1、Cultural relicsTo summarize the main idea and retell the passageTo learn what happened to the Amber RoomTo express their own ideas about whether it is worth rebuilding lost or damaged cultural relics.IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOMSkimming for general idea1: Find the main idea of the text2: Whats the Am

2、ber Room like?3: Find out the characters and years in the passage. Main ideaFrederick William I, the King of Prussia, could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history.2.Frederick William3.Peter the Great4.Catherine 1.Frederick1716177019412003y

3、eaScanning for specific information1.What did thesefour people do to the Amber Room?2.What happened in these four years(1716; 1770;1941; 2003)?Frederick WilliamPeter the GreatCatherin eFrederickTASK 1FrederickFrederick WilliamPeter the GreatCatherin eFrederick I ordered the countrys best artists to

4、build the Amber Room for his palace.Frederick William I gave it to Peter the GreatThe Amber Room became part of the Czars winter palace, and served as a small reception.Catherine II had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg and told her artists to add more details to it.171617701941

5、2003Frederick Williamgave the Amber Room to Peter the Great as a gift.Catherine addmore details tothe Amber room.The Nazi German army stolethe Amber Room.Therebuilding of the Amber Room was completed.Retell the history of Amber Room.(Builtlostrebuilt)TASK 2The Amber Room was made for Frederick Willi

6、am Ibecame part of the Czars winter palace in St. Petersburg .Catherine and told her artists toIn September, 1941 ， the Nazi Germany army secretlyWhat happened to the Amber Room Now Russians and Germans have much like the old one.Read the whole passage again and fill in the blanksThe Amber Room, one

7、 of the great wonders of the world, was 1.great work that took ten years to make. In 1716, the Amber Room2.(give) to the Russian people as a gift of friendship by Frederick William I, 3.loved the best soldiers more than the Amber Room itself.In Russia, the room first served 4._ a small reception hal

8、l for important visitors and later was moved and redesigned by Catherine II.5.(fortunate), the Amber Room disappeared 6._ the Nazi Germany and Russia were at war and nobody knows 7._ happened to it. However 8._(recent) a new Amber Room, 9._ (build) by the Russians and Germans on the basis of old pho

9、tos, was ready for the people of St Petersburg10._ (celebrate) the 300th birthday of their city.3.who 8.recently4.as5.Unfornately 9.built【答案】1.a2.was given6.when7.what 10.to celebrateGROUP WORKIs it worth rebuliding lost or damaged cultural relics and whats your opinion? I am for because I agree that /I agree with your opinionI am againstbecause I dont agree with