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1、Module 2 (人教版)Unit1 Cultural RelicsReading Taj Mahalivory dragon boatMogao CavesMing Dynasty vaseWhats the similarities of them?They are all some objects, buildings or items that were made sometime in the past. They may be thousands of years old or they may be a few hundred. So they are called cultu

2、ral relics.Have you ever seen a piece of amber? What do you know about it?Amber is a hard yellow- brown clear substance. It is often used for jewels and decorative objects.Whats this?Is the Amber Room a cultural relic? Readingin search ofamazeamazing selecthoneydesignfancy寻找寻找vt. 使吃惊；惊讶使吃惊；惊讶adj. 令人

3、吃惊的令人吃惊的vt. 挑选；选择挑选；选择n. 蜜；蜂蜜蜜；蜂蜜n. 设计；图案；构思设计；图案；构思vt. 设计；计划；构思设计；计划；构思adj. 奇特的；异样的奇特的；异样的vt. 想象；设想；爱好想象；设想；爱好Words and Expressionsstyledecoratejewel artistbelongbelong toin returntroopn. 风格；风度；类型风格；风度；类型v. 装饰；装修装饰；装修n. 珠宝；宝石珠宝；宝石n. 艺术家艺术家vi. 属于；为属于；为的一员的一员属于属于作为报答；回报作为报答；回报n. 群；组；军队群；组；军队Words and

4、 ExpressionsSkimming for general idea The passage is mainly developed in the order of _. A. place B. people C. time1. Choose the best answer.How did the Amber Room becomeone of the wonders of the world?How was a new Amber Room built?How did the Amber Room get lost?How was the Amber Room made?Why did

5、 the King of Prussia give the Amber Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift? Para 3 Para 5 Para 4 Para 1 Para 2 2.Match the main ideas and the paragraphs.Scanning for specific information1) How long did it take Prussian artists to finish the Amber Room? A. 5 years. B. 8 years. C. 10 years. D. 12 years.

6、 2) Why did Frederick William I give the Amber Room to Peter the Great? A. To stop the war between the two countries. B. To get the best Russian soldiers. C. To get the land of Russia. D. To get weapons from Peter the Great. Choose the best answer.3) Who added more details to the Amber Room? A. Cath

7、erine II. B. Peter the Great. C. Frederick William I. D. Frederick III.4) What happened to the Amber Room during World War II? A. It was saved by the brave Russians. B. It was burned by the German Nazis. C. Pieces of the Room were buried in a place in German. D. Pieces of the Room were sent to Knigs

8、berg by train.The Amber Room, the best and biggest work of amber art that ever _(make), was first built for the palace of Frederick I. In 1716, Frederick William I gave it to Peter the Great _a gift and _he got some of the Czars best soldiers. _ the Amber Room became part of the Czars winter palace

9、in St. Petersburg and _ a small reception hall for important visitors. Later, Catherine II told her artists to add more details to it. Unfortunately, in September, 1941, When Russia and Nazi Germany _, the Amber Room was secretly _ the Nazis. 100,000 pieces of the room were put inside twenty-seven w

10、ooden boxes. There is _ the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg. Recently, the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room _ was ready for the people of St. Petersburg to celebrate the _(300) birthday of their city in 2003. has been made asin returnSoserved as were at warstolen by no

11、doubt that300thwhichFill in the blanks to finish the Summary of the text and then try to retell it.Discussion Is it worth rebuilding lost cultural relics such as the Amber Room or Yuanmingyuan Park in Beijing? Give your reasons.1. Find more information about the Amber Room. in search of, select, design, fancy, decorate, belong to, in return, remove, less than, doubt.2. Write a short passage(50-100words) by using the following words and expressions.Homework Thank you！