Cultural relics ----Warming up and readingWarming up:1.Do you know what a cultural relic is?2.Whom do cultural relics belong to?Do you have any in your family?Pre-reading1.Have you ever seen a piece of amber? What do you know about it?2.Look at the title and the picture of the reading passage and predict what it is about. Then skim it quickly and see if you were right.Fast reading:Join the correct parts together.1.Frederick I 2.Frederick William I3.Peter the Great 4.Catherine II5.the Nazi army 6.the Russians and GermansA.The Russians and GermansStole the Amber Room.B.Sent a troop of his best soldiers to the King of Prussia.C.Had it made.D.Had it moved outside St Petersburg.E.Gave it to the Czar as a gift.F.Built a new Amber Room after studying the old picturesCareful readingTask 1 Detailed information1. 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 II2. The king of Prussia gave the Amber Room to Russia because_____. A. he wanted to marry Catherine II. B. he was kind. C. he needed better soldiers D. he wanted to make friends3. The Amber Room was stolen by___. A.Russian soldiers B. German soldiers C. People in Konigsberg D. People in St Petersburg4. In 1941, the city of Konigsberg was in ___. A. Germany B. Russia C. Sweden D. France5. The Russians didn’t hide the Amber Room because ______. A. they were at war B. they couldn’t find a place C. the German soldiers arrived too soon D. no train could take it awayTask 2 True (T) or false (F).1. It took some best artists about ten years to make the old Amber Room.2. The Amber Room served as a reception hall for the guests of Frederick I.3. The Amber Room was taken apart, put inside some wooden boxes and taken away by the Nazis.4. The new Amber Room was built at the winter palace.Task 3:The following five questions summarize the main idea of the five paragraphs in the passage. Match them. Then answer the questions.How did the Amber Room become one 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 the King of Prussia give the Amber Room to the Czar of Russia as a gift?SummaryThe clue of the storyThe characteristics of the passage Discussion: Is it worth rebuilding lost cultural relics such as the Amber Room or Yuan Ming Yuan in Beijing? Give your reasons. (You can use the expressions on page 6.)
