unit 1 cultural relics in search of the amber room reading
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Unit 1 Cultural RelicsUnit 1 Cultural Relics
In Search of the Amber RoomReadin
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Are they cultural relics?
AmberMing Dynasty vase Pyramids
Amber formed more than 50 million years ago from the resin(树脂 ) of giant needle forests.
•color yellow- brown•feel like
•Amber is the Amber is the fossil(化石 )form of form of resin(树脂 ) from trees. from trees.• It takes It takes millions of years to to form.form.
feel as hard as stone
What is amber?
[ fɔsl]‘
[ rezin]‘
amber
beautifulbeautiful rare/preciousrare/precious
Have you ever seen anything made of amber?
What can you infer from the title ?
IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM
The Amber Room was ____________missing / lost
Para 1: _________________ to the Amber room
Paras2-4: The___________ of the Amber Room
Para5: The____________ of the Amber Room
Brief introduction
history
rebuilding
Para.1 Tip . Give specific details
Material: Color: Design: Decorations: Maker: Time:
several tons of ambera yellow-brown color like honeyin the fancy style
decorated with gold and jewelsthe best artists
10 years
Find some details to show the room was amazing.
• Material: much amber• Color: a yellow-brown color• Design: in style• Decorations: decorated with something beautiful• Maker: artists• Time: several years
amazing
Frederick I
Frederick William I
Peter the Great
Catherine II
the German Nazis
(the empress of Russia)
The amazing history of the Amber Room
(the King of Prussia)
(the next King of Prussia)
(the Czar of Russia)
Para.2-4Who What
Frederick I
Frederick William I
Peter the Great
Catherine II
The Nazis
had the room made
gave it to Peter the Great as a gift
made it his winter Palace which served as a reception hallhad it moved to summer palacehad more details added to it
stole the room
remains a mystery
Para.5What did the two countries do to make it up?
•They’ve built a new Amber Room by studying old photos of the former Amber Room.
Why did they rebuild the Amber Room?
Xiangfei Tomb under Repair Xiangfei Tomb is located in the north of Kashgar. Xiangfei, one of Qianlong Emperor favored concubines( 妃 ), was buried in it. It was built many years ago. It took the artists several years to build it. The tomb is made up of a few buildings. Although it serves as a tomb, the design is good and the walls are very beautiful. However, the death of Xiangfei remains a mystery. A tale says that she was forced to kill herself for some reason. It is also said that she died of a serious illness. But some even say that she was murdered by the emperor’s mother. At present, the repair work is being carried out by the local government. There is no doubt that the decorations on the wall were damaged with time passing by. In order to protect it, the government spent much money repairing it and had some modern buildings around it removed.
What’s the problem with the passage?
Homework
1. Review the text and retell the history of the Amber Room.
2. Preview the usage of the key words and expressions in this passage.
What do you expect to read in the passage?
How was the Amber Room lost?What was the Amber Room like?What did the owners do with it?How did amber form?Was it found or rebuilt?
In Search of the Amber Room
Tip1:Write points that are related to the topic.
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