In search of the amber room Unit 1 Period 2 (reading 1)

Do you know what they are made of ? What colour does amber have? Yellow and brown.

What do you think amber can be made into? necklace, ring, glass, vase, perfume bottle, earring, frame, sculpture, barrette 发夹, bracelet 手链, lampshade, etc

The amber room was first built in 1709 The amber room was first built in 1709.

It is said that the amber room is worth____________________ dollars million (1 亿 -2.5 亿 ) How much does it cost?

Suppose the Amber Room got lost. How would you feel? What will you do?

What do you think the text may talk about according to the title?

Listen carefully and find out characters,years, and places in the passage. characters years places 1 2 3

Frederick William Ⅰ Peter the Great Czar Catherine Ⅱ Frederick Ⅰ

What did these people do to the Amber Room?

Frederick Ⅰ Frederick William Ⅰ pass down

Peter the Great Czar give as a gift

What did Peter the Great do after he received the gift?

Frederick William I Peter the Great In return

pass down

stole

Frederick Ⅰ Frederick William Ⅰ Peter the Great Czar Catherine Ⅱ Nazi

Frederick William Ⅰ gave the Amber Room to Peter the Great as a gift. Catherine Ⅱ had completed the adding to the Amber room The Nazi German army stole the Amber Room The rebuilding of the Amber Room was completed. years

Prussia winter palace in St Petersburg summer palace outside St Petersburg Russia Germany Konigsgerg on the Baltic sea ? places

Careful reading (Answer the following questions) 1. What was the Amber Room made of ? 2. The amber feels as hard as stone, how can it be made into a room?

1. What was the Amber Room made of ? 7,000 tons of amber were used to make it. It was also made with gold and jewels.

2. The amber feels as hard as stone, how can it be made into a room? Once it is heated, the amber can be made into any shape.

The Amber Room Purpose It was made not to be a ___________, but for the ___________ of Frederick I. gift palace Careful reading

Names of places What is it used for ? St. Petersburg (Winter Palace) Summer Palace For the people of St. Petersburg to celebrate the 300th birthday of the city. Prussia As a small reception hall for important visitors. Catherine Ⅱ spent her summers there. Summer Palace 2003 As the palace of Frederick Ⅰ Read again

Do true or false exercises according to the text. 1.Frederick William I was the King of Russia. 2.The Amber Room has a strange history and it remains a mystery. 3.The Amber Room was made up of seven hundred tons of amber. 4.The amber is as hard as stone and hard to be made into shapes. F T F F Prussia thousand easy

5. Peter the Great made Amber Room his Summer Palace. 6.Catherine II added more details to the Amber Room and made it her Summer Palace. F T winter

Read the text again and discuss the main idea of each paragraph.

Paragraph 1: ____________of the Amber Room. Paragraph 2-3: __________ of the Amber Room. Paragraph 4: ____________ of the Amber Room. Paragraph 5: _______________of the Amber Room. Creation History Disappearance Rebuilding

Language points Reading 2

The Amber Room was made ____.Frederick William Ⅰ ________. It soon became part of the Czar’s winter palace in St. Petersburg. Later, Catherine Ⅱ _______and she told her artists to ________. In September, 1941the Nazi Germany army secretly ________. After that, what happened to the Amber Room ________. Now Russians and Germans have ________ much like the old one.

Find words and phrases on P1-2

1. 文化遗产 2. 调查 3. 属于 4. 迷路，丢失 5. 寻找 6. 这样一段离奇的历史 7. 有奇特的风格 8. 像石头一样硬 9. 被制成 10. 琥珀艺术品. 11. 为 … 而做 cultural relics look into belong to get lost in search of such a strange history as hard as stone be made into the work of amber art be made for be the fancy style

12. 四米长 13. 作为回报 14. 成为 … 的一部分 15. 充当，用作 16. 添加 … 到 … 17. 世界上的伟大奇迹 18. 处于交战状态 19. 少于 20. 毫无疑问 21. 庆祝第 … 个生日 / 纪念日 four meters long in return less than be made for be at war the great wonders of the world add … to be made for celebrate the birthday of… no doubt

1. Frederick William I, the king of Prussia, ____ never ______________that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such a strange history. could have imagined 情态动词＋ have done The box has been touched. Someone must have come here last nigh. You should have told me earlier. What shall we do now?

2. This gift was the Amber Room, ________was given this name because almost seven thousand tons of ________were used to make it. which amber 1) The chairman, _______spoke first, sat on my right. 2)The speech, _________bored everyone, went on and on. 3)On April 1 they flew to Beijing, _______they stayed several days. 4)I’m seeing the manager tomorrow, _________he will be back from New York. who which where when

feel + adj. Your hands feel cold. The cloth feels soft. How doe it feel to be alone all day? 3.Although it ______as hard as stone, it easily melts when_______. feels heated ….when heated = when it is heated. Even if invited, her won’t go. When heated, water changes into steam.

4. Once it is heated, the amber can____________ any shape. be made into In this factory, trees are cut into pieces and pulped. And the pulp is made into paper. P 17

5. The design for the room was__________________ popular in those days. (Pa. 1) of the fancy style be ＋ of + n.( phrase) I am pleased to have been of help to you. (of help= very helpful.) All of the boys in the class are of the same age.  of different sizes, of great importance, of no use, of little value Page 18

popular in those days 形容词短语作后置定语修饰 They have a house larger than yours. a house larger than yours = a house which is larger than yours. The boys easiest to teach are in my class. the boys easiest to teach = the boys who are easiest to teach

6. Every one agreed that it was the best and biggest work of amber art ever________. made ever made = that had ever been made

6. In 1770, the room was completed ________she wanted it. the way she wanted the way 的用法与连词相同，后面常常带 that 。 I was never allowed to do things the way I wanted. in a way in the way He was looking at her in a way that surprised her. We have to make it work in the way that they want it to. the way (Pa.3)

7. This was a time when the two countries __________. The two countries __________________for many years. People there are suffering a lot. were at war 处于交战状态 have been at war Pa. 4 =fighting against each other

8. There is no ______that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg, _____________a German city on the Baltic Sea. doubt at that time They had to face the fact that the nearest filling station is thirty kilometers away. The doctors came to the conclusion that the patient was suffering from cancer. 此类从句通常用 that 来引导，随着与其同位的名词不同， 也可由 when 、 where 、 how 等来引导。 I have no idea when her will return. Page 27

9. After that, what really happened to the Amber Room ________a mystery. remain + n. /adj. vi. These matters remain in doubt. Facing the terrifying waves, the captain remained calm. He remained a prisoner for rest of his life. remains

Activities Join them please!

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? Welcome Activity 1

Design/material The history of Amber Room. Built>lost>rebuilt owner,present,move to winter palace,add to more details, remove, to pieces put on trains,remain a mystery,300th birthday built lost rebuilt added to more details gave to sb. as a gift stolen

Activity 2

The Pyramid in Egypt The Statue of Liberty What are the similarities of these cultural relics?

1.What do they have in common? They are all symbols of their countries and their cultures. They are all great man-made projects in the world. They were built long time ago for some important purpose and they are now of great value to us today.

All 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 lost or ruined?

Yuan Ming Yuan (in China) A garden for the Emperor

In October, 1860, the Yuanmingyuan Park was destroyed by the Anglo-French Joint Forces or the armies of France and Britain. Now many people hope to rebuild the Park. Do you think it necessary to rebuild the Park? Please discuss this topic with your partners and tell us your ideas.

The Pyramids in Egypt The tombs for Pharaoh （法老） in ancient Egypt (Cultural and natural relics) The Sphinx

1. Maybe they were destroyed by natural disasters (wind and rain). 2.Maybe they were even stolen by invaders during wars. What can cause them lost or ruined?

Now our government has spent a lot of money on rebuilding it. Do you think it is worthwhile? 1.They have great value to us. 2.They tell us what our ancestors ( 祖先） were and what their life was like. 3.They tell us the history of our country, no one should forget the past. As we known, some of the cultural relics were destroyed. Such as Yuan Ming Yuan, it was burnt out by the invaders.Yuan Ming Yuan Useful expression: I think it is worthwhile because... I don’t think so because...

I think it is worthwhile to rebuild some cultural relics such as the Great Wall, The Amber Room, the Pyramid and so on. Do you agree? Debate for against Activity 2

I think it is worthwhile to reproduce the Amber Room. Because it represents the culture and a period of history in St. Petersburg. It is a trace and feature surviving from a past age and serving to remind people of a lost time.

S1 ： The Great Wall in China is in danger. Some parts of the wall have been destroyed by the wind ， air and rain. Thus it is dangerous for people to climb parts of the Great Wall. And there is also some rubbish on the Great Wall, which destroyed the beauty of the Great Wall. S2: The pyramids in Egypt are also destroyed by the wind, air and rain. Some of them need to be repaired.

Now, boys and girls, I met a “moral dilemma”. That means I must make a choice between the interests of the family and the interests of the society. Things are like this: My old granny happened to find an ancient vase under the tree in the earth of our garden. It’s so beautiful and special. Now, my family fell into a moral dilemma. Can you help us to make a decision: A: What should we do? B: Can we keep it for ourselves or report it to the government? C: Have you come across such a situation — to make a difficult choice? 进退两难的局面 Activity3