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Unit 1

Cultural relics

Warming up and Reading

Words and expressions

Do you know what a cultural relic is?

Cultural relics are traces or features surviving from a past age and serving to remind people of them.

Warming up

Does a cultural relic always have to be rare and valuable? Is it enough to have survived for a long time?

No, it does not need to be rare or valuable;

Yes, it is enough to have survived a long time.

Are cultural relics only objects like vases or can they be buildings too? Look at the pictures below and discuss what they are and whether they are cultural relics or not.

The Tai Mahal (In India)

ivory dragon boat

Mogao Caves（in Gansu province)

Name:

Place:

Time:

Importance:

The Great Wall

Beijing

Since 475BC

the symbol of China and its culture.

Pre-reading

Have you ever seen a piece of amber? What do you know about it?

Look at the title and the picture of the reading passage and predict what it is about. Then skim it quickly and see if you were right.

亿万年前，在茂密的原始森林里生长着一些像白松、红杉等含有松脂的植物。它们的树干能够渗出一团团黄色的粘液，那就是松脂。各种各样的昆虫在松林里觅食，当碰上松脂后便无法脱身了。有时粘稠的黄色松脂从树上滴落下来，刚好落在昆虫的身上，于是它们就被活活的封入了松脂。千万年过去了，这就形成了琥珀。

Amber

amber

beautiful

rare/precious

Can you imagine a house made of amber ?

IN SEARTCH OF THE AMBER ROOM

Reading

The Amber Room was made of almost seven thousand tons of amber. It was built in Prussia. Then, the king, Frederick William I, sent it to Peter the Great as a gift of friend-ship. And it soon became part of the winter palace. Later, Catherine Ⅱ had her artists add more details to its design. In September, 1941 the Nazi German army secretly stole the Amber Room and then it disappeared mystically.

Background

Fast reading

1. How many tons of amber were used to make the Amber Room?

2. When and why did Frederick William I give the Amber Room to Peter the Great?

3. What did Peter the Great give in return?

4. When was the Amber Room supposed to have been lost?

1. 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

Careful reading

—Detailed information

2. 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

D

3. The Amber Room was stolen by___. A. Russian soldiers B. German soldiers C. People in Konigsberg D. People in St Petersburg

B

C

4. 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

1. It took some best artists about ten years to make the old Amber Room.

2. The Amber Room served as a reception hall for the guests of Frederick I.

3. The Amber Room was taken apart, put inside some wooden boxes and taken away by the Nazis.

4. The new Amber Room was built at the winter palace.

T

F

T

F

True (T) or false (F).

Paragraph 1. How was the Amber Room made?

Paragraph 2. Why did the King of Prussia give the Amber Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift?

Task 3: Main idea of each paragraph

Paragraph 3. How did the Amber Room become one of the wonders of the world？

Paragraph 4. How did the Amber Room get lost？

Paragraph 5. How was a new Amber Room built？

An introduction of

the Amber Room

Yellow-brown

In the fancy style popular in those days

10 years for a team of the country’s best artists.

Para.1

A gift to Peter the Great

Q1: What was the amber room first made for?

It was first made for the palace of Frederick I.

Para.2:

Q2: What happened to the Amber Room in 1716?

1. his in St Petersburg.

2. a small for important visitors.

as a gift of friendship

gave to

in return

to

Served as

Sent him his best soldiers

Peter the Great

a troop of

winter palace

reception hall

Frederick William I

Frederick I

(1716)

The changes of the Amber Room

Who had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg?

A. Frederick William I B. Catherine II

C. Peter the Great D. Frederick I

pass down

Peter the Great

Catherine II

Para. 3:

In 1770 the room was completed the way she wanted.

(add more details)

The missing of the Amber Room

Time :

Event:

1941

Russia

(the Russians)

Nazi Germany

(the Nazis)

at war

stole .

the Nazis arrived

sent it to Konigsberg.

After that, what happened to the Amber Room was .

were only able to

remove .

furniture and small art objects

the Amber Room

a mystery

Para. 4:

A new Amber Room

Qs:

1. Who have built a new Amber Room?

2. How old is St Petersburg now?

The Russians and Germans.

311 years old now.

Para.5:

The clue of the story

Peter the Great Czar

CatherineⅡ

FrederickⅠ

Frederick WilliamⅠ

Nazi

FrederickⅠ

Frederick WilliamⅠ

Nazi

pass down

given as a gift

pass down

stolen

Frederick I

Frederick William I

Peter the Great

Catherine II

The Nazi army

The Russians 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.

Join the correct parts of the sentences together.

1

Comprehending

Page 2

How did the Amber Room become

one of the wonders of the world?

How was a new Amber Room built?

How did the Amber Room get lost?

How was the Amber Room made?

Why did the King of Prussia give the Amber Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift?

Para 3

Para 5

Para 4

Para 1

Para 2

The following five questions summarize the main idea of the five paragraphs in the passage. Put the paragraph numbers in the boxes. Then answer the questions.

2

1. Remember the useful words and Expressions. Try to retell the story about the Amber Room.

2. Prepare for the next period.

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