高二英语下学期book8-unit5.ppt

Warming up and Reading Unit5 Meeting your ancestors What is it? What is it made of? What was it used for? What are the modern alternative? Warming up Look at the pictures and answer the questions A household object from Greece A musical instrument In pairs, try to identify these objects. Discuss what they may have been made of and explain their use. Can you think of the alternative we would use today A stone stool A face of an Egyptian Pharaoh 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 play when a person hit the bronze or brass bells. Different notes could be made by making the bells larger or smaller. People composed music to be played in a large house, temple or palace. A stone stool 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 place 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 colours. It shows that the pharaoh expected his objects to have the best of material and workmanship. Its name What it was made of Its use Today’s alternative When you have come to a conclusion, fill in the chart below. 1.Oil lamp 2.Bianzhong 3.Stone axe 4.Pharaoh mask Bronze Bronze Stone Gold Get light Play music Scrape and cut up thing To cover the face of the pharaoh after his death Electric light Piano, violin ,guitar Chain saw, Steel axe none Tell what you have known about Zhoukoudian Caves.