人教版高一英语必修二Unit 1 Culture relics学案.doc

高一必修二 Unit1 Culture relics 第1课时 Warming up and reading 学习目标：熟悉与本单元相关的话题，并通过阅读积累词汇。 重在把握文章结构段落大意，从宏观与微观双重理解。 背景材料导入： Amber stone isn’t a true stone. It has a history of 30 to 90 million years old. Amber has been highly prized for its warmth and beauty, and has been carved into jewelry and traded among cultures for thousands of years. Identification: Traditional amber stone is hard, golden-yellow to brownish-yellow. In rare forms it can be blue or green. It is softer than stone and can be easily scratched. Because amber was created by living trees. You can tell the difference between real amber and fake amber by rubbing the amber with a cloth. Real amber will produce a special smell. Real amber will also float in salt water, while fake amber will sink. Geography: The Baltic Sea area has many kinds of amber. Vikings traded amber as far back as 800. Amber is found all over the world: in both North and South America, Sicily, Romania and New Zealand. Uses: Amber stone has been used for many things besides necklaces. Amber has been carved into art, made into teething rings. The most wonderful use of amber has to be Peter the Great’s Amber Room. Answer the following questions. 1. How can people tell whether the amber is real? ? 2. What is the main use of the amber stone? Reading Fast-reading: Put the proper paragraph numbers in the boxes. How was a new Amber Room built? How did the Amber Room become one of the wonders of the world? How did the Amber Room get lost? Why did the King of Prussia give the Amber Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift? How was the Amber Room made? Careful-reading: Choose the best answer for each question according to the passage. 1.The King of Prussia who gave the Amber Room as a gift to Russia was　　　　. ? A. Frederick Ⅰ B. Frederick William Ⅰ C. Peter the Great D. Catherine Ⅱ 2.The Amber Room was stolen by　　　　.? A. Russian soldiers B. German soldiers C. people in K?nigsberg D. people in St Petersburg 3.In 1941, the city o