2012高一英语课件：：UNIT 1 CULTURAL RELICS（3）（新人教版必修2）.ppt

1、Cultural relics The First PeriodDo you know what a cultural relic is?Can you give some examples of the cultural relics both at home and abroad?YuanmingyuanThe Great WallWuluozhongli Mountain Potala PalaceTemple of HeavenThe Pyramids in EgyptForbidden CityThe Eiffel Tower in ParisMogao CavesMing Dyna

2、sty vaseivory dragon boatThe Taj Mahal in India It is a part of something old that hasremained when the rest of it has been destroyed.It tells people about the past.It has survivedfor a long time.What is a cultural relic?Amberamberbeautifulrare/preciousCan you imagine a house made of amber?The Amber

3、 RoomIt is now missing1.What was the Amber Room made of?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.several tons of amber were used to make it.It was also made with gold and jewels.Para 1Detailed information about the Amber

4、 RoomColourBirthplaceDesignMaterialTime to complete ityellow-brownPrussiaof the fancy style popular in those daysseveral thousand tons of amber;gold and jewelsIt took a team of thecountrys best artists tenyears to make it.The best and biggest work of amber art ever made.（有史以来所制作的最大最好的琥珀艺术作品）1.What d

5、id Peter the Great give in return?The Czar gave the king of Prussia 55 of his best soldiers.2.What was the Amber Room used for when it belonged to Peter the Great?It served as a small reception hall for important visitors.Para 2What happened to the Amber Room in 1716?Frederick William I(the king ofP

6、russia)1.his in St Petersburg2.a small for important visitors.as a gift of friendshipgave to in returntoserved as(the Czar)Sent him his best soldiersPeter the Greata troop ofwinter palacereception hall1.What did Catherine II use the Amber Room for?She spent her summers in the Amber Room.2.What could

7、 you see in the Amber room after it was completed?Almost six hundred candles lit the room,and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold.Para 3()Germany and Russia are at war in 1941()All things in the Amber Room were stolen.The Russians were only able to remove the furniture and small art objects fro

8、m the Amber Room.()The Nazis stole the Amber Room within two days.FTPara 4True or FalseT()Which of the following is wrong about the Amber Room?A.People continue to search for the old room.B.People find the room finally.C.The Russians and Germans have built a new one.D.The new one is much like the ol

9、d one.BPara 5The Amber RoomPurposeIt was made not to be a _,but for the _ of Frederick I.Whathappened to the Amber Room?1716_.1770_.1941_.2003_.Frederick William gave the Amber Room to Peter the Great as a gift.The Amber Room was completed the way Catherine II wanted it.The Nazi German army stole th

10、e Amber RoomThe rebuilding of the Amber Room was completed.giftpalaceThe characteristics of the passage This passage tells the history of the Amber Room in the order of time so that we can clearly know what happened to it.Besides,the passage uses the Past Tense.Amber Room,the best and biggest work o

11、f amber art ever made,was first built for the _ of Frederick I.In 1916,Frederik William I gave it to Peter the Great as a _ of friendship and _ return he got the Czars a troop of best soldiers.Thus the Amber Room became part of the Czars _ palace in St.Petersburg and served as a small _ hall for imp

12、ortant visitors.Later,Catherine II told her artists to _ more details _ its design.Unfortunately,in September,1941,When Russia and Nazi Germany were _ war,the Amber Room was secretly stolen by the Nazis.100,000 pieces of the room were put inside twenty-seven wooden boxes._ _ no doubt that the boxes

13、were then put on a train for Konigsberg.After that,the Amber Room was _.While the search for the old room continues,the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room which was ready for the people of St.Petersbrug to celebrate the 300th birthday of their city in the spring of 2003.palace giftinwi

14、nter reception add to at There ismissing Suppose you are the guide of the Amber Room!You are going to introduce the Amber Room to visitors.What are you going to introduce?Basic information:made of.History:1716 1770 1941 2003welcomeFrederick William ICatherine IIGerman NazisRussians&GermansRole-playLadies and gentlemen,welcome to Amber Room.Im glad to introduce the Amber Room to you.