1、新课标人教版课件系列,高中英语必修2,1.4Unit 1 The amber room（reading）,Unit 1 Cultural relics,“He who does not reach . is not a true man.”,The Great Wall,Taj Mahal（泰姬陵）,It is the grave (坟墓) a king built for his wife, which showed the deep love of them.,It is one of the biggest man-made projects in Egypt.,Pyramid in E
2、gypt,Pyramid in Mexico,It is in Mexico, which has the same name as the one in Egypt.,Are they places of interest？What makes them famous? Are they cultural relics? Are the cultural relics in the world in good position?,Reading IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM,Reading from the titleIN SEARCH OF THE AMBER R
3、OOM,Ask questions about the title,amber,Fossil5fCsl resin 5rezin,Can you imagine a house made of amber ?,In search of the Amber Room,The Amber Room,What impression (印象)do you have about the Amber Room? What detailed(细节) information do you know about it?,pair work: find detailed information about the
4、 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 countrys best artists ten years to make it.,We can predict what the text is about from the titl
5、e 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,the remove of the Amber Room,Prussia,the winter
6、 palace in St Petersburg-,a palace outside St Petersburg,Konigsberg (a German city),?,Reading about the places,Frederick William I could never have imagined that the Amber Room would have such an amazing history!,Reading about the people and events (ex1 P2),Keys:Frederick I C Frederick William I E P
7、eter the Great B Catherine DThe Nazi army A The Russians and Germans F,Who ?,Guessing game,had made , for his palace.,Frederick William,Peter the Great,Catherine,Frederick,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 soldi
8、ers. (Para2),to whom . belonged, gave it to the Czar as a gift.(Para 2),Reading for organization (ex2 p2),How the Amber Room was madeHow a new Amber Room was built How the Amber Room became one of the wonders of the worldHow the Amber Room got lostWhy the King of Prussia gave the Amber Room to the c
9、zar of Russia as a gift,Para 1,Para 5,Para 3,Para 4,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
10、 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 _ _. After that, what happened to the Amb
11、er Room r_ a m_. Recently, the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber room. There is no d_ that they did it for friendship and understanding.,At first, the Amber Room belonged to Fredrick I. In 1716 Frederick William I gave it to Peter the Great as a gift of friendship. In return, the czar sent
12、 him a troop of his best soldiers. Later, Catherine II had it moved to the palace outside St Petersburg and told her artists to add more details to its design. Thus, the room was completed the way (that/in which) she wanted and became one of the great wonders of the world.,Summary,Sadly, in 1941 som
13、e of the Nazis secretly stole it. This was a time when Russia and Germany were at war. After that, what happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery. Recently, the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber room. There is no doubt that they did it for friendship and understanding.,Further understan
14、ding,Is the Amber Room found? Is this Amber Room the only one in the world? Are there any other amber rooms in the world?,IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM,To rebuild or not to ?,In my opinion. I agree that Personally speaking I must say that There is no doubt that First of all Secondly All in all/in a wo
15、rd/ in short,An amber room in India!,In search of useful expressions: Some destroyed relics serve as the educational bases. Rebuilding can help remind people some amazing history of relics. Rebuilding can attract more visitors, which is considered a good way of making money. It would cost a large su
16、m of money and take lots of workers to made the new relics look like the old ones. There is no doubt that it is a great waste.,Relics cannot be rebuilt the way they used to be. And it goes against environmental protection. Rebuilding will cost money. But in return, it can improve the local economy,
17、especially the tourism industry. Rebuilding helps people remember the fancy style popular in the old days. According to a report, China has 2,500 theme parks, which cost 150 billion yuan. But only 10 per cent of them help make money.,Homework,1.Oral work: Suppose you were a guide, introduce the amber room and its amazing history to the tourists.,2.Written work: Write a composition of about 100 words : is it worth rebuilding destroyed cultural relics?,再见,
