Learning about Language教学活动设计方案

Unit 1 Culture Relics Reading In Search of the Amber Room Aims：

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To read about the Amber Room To improve reading skills *shorten the character names in the passage *use the character clue to grasp the framework(框架，概要) of the text **use the key words

to solve detail reading comprehensive problems(细节理解题) and reasoning comprehensive problems(推理判断题). 4)

Get the headlines of each Para. Learning Procedure Step 1 Lead in---Listen to the song Read the following sentences and find the Attributive Clauses. (1point) •

You are the one who set it up. •

I’m the one who is feeling lost right now. •

Now you want me to forget every little thing you said. •

I won’t forget the way you’re kissing. •

But I’m not the man your heart is missing. •

Love is one big illusion(幻觉) I should try to forget. ***Enjoying beautiful English songs is a good way to improve our English.

Step 2 Revision---useful words and expressions for reading. (Read and translate, two words/group! 1 point) Step 3 Pre-reading Ambers can be made into ____________________________. And it can even be made into ____________. Brainstorming (group discussion ). One group to show the results (1 point). And two chances to add(1point). Try your best to think of as many adjectives (adj.) as possible to describe the amber room.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 思维拓展：valueless or priceless？？？(1 point)

Step 4 Listening Now let’s listen to the text and underline(划下划线) the characters(人物) in it. Frederick I can be shortened as _________ Frederick William I can be shortened as _________ Peter the Great can be shortened as _________ Catherine II can be shortened as _________ The Nazis

**Reading Skills---To make our reading easier, we may shorten(使变短) the long character names to a couple of capitals (大写字母).

Step 5 Scanning Scan the text and fill the characters in the blanks. The words in red may help you!(pair work) •

The amber room was designed for the palace of _____. And then it was passed down to _______. In 1716, _____ got it as a gift. In return, a troop of soldiers was sent to _______.

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Later, _______ had it sent to the Summer Palace outside St Petersburg and added more details.

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In 1941, it was stolen secretly by __________. ***Reading Skills---It is a good idea to find the Characters when we are reading.

The words in red are the key words for our task. They can lead us to the right answer in a short time.

Step 6 Careful Reading Read Para. 1 aloud and answer the following questions (1 point) 1.

What was the Amber Room made of ?

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How many years did it take to make the Amber Room?

Read Para. 2-3 and choose the best answer. (Before reading, find the key words)

3. Which of the following is true about the Amber Room? (1 point) A.

It is made to be a gift. B.

It was Frederick I who made it and gave it to Russia as a gift. C.

It was once used as a hall where the Czar met important visitors. D.

It was lost in the year 1770. ***Reading Skills---To deal with Detail Comprehensive questions(细节理解题), we can do as follows: 

*读题---确定题目关键词和选项关键词（key words ）；

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*定位---回归原文，确定出处；

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*比对---逐一比对选项和关键词出处，结合排除法确定答案。

4. What can we infer from Para. 2 and Para. 3 ____. (1 point) A.

Frederick William I was the son of Frederick I. B.

The king of Prussia gave the Amber Room to Russia because he needed better soldiers

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The amber room was one of the wonders in the world. D.

In the early 18th century, Prussia and Russia were friendly countries. ***Reading Skills---Reasoning questions(推理判断题)（infer, imply…）

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*Key words in the options are of great importance. 

*定位与推理---各选项顺次定位，确定原文关键信息(key information)，研究根据原文可否推知该选项。

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Attention: direct facts can not be the right answer. Para. 4 5. The Russians didn’t hide the Amber Room probably because ______. (1 point)

A. they were at war

B. they couldn’t find a place

C. the German soldiers arrived too soon

D. no train could take it away Para. 5 6. Who rebuilt the Amber Room?

Step 7 Match each part of the passage with its headline (1 point)

Paragraph 1A. More details were added to the Amber Room

Paragraph 2

B. the Amber Room and its design

Paragraph 3

C. the rebuilding of the Amber Room

Paragraph 4

D. the Amber Room was given as a gift

Paragraph 5

E. the missing of the Amber Room

Step 8 Conclusion and prize presentation Step 9 Homework •

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Mark the useful expressions and sentence structures in the text.