get lost?
4
How was the Amber Room made?
1
Why did the King of Prussia give the Amber
Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift?
2
模拟高考语篇填空题
amazing
a
was made
for
Actually
but
reception hall for important visitors. Later, CatherineⅡ had it moved to a palace 7.________ she spent her summers. Before the Nazis got to the summer palace, the Russians were only able to remove some furniture and small art objects from the Amber Room. However, some of the Nazis 8.___________(secret) stole the room. After that, 9._______ happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery. Recently, the two countries have built a new Amber Room by 10. _______(study) old photos of the former one.
secretly
where
studying
what
The clue of the story
Peter the Great
Catherine II
Frederick I
Frederick William I
Nazi
pass down
given as a gift
pass down
stolen
Homework
Thank you!
The end