Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors Listening on Workbook课件.pptVIP

1. Listen to the tape and write down the main idea of their dialogue: The main idea is that there are two problems that archaeologists are trying to solve in order to preserve Terracotta Warriors. LISTENING (P78) One is how to protect the colours and the other is how to protect the statues against moulds. 1. What is the first problem? Why is it easier to solve? 2. Listen again and answer the questions. The first problem is how to protect the colours originally painted on the terracotta warriors. This problem is easier to solve because the scientists have discovered a new chemical protection which will keep the colors shining brightly. 2. How does the terracotta army show the power of Emperor Qin Shihuang? Each terracotta warrior was a copy of a real soldier in Qin’s army. It must have needed a tremendous amount of organization to produce the number, the size of the statues and all this shows the Emperor’s power. 3. What caused the terracotta warriors to lose their colour? The change in temperature and the sunlight when the warriors were excavated made them lose their colours. 4. Why is it not easy to solve the problem of forty kinds of mould? The forty kinds of mould are difficult to treat because they all need different kinds of treatment. 3. Listen to the tape again and fill in the chart below. Terracotta Warriors Features Age: Material Number 2,200+ years old clay 8,000 Individual faces 1.96 metres tall Problems Solutions 1 Cause: 2 Cause: 1 chemical protection Color faded 2 new treatments being developed Growth of 40 kinds of mould Answer key for Exercise 1: I think the ancient Egyptians believed: the spirit of one’s body went on the journey to the afterlife. They believed everyone must be tested to see if they had led a good life. Listening Task on Page 81 1. Poor people did not bury their dead family members with goods. 2. Both rich and poor people preserved the bodies of their family members after death. F T True or Fals