in search of belong to

1
Unit 1
???? ???
2
Match
in search of belong to in return at war less than
?? ?????? ?? ?? ?? ???? ??
3
IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM
4
1. To summarize and remember the main idea
of the passage. 2. To speak out the detailed
information of the passage. 3. To know more
about the Amber Room. 4. To learn some useful
words, expressions and patterns in the
passage.
5
Focus on
Words select, design, fancy, decorate, belong,
remove, doubt Expressions in search of, belong
to, in return, at war, less than Patterns sb.
could never have imagined that There is no
doubt that
6
certain information
a general idea
Reading strategy
scanning
skimming
titles and headings
Scan the text for key words and phrases, dates,
etc.
the first and last sentences of paragraphs
Do not need to read the whole text.
the first and last paragraphs
pictures and charts
7
Skimming for general idea
8
Reading Comprehension I

• Choose the best answer.

The passage is mainly developed in the order of
_____. A. place B. people C. time
9
Reading Comprehension II
Match the main ideas and the paragraphs.

• How did the Amber Room become
• one of the wonders of the world?

Para 1
How was a new Amber Room built?
Para 2
How did the Amber Room get lost?
Para 3
How was the Amber Room made?
Para 4
Why did the King of Prussia give the Amber Room
to the Czar of Russia as a gift?
Para 5
10
Scanning for specific information
11
Reading Comprehension III

• Join the correct parts of the sentences together.

A stole the Amber Room. B sent a troop of his
best soldiers to the King of Prussia. C
had the Amber Room 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 pictures of the old one.
1 Frederick I 2 Frederick William I 3 Peter
the Great 4 Catherine II 5 The Nazi army 6 The
Russians and Germans
12
Reading Comprehension IV

• Choose the best answer.

1. How long did it take Prussian artists to
finish the Amber Room? A. Five years.
B. Eight years. C. Ten years. D.
Twelve years.
13
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. 3. Who added more details
to the Amber Room? A. Catherine II.
B. Peter the Great. C. Frederick
William I. D. Frederick III.
14
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 Königsberg by train.
15
Reading Comprehension V

• How many kings or queens
• are mentioned in this passage?
• Who are they?

16
Frederick William I
Frederick I
Peter the Great
Catherine II
17
Reading Comprehension VI

• Find out all the people related to the
• Amber Room from the text.
• Frederick I
• Frederick William I
• Peter the Great
• Catherine II
• The Nazis

18
Fill in the form below.
Year Person What happened to the Amber Room
built the Amber Room
Frederick William I gave the Amber Room to ______________ as a gift
1770 Catherine II __________________________________________________
_____ the Amber Room
The Russians and Germans _______ the Amber Room

Frederick I
1716
Peter the Great
had the Amber Room moved outside St Petersburg
The Nazis
stole
2003
rebuilt
19
Reading Comprehension VII
Answer the following questions.

• 1. Why is it called the Amber Room and
• how many tons of amber were used to
• make the Amber Room?
• 2. What did Catherine II do with the
• Amber Room?
• 3. What happened to the Amber Room in
• the second world war and later year?

20

• Why is it called the Amber Room and
• how many tons of amber were used to
• make the Amber Room?

It was given the name the Amber Room because
several tons of amber were used to make it, which
has a beautiful yellow- brown colour like honey.
21
2. What did Catherine II do with the Amber
Room?
She had the Amber Room moved to the palace
outside St Petersburg and transformed it.
3. What happened to the Amber Room in the
second world war and later year?
It was taken apart and missing in the second
world war, and the Russians and Germans have
built a new Amber Room at the summer palace.
22
Discuss these questions in groups.
23
Discussion
Discuss the following two questions in groups of
four. 1. Is it worth rebuilding lost cultural
relics such as the Amber Room or Yuan Ming
Yuan in Beijing? Give your reasons. 2. What
are good ways to protect cultural relics from
being destroyed and stolen?
24
? ?? word ??? ??????
I. Retell the text by filling in the blanks.
designed
The Amber Room was ________ for the palace of
Frederick I at first. The countrys best ______
spent about ____ years making it. Several tons of
_______ were used for making it, decorated with
_____ and ______. It was given to ______________
after Frederick William I succeeded his ______
and became the _____ of Prussia.
artists
ten
amber
gold
jewels
Peter the Great
king
father
25
Soon it became part of the Czars ______ ______
in St Petersburg. Later, ___________ had the
Amber Room ______ to a palace outside St
Petersburg. It was considered one of the ________
of the world. In _____, it was stolen by the
_____. Now a new Amber Room has been built in
_______ and it looks much like the old one,
following the old ______.
winter
palace
moved
Catherine II
wonders
1941
Nazis
Russia
photos
26
? ?? word ??? ??????
II. Task-based reading.
True or False questions.
1. The public library system developed fast
during the first half of the 18th
century. 2. Americas first lending library was
set up in Washington D.C.
F
F
27
3. Benjamin Franklin and Andrew Carnegie
both played an important part in the
development of the US public library
system. 4. In the US, people can easily surf the
Internet in most public libraries.
T
T
28
Self-assessment
Things I can do Evaluation Evaluation Evaluation Evaluation Evaluation
I have learned about what a cultural relic is. 5 4 3 2 1
I can grasp the main idea of the reading passage. 5 4 3 2 1
I can apply some vocabulary from the reading passage to my future writing. 5 4 3 2 1
I can understand the sentence patterns and write new sentences with them. 5 4 3 2 1
I need more practice in ________________________. I need more practice in ________________________. I need more practice in ________________________. I need more practice in ________________________. I need more practice in ________________________. I need more practice in ________________________.
29
After the class
Time for Reflection
Its time to stop the class for you to look back
in silence.
Think in English
Think about what weve just learnt today.
Study without reflection is a waste of time.
30
1. Find more information about the Amber
Room.
2. ????,????(50-100?)?
in search of, select, design, fancy, decorate,
belong to, in return, remove, less than, doubt.
31
Thank you!