Unit 1 Reading Unit 1 Reading

As is known to all, China is a country with a history of more than 5,000 years. In the long history, people in different periods have left us quite a number of cultural sites, many of which are world famous. Now look at the pictures and guess what heritage they are. As is known to all, China is a country with a history of more than 5,000 years. In the long history, people in different periods have left us quite a number of cultural sites, many of which are world famous. Now look at the pictures and guess what heritage they are.

The Great Wall

It is one of the seven wonders in the world. It is the only wonder that can be seen from a spaceship in space. It is the symbol of China and its culture.

Terracotta warriors

The Forbidden City

What is your favorite city? Why? What makes a city great and famous? a long history cultural relics symbols of their countries many great people important events taking place there

What is a cultural relic ? A cultural relic is something that has survived for a long time, often a part of something old that has remained when the rest of it has been destroyed; it tells people about the past.

Some famous cultural relics in the world.

The Pyramids in Egypt

They are near the capital city of Egypt---Cairo. They were the tombs of the Egyptian kings and queens.

Sphinx ( 狮身人面像） The Pyramids are the symbol of Egypt and its culture. A very big head of a human, but a body of a lion.

Stonehenge in Britain

The Big Ben (in England)

The Tai Mahal (in India)

The Sydney Opera (in Australia)

1. What do you think of the cultural relics? 2. Suppose one of them got lost, how would you feel and what will you do with it? Try our best to find it. Rebuild a new one if we really can’t find it. Protect the others in order that they will not get lost. Pre-reading

St Petersburg

Reading Task 1: Fast reading Why is it called the Amber Room? It was given the name because almost seven thousand tons of amber were used to make it.

Find out all the people related to the Amber Room from the text. Frederick I Frederick William I Peter the Great Catherine II The Nazi German

Para. 1: The Amber Room has a strange history and something about its design and building. Para. 2: The history of the Amber Room and its functions in Russia. Para. 3: Catherine II had the Amber Room moved to the palace outside St Petersburg and it became one of the great wonders. Task 2: Main idea of each paragraph

Para. 4: The Nazi German army stole the Amber Room in After that what really happened to it remains a mystery. Para. 5: The Russians and Germans have built a New Amber Room at the summer palace, following the old photos.

How many parts can the text be divided into? What was the Amber Room made of? Who had something to do with it? Who built a new Amber Room? And in which year? It was made of …… and was also made with …… Frederick Ⅰ Frederick William Ⅰ Peter the Great Catherine Ⅱ The Nazi German The Russians and Germans built …… in Para 1 Paras Para 5 The introduction The history The rebuilding

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 Task 3: Careful reading (Ex. 1 on page 2 and Ex. 2 on page 3)

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 4. In 1941, the city of Konigsberg was in ___. A. Germany B. Russia C. Sweden D. France B A

C 5. 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

( ) 1. The Amber Room was not easy to make. ( ) 2. Catherine II didn’t like everything about the Amber Room when she first saw it. ( ) 3. The Amber Room was taken to Konigsberg and hidden there in NS S S

( ) 4. The Russians didn’t care about the Amber Room. ( ) 5. The Russians don’t think the Amber Room will ever be found. NS

1.What was given to the Russian people as a great gift by Frederick William I, the king of Prussia? 2.Why it is called the Amber room and how many tons of amber were used to make the Amber Room? 3.What did Catherine the Great do with the Amber Room? 4.What happened to the Amber Room? Task 4: Read the text again and answer the following questions:

1.What was given to the Russian people as a great gift by Frederick William I,the king of Prussia? The great Amber Room was given to the Russian people as a great gift by the king. 2.Why it is called the Amber Room and how many tons of amber were used to make the Amber Room? Because it was made of almost seven thousand tons of amber, which has a beautiful yellow brown color.

3.What did Catherine the Great do with the Amber Room? She had the Amber Room moved to the palace outside St Petersburg and transformed it. 4.What happened to the Amber Room? It was taken apart and missing in the Second World War, and the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room at the summer palace.

Listen to the tape and follow it to read the text. Listening

1. Time spent: A ____ of artists spent ___ years making it. 2. Material: 7,000 tons of ______ were used for making it, with ____ and ______. 3. Purpose: It was made ___ to be a gift, ___ for the palace of Frederick I. team ten amber goldjewels not but Revision The Amber Room

4. Results: It was _________ to Russian people after Frederick William I succeeded his father and ______ the king of Prussia. Soon it became part of the Czar’s winter palace. It was one of the great _______ of the world. In 1941, it was _____ by the Nazis. Now a new Amber Room ____________ in Russia and it ______________ the old one, ________ the old photos. wonders sent/given became stolen has been built looks much like following

Conclusion: This passage tells us the history of the Amber Room in the order of time so that we can clearly know what happened to it.

Retell the text: The Amber Room was made with________ which was for______________ of Frederick. It soon became part of the Czar’s winter palace in St.Petersburg. Later,Catherine II told her artists to ___________________. In September,1941 Nazi German army Secretly ______________.After that, what happened to the Amber Room _________. Now, Russians and Germans have ______ that looks much like the old one.

a Ming Dynasty vase

Discussion  If you find a Ming Dynasty Vase in your home which is very valuable, what will you do?

Discussion What should we do to protect our cultural relics?

1. Retell the text. 2. Workbook exercises. Homework