[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

1、Unit 1 Cultural relics Reading zxxk,Have you ever seen a piece of amber? What do you know about it?,Amber,Have 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 万年前植物所分泌出来的树脂, 经过地壳 变动而深埋地下, 逐渐演化而成的一种 天然化石。形成于4000万年至6000万年 前, 琥珀的主要成分是碳、氢、氧以

2、及 少量的硫, 硬度2-3, 比重1.05-1.10, 熔点 150C-180C, 燃点250C-375C。琥珀是 很“涩”的物质, 没有两块琥珀是完全相 同的。品种有金珀、虫珀、香珀、灵珀、 石珀、花珀、水珀、明珀、蜡珀等, 尤以 含有完整昆虫或植物的琥珀为珍贵 。,What characteristics does the 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

3、made into any shape.,Can you imagine what a room made of amber looks like?,Raw,amber,Do you know what picture this is?,A picture of the Amber Room in St Petersburg in Russia,Only original colour picture of the Amber Room,The amber room was first built in 1709.,It is said that the amber room is worth

4、 _ dollars.,100-250 million (1亿-2.5亿),Guess?,How much does it cost?,Suppose the Amber Room got lost. How would you feel?,What will you do?,What do you think the text may talk about according to the title?,Prediction,In Search of the Amber Room,Reading,Listen and read the passage quickly and find out

5、 characters, years, and places in the passage. (clues线索),characters,years,places,1,2,3,Read the text quickly, trying to get the main idea about the text.,It tells us the strange history of the_ _, a cultural relic of two countries: _ and _.,Amber Room,Germany,Russia,2.Frederick William,3. Peter the

6、Great,4.Catherine,Characters,1.Frederick,1716,1770,1941,2003,Years,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 William,3.Peter the Great,4.Catherine,1.Frederick,Frederick,Frederick William,pass down,P

7、eter the Great Czar,give as a gift,What did Peter the Great do after he received the gift?,Frederick William I,Peter the Great,In return,What happened to the Amber Room in 1716?,Frederick William I (the king of Prussia),1. his winter Palace in St Petersburg,2. a small reception hall for important vi

8、sitors.,as a gift of friendship,gave to,in return,to,use for,Peter the Great (the Czar),gave a troop of the his best soldiers,pass down,stole,Para. 4：,the missing of the Amber Room,Time :,Event:,1941,Russia (the Russians),Nazi Germany (the Nazis),at war,stole the Amber Room,the Nazis arrived,sent it

9、 to Konigsberg,the Amber Room was missing,were only able to remove furniture and small art objects,Frederick,Frederick William,Peter the Great Czar,Catherine,Nazi,Summary,Prussia,Russia,Germany,?,Places,Fill in the form:,Frederick William I gave the Amber Room to Peter the Great, as a gift of friend

10、ship.,The 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 built at the Summer Palace.,Para 1: Detailed information about the Amber Room,Colour,Birthplace,Design,Material,Tim

11、e to complete it,yellow-brown,Prussia,in the fancy style popular in those days,seven thousand tons of amber;,gold and jewels,It 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 Paragra

12、ph 5: _ of the Amber Room,design,the history,the missing,the rebuilding,Topic 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 th

13、e Amber Room get lost? Para 5: How 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?,F,T,3. It took some best

14、artists about ten years to make the 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.,T,F,T,6. Peter the Great had the Amber Room moved to another place. 7. The Amber Room was one of the great wo

15、nders of the world, but no one knows where it is. 8. We dont know what happened to the Amber Room during the World War I.,F,T,F,9. 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.,T,F,The Amber Room was m

16、ade for _. A. Catherine II B. the palace of Frederick I C. Peter the Great D. the Prussian people 2. 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,B,A,Choose the best answer.,3. The king o

17、f 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,4. 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 wa

18、nted to be friendly to Russia,D,5. The Amber Room was stolen by _. A. Russian soldiers B. German soldiers C. People in Konigsberg D. People in St Petersburg 6. In 1941, the city of Konigsberg was in _. A. Germany B. Russia C. Sweden D. France,B,A,7. The Russians didnt hide the Amber Room because _.

19、A. they were at war B. the couldnt find a place C. the German soldiers arrived too soon D. no train could take it away,C,8. 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

20、. B. The Amber Room was very small so that German soldiers could move it away easily. C. It was destroyed by Peter the Great. D. There was a mystery in it.,A,9. 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 rebuil

21、t by the Russians and Germans with the help of its old paintings and photos. C. they found the site of the Amber Room. D. Catherines artists gave detail advice.,B,A. stole the Amber Room B. sent a troop of his best soldiers to the King of Prussia C. had the Amber Room made D. had it moved outside St Petersburg. E. gave it