[中学联盟]浙江省温州市啸秋中学高中英语必修2课件：Unit1Reading.ppt

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1、Unit 1 Cultural relicsReading Have you ever seen a piece of amber?What do you know about it?AmberHave you ever seen anything made of amber?What is this?Raw amber with inclusions What is amber?琥珀是史前松树脂的化石。琥珀是由千琥珀是史前松树脂的化石。琥珀是由千万年前植物所分泌出来的树脂万年前植物所分泌出来的树脂, 经过地壳经过地壳变动而深埋地下变动而深埋地下, 逐渐演化而成的一种逐渐演化而成的一种天然化石

2、。形成于天然化石。形成于4000万年至万年至6000万年万年前前, 琥珀的主要成分是碳、氢、氧以及琥珀的主要成分是碳、氢、氧以及少量的硫少量的硫, 硬度硬度2-3, 比重比重1.05-1.10, 熔点熔点150C-180C, 燃点燃点250C-375C。琥珀是。琥珀是很很“涩涩”的物质的物质, 没有两块琥珀是完全相没有两块琥珀是完全相同的。品种有金珀、虫珀、香珀、灵珀、同的。品种有金珀、虫珀、香珀、灵珀、石珀、花珀、水珀、明珀、蜡珀等石珀、花珀、水珀、明珀、蜡珀等, 尤以尤以含有完整昆虫或植物的琥珀为珍贵含有完整昆虫或植物的琥珀为珍贵 。What characteristics does th

3、e amber have?It has a beautiful yellow-brown color.It feels as hard as stone.It easily melt when heated.Once it is heated, it can be made intoany shape.Can you imagine what a room made of amber looks like?RawRawamberamberDo you know what picture this is?A picture of the Amber Room in St Petersburg i

4、n RussiaOnly original colour picture of the Amber RoomThe amber room was first built in 1709.It is said that the amber room is worth_ dollars.100-250 million (1亿亿-2.5亿亿)How much does it cost?Suppose the Amber Room got lost. How would you feel? What will you do?What will you do? What do you think the

5、 text may talk about according to the title?In Search of the Amber RoomReadingListen and read the passage quickly and find out characters, years, and places in the passage. (clues线索线索)charactersyearsplaces123Read the text quickly, trying to get the main idea about the text. It tells us the strange h

6、istory of the_ _, a cultural relicof two countries: _ and _.Amber RoomGermanyRussia William1716177019412003Years 1. What did these four people do to the Amber Room?2. What happened in these four years (1716; 1770; 1941; 2003)?Careful reading:2.Frederick William1.FrederickFrederickFrederick Williampa

7、ss downPeter the Great Czargive as a giftWhat did Peter the Great do What did Peter the Great do after he received the gift?after he received the gift?Frederick William I Peter the Great In returnWhat happened to the Amber Room in 1716?Frederick WilliamI (the king of Prussia) 1. his winter Palace in

8、 St Petersburg2. a small reception hall for important visitors.as a gift of friendshipgave to in return touse forPeter the Great (the Czar)gave a troop of the his best soldierspass downpass downstolePara. 4： the missing of the Amber RoomTime : Event: 1941 Russia(the Russians)Nazi Germany (the Nazis)

9、at war stole the Amber Roomthe Nazis arrivedsent it to Konigsbergthe Amber Room was missingwere only able to removefurniture and small art objectsFrederickFrederick WilliamNaziRussiaGermany?Places Fill in the form:Frederick William I gavethe Amber Room to Peter the Great, as a gift of friendship.The

10、 Amber Room was completed the way Catherine 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 builtat the Summer Palace.Para 1: Detailed information about the Amber RoomColourBirthplaceDesignMaterial Time to complete ity

11、ellow-brownPrussiain the fancy style popular in those daysseven thousand tons of amber; gold and jewelsIt took the countrys best artists about ten years to make it. 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 R

12、oomdesignthe historythe missingthe rebuildingTopic sentences:Para 1: How was the Amber Room made?Para 2: Why did King of Prussia give the Amber Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift?Para 3: How did the Amber Room become one of the wonders of the world?Para 4: How did the Amber Room get lost?Para 5: H

13、ow was a new Amber Room built?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?FT3. It took some best artists about ten years to make the

14、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.TFT6. 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 wher

15、e it is. 8. We dont know what happened to the Amber Room during the World War I.FTF9. 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.TF1.The Amber Room was made for _. A. Catherine II B. the palace of Fre

16、derick I C. Peter the Great D. the Prussian people2. 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 BAChoose the best answer.3. The king of Prussia who gave the Amber Room as a gift to Russ

17、ia was _. A. Frederick I B. Frederick William I C. Peter the Great D. Catherine IIB4. 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 RussiaD5. The Amber Room was s

18、tolen by _. A. Russian soldiers B. German soldiers C. People in Konigsberg D. People in St Petersburg6. In 1941, the city of Konigsberg was in _. A. Germany B. Russia C. Sweden D. FranceBA7. The Russians didnt hide the Amber Room because _. A. they were at war B. the couldnt find a place C. the Germ

19、an soldiers arrived too soon D. no train could take it awayC8. 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 co

20、uld move it away easily. C. It was destroyed by Peter the Great. D. There was a mystery in it.A9. 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 painting

21、s and photos. C. they found the site of the Amber Room. D. Catherines artists gave detail advice. BA. stole the Amber RoomB. sent a troop of his best soldiers to the King of PrussiaC. had the Amber Room madeD. had it moved outside St Petersburg.E. gave it to Peter the Great as a gift.F. built a new

22、Amber Room after studying pictures of the old one1. Frederick2. Frederick William3. Peter the Great4. Catherine5. The Nazi army6. The Russians and GermansJoin the correct parts together. Discuss the following question in groups of four.Is it worth rebuilding lost cultural relics such as Yuan Ming Yu

23、an? Give your reasons.DebateforagainstIs it worth rebuilding Yuan Ming Yuan?I am for because I am againstbecause I agree that /I agree with your opinionI dont agree with you, In my opinion, I think My opinion is that I think it is better to I believe for against1. enjoy the beauty again2. increase the income of tourism3. 1. a waste of money and time2. let people forget the shameful history3. Homework1. Try to tell the story about the Amber Room.2. Do Exercises 1 and 2 on page 3.