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课件网) Cultural Relics Warming up & Reading Warming Up Do you know what a cultural relic is? Does it has to be an item like an old vase or ancient coin? Have you seen some cultural relics in your real life? Pay attention to the pictures following Terracotta warriors and horses 秦始皇兵马俑 Leshan Giant Buddha The Great Wall 长城 The Arch of Triumph (France 凯旋门) London Tower Bridge The Big Ben Clock Tower London The Pyramids in Egypt 埃及金字塔 Taj Mahal 泰姬陵 Statue of Liberty 自由女神像 Two personal items dating back to Qing Dynasty Definition: something which was made or used a long time ago and which is kept for its historical significance. They represent the culture of a place and some periods of history. Answer2: It may be an object, a building, or a personal item. We’ve seen the Great Wall and … amber Do you know what things in these ambers are? What are they made from? IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM We can predict what the text is about from the title as well as the first sentence After reading the title, the first sentence Frederick William I, the King of Prussia, could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history. In search of the Amber Room pair work: find detailed information about the Amber Room (Para 1 P1) Colour Birthplace Design Material Time to complete it yellow-brown Prussia the fancy style popular in those days seven thousand tons of amber; gold and jewels It took a team of the country’s best artists ten years to make it. 1.Why was the Amber Room first built? 3.Who gave it to Russia? 4.Why did Frederick William 1 give the Amber Room to Peter the Great? 5.What did Catherine II do with the Amber Room? 6.Who stole the Amber Room? Questions FrederickⅠ Frederick WilliamⅠ Peter the Great Czar CatherineⅡ Nazi Reading for organization (ex2 p2) How the Amber Room was made How a new Amber Room was built How the Amber Room became one of the wonders of the world How the Amber Room got lost Why the King of Prussia gave the Amber Room to the czar of Russia as a gift Para 1 Para 5 Para 3 Para 4 Para 2 had …made , for his palace. Frederick WilliamⅠ Peter the Great CatherineⅡ FrederickⅠ ask …to add more details to , was completed the way (that/in which) she wanted.(Para 3) in return, sent …a troop of his best soldiers. (Para2) to whom …. belonged, gave it to the Czar as a gift.(Para 2) At first, the Amber Room b_____ to Fredrick I. In 1716 Frederick William I gave it to Peter the Great as a g_____ of friendship. In r_____, the czar sent him a t_____ of his best soldiers. Later, Catherine II h____ it m_____ to the palace outside St Petersburg and told her artists to a_____ more d_____ to its design. Thus, the room was completed t___ w___ (that/in which) she wanted and became one of the great wonders of the world. Summary Sadly, in 1941 some of the Nazis secretly s_____ it. This was a time w_____ Russia and Germany were _ ... ...
