Unit One

Learning about language

FrederickⅠ

Frederick WilliamⅠ

Frederick WilliamⅠ

Peter the Peter the Great ,Great ,

the the CzarCzar

CatherineCatherineⅡⅡ

Nazi

17161770

1941

recently

The Amber Room was first made in the special st

yle for the palace of Frederick I. Later, Catherine II t

old the persons who created works of art to add mor

e details to it. Unfortunately, in 1941,when Russia an

d Nazi Germany were fighting against each other , th

e Amber Room was secretly stolen by the Nazis befo

re the Russians took away all the treasures. 100,000

pieces of the room were put inside 27 boxes which

were made of wood. It was certain that t

he boxes were then put on a train for Königsberg. Af

ter that, what happened to the amber room remains

an unknown thing .

designed fancy

the artists

at war

removed

wooden boxes

There was no doubt that

a mystery

1 有这样一个离奇的历史2 被 ...用来3 造型奇特4 用… ..装饰5 被制成6 为… .而设计7 属于8 作为回报9 增添细节10 被认为世界奇迹之一

11 处于交战状态12 少于13 毫无疑问14 仍然是个谜15 值得… .

1 have such an amazing history

2 be used to

3 in the fancy style

4 be decorated with

5 be made to be…

6 be designed for

7 belong to

8 in return

9 add more details to

10 be considered one of the wonders of the world

11 be at war

12 less than

13 there is no doubt that….

14 remain a mystery

15 be worth sth /doing sth.

belong (vi.) tobelong (vi.) to

1. Does this house 1. Does this house belong tobelong to Mr. Smith? Mr. Smith?2. 2. 判断正误判断正误 (1)The boy is belonging to Grade One.(1)The boy is belonging to Grade One. (2)The bike is belonged to me.(2)The bike is belonged to me.

3. 3. 翻译句子：翻译句子：Frederick William , ⅠFrederick William , Ⅰ toto whom the amber room whom the amber roombelongedbelonged, decided not to keep it., decided not to keep it.

belongs tobelongs tobelongs tobelongs to

注： belong不可以用于被动语态，或进行时

There is no doubt that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg, which was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea.

There is no doubt that language plays an important part in the culture.

毫无疑问语言在文化中起重要的作用。

After that, what happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery.

1. 他那天做了些什么仍然还是一个谜What he did that day remains a mystery

2 如何说服他改变主意还是一个问题How to persuade him to change his mind remains a problem.

be at war

1 当时，中国和日本正在打仗。

At that time, Japan and China were at war.

2 两国交战多年。人民苦难深重The two countries have been at war for many years. People there are suffering a lot.

worth

1 有 (...的 )价值 ,值 ...

2 值得 (做 ...) be worth doing

The treasure is worth $100,000.

The summer palace is worth visiting.

The amber room was given its name because several tons of amber _______________ make it. It ____________ belong to the king of Prussia. Later it was given to the Russian Czar as a gift. So the amber room became part of the Czar’s winter palace in St Petersburg, where it ____________ be a small reception hall for important visitors. Later, Catherine II had the amber room moved to a palace outside St Petersberg where she ___________ spending her summers.

used to

be used to do…

be used to doing ….

were used to used to

was used towas used as

was used to

过去常常 /过去曾经被用来做某事

习惯于做某事

be used to be decorated with a troop of belong to in return at war less than

1 Twenty-seven wooden boxes ______________ take away the pieces of the amber room.

2 The amber room was lost when the two countries ________________

3 In ____________ 3 years, a new amber room was rebuilt.

4 Germany sent _____________ experts to help the Russians rebuild the new amber room

5 The room _______________ a large number of works of art.

6 The artist gave the famous painting which __________ him as a gift to Mr.Smith. ___________, Mr.Smith selected some valuable jewels in his shop for the artist.

were used to

were at war

less than

a troop of

was decorated with

belonged to

In return

1 We read the ___________ history of the amber room

We were ___________ at the fact that it was made of several tons of amber.

Its fancy style also ________ us. (amaze/ amazed / amazing)

2 Peter the Great __________ the gift and accepted it.

He used it as a small _________ hall for important visitors. (receive / reception)

3 Amber is often used to be made into ___________

The amber room was a treasure ___________ with gold and jewels. (decorate / decoration)

4 The cultural relics are very _____________

(value/valuable)

amazing

amazed

amazed

receivedreception

decorations

decorated

valuable

take / spend / cost / pay

1 The amber room _________ the country’s best artists about 10 years to make

2 Catherine II ________ her summers in a palace outside St Petersburg.

3 Rebuilding the amber room __________ the Russians about $100,000

took

spent

cost

It took the artists 10 years to make the amber room

1. Some researchers believe that there is no doubt ____ a cure for AIDS will be found.

A. which B. what C. that D. whether

2. Do you know whom this bird _______ ?A.belong to B. belongs to C. is belonged to D. is belonging to

3. He’s given me so much help that I really want to do something for him _____.

A. in returns B. by turns C. in return D. in answer

4. Charles Babbage is generally considered _____ the first computer.

A. to invent B. inventing C. to have invented D. having

C

B

C

C

This gift was the Amber Room, ________was

given this name because almost seven thousand

tons of ________were used to make it.

which

amber

1) 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.

whowhich

where

when

Put the two sentences into one:1. Mrs. Clark is angry with the goat. The goat is eating her flowers.

Mrs. Clark is angry with the goat which /that is eating her flowers.

2. Can you lend me the book? You talked about

it last night.Can you lend me the book (which/that) you talked about last night.Can you lend me the book about which you talked last night?

3 Are you familiar with the teacher. The teacher spoke to me just now.Are you familiar with the teacher who/that spoke to me just now.

4 The scientist is very famous in the world. We met her yesterday.The scientist (who / whom/ that) we met yesterday is very famous in the world. 5 This is the boy. His father is a teacher.

This is the boy whose father is a teacher.

The room is mine. Its window faces south.

The room whose window faces south is mine.

6 I still remember the day. On that day I joined the army.I still remember the day on which I joined the army. I still remember the day when I joined the army.

7 This is the house. We lived in it last year.

This is the house in which we lived last year.

This is the house where we lived last year.

8 Do you know the reason? He was late for that reason.Do you know the reason for which he was late? Do you know the reason why he was late?

This gift was the Amber Room, which was given this name because almost seven thousand tons of amber were used to make it.

Beijing, which is the capital of China, has a long history.

I have a brother, who works in Beijing.

I have a brother who works in Beijing.

They have two sons, both of whom are doctors.

非限制性定语从句有逗号，关系代词 that 不会使用，可用 which指代前面所讲的事。