人教版高一英语必修二unit1

Paragraph 5: __t_h_e__r_e_b_u_i_ld_i_n_g_of the Amber Room
careful reading
1. What was the Amber Room made of ? Several tons of amber were used to make it. It was also decorated with gold and jewels.
(the Russians)
at war
Nazi Germany
(the Nazis)
were only able to remove furniture and.small art objects
stolethe Amber Roo.m
After that ,what happened to the Amber Room was a mystery.
Paragraph 1: The Amber Room and its_d__e_s_ig_n__
Paragraph 2-3: __th_e__h_i_s_t_o_r_y of the Amber Room
Paragraph 4: __t_h_e__m__is_s_i_n_g_ of the Amber Room
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1.Frede rickⅠ
2.Frederick WilliamⅠ
3.Peter the Great
4.Catherine Ⅱ
1. What did these four people do to the Amber Room?
2.What happened in these four years (1716; 1770; 1941; 2003)?
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Ⅱ.Pre-reading:
Have you ever seen a piece of amber?
What do you know about it?
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What is amber?
•color
yellow- brown
•feel like feel as hard as stone
•Amber is the fossil(化石)form of resin(树脂) from trees.
Catherine Ⅱ_a_d_d_e_d more 1770 details to the Amber
room.
1941 The Nazi German army _s_to_l_e_ the Amber Room.
2. How many years did the artists take to make the Amber Room?
It took the country’s best artists about ten years to make the Amber Room.
an introduction of the Amber Room
What was the Amber Room used for when it belonged to Peter the Great? It served as a small reception hall for important visitors.
Para 3
What did Catherine II use the Amber Room for?
the next king of Prussia Peter the Great ：the Czar of Russia Catherine Ⅱ: the female Czar of Russia
years
1716 1770 1941 2003
places
Prussia Russia
Germany
She spent her summers in the Amber Room. What could you see in the Amber room after it was completed?
Almost six hundred candles lit the room, and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold.
It tells us the strange history of
the_A__m_b__e_r __R_o_o__m__, a cultural relic
of two countries: G__e_r_m__a_n_y_ and _R__u_s_s_i_a_.
Read the passage quickly and find out characters , years ,and places in the passage. ( clues 线索）(3 m.)
Para 2
For what reason was the Amber Room first designed?
It was first designed for the palace of Frederick I.
What did Peter the Great give in return?
The Czar gave the king of Prussia a troop of his best soldiers.
The clue of the story
Nazi
FrederickⅠ
Peter the Great Czar
Frederick WilliamⅠ
CatherineⅡ
years
Frederick WilliamⅠgave the
1716 Amber Room to Peter the Great__a_s_a__g_i_ft_.
Taj Mahal（泰姬陵）
special material and fine design
ivory dragon boat
It’s part of the cliffs.
莫高窟 ( 千佛洞)
Mogao Caves (In China)
Mogao Caves
There are manmade Buddhist (佛 教）paintings in those caves.It represents the period when people felt strongly enough about Buddhism.
Look at the pictures below and discuss what they are and whether they are cultural relics or not.
Ming Dynasty vase It’s very old and it is very special to the Ming dynasty period.
characters
1
places
3
years
2
1.FrederickⅠ
3.Peter the Great
2.Frederick WilliamⅠ
4.CatherineⅡ
Background Information
Frederick I： the first king of Prussia
Frederick William I:
Do you know what these things are? Chinese cultural relics
What is a cultural relic?
A cultural relic is something that has survived for a long time, often a part of something old that has remained when the rest of it has been destroyed; it tells people about the past.
明朝花瓶
Ming Dynasty vase
This vase is a kind of china which was made in China.
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. It is located in India. It is the grave a king built for his wife. It showed the deep love of the king and queen.
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who the Russians and Germans
2
how
by studying old photos of the former one
3 when
2003
4 why celebrate the 300th birthday of their city
Only original colour picture of the Amber Room
( T) The Nazis stole the Amber Room
within two days. Para. 4： the missing of the Amber Room
Para. 4： the missing of the Amber
Room
Time : 1941 Event:
Russia
Colour
Yellow-brown
Design
How long was
it built?
Of the fancy style popular in those days
10years for a team of the country’s best artists.
The best and biggest work of amber art ever made.有史以来所制作的最大最好的琥珀艺术作品
• It takes millions of years to form.
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、氧以及少量的硫，硬度2-3， 比重1.05-1.10，熔点150C-180C，燃点250C375C。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 。
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What do you think amber can be made into?
necklace
ring
பைடு நூலகம்
bracelet手链
barrette发夹
perfume bottle
glass
In search of the Amber Room
• TThehaembaermrobomewrarsofirostmbuilwt ina1s709 first built in 1709.
The Amber
Room
（虎珀屋）
Read the text quickly, trying to get the main idea about the text. (5m.)
the Nazis arrived
sent it to Konigsberg.
Para.5： A new Amber Room
( B) Which of the following is wrong about the Amber Room?
A. People continue to search for the old room.
B. People find the room finally. C. The Russians and Germans have built a
new one. D. The new one is much like the old one.
Para.5 The rebuilding of amber room
True or False
( T) Germany and Russia are at war in
1941
( F) All things in the Amber Room were
stolen. The Russians were only able to remove the furniture and small art objects from the Amber Room.