第七课时语言综合技能与评价课
一、教学内容Listening (p. 69); Talking (p. 69); Writing task (p. 75); Summing up (p.
40); Self-test
二、教学目标
在本节课结束前，学生能够
●自主利用中国和加拿大的地图, 分析比较中国和加拿大的相似之处和不同之处，口头
做简短的报告。
●运用本单元学过的表达方位的单词、短语和结构。
●介绍和安排一个旅程。
●检测本单元学习后达到的能力水平和知识的掌握程度。
三、教学步骤
步骤一听（69页）
1. 学生听前预测和讨论。
李黛予和刘倩为加拿大朋友做了一个介绍中国的报告。与你的同伴讨论外国人最想知道什么，并且预测一下她们可能要报告哪些内容。
设计意图：听前预测话题，同时让学生站在听众的
角度思考问题。
2. 学生听第一遍，听文章的大意：听力材料主要从地
理和气候特色比较了中国和加拿大的相似和不同
之处。
设计意图：第一遍听文章的大意，让学生整体把握
全文内容，激活学生已有背景知识。
3. 学生听第二遍，判断句子正误。
设计意图：通过判断正误，了解学生对听力内容细
节的把握程度。
4. 学生听第三遍，讨论为什么加拿大人喜欢来中国的
海南？
设计意图：让学生就听力中的一个细节讨论并且思
考，发散学生的思维，促使学生使用所学语言表达自
己的思想。
步骤二说（69页）
1. 教师准备两张较大的中国地图和加拿大地图，也可
以让学生参考书上33页和69页的地图，以小组形
式讨论中国和加拿大有哪些相似的地方和不同的
地方。
2. 然后让几组同学以报告的形式展示他们的讨论结
果。教师可以根据实际情况给学生提供讨论提纲。
设计意图：让学生总结更多有关中国和加拿大的相似之处和不同之处，培养学生观察能力和总结归纳能力。
步骤三写（75页）
1. 一群来访的同学到你的家乡旅游。安排一个三天到五天的行程，带他们参观你的家乡。
要求：1）介绍每个地方的地理位置和概况。2）尽量使用这个单元学过的单词和词组。
3）
开头已经给出。
设计意图：让学生综合应用本单元学过的介绍地理位置和方向的词汇和结构，发挥学生的创造力。
2. 展示几份学生的行程安排，并且让其他同学评价，选出最佳旅游公司！
设计意图
：展示学生的作品，然后让其他学生参与评判，最后选出最佳欢乐足旅游公司。步骤四总结与检测
学生在课堂上完成单元小结，写在笔记本上或书本40页上。单元自我检测教师以书面形式打印出来发给每个学生，可以在课下留为作业，根据每个老师的实际情况运用。
设计意图：学生自我检验，这个单元学到了什么，并且评价自己本单元学习情况如何。
附
Self-test of Unit 5
Name: ________________
一、非测试性评价
1、个体学习评价
Things I can do Evaluation
I can read an English map. 5 4 3 2 1 I can follow the route that the girls took during their trip to
Canada.
5 4 3 2 1
I can adjust my reading strategies, ie, first read for the general
idea and then read for detailed information.
5 4 3 2 1
I can adjust my listening strategies, ie, first listen for the 5 4 3 2 1
二、测验性评价
（一）根据首字母填写单词
1. It is said the M__________of Japan will come to visit our country next month.
2. As is known to all, there are seven c___________ in the world.
3. If you go e__________, you’ll find the sea.
4. Our school is s____________ by many trees.
5. There is a h_________ near our city, where you can find many big ships in and out.
6. After they married, they s__________ down in a small village, leading a quiet life.
7. We admire her for she has a g________ for singing and dancing.
8. An order came that we should finish the work w__________ three days.
9. There is a s___________ difference between the two words.
10. The t_________sound made me t__________.
11. I have such a good eye-sight that I can see the small things in the d___________.
12. Yesterday, it was so cold that there was some f_____________ on the ground.
13. I planned to go d____________ to watch movie this Sunday.
14. Finally, they managed to arrive at their destination (目的地) at d_________.
（二）选择题
1. — Excuse me, is the book shop far from here?
— No, it is just ______ of our college.
A. 3 kilometers long
B. 3 kilometers walk
C. within 3 kilometers
D. 3 kilometers far
2. — Are you worried about his safety?
— Only ______.
A. gradually
B. broadly
C. slightly
D. extremely
3. The girl who is studying at the art college has a _______ for music and dance.
A. gift
B. present
C. power
D. strength
4. Word came ______ our duties would be changed.
A. that
B. which
C. whether
D. when
5. — Where is the shooting centre?
— It is about 50 kilometres ______ the city of Beijing.
A. in south of
B. south of
C. the south of
D. southern of
6. We watched the river as it _____ on under the bridge.
A. settled
B. toured
C. flowed
D. floated
7. It’s based on the idea ______ all people are created equal, ______ is accepted by most people.
A. that; that
B. which; which
C. which; when
D. that; which
8. Why not get some work experience first ______ go straight on to university?
A. other than
B. rather than
C. more than
D. less than
9. He could see the tall chimneys of the factory ______.
A. from distance
B. in distance
C. in the distance
D. to a distance
10. The prices of the flats _______ are several times as high as in the countryside.
A. downtown
B. in the downtown
C. in downtown
D. at downtown （三）选择完成句子，并且标注同位语从句(appositive)或定语从句(attributive)
1. 1) Isn't it good news! The suggestions ____ have been accepted by our principal. ( )
2) The committee has accepted the suggestion ____________. ( )
A that citizens with higher income should pay higher taxes
B our students put forward
2. 1) I was very disappointed by the news ______________________. ( )
2) The news ___________________________ was not true. ( )
A that the Houston Rockets were defeated again
B that she was terrified by
3. 1) This book is full of interesting facts about the World Cup ___________. ( )
2) Mrs Rogers could not put up with the fact _______________________. ( )
A that her daughter came back late every night
B that more and more people have interest in
（四）翻译
1. 这个小村庄被青山绿水所环绕。(surround)
2. 据我所知，他有做生意的天赋。(as far as; have a gift for)
3. 随着中国经济的发展，许多外国人定居中国。(settle)
4. 位于中国东北的黑龙江省冬天非常冷。( in the northeast of; extremely)
（五）写作
根据加拿大地图以及中文提示，用英语写一段短文，简要介绍加拿大。
提示：1. 加拿大的地理位置；2. 加拿大的面积（九百九十七万多平方千米）；3. 加拿大是由十个省和两个自治区组成的联邦国家；4. 加拿大的首都所在地；5. 加拿大的人口（约3520万）；6. 要求以“目前，中加两国人民的友谊日益增强”为结尾。
参考答案：
（一）根据首字母填写单词
1. Minister
2. continents
3. eastward
4. surrounded
5. harbour
6. settled
7. gift
8. within
9. slight 10. terrifying, terrified 11. distance 12. frost
13. downtown 14. dawn
（二）选择题
1-5 CCAAB 6-10 CDBCA
（三）选择完成句子，并且标注同位语从句(appositive)或定语从句(attributive)
1. 1) B (attributive) 2) A(appositive)
2. 1) A (appositive) 2) B (attributive)
3. 1) B (attributive) 2) A (appositive)
（四）翻译
1. The village is surrounded by green hills and clear waters.
2. As far as I know, he has a gift for business.
3. With the economic development of China, many foreigners have settled down in China.
4. It is extremely cold in Heilongjiang Province which lies in the northeast of China. （五）写作
One possible version：
Canada
Canada extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean. Canada shares land borders with the United States to the south and northwest.
Canada is the second largest country in the world by total area.It has an area of over nine million nine hundred and seventy thousand square kilometers. It is made up of ten provinces and two territories each with its own capital. The capital of Canada is Ottawa. Canada has a population of about 35,200,000.
The Chinese people and the Canadian people have always been good friends. In the past few years the friendship between the two peoples has been developing with each passing day.
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.
普通高中课程标准实验教科书《英语》电子课本 Book 3 Unit 1 Festivals around the world B3U1P1-3 FESTIV ALS AND CELEBRATIONS Ancient Festivals Festivals and celebrations of all kinds are held everywhere. The most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of the cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn. Other celebrations were held when hunters could catch animals. They would starve if food was difficult to find, so they celebrated when they had food. They lit fires and made music because they thought these festivals would bring a year of plenty. Festivals of the Dead Some festivals are held to honour the dead, or satisfy and please the ancestors, who could return either to help or to do harm. In Japan the festival is called Obon, when people should go to clean the graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors. They light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth. In Mexico they have the Day of the Dead in early November. On this important feast day, people might eat food in shape of skulls, and cakes with “bones” on them. They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. The festival of Halloween had its origin as an event in memory of the dead. It is now a children’s festival, when they can go to their neighbours’ homes and ask for sweets. They dress up and try to frighten people. If they are not given anything, the children might play a trick. Festivals to Honour People Festivals can be held as an honour to famous people or to the gods. One of these is the Dragon Boat Festival in China, which honours the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan. Another is Columbus Day in the USA, in memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in America. In India there is a national festival on October 2 to honour Mahatma Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India’s independence from Britain. Harvest Festivals Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals can be very happy events. People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter ,and because a season of agricultural work is over. In European countries it is the custom to decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit, and people get together to have meals. Some people might win awards for their animals, flowers, fruits and vegetables, like the biggest watermelon or the most handsome rooster. In China and Japan there are mid-autumn festivals, when people admire the moon and give gift of mooncakes. Spring Festivals The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring. At the Spring Festival in China, people eat dumplings, fish and meat, and may give children lucky money in the red paper. There are dragon dances and carnivals, and families celebrate the lunar New Year together. In some Western countries there are very exciting carnivals, which take place forty days before Easter, usually in February. They might include parades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colourful clothing of all kinds. Easter is an important religious and social festival in Christian countries. It celebrates the return of Jesus for Christians and it also celebrates the coming of spring. In Japan, the Cherry Blossom Festival happens a little later. The country is covered with cherry tree flowers so that it looks as though it might be covered with pink snow. People love to get together to eat, drink and have fun with each others. Festivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our daily life for a little while.
必修三 Unit1 festivals around the world 1.take place 发生（指按计划发生，相当于不及物动词，没有被动语态）； happen发生（指偶然地没有预见地发生，也是不及物动词，没有被动语态，） take the place of 代替 e.g. The 2012 Summer Olympics will take place in London. A funny thing happened in our class last Monday. I will take the place of him to finish the work. 2. in memory of…纪念；追念（介词短语） e.g. I send you this card in memory of our happy summer together. 3. lead…to…把……带向（引领到）…; lead to…导致 e.g. I will lead the blind man back home. Regular reviewing leads to better grades. 4. in the shape of…以/在……的形状 e.g. I dare eat the food in the shape of skulls. 5. belief 信任；信心；信仰。其复数为beliefs. 6. dress up 盛装；打扮；装饰。dress up as…打扮成…… e.g. We dressed up for the school party on Christmas Day. They tried to dress him up as a “national hero”. dress up, put on, wear, have on 的区别 1）dress意思是给自己或别人穿衣服。可单独用作不及物动词；作及物动词接宾语时要接表示人的名词、代词或反身代词。dressed可作表语，be dressed (in)表示“穿着”的状态。2）put on 表示“穿上、戴上”，是终止性短语，表动作，其宾语是衣服、鞋、帽、手套、袜子、眼镜等。 3）wear是“穿着、戴着”，除了接普通衣服外，还可指佩戴手表、首饰、徽章、花以及留发型、胡须等，含义最广。 4）have on表示静态“穿着、戴着”，多用于口语，是比较普通的用语，不用于进行时。 7. play a trick on…搞恶作剧；诈骗；开玩笑。还常用作play tricks on… e.g. He intends to play a trick on that girl. Don’s play tricks on me- I want to know the truth. 8. award n. 奖，奖品（可数）vt.授予；判定 e.g. He won the first awards of many English contests. The school awarded Mary a prize for her good work.学校因为玛丽的出色表现而奖励了她。medal, prize, reward和award用法辨析： medal指“奖章，勋章，纪念章”，如金牌、银牌等。 prize指“奖品，奖金；战利品；捕获物”，如在竞争或比赛中赢得的，或作为对胜利或优胜的嘉奖的东西 reward指“回报，报酬，报应”，为相应的行为作酬劳或为邪恶的举止作报应而授予或收到的东西。 award指“奖品”，因优点奖励或授予的东西。 e.g. How many gold medals has he won? My brother won the first prize in the contest. A large reward is offered for the capture of the criminals.
人教新课标模块3教材分析 ——西北工业大学附属中学 由国家教育部制定并颁布的《普通高中英语课程标准（实验）》明确规定高中英语课程应使学生在义务教育阶段学习的基础上进一步明确英语学习的目的，发展自主学习能力和合作精神；在加强对学生综合语言运用能力培养的同时，注重提高学生用英语获取信息、处理信息、分析问题和解决问题的能力，以及用英语进行思维和表达的能力；高中英语课程还应根据学生的个性特征和发展的需要，为他们提供丰富的选择机会和充分的表现空间。通过高中英语课程的学习，使学生的语言运用能力进一步得到提高，国际视野更加宽广，爱国主义精神和民族使命感进一步增强，为他们的为未来发展和终身学习奠定良好的基础。人教新课标这套教材每一个模块有五个教学单元。每个单元围绕一个主要的话题开展听说读写的活动，共分九个部分。“热身”（warming up）---主要通过问卷调查，看图讨论，情景听说，思考问题等多种形式的活动，激发学生的学习兴趣，激活其已有的知识，使学生能运用自己已有的知识和经验思考该单元的中心话题。“读前”(Pre-reading)---设置问题启发学生预测课文的内容，展开简短的讨论，以便通过阅读验证自己的推测。“阅读”（Reading)---为各单元的主要阅读语篇，题材和体裁多种多样，承载该单元的话题重要信息，以及大部分词汇和主要的语法结构。“理解”（Comprehending）---用以检测学生对阅读课文的理解程度。“语言学习” (Learning about Language)---采用发现和探究的方法启发学生自己找出书中的重要语言项目，培养学生初步运用这些语言的技能。“语言运用”(Using Language)---围绕中心话题的听说读写的综合性练习，包括了Listening and speaking & Reading and writing。“小结”(Summing Up)---要求学生自己小结从各单元中学到的内容，生词和习惯用语以及语法结构。“学习建议”(Learning Tip)---培养学习策略，优化学习方式，提高自主学习的能力。“趣味阅读”(Reading for Fun)---满足学生的兴趣需求，体现教材的选择性和拓展性。 以上是普通高中英语课程标准（实验稿）对课程目标的解读。下面，我们将从教材的使用者的角度，结合在教材使用过程中学生对教材的反应情况，主要针对模块教材整体，从模块和单元知识结构，模块和单元内容发生发展过程，模块和单元知识学习意义，模块和单元教学建议与学法指导说明四个方面浅略地谈一下自己的见解，以期与各位同行共同探讨更好地掌握、运用好英语课程标准。
Module 1 Our body and Healthy Habits Introduction Look at these words and expressions. Which of them are connected with illness? dentist diet fat fit flu (influenza) get/catch a cold health rare toothache unhealthy wealthy Read the proverbs and try to explain them in English. ?You are what you eat. % ?Healthy mind in a healthy body. % ?Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. % ?An apple a day keeps the doctor away. % Vocabulary and Reading 1.Look at these words and answer the questions. anxious; break (as in break an arm); captain; fever; injure; injury; pain; painful; normal; sweets
1. Which word is connected with food? 2. Which words are connected with body? 3. Which word means usual or ordinary? 4. Which word means leader? 5. Which word means worried about something that may happen? Zhou Kai (1) When Zhou Kai's mother saw him heading towards the front door without a jacket on, she eyed him anxiously. "Zhou Kai, where are you going?" she asked. "To the park. I'm going to play football," said Zhou Kai. "But it's raining! You'll catch a bad cold," said his mother. "No, I won't. I'll be fine," said Zhou Kai, as he opened the door. "Zhou Kai, you'll get ill. You know you will. You can at least go and get your jacket." "OK, OK." Zhou Kai went and did as he was told.
1.必修三Unit1 Festivals and celebrations节日和庆典 Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times. 自古以来，世界各地就有各种各样的节日和庆典。Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn. 最古老的节日总是庆祝严寒的结束、春季的种植和秋天的收割。Sometimes celebrate would be held after hunters had caught animals. 有时，在猎人捕获猎物后，也举行庆祝活动。At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months. 在那个时代，如果食物难以找到，特别是在寒冷的冬月，人们会挨饿。Today’s festivals have many origins ,some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events. 现在的节日有很多由来，一些是宗教上的，一些是季节性的，一些是纪念特殊的人和事件的。 Festivals of the Dead亡灵节 Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. 有些节日，是为了纪念死者，或使祖先得到满足，因为祖先们有可能回到世上（给人们）提供帮助，也有可能带来危害。For the Japanese festival. Obon, people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors. 在日本的盂兰盆节，人们要扫墓、烧香，以缅怀祖先。They also light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth. 他们还点起灯笼，奏响乐曲，因为他们认为这样做可以把祖先引回到世上。In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November. 在墨西哥，亡灵节是在11月初。On this important feast day, people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones” on them. 在这个重要的节日里，人们会吃制成颅骨形状的食物，和装点有“骨头”的蛋糕。They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. 他们向亡者祭献食物、鲜花和礼品。The Western holiday Halloween also had its origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people. 西方节日万圣节也源自人们古老的信念，认为亡者的灵魂会返回人间。It is now a children’s festival, when they can dress up and to their neighbours’ homes to ask for sweets. 万圣节如今成了孩子们的节日，这天他们可以乔装打扮上到邻居家要糖吃。If the neighbours do not give any sweets, the children might play a trick on them. 如果邻居什么糖也不给，那么孩子们就可以捉弄他们了。 Festivals to Honour People纪念名人的节日 Festivals can also be held to honour famous people . 也有纪念名人的节日。The Dragon Boat Festival in China honours the famous ancient poet, Qu Y uan. 中国的端午节（龙舟节），是纪念著名古代诗人屈原的。In the USA Columbus Day is in memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in New World. 美国的哥伦布日是纪念克里斯托弗·哥伦布发现“新大陆”的日子。India has a national festival on October 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India’s independence from Britain. 印度在10月2日有个全国性节日，纪念莫汉达斯·甘地，他是帮助印度脱离英国而独立的领袖。 Harvest Festivals庆丰收的节日 Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals can be very happy events. 收获与感恩节是非常喜庆的节日。People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural work is over. 越冬的粮食收集起来了，农活结束了，人们都心怀感激。In European countries, people will usually decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit, and will get together to have meals. 在欧洲国家，人们通常用花果来装饰教堂和市政厅，在一起聚餐。Some people might win awards for their farm produce, like the biggest watermelon or the most handsome rooster. 有些人还可能因为他们的农产品（参加各种评选）而获奖，比如最大的西瓜或最帅的公鸡。China and Japan have mid-autumn festivals, when people admire the moon and in China, enjoy
THE MILLION POUND BANK NOTE Act I，Scene3 NARRATOR: It is the summer of 1903.Two old and wealthy brothers, Roderick and Oliver, have made a bet.Oliver believes that with a million pound bank note a man could survive a month in London.His brother Roderick doubts it.At this moment, they see a penniless young man wandering on the pavement outside their house.It is Henry Adams, an American businessman, who is lost in London and does not know what he should do. RODERICK: Young man, would you step inside a moment, please? HENRY: Who? Me, sir? RODERICK: Yes, you. OLIVER: Through the front door on your left. HENRY: (A servant opens a door) Thanks. SERV ANT: Good morning, sir. Would you please come in? Permit me to lead the way,sir .OLIVER: (Henry enters) Thank you, James. That will be all. . RODERICK: How do you do, Mr ... er ...? HENRY: Adams. Henry Adams.
Unit1 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 became 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 wooden boxes. There is no doubt that the boxes 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.
必修3 unit 1 Festivals and celebrations Festivals and celebrations of all kinds 1 (hold) everywhere since ancient times. Most ancient festivals would celebrate 2 end of cold weather, planting 3 spring and harvest in autumn. Sometimes 4 ( celebrate) would be held after hunters had caught animals. At that time people would starve 5 food was difficult 6 (find), especially during the cold winter months. Today’s festi vals have many origins , some religious, some seasonal, 7 some for special people or events. Festivals of the Dead Some festivals are held 8 (honour )the dead or to 9 (satisfied) the ancestors, 10 might return 11 to help or to do harm. For the Japanese festival Obon, people should go to clean graves and light incense 12 (纪念)their ancestors. They also light 13 (lamp) and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth. In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead 14 early November. On this important feast day, people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes 15 ”bones” on them. They offer food, flowers and gifts 16 the dead. The Western holiday Halloween also had 17 origin in old 18 (belive)about the return of the spirits of dead people. It is now a 19 (children) festival, 20 they can dress up and go to their neighbours’homes to ask for sweets. If the neighbours do not give any sweets, the children might play a trick on them.