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必修二 Unit1 Cultural Relics Reading: In Search of the Amber Room Pre-reading (4min.) What do you think amber can be made into? (necklace, ring, barrette, bracelet, perfume bottle, etc.) Can you imagine a room made of amber? Learning aims 1. Help students learn the structure and the content of the reading passage. 2. To learn about some details in the history of the amber room. Reading Fast reading 1) Read the text quickly and find out the main idea of the passage: (5min.) ? It tells us the strange history of the amber room, a cultural relic of two countries: Russia and Germany. ? main idea of each paragraph (4min.) Para1. The amber room and its design Para2-3. The history of the amber room Para4. The missing of the amber room Para5. The rebuilding of the amber room Read the passage quickly and find out characters, years and places in the passage. (clues 线索)(3min.) ? characters: Frederick I, Peter the Great, Frederick William I, Catherine II. Background information: Frederick I: the first king of Prussia. Frederick William I: the next king of Prussia. Peter the Great : the Czar of Russia. Catherine II: the female Czar of Russia. ? years: 1716, 1770, 1941, 2003. ? places: Prussia, Russia, Germany. Careful reading Read the passage carefully and answer the following two questions: What did these four characters do to the amber room? What happened in these four years( 1716; 1770; 1941; 2003) Para1. (3min.) ? What was the amber room made of? Several tons of amber was were used to make it. It was also decorated with gold and jewels. ? How many years did the artists take to make the amber room? It took about ten years. Para2. (5min.) ? For what reason was the amber room first designed? It was first designed for the palace of Frederick I. ? What did Peter the Great give in return? A troop of his best soldiers. ? What was the amber room used for when it belonged to Peter the Great? It served as a small reception hall for important visitor