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Unit 1 Cultural Relics
Amber
amber
beautifulbeautiful rare/rare/preciousprecious
Can you imagine a house
made of amber ?
A picture of the Amber Room in St Petersburg in Russia
Read Para 1 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 thecountry’s best artists tenyears to make it.
Do you want to know more about the Amber Room?
Listen to the text and do the following Comprehending. Page 2/2Main idea for each paragraph
Listen to the text and do the following Comprehending. Page 2/2Main idea for each paragraph
Task 1:
Task 2:
Person---event page 2/2
The Amber Room
PurposeIt was made not to be a ___________, but for the ___________ of Frederick I.
Whathappened to the Amber Room.
1716____________________________________.
1770____________________________________.
1941____________________________________.
2003____________________________________.
Frederick William gave the Amber ⅠRoom to Peter the Great as a gift.
Catherine had completed the adding Ⅱto the Amber room
The Nazi German army stole the Amber Room
The rebuilding of the Amber Room was completed.
giftpalace
Task 3:
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
Task 4: 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 didn’t hide the Amber
Room because ______.
A. they were at war
B. the couldn’t find a place
C. the German soldiers arrived too soon
D. no train could take it away
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 don’t belong to a single Cultural relics don’t belong to a single
man; they belong to the whole world anman; they belong to the whole world an
d the human beings.d the human beings.