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Cultural relics
Do you know the following cultural relics (heritage sites)?
The Forbidden City
(紫禁城 )
Mausoleum of
the First Qin
Emperor and
Terracotta
Warriors
Temple of Heaven
The Taj Mahal (In India)
ivory dragon boat
Mogao Caves (In China)
It is one of the seven wonders in the world.
It is the only wonder that can be seen from a spaceship in space.
It is the symbol of China and its culture.
They are near the capital city of Egypt---Cairo.
They were the tombs of the Egyptian kings and queens.
They are the symbol of Egypt and its culture.
Pyramids
It is in England.
It is a circle of large standing stones.
It was built in stages from 3100 BC to 1500 BC.
It is the symbol of England and its culture.
stonehenge
Question
In Search of the Amber Room
Main idea: the strange history of the Amber Room
Looking for !
the Amber Room in Russia
What happened to the Amber Room?
Listening&Scanning
Colour
Design
Made up of
(formation)
Time of building it
Par. 1:
The best and biggest work of amber art ever mad(有史以来所制作的最大最好的琥珀艺术作品)
an introduction of the Amber Room
琳琅满目的琥珀
Of the fancy style popular in those days
amber(7000 tons)goldjewels
10years for a team of the country’s best artists.
Yellow-brown
Par. 2 : A gift to Peter the Great
Q1: In fact, What was the amber room first made for?
Key: It was first made for the palace( 寝宫 )of Frederick I.
Q2: 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 visitors.
as a gift
gave to
in return
to
for
Peter the Great (the Czar)
as a reward for something
gave a troop of his best soldiers
Something given to a
person use
Par. 3 :
Who (person) : Catherine II
What(event): 1.She had the Amber Room ________ to the palace outside St Petersburg.
Details: 600 candles ____ the roomThe mirrors and pictures _________ like gold
More details were added to the Amber Room
2.Told her artists to _____ more details to its design
moved
add
litshone
Par. 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 to Konisbergthe Amber Room was missing
to take something away
were only able to removefurniture and small art objects
Par.5 : A new Amber Room
Fill in the blanks:
While the ____ ____ the old room continues ,the Russians and Germans have built __ ___ _____ ____ at the summer palace. In the spring of 2003, it was ready for the people of St. Petersburg to ________ ____ 300th birthday of their city.
search fora new Amber Room
celebrate the
1 Read the passage again and choose the best answer for each blank.
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 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 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 was in _____ A Germany B Russia C Sweden D France
5 The Russians didn’t hide the Amber Room because _____
A they were at war B they couldn’t find a place
C the German soldiers arrived too soon D no train could take it away
Retell:
was built
was given
was added
was stolenwas missing
was rebuilt
was becoming
Retelling: IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM Amber Room, the best and biggest work of amber art ever made, was
first built for _____ _____ _____ Frederick I. In 1916, Frederik William I
gave it to Peter the Great _____ _____ _____ and _____ _____ he got
the Czar’s best soldiers. Thus the Amber Room became part of the Cza
r’s _____ _____ in St.Petersburg and served as a small _______
___ for important visitors. Later,Catherine II told her artists to _____ m
ore details _____ its design. Unfortunately, in September,1941,When R
ussia and Nazi Germany were _____ ____,
the Amber Room was secretly _____ by the Nazis. 100,000 pieces of th
e room were put inside twenty-seven wooden boxes. _____ _____ ____
_ _____ that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg.After th
at,the Amber Room _____ _____. While the search for the old room con
tinues, the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room which
was ready for the people of St.Petersbrug to celebrate the 300th birthday
of their city in the spring of 2003.
the palace of
as a gift in
summer palace
reception halladd to
at war
stolen
There is
was missing
return
no doubt
1.Retell the story .
2.Do ex. 1&2 on P2