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INSEARCHOFTHEAMBERROOMReading•Haveyoueverseenanythingmadeofamber?•Haveyoueverheardofamber?•coloryellow-brown•feellike•Amberisthefossil(化石)formofresin(树脂)fromtrees.•Ittakesmillionsofyearstoform.feelashardasstoneWhatisamber?amberbeautifulrare/preciousCanyouimagineahousemadeofamber?InSearchoftheAmberRoom(Prussia)•WhatistheAmberRoom?•WhywasitcalledtheAmberRoom?•Whatwasitmadefor?•Whathappenedtoit?•Whytosearchforit?InSearchoftheAmberRoomWhenyouseethistitle,whatdoyouwanttoknow?Fastreading1.WhywasitcalledtheAmberRoom?2.Whatwasitmadefor?Becausealmostseveraltonsofamberwereusedtomakeit.ItwasmadeforthepalaceofFrederickI.3.Whytosearchforit?Becauseitwasoneofthegreatwondersoftheworldandnowitismissing.Nowreadthepassagequicklyandfindtheanswersinthetext.HowdidtheAmberRoombecomeoneofthewondersoftheworld?HowwasanewAmberRoombuilt?HowdidtheAmberRoomgetlost?HowwastheAmberRoommade?WhydidtheKingofPrussiagivetheAmberRoomtotheCzarofRussiaasagift?Para3Para5Para4Para1Para2Matchthemainideasandtheparagraphs.Howmanykingsorqueensarementionedinthispassage?Whoarethey?FrederickWilliamIFrederickIPetertheGreatCatherineIITheclueofthestoryPetertheGreatCatherineIIFrederickIFrederickWilliamINaziColorBirthplaceStyleMaterialTimeofbuildingityellow-brownfancystyle•amber(severaltons)•gold•jewels10yearsPrussiaPara1:AnintroductionoftheAmberRoomCarefulreadingPara.2thehistoryoftheAmberRoom1.WhenandwhydidFrederickWilliamIgivetheAmberRoomtoPetertheGreat?2.WhatdidPetertheGreatgiveinreturn?3.WhatdidtheAmberRoomserveas?In1716,FrederickWilliamIgavetheAmberRoomtoPetertheGreatasagiftoffriendshipfromthePrussiantotheRussianpeople.PetertheGreatgaveatroopofbestsoldiersinreturn.Itservedasasmallreceptionhallforimportantvisitors.Para.3thehistoryoftheAmberRoomWhatdidCatherineIIdototheAmberRoom?CatherineIIhadtheAmberRoommovedtothepalaceoutsideSt.Petersburgandaddedmoredetailstoit.Para.4Themissingofamberroom1.In1941,the_____and______wereatwar.A.GermanyB.FranceC.RussianD.England2.TheRussiansdidn’thidetheAmberRoombecause______.A.theywereatwarB.thecouldn’tfindaplaceC.theGermansoldiersarrivedtoosoonD.notraincouldtakeitaway3.In1941,thecityofKonigsbergwasin___.A.GermanyB.RussiaC.SwedenD.FrancePara.5Therebuildingofamberroom1234theRussiansandGermansbystudyingoldphotosoftheformeronecelebratethe300thbirthdayoftheircitywhowhy2003whenhowRetellthetextbyfillingintheblanks.TheAmberRoomwas________forthepalaceofFrederickIatfirst.Thecountry’sbest______spentabout____yearsmakingit.Severaltonsof_______wereusedformakingit,decoratedwith_____and______.Itwasgivento______________afterFrederickWilliamIsucceededhis______andbecamethe_____ofPrussia.SoonitbecamepartoftheCzar’s______________inStPetersburg.Later,___________hadtheAmberRoom______toapalaceoutsideStPetersburg.Itwasconsideredoneofthe________oftheworld.In_____,itwasstolenbythe_____.NowanewAmberRoomhasbeenbuiltin_______anditlooksmuchliketheoldone,followingtheold______.designedartiststenambergoldjewelsPetertheGreatkingfatherwinterpalacewondersmovedCatherineII1941NazisRussiaphotos1.Whatdoyouthinkoftheamberroom?2.SupposeoneoftheculturerelicsinChinagotlost,howwouldyoufeelandwhatwillyoudowithit?(Tryourbesttofindit;Protecttheothersinorderthattheywillnotgetlost;Rebuildanewoneifwereallycan’tfindit.)DiscussionHomework1.Readthetextagainandunderlinesomeimportantphrasesanddifficultsentences.2.FindmoreinformationabouttheAmberRoom.