
高一英语必修二Unit1 Reading II课件2.ppt
84页In search of the amber roomUnit 1 Reading •Do you know what they are made of ?What colour does amber have?Yellow and brown.What do you think amber can be made into?necklace, ring, glass, vase, perfume bottle , earring, frame , sculpture, barrette发夹, bracelet手链, lampshade, etc•The amber room was first built in 1709The amber room was first built in 1709.It is said that the amber room is worth____________________ dollars.100-250 million (1亿-2.5亿)How much does it cost?Suppose the Amber Room got lost. How would you feel? What will you do? What do you think the text may talk aboutaccording to the title? •Listen carefully and find out characters ,years ,and places in the passage.charactersyearsplaces123Frederick WilliamⅠⅠPeter the Great CzarCatherineⅡⅡFrederickⅠⅠ What did these people do to the Amber Room?FrederickⅠⅠFrederick WilliamⅠⅠpass downPeter the Great Czargive as a giftWhat did Peter the Great do after he received the gift?Frederick William IFrederick William I Peter the GreatPeter the Great In returnpass downstoleFrederickⅠⅠFrederickFrederick WilliamWilliamⅠⅠⅠⅠPeter the Great Peter the Great CzarCzarCatherineⅡⅡNazi1716177019412003Frederick WilliamⅠⅠ gave the Amber Room to Peter the Great as a gift.Catherine Ⅱhad completed the adding to the Amber roomThe Nazi German army stole the Amber RoomThe rebuilding of the Amber Room was completed.yearsPrussiawinter palace in St Petersburgsummer palace outside St PetersburgRussiaGermanyKonigsgerg on the Baltic sea?placesCareful reading(Answer the following questions)1. What was the Amber Room made of ? 2. The amber feels as hard as stone, how can it be made into a room?1. What was the Amber Room made of ? 7,000 tons of amber were used to make it.It was also made with gold and jewels.2. The amber feels as hard as stone, how can it be made into a room? Once it is heated, the amber can be made into any shape.The Amber RoomPurpose It was made not to be a___________, but for the ___________ of Frederick I.giftpalaceCareful readingNames of placesWhat is it used for? St. Petersburg (Winter Palace)Summer PalaceFor the people of St. Petersburg to For the people of St. Petersburg to celebratecelebrate the the 300th birthday300th birthday of the of the city.city.PrussiaAs a As a smallsmall receptionreception hall for important visitors.CatherineCatherine Ⅱ Ⅱ spentspent herher summerssummers there.there.Summer Palace2003 As the palace of FrederickⅠ As the palace of FrederickⅠRead againDo true or false exercises according to the text. 1.Frederick William I was the King of Russia.2.The Amber Room has a strange history and it remains a mystery.3.The Amber Room was made up of seven hundred tons of amber.4.The amber is as hard as stone and hard to be made into shapes.F T F F Prussiathousandeasy5. Peter the Great made Amber Room his Summer Palace.6.Catherine II added more details to the Amber Room and made it her Summer Palace.F T winterRead the text again and discuss the main idea of each paragraph. •Paragraph 1: ____________of the Amber Room.•Paragraph 2-3: __________ of the Amber Room.•Paragraph 4: ____________ of the Amber Room.•Paragraph 5: _______________of the Amber Room.CreationHistoryDisappearanceRebuilding•The Amber Room was made ____.Frederick WilliamⅠ________. It soon became part of the Czar’s winter palace in St. Petersburg. Later, CatherineⅡ _______and she told her artists to ________. In September, 1941the Nazi Germany army secretly ________. After that, what happened to the Amber Room ________. Now Russians and Germans have ________ much like the old one. Find words and phrases on P1-2•1. 文化遗产文化遗产•2. 调查调查•3. 属于属于•4. 迷路,丢失迷路,丢失•5. 寻找寻找•6. 这样一段离奇的历史这样一段离奇的历史•7. 有奇特的风格有奇特的风格•8. 像石头一样硬像石头一样硬•9. 被制成被制成•10. 琥珀艺术品琥珀艺术品.•11. 为为…而做而做cultural relicslook intobelong toget lostin search ofsuch a strange historyas hard as stonebe made intothe work of amber artbe made forbe the fancy style• 12. 四米长四米长 •13. 作为回报作为回报•14. 成为成为…的一部分的一部分•15. 充当,用作充当,用作•16. 添加添加…到到…•17. 世界上的伟大奇迹世界上的伟大奇迹•18. 处于交战状态处于交战状态•19. 少于少于•20. 毫无疑问毫无疑问•21. 庆祝第庆祝第…个生日个生日/纪念日纪念日four meters longin returnless thanbe made forbe at warthe great wonders of the worldadd … tobe made forcelebrate the birthday of…no doubt1. Frederick William I, the king of Prussia, 2. ____ never ______________that his greatest 3. gift to the Russian people would have such 4. a strange history.could have imagined情态动词情态动词++ have done The box has been touched. Someone must have come here last nigh.You should have told me earlier. What shall we do now?2. This gift was the Amber Room, ________was given this name because almost seven thousand tons of ________were used to make it.which amber1) The chairman, _______spoke first, sat on my right.2)The speech, _________bored everyone, went on and on .3)On April 1 they flew to Beijing, _______they stayed several days.4)I’m seeing the manager tomorrow, _________he will be back from New York.whowhichwherewhenfeel + adj.Your hands feel cold. The cloth feels soft.How doe it feel to be alone all day?3.Although it ______as hard as stone, it easily melts when_______.feelsheated….when heated = when it is heated. Even if invited, her won’t go.When heated, water changes into steam.4. Once it is heated, the amber can____________ any shape.be made intobe made intoIn this factory, trees are cut into pieces and pulped. And the pulp is made into paper.P 175. The design for the room was__________________ popular in those days. (Pa. 1)of the fancy styleof the fancy stylebe++of + n.( phrase) I am pleased to have been of help to you. (of help= very helpful.)All of the boys in the class are of the same age. of different sizes, of great importance, of no use, of little valuePage 18 popular in those days 形容词短语作后置定语修饰They have a house larger than yours.a house larger than yours= a house which is larger than yours.The boys easiest to teach are in my class.the boys easiest to teach= the boys who are easiest to teach6. Every one agreed that it was the best and biggest work of amber art ever________. madeever made= that had ever been made6. In 1770, the room was completed ________she wanted it. the way she wanted the way 的用法与连词相同,后面常常带的用法与连词相同,后面常常带thatthat。
I was never allowed to do things the way I wanted. in a way in the wayHe was looking at her in a way that surprised her.We have to make it work in the way that they want it to.the way(Pa.3)7. This was a time when the two countries __________.The two countries __________________for many years. People there are suffering a lot.were at warwere at war 处于交战状态处于交战状态have been at warPa. 4=fighting against each other8. There is no ______that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg, _____________a German city on the Baltic Sea. doubtat that timeThey had to face the fact that the nearest filling station is thirty kilometers away.The doctors came to the conclusion that the patient was suffering from cancer.此类从句通常用thatthat来引导,随着与其同位的名词不同,也可由whenwhen 、wherewhere、howhow 等来引导。
I have no idea when her will return.Page 279. After that, what really happened to the Amber Room ________a mystery.remain + n. /adj. vi. These matters remain in doubt. Facing the terrifying waves, the captain remained calm.He remained a prisoner for rest of his life.remainsActivitiesJoin them please!Suppose you are the guide of the Amber Room!You are going to introduce the Amber Room to us.What are you going to introduce?WelcomeActivity 1•Design/material •The history of Amber Room.•Built>lost>rebuilt• owner ,present ,move to winter palace,add to more details, remove, to piecesput on trains ,remain a mystery ,300th birthdaybuiltlostrebuiltadded to more detailsgave to sb. as a giftstolen Activity 2The Pyramid in EgyptThe Statue of LibertyWhat are the similarities of these cultural relics?1.What do they have in common?• They are all symbols of their countries and their cultures. •They are all great man-made projects in the world. •They were built long time ago for some important purpose and they are now of great value to us today.•All these cultural relics are quite beautiful. But some of them were lost or ruined in history, such as Yuan Ming Yuan, The Great Wall, The Pyramid. what can cause them lost or ruined? what can cause them lost or ruined? Yuan Ming Yuan (in China)A garden for the EmperorIn October, 1860, the Yuanmingyuan Park was destroyed by the Anglo-French Joint Forces or the armies of France and Britain. Now many people hope to rebuild the Park. Do you think it necessary to rebuild the Park? Please discuss this topic with your partners and tell us your ideas.The Pyramids in EgyptThe tombs for Pharaoh ((法老)法老)in ancient Egypt (Cultural and natural relics)The Sphinx1. Maybe they were destroyed by natural disasters (wind and rain). 2.Maybe they were even stolen by invaders during wars. What can cause them lost or ruined?Now our government has spent a lot of money on rebuilding it. Do you think it is worthwhile?1.They have great value to us.2.They tell us what our ancestors (祖先)were and what their life was like.3.They tell us the history of our country, no one should forget the past.As we known, some of the cultural relics were destroyed . Such as Yuan Ming Yuan, it was burnt out by the invaders.Useful expression:I think it is worthwhile because...I don’t think so because...I think it is worthwhile to rebuild some cultural relics such as the Great Wall,The Amber Room, the Pyramid and so on . Do you agree?DebateforagainstActivity 2 I think it is worthwhile to reproduce the Amber Room. Because it represents the culture and a period of history in St. Petersburg. It is a trace and feature surviving from a past age and serving to remind people of a lost time.•S1::The Great Wall in China is in danger. Some parts of the wall have been destroyed by the wind,,air and rain. Thus it is dangerous for people to climb parts of the Great Wall. And there is also some rubbish on the Great Wall, which destroyed the beauty of the Great Wall.S2: The pyramids in Egypt are also destroyed by the wind, air and rain. Some of them need to be repaired. Now, boys and girls, I met a “moral dilemma”. That means I must make a choice between the interests of the family and the interests of the society. Things are like this: My old granny happened to find an ancient vase under the tree in the earth of our garden. It’s so beautiful and special. Now, my family fell into a moral dilemma. Can you help us to make a decision: A: What should we do?B: Can we keep it for ourselves or report it to the government? C: Have you come across such a situation — to make a difficult choice? 进退两难的局面Activity3。












