高中英语Module 8 Unit 5 Reading课件选修八.pptVIP

Guess the meanings of the new words. 1.Don’t interrupt him while he is giving a speech. 2. I didn’t see your car, so I assumed that you had gone out. 3. Higgins kept talking about Eliza, regardless of her feelings. 4. You had better sharpen the knife before cutting the meat with it. 5.We get ample food and clothing by working hard with our own hands. 6.Primitive men lived in caves. 7. We should preserve our eyesight.  What is the object? What is it made of? What was it used for? What are the modern alternatives? A household object from Greece This is an oil lamp that was used to give light at night. It was possibly used for parties, housework or study. Olive oil was placed in the body of the lamp to make the light. There was a thread that went from inside the lamp, and when it was lit it provided light. A musical instrument This is a musical instrument which was played when a person hit the bronze or brass bells. Different notes cold be made by making the bells larger or smaller. People composed music to be played in a large house, temple or palace. A stone tool This tool is made of jade stone which is hard and very beautiful. It had a sharp edge so it could be used to break other pieces of stone. The hole on the top of the tool shows where it was joined to a wooden handle, so it could be used like an axe today. A face of an Egyptian Pharaoh This is a mask which was placed over the Pharaoh’s face after he died. Sometimes they were also buried with the dead pharaoh. They were made of gold and decorated in beautiful colors. It shows that the Pharaoh expected his objects to have the best of material and workmanship. . Stage 1 : Stage 2: Stage 3: 1. How did they keep warm? They constructed the fires in the center of the caves to keep them warm. They might have kept fires burning all winter. They hung animal skins at the cave mouth to keep out the cold. 2. What animals were their most dangerous enemies? Tige