Learning about Language教案设计（一等奖）

NSEFC MODULE 2 UNIT 1

Cultural relics –In Search of the Amber Room 学案

Task 1: Skimming to get general ideas 1.

Read the title of the text and answer the question. The topic of the text suggests that_____. A. no one knows where the Amber Room is. B. how the Amber Room was made. C. why the Amber Room was made. D. where the Amber Room is now.

2. Put the main ideas in correct order.

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A. The history of the Amber Room.

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B. The rebuilding of the Amber Room.

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C. The introduction of the Amber Room.

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D. The missing of the Amber Room. Task2: Scanning to get detailed information 1.

Read the first paragraph quickly and fill in the form. Material Colour Design Decorations

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Read paragraphs 2 to 5 and join the correct parts of the sentences together. 1. Frederick I

A. stole the Amber Room. 2. Frederick William I

B. sent a troop of his best soldiers to the King of Prussia. 3. Peter the Great

C. had the Amber Room made. 4. Catherine II

D. had it moved outside St Petersburg. 5. The Nazi army

E. gave it to the Czar as a gift. 6. The Russians and Germans

F. built a new Amber Room after studying pictures of the old one.

3. Retell the events by filling in the blanks. Pay attention to the correct form of verbs. Before 1716, Frederick I had the Amber Room _____(make). The next king of Prussia, Frederick William I, _____(give) it to Peter the Great in 1716. In return, the Czar ______(send) him a troop of his best soldiers. Later, Catherine II had it ________(move) to a palace outside St Petersburg. In 1941, the Nazi army ______ (steal) it. The Russians and Germans had it _______(rebuild) in 2003 after _______ (study) the pictures of the old one.

Step4: Discussion

Discuss in groups of four: Is it worth rebuilding the Amber Room or the ancient Zhanglin Port? Why?

Useful expressions:

I think/don’t think that…because…

In my opinion, … because…

As far as I am concerned, … because…

There is no doubt that…, because…

Step 5: Summary Step 6: Homework:

1. Read the text again and underline some important phrases and difficult sentences.

2. Find more information about the Amber Room.