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课件网) Reading In search of The Amber Room Lead-in Have you ever heard of amber What is amber Amber is the fossil（化石） form of resin(树脂） from trees.It takes millions of years to form. What characteristics does the amber have .It has a beautiful yellow-brown color. .It feels as hard as stone. .It easily melt when heated. .Once it is heated,it can be made into any shape. Can you imagine a room made of amber Now watch a VCR to get to know something about such a room. In Search Of The Amber Room When you see this title,what do you want to know What is the Amber Room What was it made for What happened to it Why to search for it Step 2 Fast- reading Task1.Read and get the main idea. It tells us the strange history of the_____, a cultural relic of two countries: _____ and _____. Amber Room Germany Russia Task2.Read the text quickly again, and try to find out the main idea for each paragraph. Paragraph 1: The Amber Room and its_____ Paragraph 2-3: _____ of the Amber Room Paragraph 4: _____ of the Amber Room Paragraph 5: _____ of the Amber Room The history design The missing The rebuilding Step3.Careful reading Para 1. The Amber Room and its design Color Birthplace Style Material Time of building it yellow-brown Prussia fancy style amber (several tons) gold jewels 10 years Frederick I Frederick William I Peter the Great Catherine II sent a troop of his best soldiers to the King of Prussia. had the Amber Room made had it moved outside St Petersburg. gave it to the Czar as a gift Join the correct parts of the sentences together. Para 2-3 The history of the Amber Room Para 4 The missing of the Amber Room 1. 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 2. In 1941, the city of Konigsberg was in ___. A. Germany B. Russia C. Sweden D. France C A Para 5 The rebuilding of the amber room 1.It was built by _____. 2.Following _____, it has been made to look much like _____. 3.It was used to celebrate _____of the city St Petersburg. the 300th birthday the old one old photos of the former one the Russians and Germans Step 4 Post-reading I. Draw a chart to show the remove of the Amber Room. Prussia Russia the winter palace in St Petersburg the summer palace in St Petersburg Konigsberg German city on the Baltic Sea Ⅱ. Finish the following passage according to the text. In fact, the Amber Room was made not to be a ____, but was _____ for the _____ of Frederick I. In _____ Frederick WilliamⅠgave the Amber Room to _____ as a gift. In 1770, CatherineⅡhad completed the _____ to the Amber room. In 1941, The Nazi German army_____ the Amber Room. After that, what happened to the Amber Room _____ a mystery. In 2003, The_____ of the Amber Room was completed and it looked much like the old one, _____ the old photos. designed palace 1716 Peter the Great adding stole remains rebuilding f ... ...
