选修八Unit5Reading.ppt

人教课标版 高二 选修 8 Unit 5 Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors Warming up Try to identify these objects (P37). Discuss what they may have been made of and explain their use. Think of the alternatives we would use today? Lead-in Its name What it was made of Its use Todays alternatives 1. 2. clay(粘土) lamp Chinese chimes(编钟) clay/ pottery(陶器) to light the house electric light metal, possibly bronze or brass(黄铜) to provide music xylophone(木琴) Its name What it was made of Its use Todays alternatives 3. stone/ jade axe stone/ jade to chop(砍) wood chain saw（链锯） Its name What it was made of Its use Todays alternatives 4. death mask gold to cover the face of the pharaoh（暴君） after his death none What is it? Who are they? Task 1: Which of the following shows us the earliest people and the modern people have something in common? People hung animal skins to keep out the cold B. People never grew their own crops C. People use science D. People care about their appearance Skimming Task 2: Tell the 3 topics that the archaeologist talked about. Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Life in the cave What we can learn from a needle What 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 in which the life of early people differs from modern ones. Scanning Homes Tools Dress Caves, perhaps with skins to keep out the cold Scrapers(铲土机), axe-heads(斧头), bone needles Animal skins sewn together with needles and thread, necklaces Relics Descriptions of the relics Conclusions Caves Human and animal bones, tools and ornaments 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 scare burning Careful reading I. Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks. Relics Descriptions of the relics Conclusions Caves Fireplaces in the centre of the caves ______ of ash almost six metres thick No doors