2020/3/16culturalrelics1Unit1Culturalrelics2020/3/16culturalrelics2Ⅱ.Pre-reading:Haveyoueverseenapieceofamber?watchthevideo!Whatdoyouknowaboutit?•coloryellow-brown•feellike•Amberisthefossil(化石)formofresin(树脂)fromtrees.•Ittakesmillionsofyearstoform.feelashardasstoneWhatisamber?2020/3/16culturalrelics4TheAmberRoomINSEARTCHOFTHEAMBERROOMReadingTheAmberRoomwasmadeofalmostseventhousandtonsofamber.ItwasbuiltinPrussia.Then,theking,FrederickWilliamI,sentittoPetertheGreatasagiftoffriend-ship.Anditsoonbecamepartofthewinterpalace.Later,CatherineⅡhadherartistsaddmoredetailstoitsdesign.InSeptember,1941theNaziGermanarmysecretlystoletheAmberRoomandthenitdisappearedmystically.BackgroundHowdidtheAmberRoombecomeoneofthewondersoftheworld?HowwasanewAmberRoombuilt?HowdidtheAmberRoomgetlost?HowwastheAmberRoommade?WhydidtheKingofPrussiagivetheAmberRoomtotheCzarofRussiaasagift?Para3Para5Para4Para1Para2Thefollowingfivequestionssummarizethemainideaofthefiveparagraphsinthepassage.Puttheparagraphnumbersintheboxes.Thenanswerthequestions.21.IttooksomebestartistsabouttenyearstomaketheoldAmberRoom.2.TheAmberRoomservedasareceptionhallfortheguestsofFrederickI.3.TheAmberRoomwastakenapart,putinsidesomewoodenboxesandtakenawaybytheNazis.4.ThenewAmberRoomwasbuiltatthewinterpalace.TFTFTrue(T)orfalse(F).1716177019412003FrederickWilliamⅠgavetheAmberRoomtoPetertheGreatasagift.CatherineⅡhadcompletedtheaddingtotheAmberroom.TheNaziGermanarmystoletheAmberRoom.TherebuildingoftheAmberRoomwascompleted.yearsyears1.ThekingofPrussiawhogavetheAmberRoomasagifttoRussiawas___.A.FrederickIB.FrederickWilliamIC.PetertheGreatD.CatherineIIBCarefulreading—Detailedinformation2.ThekingofPrussiagavetheAmberRoomtoRussiabecause_____.A.hewantedtomarryCatherineII.B.hewaskind.C.heneededbettersoldiersD.hewantedtomakefriendsD3.TheAmberRoomwasstolenby___.A.RussiansoldiersB.GermansoldiersC.PeopleinKonigsbergD.PeopleinStPetersburg4.In1941,thecityofKonigsbergwasin___.A.GermanyB.RussiaC.SwedenD.FranceBAC5.TheRussiansdidn’thidetheAmberRoombecause______.A.theywereatwarB.theycouldn’tfindaplaceC.theGermansoldiersarrivedtoosoonD.notraincouldtakeitaway1.RemembertheusefulwordsandExpressions.2.TrytoretellthestoryabouttheAmberRoom.3.Prepareforthenextperiod.backHomework