Unit 1 Cultural Relics READING In Search of The Amber Room 莆田四中英语组 林华琦
青花瓷 Warming up
The Forbidden City
The old buildings in Huizhou
Taj Mahal
Amber 琥珀
The Amber Room
Pre-task Questions for you What color of these amber articles? Do you think the amber room a wonder of the world, why? Do you know about the history of the rare article?
While-task Let's listen and read……
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? The following five questions summarize the main idea of the five paragraphs in the passage. Put the paragraph numbers in the box. Then answer the questions.
Para.1 the introduction about the Amber Room: design, color, shape, material Para.2 the present to the Czar: a part of winter palace in St. Petersburg, a reception hall for important visitor Para3. the relocating of the Amber Room in Catherin Ⅱ times: moved into Summer Palace, more added to its design para.4. the missing of the Amber Room: the two countries were at war, Nazi German army stole the Amber Room, 27 wooden boxes were trained to a German city, Nobody knew it from then on Para5. the rebuilding of the Amber Room: a new one but the same as the old built by the two countries, for celebrating the 300th birthday of Petersburg Skimming and identifying the general idea of each paragraph
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 his best soldiers to the king of Prussia. c. had the amber room made. d. had it moved outside the St. Petersburg. e. gave it to the Czar as a gift. f. built a new amber room after the old one. Join the correct parts of the sentences together.
The type of writing: The way of narrating: The tense: a narrative prose or non-fiction article written in a narrating style It tells the history of Amber Room in the order of time so that we can clearly learn about what happened to it. The writer employed past tense in the passage. Scan and analyze the characteristics of the text.
1.Where is the missing amber room now? Can you imagine the fate of it? 2. Nowadays there are many callings for reproducing lost cultural relics such as the Amber Room or Yuan Ming Yuan in Beijing. Do you think if it is worthwhile to rebuild them? Why? Post-task Having a discussion in groups
YearPersonWhat happened to the Amber Room Frederick Ibuilt the Amber Room 1716Frederick William I gave it to Peter the Great 1770Catherine IImoved and redecorated it During the 2nd World War Nazistole the Amber Room 2003the Russians and Germans rebuilt the Amber Room Work in pairs and retell the passage. The following form may help you.
1. look into… 2. be used to… 3. make the design for… 4. in fact 5. as a gift of… 6. add more details to… 7. remove… from 8. the search for… 9. belong to…, 10. feel as hard as stone 11. the fancy style 12. be made for… 13. in return 14. one of the great wonders 15. art objects, 16. look much like… 17. give the name 18. be made into any shape 19. be made with… 20. be made to be a gift 21. serve as… 22. at war 23. remain a mystery 24. be ready for… Words and Phrases
Is there any article in your family that is of long time and value? How much do you know about it? If so, please write a passage to introduce this article to the class. Your writing should include the outside look, such as the shape, size, and color, and you can also tell about the story of it. If not, you can choose a rare article known as a cultural relic and write about it. Your writing should be about 120 words; pay attention to the proper use of expressions and sentence structures. Homework I am looking forward to reading it!!!