Warming up and reading

The Great Wall 1.with a long history 2.the symbol 象征 of China and its culture 3.used for protecting the country in the old time He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man.

Taj Mahal 1.world famous with a long history 2.the tombs of an Emperor’s wife 3.the symbol of India and its culture

1.painted by Leona da Vinci about 500 years ago 2.the most famous painting in the history of art 3.kept in the Louve now 4.It is famous for her smile. The Mona Lisa

near the capital city of Egypt---Cairo made of stones built by many people the tombs of the Egyptian kings and queens the symbol of Egypt and its culture Pyramid

Free talk(3m) Choose one of the four pictures and talk sth about its cultural relic.

the similarities of them symbols of their countries and cultures famous with a long history telling us stories about the past cultural relics

What is a cultural relic? A cultural relic is something famous that has survived for a long time. It can tell the history of the past time. It is the symbol of a country and its culture.

Have you ever seen anything made of amber?

Can you imagine a house made of amber?

The Amber Room

Do you know what picture this is? A picture of the Amber Room in St Petersburg in Russia

Only original colour picture of the Amber Room

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?

In Search of the Amber Room Reading

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

Read and get the main idea. It mainly talks about the amazing history of the Amber Room.

Read the passage quickly and find out the clues----characters, years, and places in the passage. (clues 线索 ) characters years places 1 2 3

Frederick Ⅰ Peter the Great Frederick William I Catherine Ⅱ Nazis

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 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 Rom after studying pictures of the old one

Years

Fill in the form: YearWhat happened to the Amber Room Frederick William I gave the Amber Room to Peter the Great, as a gift of friendship. The Amber Room was completed the way Catherine Ⅱ wanted.

In September, 1941, the Nazi German and Russia were at war, the Nazi German army stole the Amber Room. A new Amber Room was built at the Summer Palace.

Topic sentences:--The follow five sentences summarize the main idea of the five paragraphs in the passage. Put the paragraph numbers in the boxes ( ) How did the Amber Room become one of the wonders of the world? ( ) How did the Amber Room get lost? ( ) How was a new Amber Room built? ( ) Why did King of Prusssia give the Amber Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift? ( ) How was the Amber Room made?

Main idea of each part: Paragraph 1: The Amber Room and its ________ Paragraph 2-3: ___________ of the Amber Room Paragraph 4: _____________ of the Amber Room Paragraph 5: ______________ of the Amber Room design The history The missing The rebuilding

True or False?(5m)

1. The Amber Room, which was the best work of amber art ever made, was originally made to be a gift to the Russian people. 2. It was Frederick William I who gave the Amber Room to Peter the Great. True or False?(5m) F T Two points

3. It took some best artists about ten years to make the old Amber Room. 4. The Amber Room served as a reception hall for the guests of Frederick I. 5. Nowadays, a new Amber Room has been made in St. Petersburg. T F T

6. Peter the Great had the Amber Room moved to another place. 7. The Amber Room was one of the great wonders of the world, but no one knows where it is. 8. We don’t know what happened to the Amber Room during the World War I. F T F

9. The Amber Room was taken apart, put inside some wooden boxes and taken away by the Nazis. 10. The new Amber Room was built at the winter palace. T F

Choose the best answer.(7m)

1.The Amber Room was made for _____. A. Catherine II B. the palace of Frederick I C. Peter the Great D. the Prussian people 2. Although amber feels as hard as stone, it easily melts when heated, “melts” here means _____. A. becomes liquid B. becomes freezing C. becomes solid D. is broken B A Choose the best answer.(7m)

3. 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

4. The king of Prussia gave the Amber Room to Russia because _____. A. he wanted to marry Catherine II B. he thought it was no use C. he needed better soldiers D. he wanted to be friendly to Russia D

5. The Amber Room was stolen by ___. A. Russian soldiers B. German soldiers C. People in Konigsberg D. People in St Petersburg 6. In 1941, the city of Konigsberg was in ____. A. Germany B. Russia C. Sweden D. France B A

7. 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 C

8. The Amber Room was one of the great wonders of the world, but it is now missing because _____. A. Most precious pieces of the Amber Room could be taken apart, packed and moved away. B. The Amber Room was very small so that German soldiers could move it away easily. C. It was destroyed by Peter the Great. D. There was a mystery in it. A

9. The new Amber Room looks much like the old one because _____. A. the Russians and Germans are good at building the Amber Room. B. it was rebuilt by the Russians and Germans with the help of its old paintings and photos. C. they found the site of the Amber Room. D. Catherine’s artists gave detail advice. B

Frederick William I ， the King of Prussia ， could never have imagined that his great gift 1 ____ the Russian people would have 2 _____ an amazing history. This was the Amber Room ， 3 ____ was given this name 4 _______ almost seven thousand tons of amber were used to make it. because to such which

Amber has a beautiful yellow-brown colour.Although it 5 _____ (feel) as hard as stone ， it easily melts when 6_______ (heat). Once it is heated ， the amber can become any shape.The design for the room was 7 ___ the fancy style popular in those days. in feels heated

The Amber Room was also made with gold and jewels. It took a team of the country’s best artists ten years to make 8___. Everyone agreed that it was the best and works of biggest amber art ever 9______ (make). 10_________ ， in 1941 the Nazi German army stole it. However it made

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