人教版英语必修二第一单元

1、Cultural relics The First Period Book 2 Unit 1Mount Tai 泰山Yuanmingyuan Palace 圆明园圆明园The Eiffel TowerThe Great WallForbidden City Venice Terra-Cotta Warriors兵马俑 Mogao Caves 莫高窟 It is a part of something old that has remained when the rest of it has been destroyed. It tells people about the past. It h

2、as survived for a long time.What is a cultural relic ?1. Why was it called the Amber Room? (Para 1) Because several tons of amber were used to make it.Fast Reading2.What did Peter the Great give in return?(Para 2)3.What did Catherine II use the Amber Room for? (Para 3)The Czar gave the king of Pruss

3、ia a troop of his best soldiers.She spent her summers in the Amber Room.Read the passage quickly again. Divide the passage into four parts and match the main idea with each part. The introduction of the Amber Room. The background of the Amber Room in Russia. The missing of the Amber Room. The rebuil

4、ding of the Amber Room. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3Part 4 (Para 1) ( Para 2 & 3) (Para 4) (Para 5) Join the correct parts of the sentences together.1 Frederick 2 Frederick William3 Peter the Great4 Catherine 5 The Nazi armyA. stole the Amber Room.B. sent a troop of his best soldiers to the King of Prus

5、sia.D. had it moved outside St Petersburg.E. gave it to the Czar as a gift.C. had the Amber Room made.F. built a new Amber Room after studying pictures of the old one.6 The Russians and GermansThe Amber RoomPurposeIt was made not to be a _, but for the _ of Frederick I.Whathappened to the Amber Room

6、? 1716_. 1770_.1941_.2003_. giftpalaceFrederick William gave the Amber Room to Peter the Great as a gift.The Amber Room was completed the way Catherine II wanted it.The Nazi German army stole the Amber Room.The rebuilding of the Amber Room was completed.Detailed information about the Amber RoomColor

7、BirthplaceDesignMaterialTime to complete ityellow-brownPrussiaof the fancy style popular in those daysseven thousand tons of amber; gold and jewelsIt took a team of the countrys best artists tenyears to make it.NumberMeaning600 candles lit the Amber Room.The two countries: German and Russia. In two

8、days the Amber Room was removed to a German city. The Amber Room was divided into 100 000 pieces.27 wooden boxes were used to contain the 100 000 pieces.The newly rebuilt Amber Room was ready for the 300th birthday of St Petersburg city.600 2 2100 00027300thDiscuss these two questions with your partners after class.1. Do you think its necessary to spend so much money and time findi