人教版高中英语选修八Unit5MeetingyourancestorsReading课件.pptx

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1、In pairs,try to identify these objects.Discuss what they were made of and explain their use.Who do you think used them?Can you think of the alternatives we would use today?Its nameWhat it wasmade ofIts useTodays alternatives1.clay lampClay/potteryto light the houseelectric lightWhen you have come to

2、 a conclusion,fill in the chart below.Then report to the class.Its name What it wasmade ofIts useTodays alternatives2.Chinese chimesmetal,possibly bronze or brassto provide musicxylophoneIts name What it wasmade ofIts useTodays alternatives3.stone/jade axe stone/jade to chop woodchain sawIts nameWha

3、t it wasmade ofIts useTodays alternatives4.death maskgoldto cover the face of the pharaoh after his death noneWho are they?Skimming The text is about a group of students from _ paid a visit to the Zhoukoudian caves,from which they learned a lot about the _ of the early people living there.Englandlif

4、eRead the text quickly and complete its main idea.Tell the 3 topics that the archaeologist talked about.Topic 1Topic 2Topic 3Life in the caveWhat we can learn from a needleWhat we can learn from a necklace Read the text again and get the main idea of the dialogue and then write down the three ways i

5、n which the life of early people differs from modern ones.ScanningHomesToolsDresscaves,perhaps with skins to keep out the coldscrapers,axe-heads,bone needlesanimal skins sewn together with needles and thread,necklacesRelicsDescriptions of the relicsConclusions CavesHuman and animal bones,tools and o

6、rnaments in those caves.Early 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.scareburningCareful readingI.Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.RelicsDescriptions of the relicsConclusionsCavesFireplaces inth

7、e centre of the caves_ of ash almost six metres thickNo doorsThey might have hung animal _ at the cave mouth to keep out the cold.Tigers and bears might have been their most dangerous enemies.LayersskinsRelicsDescriptions of the relicsConclusionsA needle At most three centimetres longMade of _.Perha

8、ps they cut animal skins andsewed the pieces together to make _.A necklace Made of animal bones and shells There was _ between them or they travelled to the _ on their journeys.boneclothestradeseasideWork in groups of four.Imagine one of you is an archaeologist who is having a press conference(记者招待会

9、记者招待会),and the others are journalists.You can ask the archaeologist any question about early people(Peking Man).Role-playZhoukoudian is a relic of primitive culture,48 kilometers southwest of downtown Beijing,where Longgushan(dragon skeleton mountain)is standing.Severaldecades ago,local farmers Tell

10、 what you have known about Zhoukoudian Caves.mined lime-stone in Zhoukoudian,came upon some bone fossils and called them“the Dragon Bones”.Zhoukoudian became known as“Dragon Bone Mountain”.Drugstores purchased the bones as a medical ingredient.The news about the“magic bones”drew attention of scienti

11、sts.In 1929 these lime-stone caves became world famous with the discovery of a skull and two teeth dating back 200,000 to 500,000 years.They were named Peking Man.But the fossils were lost during World War II.Many of the implements used by those early humans,and bones of animals they hunted are on display at a museum near the site of the discovery.With the steadily increased number of visitors from all over the world,Zhoukoudian has become a scenic spot of Beijing.