一、被动语态的意义
谓语动词的语态表示句子的主语和谓语动作之间的关系。当句子主语是谓语动作的执行者时，主、谓之间的关系称为主动语态；当句子的主语是谓语动作的承受者时，主、谓之间的关系称为被动语态。例如：
I teach English.（主动语态）
我教英语。
Our English is taught by him.（被动
语态）我们的英语是由他教的。
He speaks English.（主动语态）
他说英文。
English is spoken in many countries all o ver the world.（被动语态）
世界许多国家都讲英语。
二、被动语态的各种形式
通常有十种时态的被动形式, 被动语态由be＋过去分词构成，be随时态的变化而变化。以do为例，各种时态的被动语态形式为：
1.am/is/are being done (现在进行时)
A road is being built around the mountain.
Many new houses are being built in this city.
2.am/is/are+done(一般现在时)
I’m asked to take care of myself. Football is played all over the world.
3.has/have been done(现在完成时)
This book has been translated into many foreign languages.
The prices of many goods have
been cut again.
4.had been done(过去完成时)
A new school had been set up by
the end of last year.
When the anthem had been played the conference began.
5.was/were done(一般过去时)
This house was built in1958.
His leg was broken in an accident. 6.was/were being done(过去进行时) Meeting was being held when I
was there.
We were being trained this time
last year.
7.shall/will be done(一般将来时) More factories will be built in our city.
He will be taken to hospital tomorrow.
8.shall/will have been done(将来完成时) The project will have been completed before July.
Your clothes shall have been made for you soon.
9.should/would be done(过去将来时) He told me that his new cloths would be made by his mother.
10.should/would have been done(将来完成时)
He told me that his new clothes would have been made very soon.
三、被动语态的使用条件
一般来说，在我们日常生活中，被动语态是不常用的。只有在下列情况中我们才用被动语态：
1.不清楚动作的执行者是谁,如:
The window of the classroom was broken yesterday.
昨天，教室的窗子被打破了。
The time-table has been changed.
时间表已变动了。
2.说话人对宾语的兴趣大于对主语的兴趣（这时可用by引导出动作的执行者），例如：
The song was composed by a young worker.这首歌是一位年轻工人谱写的。
My TV set is being repaired in the shop.我的电视机正在这店里修。
3.不愿意说出动作的执行者，其目的是为了使语言得体、圆滑等。在这种情况下，有时常用一些句式，如
“It is said that…”（据说……），“It is reported that…”（据
报道……），“It is rumored that…”（据传言……）等等。例如：
It is said that she is going to be marri ed to a foreigner.
据说她要嫁给一个外国人。
You are requested to make a speech at ne xt meeting.
请您在下次会议上作个发言。
四、几种特殊的被动结构
1.带情态动词的被动结构。其形式为：情态动词＋be＋过去分词。
The baby should be taken good care of by the baby-sitter.
In this sense, bad things can be turned into good things.
2.有些动词可以有两个宾语，在
用于被动结构时，可以把主动结构中的一个宾语变为主语，另一宾语仍然保留在谓语后面。通常变为主语的是间接宾语。
The delegation was given a warm send-off at the airport.
Two days were allowed them for making the necessary preparation.
3.当“动词+宾语+宾语补语”结构变为被动语态时，原句中的宾语补语成为主语补语。能用这种结构的动词有：declare, call, consider, elect, appoint, nominate, find, leave, like, make, prefer, think, want等。如:
She was nominated a member of the council.
Professor Smith was appointed the head of the Philosophy Department.
4.在使役动词have, make, get以及感官动词see, watch, notice, hear, feel, observe等后面不定式作宾语补语时，在主动结构中不定式to要省略，但变为被动结构时，要加to。如：
A stranger was seen to walk into the building.
She was made to clean the floor.
5.某些感官动词加形容词可以表示被动意义。
The dish tastes delicious.
The apple smells sweet.
6.It＋be＋过去分词＋that从句，或主语＋be＋过去分词＋to do sth.
It is said that the boy has passed the national exam.
The boy is said to have passed the national exam.
7.有些相当于及物动词的动词词组，如“动词＋介词”，“动词＋副词”等，也可以用于被动结构，但要把它们看作一个整体，不能分开。其中的介词或副词也不能省略。如:
The meeting will be put off till Friday.
8.非谓语动词的被动语态。v.+ing 形式
及不定式to do 也有被动语态(一般时态和
完成时态)。如：
I don't like being laughed at in
the public.
The meeting is to be put off till Friday.
五、被动语态与系表结构的区别
当“be+过去分词”作被动语态时表示主语承受的动作；作系表结构时表示主语的特点或所处的状态时，be后面的过去分词是表语，相当于形容词。其区分办法如下：1．如果强调动作或句中有介词by引导出动作的执行者，该句一般为被动语态，否则为系表结构。
The glass is broken．（系表结构）
The glass was broken by the boy．（被动语态）
2.如果句中有地点、频率或时间状语时，
一般为被动语态。如:
The door is locked．（系表结构）
The door has already/just been locked．（被动语态）
3.被动语态除用于一般时态和完成时态外，还可以用于其他各种时态，而系表结构中的系动词be只有一般时态和完成时态。如:
The machine is being repaired．
六、专项练习
1. It is said that a new robot ____by him in a few days.
A. designed
B. has been designed
C. will be designed
D. will have been designed
2. We are late. I expect the film ____by the time we get to the cinema.
A. will already have started
B. would already have started
C. shall have already started
D. has already been started
3. She will stop showing off if no notice____ of her.
A. is taken
B. takes
C. will be taken
D. has taken
4. Diamond ____in Brazil in 1971.
Frederick William Ⅰ，the King of Prussia , could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history . This gift was the Amber Room , which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it . The amber which was selected had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey . The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days . It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels , which took the country's best artists about ten years to make . In fact , the room was not made to be a gift . It was designed for the palace of Frederick Ⅰ. However, the next King of Prussia , Frederick William Ⅰ,to whom the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it. In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great. In return , the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers. So the Amber Room because part of the Czar's winter palace in St Petersburg.About four metres long, the room served as a small reception hall for important visitors . Later,Catherine Ⅱhad the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg where she spent her summers. She told her artists to add more details to it .In 1770 the room was completed the way she wanted . Almost six hundred candles lit the room ,and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold. Sadly , although the Amber Room was considered one of the wonders of the world , it is now missing . In September 1941, the Nazi army was near St Petersburg . This was a time when the two countries were at war . Before the Nazis could get to the summer palace , the Russians were able to remove some furniture and small art objects from the Amber Room . However , some of the Nazis secretly stole the room itself . In less than two days 100,000 pieces were put inside twenty-seven woooden boxs . There is no doubt that the boxs were then put on a train for Konigsberg, which was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea . After that, what happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery . Recently , the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room at the summer palace . By studying old photos of the former Amber Room , they have made the new one look like the old one .In 2003 it was ready for the people of St Petersburg when they celebrated the 300th birthday of their city . A FACT OR AN OPINION? What is a fact? Is it something that people believe? No. A fact is anything that can be proved. For example, it can be proved that China has more people than any other country in the world. This is a fact. Then what is an opinion? An opinion is what someone believes is true but has not been proved. So an opinion is not good evidence in a trial. For example, it is an opinion if you say “Cats are better pets than dogs”. It may be true, but it is difficult to prove. Some people may not agree with this opinion but they also cannot prove that they are right. In a trial, a judge must decide which eyewit nesses to believe and which not to believe. The judge does not consider what each eyewitness looks like or where that person lives or works. He/she only cares about whether the eyewitness has given true information, which must be facts rather than opinions. This kind of information is called evidence. Unit 2 AN INTERVIEW Pausanias, who was a Greek writer about 2,000 years ago, has come on a magical journey on March 18th 2007 to find out about the present-day Olympic Games. He is now interviewing Li Yan, a volunteer for the 2008 Olympic Games.
必修二 Unit 1 In search of the amber room Frederick William I, the king of Prussia, could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history. This gift was the Amber Room, which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it. The amber which was selected had a beautiful yellow-brown color like honey. The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days. It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels, which took the c ountry’s best artists about ten years to make. In fact, the room was not made to be a gift. It was designed for the palace of Fredrick I. However, the next King of Prussia, Fredrick William I, to whom the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it. In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great. In return, the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers. So the Amber Room became part of the Czar’s winter palace in St Petersburg. About four meters long, the room served as a small reception hall for important visitors. Later, Catherine Ⅱ had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg where she spent her summers. She told her artists to add more details to it. In 1770 the room was completed the way she wanted. Almost six hundred candles lit the room, and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold. Sadly, although the Amber Room was considered one of the wonders of the world, it is now missing. In September 1941, the Nazi army was near St Petersburg. This was a time when the two countries were at war. Before the Nazis could get to the summer palace, the Russians were able to remove some furniture and small art objects from the Amber Room. However, some of the Nazis secretly stole the room itself. In less than two days 100000 pieces were put inside twenty-seven wooden boxes. There is no doubt that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg, which was at a time a German city on the Baltic Sea. After that, what happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery. Recently, the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room at the summer palace. By studying old photos of the former Amber room, they have made the new one look like the old one. In 2003 it was ready for the people of St Petersburg when they celebrated the 300th birthday of their city. 寻找琥珀屋 普鲁士国王腓特烈·威廉一世绝不可能想到他送给俄罗斯人民的厚礼会有一段令人惊讶的历史。这件礼物就是琥珀屋, 它之所以叫这个名字,是因为建造这间房子用了好几吨琥珀,被选择的琥珀色彩艳丽, 呈黄褐色像蜜一样。屋子的设计采用当时流行的奇特风格。琥珀屋也是用金银珠宝装饰的珍品，这花费了全国最优秀的艺术家大约十年的时间才完成。 事实上, 琥珀屋并不是作为礼物而建造的。它是为腓烈特一世的宫殿而建造。然而,下一位普鲁士国王,腓烈特·威廉一世, 这个琥珀屋的主人却决定不再保留它了。1716年, 他把它送给了彼得大帝。作为回馈, 沙皇则送给他一队自己最好的士兵。所以, 琥珀屋就成了沙皇在圣彼得堡东宫的一部分。琥珀屋长约4米, 被用作接待重要来宾的小型会客室。 后来、叶卡捷琳娜二世派人把琥珀屋搬到了圣彼得堡郊外避暑的宫殿中。她让艺术家们给它增添了更多的装饰。1770年,这间琥珀屋按她要求的方式完工了。将近600支蜡烛照亮了这个房间,里面的镜子和图画就像金子一样闪闪发光。不幸的是,虽然琥珀屋被认为是世界奇迹之一,可是现在它却消失了。
高一英语必修二知识点归纳 Unit1 Cultural relics 1.in search of 寻找，寻求 2.survive vi. 幸存，生还n. 幸存者survivor 3. be decorated with 被用······来装饰 decorate sth with sth 用某物装饰某物 4. belong to属于，是…的成员, 是…的组成部分,属性, 职能等 5. serve as 担任，充当 6.in return 作为回报, 作为回馈 in return of 作为…的回报 7. 定语从句修饰the way的关系代词可用that / in which / 不填 8.light 照亮，点亮light-lit-lit 或light-lighted-lighted 9. there is no doubt that… 毫无疑问…… 10. be worth sth. 值得… be (well) worth doing sth.很值得做… 11. be at war 处于战争状态,交战 12.remain vi. 留下，剩下，残留+doing link-v. 保持，仍然，继续+adj. Unit 2 The Olympic Games 1. ancient: 古代的--- 反义词present-day 当今的 2. compete with/ against sb.和…竞争 compete in 在……中竞争 compete for sth. 为……而竞争 competition n. 比赛 3. take part (in) 参加，参与（活动）=join in take an active part in…积极参与…… 4. used to do 过去常常做．．． be/get used to (doing) sth.习惯于 be used to do 被用来做 5. every four years = every fourth year 每四年或每隔四年 6. admit+ doing承认做某事 be admitted as “被接受……成为” 7. for the honor of为了…的荣誉 in the honor of为庆祝…/为纪念 8. allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事 allow doing sth. 允许做某事 9. not only… but also… 不但……而且 10. “也”as well用在肯定句中，放在句末 too肯定句中用,放在句末，常用逗号隔开 either否定句中用，放句末，常用逗号隔开 also放在特殊动词之后，实义动词之前 Unit 3 Computers 1. common adj. 普通的，常见的n. 普通；平民
高一英语必修一必修二知识点总结 【篇一：高一英语必修一必修二知识点总结】 人教版高一英语必修2全册知识点总结,高一必修二知识点总结,人教版高一数学知识点,人教版高一英语知识点,人教版高一数学必修一,人教版高一英语必修一,人教版高一化学必修一,人教版高一语文必修一,人教版高一物理必修一,高一数学必修1人教版 【篇二：高一英语必修一必修二知识点总结】 高一英语必修二知识点归纳 unit1 cultural relics 1. in search of 寻找，寻求 2. survive vi. 幸存，生还 n. 幸存者 survivor 3. be decorated with 被用来装饰 decorate sth with sth 用某物装饰某物 4. belong to 属于，是的成员, 是的组成部分,属性, 职能等 5. serve as 担任，充当 6. in return 作为回报, 作为回馈 in return of 作为的回报 7. 定语从句修饰 the way 的关系代词可用 that / in which / 不填 8. light 照亮，点亮 light-lit-lit 或 light-lighted-lighted 9. there is no doubt that 毫无疑问 10. be worth sth. 值得be (well) worth doing sth.很值得做 11. be at war 处于战争状态,交战 12. remain vi. 留下，剩下，残留+doing link-v. 保持，仍然，继续+adj. unit 2 the olympic games 1. ancient: 古代的---??反义词 present-day 当今的 2. compete with/ against sb. 和竞争compete in 在中竞争 compete for sth. 为而竞争 competition n. 比赛 3. take part (in) 参加，参与（活动） =join in take an active part in 积极参与 4. used to do 过去常常做．．． be/get used to (doing) sth. 习惯于 be used to do 被用来做 5. every four years = every fourth year 每四年或每隔四年 6. admit+ doing 承认做某事be admitted as 被接受成为 7. for the honor of 为了的荣誉 in the honor of为庆祝 /为纪念 8. allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事allow doing sth. 允许做某事 9. not only but also 不但而且 10. 也as well 用在肯定句中，放在句末 too 肯定句中用,放在句末，常用逗号隔开 either 否定句中用，放句末，常用逗号隔开 also 放在特殊动词之后，实义动词之前 unit 3 computers 1. common adj. 普通的，常见的 n. 普通；平民 have nothing/ little/ something/ a lot in common 有共同之处 2. compare with 把与相比较compare to 把比作 3. 多久才 it took/was+一段时间+before it
人教版新课标必修2u n i t1课文原文和翻译w o r d格式 IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM Frederick William Ⅰ，the King of Prussia , could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history . This gift was the Amber Room , which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it . The amber which was selected had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey . The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days . It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels , which took the country's best artists about ten years to make . In fact , the room was not made to be a gift . It was designed for the palace of Frederick Ⅰ. However, the next King of Prussia , Frederick William Ⅰ,to whom the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it. In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great. In return , the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers. So the Amber Room because part of the Czar's winter palace in St four metres long, the room served as a small reception hall for important visitors . Later,Catherine Ⅱhad the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg where she spent her summers. She told her artists to add more details to it .In 1770 the room was completed the way she wanted . Almost six hundred candles lit the room ,and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold. Sadly , although the Amber Room was considered one of the wonders of the world , it is now missing . In September 1941, the Nazi army was near St Petersburg . This was a time when the two countries were at war . Before the Nazis could get to the summer palace , the Russians were able to remove some furniture and small art objects from the Amber Room . However , some of the Nazis secretly stole the room itself . In less than two days 100,000 pieces were put inside twenty-seven woooden boxs . There is no doubt that the boxs were then put on a train for Konigsberg, which was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea . After that, what happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery . Recently , the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room at the summer palace . By studying old photos of the former Amber Room , they have made the new one look like the old one .In 2003 it was ready for the people of St Petersburg when they celebrated the 300th birthday of their city . A FACT OR AN OPINION What is a fact Is it something that people believe No. A fact is anything that can be proved. For example, it can be proved that China has more people than any other country in the world. This is a fact. Then what is an opinion An opinion is what someone believes is true but has not been proved. So an opinion is not good evidence in a trial. For example, it is an opinion if you say “Cats are better pets than dogs”. It may be true, but it is difficult to prove. Some peo ple may not agree with this opinion but they also cannot prove that they are right. In a trial, a judge must decide which eyewitnesses to believe and which not to believe. The judge does not consider what each eyewitness looks like or where that person lives or works. He/she only cares about whether the eyewitness has given true information, which must be facts rather than opinions. This kind of information is called evidence. 人教版新课标必修2 unit2 课文原文word格式 AN INTERVIEW Pausanias, who was a Greek writer about 2,000 years ago, has come on a magical journey on March 18th 2007 to find out about the present-day Olympic Games. He is now interviewing Li Yan, a volunteer for the 2008 Olympic Games.
必修一 Unit 1 △survey n.调查；测验 add up合计 upset adj.心烦意乱的；不安的；不适的 vt. (upset, upset) 使不安；使心烦 ignore vt.不理睬；忽视 calm vt. & vi.（使）平静；（使）镇定 adj.平静的；镇静的；沉着的 calm(…)down（使）平静下来；（使）镇定下来have got to不得不；必须 concern vt.（使）担忧；涉及；关系到 n.担心；关注；（利害）关系 be concerned about关心；挂念 walk the dog 遛狗 loose adj.松的；松开的 △vet n.兽医 go through经历；经受 △Amsterdam n.阿姆斯特丹（荷兰首都）Netherlands n.荷兰（西欧国家） △Jewish 犹太人的；犹太族的 German adj.德国的；德国人的；德语的 n．德国人；德语 △Nazi n.纳粹党人 adj.纳粹党的 set down记下；放下；登记 series n.连续；系列 a series of一连串的；一系列；一套 △Kitty n.基蒂（女名） outdoors adv. 在户外；在野外 △spellbind vt. (spellbound, spellbound) 迷住；迷惑 on purpose 故意 in order to为了…… dusk n.黄昏；傍晚 at dusk在黄昏时刻 thunder vi.打雷；雷鸣 n．雷；雷声 entire adj.整个的；完全的；全部的 entirely adv. 完全地；全然地；整个地 power n.能力；力量；权力
M1U2Home alone Act One Mom and Dad arrive back from vacation a day earlier than expected. The curtains are closed and the living room is dark when Mom and Dad enter. Dad: It’s so nice to be home! Mom: Yes, I can’t wait to surprise the boys! Suddenly the door opens and a soccer ball flies through the room. Eric runs in after it, followed by a big dog, walking very slowly. Eric: Mom! Dad! You’re back early! (looking around room, sounding frightened) But, but … you weren’t supposed to come home until tomorrow! The dog slowly walks to Mom and Dad. Mom: (bending to touch dog) Eric, he’s so tired and hungry! (looking at table) The money for dog food is gone, but Spot looks like he is starving! What did you do with the cash we left? Dad: And look at this room—garbage all over the place! Where is your brother? (shouting angrily) Daniel! Daniel: (running into room) Mom, Dad, I can explain … Dad opens the curtains and light comes into the room. The room is in a mess, with pizza boxes on the floor and dirty dishes in the sink. In the corner, there is a garbage can around which are pieces of garbage and waste paper. Mom and Dad both turn towards Daniel. Dad: (sounding very angry) Listen to me, young man—we left you in charge! We thought you could act like an adult, but look at the mess! I don’t know why the house is so dirty ... Mom: Daniel, we thought you were an adult, a person who would make good decisions ... Dad: How can we trust you any mo re? We won’t tolerate such behavior in our house! Daniel: (shouting) Stop shouting at me. I’m still a teenager! Why is everything always my fault? Daniel runs into his bedroom and shuts the door angrily. Mom and Dad look at each other as lights go out. End of Act One Act Two, Scene One Daniel and Eric’s bedroom. Eric sits on his bed. Daniel has his arms crossed and looks upset. Daniel: They never even gave me a chance to defend myself. I hate them! Eric: You don’t h ate them. I can tell them we had an emergency. Then they won’t be mad any more. Daniel: No, don’t tell them anything. Anyhow, they didn’t trust me. They don’t deserve an explanation. Let them think what they want. Eric: But Daniel, if they knew that Spot was sick and we used the money to take him to the clinic ... Daniel: And that we spent all of yesterday waiting there for him, and that is why we had no time to clean the house ... but no, Eric, why didn’t they ask me what happened instead of shouting at me? Act Two, Scene Two
高一英语必修一、二【北师大版】语法汇总 定语从句 1. 定语从句的结构及理解 2. 定语从句的关系词的使用 3. 定语从句的简化表达 知识总结归纳 （一）定语从句的结构：在复合句中，修饰某个名词或代词的句子（做这个名词或代词的定语）叫定语从句，定语从句一般放在被修饰的名词或代词后面，被修饰的名词或代词叫做定语从句的先行词，它与定语从句之间要有一个词连接，这个词指代先行词的内容叫做关系词（关系代词或关系副词：that, which, who, whose, when, where, why）。先行词在定语从句中充当主语，宾语，时间，地点，原因状语。 结构：先行词+关系词+定语从句。 1. There she saw a wall of water that was quickly advancing towards her. 2. In Japan, someone who sees another person making the gesture will think it means money. 3. A theme park is a collection of rides, exhibitions or other attractions that are based on a common theme. 4. The park has a conservation center that helps protect marine animals and their habitats in the rivers and coastal waters of Asia. 5. Visitors can go on exciting rides where they can feel what it is like to do the things they have seen their heroes do in the movie. 6. Oprah Winfrey is a black woman whose rise to fame is an inspiring story. （二）定语从句分为限定性定语从句和非限定性定语从句： 限定性定语从句：从句对先行词进行必要的描述或说明，缺少它，则句义显得不完整，从句与先行词紧密相连。 非限定性定语从句：对先行词进行补充说明，解释，它与先行词之间有逗号隔开。 1. Before she could move, she heard a loud noise, which grew to a terrible roar. 2. Tree after tree went down, cut down by the water, which must have been three meters deep. 3. Flora, whose beautiful hair and dress were all cold and wet, started crying. 4. Their talk includes rhythm and rhyming words as well as tongue twisters, which often make the audience applaud. （三）关系词前面可以根据定语从句的内容加上一些介词，这些关系词在介词后面常用which 或whom. 1. There was a man with whom I would have to work together and finally the manager of the company. 2. Many people who saw the film were afraid to swim in the sea when they remembered the scenes in which people were eaten by the shark.
人教版高一英语必修二英语课文原文
Frederick William Ⅰ，the King of Prussia , could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history . This gift was the Amber Room , which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it . The amber which was selected had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey . The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days . It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels , which took the country's best artists about ten years to make . In fact , the room was not made to be a gift . It was designed for the palace of Frederick Ⅰ. However, the next King of Prussia , Frederick William Ⅰ,to whom the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it. In 1716 he gave it to Peter the Great. In return , the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers. So the Amber Room because part of the Czar's winter palace in St Petersburg.About four metres long, the room served as a small reception hall for important visitors . Later,Catherine Ⅱ had the Amber Room moved to a palace outside St Petersburg where she spent her summers. She told her artists to add more details to it .In 1770 the room was completed the way she wanted . Almost six hundred candles lit the room ,and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold. Sadly , although the Amber Room was considered one of the wonders of the world , it is now missing . In September 1941, the Nazi army was near St Petersburg . This was a time when the two countries were at war . Before the Nazis could get to the summer palace , the Russians were able to remove some furniture and small art objects from the Amber Room . However , some of the Nazis secretly stole the room itself . In less than two days 100,000 pieces were put inside twenty-seven woooden boxs . There is no doubt that the boxs were then put on a train for Konigsberg, which was at that time a German city on the Baltic Sea . After that, what happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery . Recently , the Russians and Germans have built a new Amber Room at the summer palace . By studying old photos of the former Amber Room , they have made the new one look like the old one .In 2003 it was ready for the people of St Petersburg when they celebrated the 300th birthday of their city . A FACT OR AN OPINION? What is a fact? Is it something that people believe? No. A fact is anything that can be proved. For example, it can be proved that China has more people than any other country in the world. This is a fact. Then what is an opinion? An opinion is what someone believes is true but has not been proved. So an opinion is not good evidence in a trial. For example, it is an opinion if you say “Cats are better pets than dogs”. It may be true, but it is difficult to prove. Some people may not agree with this opinion but they also cannot prove that they are right. In a trial, a judge must decide which eyewit nesses to believe and which not to believe. The judge does not consider what each eyewitness looks like or where that person lives or works. He/she only cares about whether the eyewitness has given true information, which must be facts rather than opinions. This kind of information is called evidence. Unit 2 AN INTERVIEW