人教版高一英语必修二Unit1 Cultural relics Reading

Unit1CulturalRelicsDoyouknowwhataculturalrelicis?Aculturalrelicissomethingthatcanrepresentcultures,whichhassurvivedforalongtimetotellthehistory,anditisveryrareandvaluable.Culturalrelicscanbecraftworks,buildings,books,paintingsmusic,andsoon.WarmingupMingDynastyvaseLookatthepicturesbelowanddiscusswhattheyareandwhethertheyareculturalrelicsornot.TheTajMahal(InIndia)ivorydragonboatMogaoCaves(InChina)ThePyramidsinEgyptCooperativelearning1.Doyouknowthesefamousplaces?Ifyouknow,whatdoyouknowaboutthem?2.Whichonedoyouliketovisit?Why?3.Whatmakesacitygreatandfamous?(alonghistory;culturalrelics;manygreatpeople;importanteventstakingplacethere)1.Haveyoueverseenapieceofamber?Whatdoyouknowaboutit?2.Lookatthetitleandthepictureofthereadingpassageandpredictwhatitisabout.Thenskimitquicklyandseeifyouwereright.Pre-readingAmberamberbeautifulrare/preciousInSearchoftheAmberRoom(Prussia)Task1:Fast–readingReadthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestions.1.WhywasitcalledtheAmberRoom?2.Whatelsewereusedtomaketheroombesideamber?3.Whywastheamberroomfirstbuilt?Answers:1.WhywasitcalledtheAmberRoom?Itwasgiventhenamebecausealmost7thousandtonsofamberusedtomakeit.2.Whatelsewereusedtomaketheroombesideamber?Theamberroomwasalsomadewithgoldandjewels.3.Whywastheamberroomfirstmadefor?ItwasfirstmadeforthepalaceofFrederickI.Para1.DescriptionoftheAmberRoomMaterial1._____ColorYellow-brownDesignInthe2.______popularinthosedaysDecorationsGoldandjewelsLengthAbout3.______Amberfancystyle4metresTask2:DetailsofeachparagraphPara2:WhathappenedtotheAmberRoomin1716?FrederickWilliamI(thekingofPrussia)1.hisinStPetersburg2.asmallforimportantvisitors.asagiftoffriendshipgavetoinreturntoservedas(theCzar)SenthimhisbestsoldiersPetertheGreatatroopofwinterpalacereceptionhallPara.3：ThechangesoftheAmberRoomQuestions:WhohadtheAmberRoommovedtoapalaceoutsideStPetersburg?A.FrederickWilliamIB.Catherine׀׀C.PetertheGreatD.FrederickIPara.4：themissingoftheAmberRoomTime:Event:1941Russia(theRussians)NaziGermany(theNazis)atwarstole.theNazisarrivedsentittoKonigsberg.Afterthat,whathappenedtotheAmberRoomwas.wereonlyabletoremove.furnitureandsmallartobjectstheAmberRoomamysteryPara.5：AnewAmberRoomQs:1.WhohavebuiltanewAmberRoom?2.HowoldisStPetersburgnow?TheRussiansandGermans.300yearsoldnow.Paragraph1.HowwastheAmberRoommade?Paragraph2.WhydidtheKingofPrussiagivetheAmberRoomtotheCzarofRussiaasagift?Task3:MainideaofeachparagraphParagraph3.HowdidtheAmberRoombecomeoneofthewondersoftheworld.Paragraph4.HowdidtheAmberRoomgetlost.Paragraph5.HowwasanewAmberRoombuilt.AmberRoom,thebestandbiggestworkofamberartevermade,wasfirstbuiltforthe_____ofFrederickI.In1916,FrederikWilliamIgaveittoPetertheGreatasa_____offriendshipand_____returnhegottheCzar’satroopofbestsoldiers.ThustheAmberRoombecamepartoftheCzar’s_____palaceinSt.Petersburgandservedasasmall_______hallforimportantvisitors.Later,CatherineIItoldherartiststo_____moredetails_____itsdesign.Unfortunately,inSeptember,1941,WhenRussiaandNaziGermanywere___war,theAmberRoomwassecretlystolenbytheNazis.100,000piecesoftheroomwereputinsidetwenty-sevenwoodenboxes.__________nodoubtthattheboxeswerethenputonatrainforKonigsberg.Afterthat,theAmberRoomwas_____.Whilethesearchfortheoldroomcontinues,theRussiansandGermanshavebuiltanewAmberRoomwhichwasreadyforthepeopleofSt.Petersbrugtocelebratethe300thbirthdayoftheircityinthespringof2003.palacegiftinwinterreceptionaddtoatThereismissingWhethershouldtheOldSummerPalace(圆明园)berebuiltornot?Why?foragainst1.ThisclasswehadadiscussiononwhethertheOldSummerPalaceshouldbebuilt.Somestudentsareforitbutothersareagainstit.Pleasesortthemoutandwriteacompositionaboutit.1.2.EXX2onPage42,EXXonPage46.Thankyouverymuch!