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What is a cultural relic ?

A cultural relic is something that has survived for a long time, often a part of something old that has remained when the rest of it has been destroyed; it tells people about the past.

According to the definition, what characteristics does a cultural relic have ?

mysterious

precious

old

valuable

rare

cultural relic

Can you recognize any other cultural relics?

Do you have any in your family?

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The Amber Room

The main idea of each paragraph:

Para 1: ______________________of the Amber Room.

Para 2: ______________________of the Amber Room.

Para3: ______________________ of the Amber Room.

Para 4: ______________________of the Amber Room.

Para 5: ______________________of the Amber Room.

General description

History and functions

Change

Disappearance

Reproduction

skimming

1.) draw a chart to show the remove of the Amber Room

Scanning

Prussia

Russia

the winter palace

in St Petersburg-

the summer palace in St Petersburg

German city on the Baltic Sea

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A strange history

In 1770, the Amber Room was completed the way Catherine Ⅱ wanted it.

In September, 1941, the Nazi German and Russia were at war, and the Amber Room was missing.

In the spring of 2003, a new Amber Room was built at the Summer Palace, and it was 300 years old.

In 1716 , Frederick William I gave the Amber Room to Peter the Great , as a gift of friendship from Prussian to the Russian people.

Join the correct parts of the sentences together.

Frederick I

Frederick William I

Peter the Great

Catherine II

The Nazi army

The Russians and Germans

Stole the Amber Room

Sent a troop of his best soldiers to the King of Prussia.

Had the Amber Room made

Had it moved outside St Petersburg.

Gave it to the Czar as a gift

Built a new Amber Rom after studying pictures of the old one

Put the numbers in the boxes. Then answer the questions.

Para 1

Para 2

Para 3

Para 4

Para 5

In groups discuss: Is it worth rebuilding lost cultural relics such as the Amber Room or Yuan Ming Yuan in Beijing? Give your reasons.

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 II

B

Detailed-Reading

2. 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 friends

D

Detailed-Reading

3. The Amber Room was stolen by___. A. Russian soldiers B. German soldiers C. People in Konigsberg D. People in St Petersburg

4. In 1941, the city of Konigsberg was in ___. A. Germany B. Russia C. Sweden D. France

B

A

Detailed-Reading

5. The Russians didn’t hide the Amber Room because ______. A. they were at war B. the couldn’t find a place C. the German soldiers arrived too soon D. no train could take it away

C

Detailed-Reading

( ) 1. The Amber Room was not easy to make.

( ) 2. Catherine II didn’t like everything about the Amber Room when she first saw it.

( ) 3. The Amber Room was taken to Konigsberg and hidden there in 1941.

NS

S

S

Reading: SURE or NOT SURE

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( ) 4. The Russians didn’t care about the Amber Room.

( ) 5. The Russians don’t think the Amber Room will ever be found.

NS

NS

Explanation

1. compete: (vt) take part in a race,

contest, exam, etc.