Unit1CulturalrelicsINSEATCHOFTHEAMBERROOM2023/8/28AmberRUSSIAAMBERROOMGermanChancellor(大臣)GerhardSchroeder,RussianPresidentVladimirPutin,DorisSchroederKoepfandLyudmilaPutin,fromleft,admirethe

reconstructed（重建的）

AmberRoomintheCatherinePalaceinSt.Petersburg,Russia,Saturday,May31,2003.TheUS$8millionreconstructionofthefamed（有名的）

treasure,whichwaslooted（掠奪）

bytheNazisandwentmissingduringtheWorldWarII,waspartlyfunded（提供資金）

bytheGermangascompany,Ruhrgas.

Reading–IV(3m)FindoutallthepeoplerelatedtotheAmberRoomfromthetext.FrederickIFrederickWilliamIPetertheGreatCatherineIITheNaziGermanFrederickWilliamI(1688-1740),kingofPrussia(1713-1740),hisgreatestaccomplishmentwasintheinternaldevelopmentofPrussia.

PrussiabeganastheGermandistrictofBrandenburg.ItbecametheKingdomofPrussiain1701PetertheGreatorPeterI(1672-1725),emperorofRussia(1682-1725),whobroughtWesternculturetoRussia,builtroadsandcanals,modernizedthearmyandnavy,andsecuredseaportsfortrade.CatherinetheGreat(1729-1796),empressofRussia,expandedhervastcountry’sborderssouthtotheBlackSeaandwestintoEuropewhilecontinuingtheWesternizationbegunbyPetertheGreat.WhatdoesthetexttellabouttheAmberRoom?IttellsusthestrangehistoryoftheAmberRoom,aculturalrelicoftwocountries:GermanyandRussia.Readthetextquickly,tryingtogetthemainideaeachparagraph.

Discussinyourgroupoffour.ReadingMainideaofeachparagraph:1.TheAmberRoomhasastrangehistoryandsomethingaboutitsdesignandbuilding.2.ThehistoryoftheAmberRoomanditsfunctionsinRussia.3.CatherineIIhadtheAmberRoommovedtothepalaceoutsideStPetersburganditbecameoneofthegreatwonders.4.TheNaziGermanarmystoletheAmberRoomin1941.AfterthatwhatReallyhappenedtoitremainsamystery.5.TheRussiansandGermanshavebuiltaNewAmberRoomatthesummerpalace,followingtheoldphotos.ListentothetapewhilereadingthetextFrederickWilliamIPetertheGreat冬宮內金碧輝煌的帝王廳冬宮內的約旦階梯CastleofK?nigsbergafterthefire彼得堡夏宮俄羅斯第二大城市涅瓦河上的圣彼得堡TorFquestions:()1.TheAmberRoomwasnoteasytomake.()2.CatherineIIdidn’tlikeeverythingabouttheAmberRoomwhenshefirstsawit.()3.TheAmberRoomwastakentoKonigsbergandhiddentherein1941.()4.TheRussiansdidn’tcareabouttheAmberRoom.()5.TheRussiansdon’tthinktheAmberRoomwilleverbefound.2023/8/28Readthetextagainandanswerthefollowingquestions(discussinpairs):Reading--IIIAnsweringquestions(5m)

Answerthefollowingquestions:WhatcouldtheKingofPrussianeverthinkofhispresenttotheRussian?Hecouldneverthinkofhispresentwouldhavesuchastrangehistory.2.WhywasthegiftgiventhenametheAmberRoom?Becauseaboutseventhousandtonsofamberweremelttomakeit.3.Whatshapecantheamberbemadeintowhenheated?4.IstheAmberRoompureambermadewith?No.It’salsomadewithgoldandjewels.5.WastheAmberRoomspeciallymadetobeagift?No,itwasn’t.6.WhatwastheAmberRoommadefor?ForthepalaceofFrederickI.Anyshape.7.WhatdidtheCzargivetheKingofPrussiainreturn?55ofhisbestsoldiers.8.WherewastheAmberRoomfirstplaced?IntheCzar’swinterpalaceinStPetersburg.9.WhatdidCatherineIIdototheAmberRoom?Shehadherartistsaddmoredetailstoitsdesign.10.IstheAmberRoomstillinRussia?No,itisn’t.11.Whereisitnow?Nooneknows.Itremainsamystery.12.WhathappenedtotheAmberRoom?ItwasstolenbytheNazisandismissingnow.13.WhendidtheAmberRoomdisappear?DuringtheSecondWorldWar.14.WhatweresavedfromtheAmberRoom?Thefurnitureandsmallartobjects.15.HowoldisStPetersburgnow?300yearsoldnow.

Readthepassageagain,thenfinishtheexercisesincomprehending.

Answerkeys:Ex1:1.B2.D3.B4.A5.CReading--IMultiplechoice(5m)

Reading:SUREorNOTSURE1.TheAmberroomwasnoteasytomake.2.CatherineIIdidn’tlikeeverythingabouttheAmberRoomwhenshefirstsawit.3.TheAmberroomwastakentoKonigsbergandhiddentherein1941.4.TheRussiansdidn’tcareabouttheAmberRoom.NSSSNS5.TheRussiansdon’tthinktheAmberRoomwilleverbefound.NSReading--IISureornotsure(5m)

Groupwork(10m)Discussthefollowingtopicingroups,thenshowyouropinions:DoyouthinkitismeaningfultorebuildthenewAmberRoom?Why?WhathappenedtotheAmberRoom?

BuiltinPrussia____FrederickWilliamI____SentittoPetertheGreat(Russian)____WinterpalaceCzarCatherineIIMoveoutsideStPeterburg____Thewarbetween(R&G)NaziGermanSecretlystole____SenttoKonigsberg(G)____mystery____NowRebuilt____Question:CheckingYourself1.Whatnewinformationaboutculturalrelicshaveyoulearnedfromthistext?2.Canyoutellthedifferencebetweenculturalrelicsandordinarythings?3.Ifyouhappentohavesomeculturalrelicsinyourhouseandsomeoneoffersyouabigs