Period1ReadingTheGeneralIdeaofThisPeriod：ThisperiodincludesWarmingup，ReadingandComprehendingofUnit1.ItintroducesthestoryoftheAmberRoom，whichcanhelpthestudentslearnhowtotalkaboutculturalrelicsandrealizethatweshouldprotectculturalrelicsandwhatshouldbedonewiththeculturalrelics.Thestudentsalsocanlearnhowtotalkaboutculturalrelicsandlearnsomereadingstrategiessuchasskimmingandscanning.TeachingAims：1.Learnthefollowingusefulwordsandphrases：fancy，style，jewel，inreturn，reception，light，mirror，wonder，atwar，remove，furniture，secretly，wooden，doubt，remain，mystery，apart，takeapart2.Helpthestudentsunderstandthestructureofthefollowingsentences：Inreturn，theCzargavetheKingofPrussia55ofhisbestsoldiers.P2Thiswasatimewhenthetwocountrieswereatwar.P2Thereisnodoubtthattheboxeswerethenputonatrainfor....P2Afterthat，whatreallyhappenedtotheAmberRoomremainsamystery.P2IthinkhighlyofthosewhoaresearchingfortheAmberRoom.P23.HelpthestudentslearntotalkaboutthestoryoftheAmberRoom.4.Helpthestudentslearnhowtotalkaboutculturalrelicsandhavethesenseofprotectingculturalrelics.TeachingImportantPoint：HowtotellthestoryabouttheAmberRoomandtalkaboutculturalrelicsTeachingDifficultPoint：Helpthestudentsunderstandtheculturalrelicsandrealizewhatshouldbedonewiththeculturalrelics.TeachingMethods：1.Fastreadingtogetthegeneralideaofthetext.2.Carefulreadingtounderstandthepassagebetter.3.Explanationtohelpthestudentsmastersomelanguagepoints.4.Discussiontohelpthestudentsunderstandbetterwhatthey’velearnedandtousetheknowledgethey’velearnedinthisperiod.TeachingAids：1.Ataperecorder.2.Amultimedia.TeachingProcedures：Step1WarmingupT：Lookatthethreegroupsofpicturesanddiscussthesequestions.1.Doyouknowtheseplaces?2.Ifyouknow，whatdoyouknowabouttheplaces?3.Whichonewouldyouliketovisit?Why?Group1ThePyramidsinEgypt4,Group2TheGreatWall/ChinaGroup3Stonehenge/BritainSalisburyplainT：Pleasetellthereasonsfortheirimportance.S1：Symbolsoftheircountries.S2：Aconcreteannotationoftheircultures.S3：Haveamemorablesignificance.S4：Bringinmoneyfromtourism.Thewarming-upexercisehelpsthestudentsrealizethattherearesomewell-knownculturalrelicsbothathomeandabroad.Askthestudentstotrytheirbesttothinkoftheculturalrelicsthattheyknow.T：Now，class，lookatthetitleofthisunit.Tellmewhatthetopicofthisunitis.Ss：Thetopicofthisunitisculturalrelics.T：Doyouknowwhatculturalrelicsare?Ss：Culturalrelicsaresomethingthathassurvivedforalongtime，oftenapartofsomethingoldthathasremainedwhentherestofithasbeendestroyed；ittellspeopleaboutthepast.T：Verygood，alsowecansay：Culturalrelicsaretracesorfeaturessurvivingfromapastageandservingtoremindpeopleofthem.Justlikewhatyousaid，theyrepresentthecultureofaplaceandsomeperiodsofhistory.Ofcourse，someofthemareindangerbecausetheyarebeingdestroyed.Thencanyougivesomeexamplesoftheculturalrelicsthatareintheneedofbeingprotected?S1：TheGreatWall.S2：TheBigBen.Ss：...T：Yes.Youareright.Nowdoyouwanttoknowmoreabouttheseculturalrelics?Ss：Yes.Step2Pre-reading4,T：Whatisyourfavoritecity?Why?Whatmakesacitygreat?S1：alonghistoryS2：culturalrelicsS3：manygreatpeopleS4：importanteventstakingplacethereT：Allofyouhavedoneagoodjob.Nowlet’scometothetext“InSearchOftheAmberRoom”.Listentothetapeandfinishthecomprehendingexercises.1.Thesuggestedanswerstothecomprehendingexercise1：1）B2）D3）B4）A5）C2.ThesuggestedanswerstothecomprehendingExercise2：1）TheAmberRoomwasnoteasytomake.（NS）2）CatherineⅡdidn’tlikeeverythingabouttheAmberRoomwhenshefirstsawit.（S）3）TheAmberRoomwastaketoKonigsbergandhiddentherein1941.（S）4）TheRussiansdidn’tcareabouttheAmberRoom.（NS）5）TheRussiansdon’tthinktheAmberRoomwilleverbefound.（NS）Step3DetailedReadingT：Readthetextagainandanswerthefollowingquestions：1.WhatwasgiventotheRussianpeopleasagreatgiftbyFrederickWilliamⅠ，thekingofPrussia?2.WhyitiscalledtheAmberroomandhowmanytonsofamberwereusedtomaketheAmberRoom?3.WhatdidCatherinethegreatdowiththeAmberRoom?ThegreatAmberRoomwasgiventotheRussianpeopleasagreatgiftbytheking.4.WhathappenedtotheAmberRoom?ThegreatAmberRoomwasgiventotheRussianpeopleasagreatgiftbytheking.Becauseitwasmadeofalmostseventhousandtonsofamber，whichhasabeautifulyellowbrowncolor.S3：ShehadtheAmberRoommovedtothepalaceoutsideStPetersburgandtransformedit.S4：Itwastakenapartandmissinginthesecondworldwar，andtheRussiansandGermanshavebuiltanewAmberroomatthesummerpalace.Step4IntensiveReadingT：Pleasereadthetextagainandtrytocatchthemainideaofeachparagragh.（Afterfourminutes）T：Noweveryone.Haveyougotthemainideaofeachparagraph?Ss：Yes.T：OK，whowouldliketotellmethemainideaofthefirstparagraph?S1：ThefirstparagraphtellsusthattheAmberRoomhasastrangehistoryandsomethingaboutitsdesignandbuilding.T：Excellent.Whataboutthesecondparagraph?S2：Fromthisparagraph，wecanknowthehistoryoftheAmberRoomanditsfunctionsinRussia—theCzar’swinterpalaceandasmallreceptionhallforimportantvisitors.T：Verygood.ThenhowaboutParagraph3?S3：ThisparagraphtellsusthatCatherineⅡhadtheAmberRoommovedtothepalaceoutsideStPetersburgwhereshespenthersummersandshetoldherartiststoaddmoredetailstoitsdesign.ThustheAmberRoomwasoneofthegreatwondersoftheworld.T：Verygood.Whataboutthefourthparagraph?S4：Fromthisparagraph，weknowthattheNaziGermanarmystoletheAmberRoominSeptember，1941.Afterthat，whatreallyhappenedtotheAmberRoomremainsamystery.4,T：Welldone.Then，howaboutthefifthparagraph?S5：ThisparagraphtellsusthattheRussiansandGermanshavebuiltanewAmberRoomatthesummerpalace，followingtheoldphotos.T：Allofyouhavedoneagoodjob.Let’scomeintothenextpart.Step5DiscussionT：Nowpleasediscussthisquestioningroups：Whatshouldwedotoprotectourculturalrelics?I’llgiveyouthreeminutestoprepare.（Afterthreeminutes.）T：Nowtimeisup，anygroupwouldliketotellusyourideas.Studentsshowtheirideas.Step6Homework1.TofinishtheexercisesonWorkbook.2.Prepareforthenextclass.Step7TheDesignoftheWritingontheBlackboardUnit1CulturalrelicsPeriod1LanguagePoints1.inreturn作为报答2.nodoubt毫无疑问Step8RecordafterTeaching4