人教新課標(biāo)選修8Unit-5-A-Visit-to-the-Zhoukoudian-Caves-re課件

1、 Module 8 Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors Reading Module 8 Unit 5 Meeting yStep ITry to identify these ancient objects (P37) and figure out the following questions.1.What is the object?2.What is it made of?3.What was it used for?4.What are the modern alternatives? Step ITry to identify these anIts nam

2、eWhat it was made ofIts useTodays alternativesclay(粘土) lampChinese chimes(編鐘)clay/pottery(陶器)to light the houseelectric lightmetal, possibly bronze or brass (黃銅)to provide musicxylophone(木琴)Try to identify these ancient objects (P37) and figure out the following questions.Step Istone/ jade axe stone

3、/ jade to chop(砍) woodchain saw（鏈鋸）death maskgoldto cover the face of the pharaoh (法老) after his death noneIts nameWhat it was made ofItsStep IWho finds and studies these ancient objects?An archaeologist.考古學(xué)家 Zhoukoudian CavesStep IWho finds and studies thStep IZhoukoudian Caves* located in Beijing.

4、* famous for the Peking Man skulls.* one of the most significant archaeological findings in the 20th century.* a scenic spot.Step IZhoukoudian CavesStep 3 While-reading I. Skimming 1.Whats the main idea of the passage?A brief introduction to the life of the earliest people.2.What are the 3 topics th

5、at the archaeologist talked about?Main idea of three stages topic 1(L1-_)_in the cavestopic 2(L_-_)What we can learn from_topic 3(L_-_)What we can learn from_Lifea needlea necklace2223373852Step 3 While-reading I. SkimmiRelicsDescriptions of the relicsConclusionsCavesHuman and animal bones, _ and or

6、naments in those caves.Fireplaces in the center of the caves_ of ash almost six meters thickNo doorsFinding the _ of tigers and bearsEarly people lived in the caves.They used fire to keep warm, cook food and _ wild animals away. They might have kept the fire _ all winter.They might have hung animal

7、_ at the cave mouth to keep out the cold.Tigers and bears might have been their most dangerous enemies.Step 3 II. Detailed readingFind the detailed information about the 3 topics and try to fill in the blanks.LayersskinsscareburningtoolsbonesRelicsDescriptions of the reliRelicsDescriptions of the re

8、licsConclusionsA needleAt most three centimeters longMade of _.Perhaps they cut animal skins and sewed the pieces together to make _. Step 3 II. Detailed readingFind the detailed information about the 3 topics and try to fill in the blanks.boneclothesRelicsDescriptions of the reliStep 3 While-readin

9、gWrite down three ways in which the life of early people differs from your own. Use the information from the reading passage to help you with each category.HomesToolsClothesCaves, perhaps with skins to keep out the coldScrapers, sharpened stone tools, axe-heads, bone needlesAnimal skins sewn togethe

10、r with needles and thread, necklaces made from seashells, animal teeth or fish bonesStep 3 While-readingWrite down1. Where do the caves lie?A. In the forest. B. On the seaside. C. At the foot of the hill. D. Higher up the hill.Read the text carefully and choose the best answer.Step 31. Where do the

11、caves lie?Read2. What is the right order of early people making clothes?removing the skin b. rubbing salt onto the skinc. removing the fat and meat from the skind. cutting up animals e. cutting the skin and sewing the pieces together A. a-c-d-b-eB. d-a-c-b-e C. a-c-b-e-dD. d-c-b-a-eRead the text car

12、efully and choose the best answer.Step 3Read the text carefully and ch3. The following things were used by early people to make clothes EXCEPT _.A. sharpeners B. needles C. salt D. knivesRead the text carefully and choose the best answer.Step 3Read the text carefully and chRead the text again and fi

13、ll in the blanks. An archaeologist is showing a group of students from England around _, where some of the_ people lived. First the archaeologist describes how early people lived in the caves. They made _ to keep them warm, cook the food and _ wild beasts away as well. They might have kept the fire

14、burning all winter and hung _ at the cave mouth to keep out the cold during the freezing winter. _ were their most dangerous enemies. Then the archaeologist shows the students a picture of a sewing needle. The needle which seems to be made of _ is at most three centimeters long. Early people could c

15、ut animal skins and sew the pieces together to make their own _. Last of all the archaeologist shows them a primitive _. It is made of animal bones and _. At that time early people cared about their _ and perhaps there was _ between early peoples or they travelled to the seaside on their journeys.firesscareanimal skinsTigers and bearsStep 4 Post-readingnecklaceappearancetradeboneclothesthe Zhoukoudian cavesearlies