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Unit5MeetingyourancestorsPeriod1

Warmingup,Pre-readingandReading

Teachingaims：1）NewwordsandexpressionsalternativeaccuracyassumeanalysisregardlessofcentimeterprimitiveBotanyseashell

2）Importantsentences①.Wehavebeenexcavatinglayersofashalmostsixmetresthick,whichsuggeststhattheymighthavekeptthefireburningallwinter.②.We’vebeenfindingthebonesoftigersandbearsinthecaves.

3)TeachingImportantPoints:Enablethestudentstoknowmoreabout

thegeneralknowledgeofarchaeology.

2)EnabletheSstotalkaboutsomethingaboutarchaeology.

4)TeachingDifficultPoints:Discusstheproblemsaboutthegeneralknowledgeofarchaeology.

Warming-up1.LookatthepicturesandInpairs,trytoidentifysomeobjects.2.Discusswhattheymaybemadeofandexplaintheiruse.3.Thinkofthealternativeswewouldusetoday.claylamp

ChineseChimes

stoneaxe

deathmask

Thenfillinthechartbelow.ItsnameWhatitwasmadeofItsuseToday’salternative1claylamp2ChineseChimes3stoneaxe4deathmaskSuggestedanswersItsnameWhatitwasmadeofItsuseToday’salternative1claylamp2ChineseChimes3stoneaxe4deathmaskClay

Tolightthehouse

Electriclight

metal

Toprovidemusic

Xylophone

stone

Tochopwood

Chainsaw

gold

Tocoverthefaceofpharaohafterdeath

none

Lookatthesequestions,andtryyourbesttoanswerthem.1.Whatfurniture(家具)isthereatyourhome?2.Whatclothesareyouwearing,man-madeornatural?3.WhataboutthePekingman?Next,wearegoingtoMeetyourancestors,andwearegoingtomakeavisittoZhoukoudiancaves.Inthistext,youwillknowsomethingaboutPekingMan(北京人).Pre-readingNowlookatthepictureandfillinthechart.ModernpeoplePekingmanPlaceforliving

Furniture

Entertainment

Food

Clothing

ModernpeoplePekingmanAccuracy

Placeforliving

Furniture

Entertainment

Stonewoodenorbrickhouse

Cave

Veryaccurate

Woodenspecialforeachroom

Afireplace

Accurate

Tv,sport,films,hobbieseducationjob

Mealstogether

Inaccurate

ModernpeoplePekingmanAccuracy

Food

Clothing

Fruitvegetablesmeatandfish

Meatfishberriesandfruitinseason

Accurate

Naturalandman-madefibres

Skinsleaves

Accurate

Fastreading

Readtheconversationandtellthe3topicsthatthearchaeologisttalkedabout.

ThreestagesTopic1Topic2

Topic3

SimplelifeinthecaveWhatwecanlearnfromaneedle

Whatwecanlearnfromanecklace

Detailedreading

ReadthearticlequicklyandAnswerthefollowingquestionsafteracarefulreading.1.WhyhavetheEnglishstudentscometotheZhoukoudiancaves?2.Wheredidearlypeoplelive?3.Howdidtheykeepwarm?4.Whatdidtheyusefordoors?5.Whatdidtheyeat?-1-

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Suggestedanswers1.Thestudentswanttofindoutabouthowearlypeoplelived.TherearenosuchsitesinEnglandwhiletheZhoukoudiancavesprovideanexcellentexampleofasitewhereearlypeoplelived.

2.Earlypeoplelivedincaves.3.Theymighthavekeptfiresburningallwinter.Theyhunganimalskinsatthecavemouthtokeepoutthecold.

Suggestedanswers4.Thearchaeologistthinkstheymayhaveusedanimalskins.

5.Theyateanimalmeat,suchastigersandbears,andfishfromthelakenearby.Theyalsopickedfruitwhenitwasripe.

Discussion:

Readthetextagainandgetthemainideaofthedialogueandthenwritedownthethreewaysinwhichthelifeofearlypeoplediffersfrommodernones.

Homes

Tools

Clothes

Caves,perhapswithskinstokeepoutthecold

Scrapers,axe-heads,boneneedles

Animalskinssewntogetherwithneedle