外研版高中英语选必B4U5-Understanding ideas课件.pptxVIP

教学教材：外研版高中英语新教材选择性必修4教学内容：Unit 5 Into the Unknown第二课时：Understanding ideasInto the unknown理解探索未知话题表达:探索未知话题理解和思考探究探索未知话题starting out 第1课时Writing :The unexplained第6课时Understanding ideasThe Mysteries of the Maya第2课时Using lanaguage 第3课时Presenting ideas第7课时Developing ideasDiving Deep第5课时Listening: The mystery of human brain第4课时单元大观念:理解表达探索未知话题，培养学生科学求真的精神，引导学生积极探索未知，加深其对人类命运共同体的认识。Learning Objectives By the end of this period, students will be able to...1. understand the brilliant achievements of Maya civilization, and find out the possible reasons for the decline and disappearance of Maya civilization;2. perceive the language characteristics of the text, and grasp the structure and context of the text; 3. cultivate truth-seeking spirit and awareness of protecting modern civilization.They were very popular before the ancient civilizations suddenly disappeared. 2. What might be the reasons behind their collapse? The destruction of mankind might be the reasons behind their collapse. 1. What do you know about these ancient civilizations? The Mysteries of The MayaUnderstanding ideasMaya civilisation Extending south from parts of what we now know as Mexico into Central America locationImpressive buildings What is most extraordinary about these complex structures is how they were built without the use of wheels, metal tools or even animal power. representative step pyramidsMaya calendar The Maya‘s understanding of mathematics and astronomy was also quite amazing. They applied this understanding to the Maya calendar, which was accurate to within 30 seconds per year.Maya writing system On top of all this was an achievement unique in the Americas at that time: a true writing system. It contained more than 800 characters, with some signs representing animals , people and objects and others representing syllables. It was a writing system so complicated that, so far, no one has been able to interpret it completely.Fast-reading*What’s the main idea of the passage?A.William Gadoury’s