Unit 1 Cultural relics Section A Warming Up and Reading2 课件.pptVIP

summary Amber Room, the best and biggest work of amber art ever made, was first built for the _____ of Frederick I. In 1716, Frederik William I gave it to Peter the Great as a _____ of friendship and _____ return he got the Czar’s a troop of best soldiers. Thus the Amber Room became part of the Czar’s _____ palace in St.Petersburg and served as a small _______ hall for important 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 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 gift in winter reception add to at There is missing Unit 1 Cultural relics the Great Wall Terra Cotta Warriors the Old Summer Palace Temple of Heaven A cultural relic is something that can represent cultures, which has survived for a long time to tell the history, and it is very rare and valuable. Cultural relics can be craftworks（工艺品）, buildings, books, paintings music, and so on. Amber amber beautiful rare/precious Can you imagine a house made of amber? In Search of the Amber Room (Prussia) The Amber Room was made of almost seven thousand tons of amber. It was built in Prussia. Then, the king, Frederick William I, sent it to Peter the Great as a gift of friendship. And it soon became part of the winter palace. Later, Catherine Ⅱ had her artists add more details to its design. In September, 1941 the Nazi German army secretly stole the Amber Room and then it disappeared mystically. Background Q1: What is the Amber Room made of? amber gold je