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Unit1CulturalrelicsWarmingUp
1.Doyouknowwhataculturalrelicis
2.DoesaculturalrelicalwayshavetoberareandvaluableIsitenoughtohavesurvivedforalongtime
3.AreculturalrelicsonlyobjectslikevasesorcantheybebuildingstooLookatthepicturesbelowanddiscusswhattheyareandwhethertheyareculturalrelicsornot.Pre-reading
1.HaveyoueverseenapieceofamberWhatdoyouknowaboutit
2.Lookatthetitleandthepictureofthereadingpassageandpredictwhatitisabout.Thenskimitquicklyandseeifyouwereright.ReadingINSEARCHOFTHEAMBERROOMFrederickWilliamItheKingofPrussiacouldneverhaveimaginedthathisgreatestgifttotheRussianpeoplewouldhavesuchanamazinghistory.ThisgiftwastheAmberRoomwhichwasgiventhisnamebecauseseveraltonsofamberwereusedtomakeit.Theamberwhichwasselectedhadabeautifulyellow-browncolourlikehoney.Thedesignoftheroomwasinthefancystylepopularinthosedays.Itwasalsoatreasuredecoratedwithgoldandjewelswhichtookthecountrysbestartistsabouttenyearstomake.Infacttheroomwasnotmadetobeagift.ItwasdesignedforthepalaceofFrederickI.HoweverthenextKingofPrussiaFrederickWilliamItowhomtheamberroombelongeddecidednottokeepit.In1716hegaveittoPetertheGreat.InreturntheCzarsenthimatroopofhisbestsoldiers.SotheAmberRoombecamepartoftheCzarswinterpalaceinStPetersburg.Aboutfourmetreslongtheroomservedasasmallreceptionhallforimportantvisitors.LaterCatherineIIhadtheAmberRoommovedtoapalaceoutsideStPetersburgwhereshespenthersummers.Shetoldherartiststoaddmoredetailstoit.In1770theroomwascompletedthewayshewanted.Almostsixhundredcandleslittheroomanditsmirrorsandpicturesshonelikegold.SadlyalthoughtheAmberRoomwasconsideredoneofthewondersoftheworlditisnowmissing.InSeptember1941theNaziarmywasnearStPetersburg.Thiswasatimewhenthetwocountrieswereatwar.BeforetheNaziscouldgettothesummerpalacetheRussianswereabletoremovesomefurnitureandsmallartobjectsfromtheAmberRoom.HoweversomeoftheNazissecretlystoletheroomitself.Inlessthantwodays100000pieceswereputinsidetwenty-sevenwoodenboxes.ThereisnodoubtthattheboxeswerethenputonatrainforKonigsbergwhichwasatthattimeaGermancityontheBalticSea.AfterthatwhathappenedtotheAmberRoomremainsamystery.RecentlytheRussiansandGermanshavebuiltanewAmberRoomatthesummerpalace.BystudyingoldphotosoftheformerAmberRoomtheyhavemadethenewonelookliketheoldone.In2003itwasreadyforthepeopleofStPetersburgwhentheycelebratedthe300thbirthdayoftheircity.Comprehending
1.Jointhecorrectpartsofthesentencestogether.
①FrederickIA.stoletheAmberRoom.
②FrederickWilliamIB.sentatroopofhisbestsoldierstotheKingofPrussia.
③PetertheGreatC.hadtheAmberRoommade.
④CatherineⅡD.haditmovedoutsideStPetersburg.
⑤TheNaziarmyE.gaveittotheCzarasagift.
⑥TheRussiansandGermansF.builtanewAmberRoomafterstudyingpicturesoftheoldone.
2.Thefollowingfivequestionssummarizethemainideaofthefiveparagraphsinthepassage.Puttheparagraphnumbersintheboxes.Thenanswerthequestions.□HowdidtheAmberRoombecomeoneofthewondersoftheworld□HowwasanewAmberRoombuilt□HowdidtheAmberRoomgetlost□HowwastheAmberRoommade□WhydidtheKongofPrussiagivetheAmberRoomtotheCzarofRussiaasagift
3.Ingroupsdiscuss:IsitworthrebuildinglostculturalrelicssuchastheAmberRoomorYuanMingYuaninBeijingGiveyourreasons.MingDynastyvaseTajMahalivorydragonboatMogaoCaves。