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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,In Search of the Amber Room,Reading,Unit 1 Cultural Relics,Amber,amber,beautiful,rare/precious,Can you imagine a house made of amber,?,A picture of the Amber Room,in St Petersburg in Russia,Read Para 1,to find,detailed information,About the Amber Room,Colour,Birthplace,Design,Material,Time to,complete it,yellow-brown,Prussia,in the fancy style popular,in those days,several tons of amber;,gold and jewels,It took a team of the,countrys best artists ten,years to make it.,Do you want,to know,more about,the Amber,Room?,Reading,Find out all the people related to the Amber Room from the text.,Frederick I,Frederick William I,Peter the Great,Catherine II,The Nazi German,Frederick William I (1688-1740), king of Prussia (1713-1740),his,greatest accomplishment was in the internal development of Prussia.,Prussia began as the German district of Brandenburg.,It became the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701,Peter the Great or Peter I (1672-1725), emperor of Russia (1682-1725), who,brought Western culture to Russia, built roads and canals, modernized the army and navy, and secured seaports for trade.,Catherine the Great (1729-1796), empress of Russia, expanded her vast countrys borders south to the Black Sea and west into Europe while continuing the Westernization begun by Peter the Great,.,The Amber Room,Purpose,It was made not to be a _, but for the _ of Frederick I.,What,happened to,the Amber Room.,1716_.,1770_.,1941_.,2003_.,Frederick William gave the Amber,Room to Peter the Great as a gift.,Catherine had completed the adding to the Amber room,The Nazi German army stole the Amber Room,The rebuilding of the Amber Room was completed.,gift,palace,para.2-para.5,1. The king of 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,Choose the best answer,2. The king of Prussia gave the Amber Room to Russia because_. A. he wanted to marry Catherine II. B. he was kind. C. he needed better soldiers D. he wanted to make friends,D,3. The Amber Room was stolen by_. A. Russian soldiers B. German soldiers C. People in Konigsberg D. People in St Petersburg,4. In 1941, the city of Konigsberg belonged to _. A. Germany B. Russia C. Sweden D. France,B,A,C,5. The Russians didnt hide the Amber Room because _. 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,Read the text again and answer the following questions(discuss in pairs):,Reading,Answer the following questions:,What could the King of,Prussia never think of,his present to the Russian?,He could never think of his present,would have such a strange history.,2. Why was the gift given the name,the Amber Room?,Because about seven thousand tons,of amber were melt to make it.,3. What shape can the amber be made,into when heated?,4. Is the Amber Room pure amber made,with?,No. Its also made with gold and jewels.,5. Was the Amber Room specially made,to be a gift?,No, it wasnt.,6. What was the Amber Room made for?,For the palace of Frederick I.,Any shape.,7. What did the Czar give the King of Prussia,in return?,55 of his best soldiers.,8. Where was the Amber Room first placed?,In the Czars winter palace in St Petersburg.,9. What did Catherine II do to the Amber Room?,She had her artists add more details to its design.,10. Is the Amber Room still in Russia?,No, it isnt.,11. Where is it now?,No one knows. It remains a mystery.,12. What happened to the Amber Room?,It was stolen by the Nazis and is missing now.,13. When did the Amber Room disappear?,During the Second World War.,14. What were saved from the Amber Room?,The furniture and small art objects.,15. How old is St Petersburg now?,3,years old now.,discussion,If you find a cultural relic, what will you do with it?,Keep it for yourself,Give it to the government,Sell it secretly and earn a lot of money,Ask parents,Cultural relics dont belong to a single man; they belong to the whole world and the human beings.,
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