高中英语 Unit1 Friendship学案(新人教版)必修2.docVIP

Unit 1　Cultural relics第一学时　Reading and ComprehensionThe historical background to the AmberIn 1701，the King of Prussia Frederick Ⅰ decided to have a curiosity：a room with walls covered with amber.The work was started soon，and in 1713，the project was almost finished when，after the death of FrederickⅠ，his heir(继承人)－the King Frederick William Ⅰ ordered to stop the work immediately.In 1717 the King Frederick William Ⅰ gave the whole prepared parts of the Amber Room to the Russian Emperor Peter Ⅰ as a gift.In 1743，the Russian Empress Elizabeth Ⅰ let an Italian designer place the amber cover in one o