高中英语unit 5 meeting your ancestors-warming up名师公开课市级获奖课件（新人教版高中英语选修8）.pptVIP

Unit 5 Warming up Enable the students to talk about archaeological evidence and knowledge and learn to describe people and practice giving opinions. What are they? (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.) Warming up When you have come to conclusion, fill in the chart below. Then report to the class. Warming up Its name What it was made of Its use Todays alternatives 1. 2. clay lamp Chinese chimes clay/ pottery to light the house electric light metal, possibly bronze or brass to provide music xylophone Its name What it was made of Its use Todays alternatives 3. stone/ jade axe stone/ jade to chop wood chain saw Its name What it was made of Its use Todays alternatives 4. death mask gold to cover the face of the pharaoh after his death none Pre-reading Zhoukoudian is a relic of primitive culture, 48 kilometers southwest of downtown Beijing, where Longgushan (dragon skeleton mountain) is standing. Several decades ago, local farmers Tell 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 scientists. 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. Now read the dialogue aloud please. Archaeologists study early people by examining the objects they used. Look