Using LanguageⅠ教学设计(第二课时)

Unit1

Cultural relics

——Using language In search of the Amber Room

Task Ⅰ. Reading

Watch the Micro-Course Online Video. Two amber's fates I am an amber, living through thousands of years.My legendary story begins with a love story.What happened to the amber sister in Yuan-Ming Yuan?Long long ago, in the deep forest far away,there lived a huge pine tree and a small winged insect.They fall in love with each other.The insect loved the tree so much that when the insect realized that death was approaching,he refused to leave and stayed still.One day he died. The tree cried everyday and her tears drop on the insect's body.After countless years, an amazing amber came into being.It was Me.Sooner, I found my sister.Unfortunately, she was later brought to China and belonged to a beautiful woman.When time came to Qing Dynasty, she was moved to a place named Yuan-Ming Yuan.It seemed she would live a happy life.My amber sister was lost in that fire. That was her fate.What about me?I was found by a troop of Prussia.The story began. Q: What happened to the ambers?

Task Ⅱ. Listening 1. Underline words of describing the amber and the amber room. 2. Fill in the blacks about the historical events. ________ had the amber room made.

________ gave the amber room to the Czar as a gift. Peter the Great________________________________.

Catherine II________________________________. ________

________________________________. 3.

If you are the amber, tell other people your fate by retelling the historical events

Task Ⅲ. Speaking Q: Frederick I had the amber room made. Do you agree? What do you think of him? Q: Why did Frederick William I choose to give the Amber Room to Peter the Great?

Task Ⅳ. Writing According to the passage, we know that the two ambers' fates both are tragical. As for memorizing the humiliating event, China choose to keep ruins and refuses to rebuild Yuan-Ming Yuan. Do you agree? Please write down your opinion. The following words and expression may help you. splendor of Chinese culture humiliation of the past cultural relics Illustrate Chinese culture