Reading explorer1级精品教学课件Book 1_Unit 10.pptx

10ThefamousclaysoldiersinXi’an,China,remainedhiddenformorethan2,000yearsuntiltheirdiscoveryin1974.

Answerswillvary.Possibleanswersinclude:TheyweremeanttoprotectthetombofanimportantChineseruler.SomeimportantarcheologicaldiscoveriesweretheIncamountaintopcityofMachuPicchuin1911,thetombofTutankhamunin1923,thediscoveryofearlyhominidfossilsinAfrica,andfindingtheDeadSeaScrollsinthe1940s.Answerswillvary,butencouragestudentstosharewhattheyknowaboutancientmonumentsintheircountries.U10-p.133

BeforeYouReadA.Completion.Readtheparagraph.Thenmatchthewordsinboldtothecorrectdefinitionsbelow.Canyouimaginedigginginyouryardonedayandfindingalife-sizedsoldiermadecompletelyofclay?That’swhathappenedseveraldecadesagowhenfarmersinXi’an,China,werediggingwells.Archeologistshavesincefoundabout6,000moreofthesesoldiers,alongwithhorses,weapons,tools,andotherartifacts.ThehugearmywasmeanttoprotectthetombofthefirstrulerofChina.Theimageaboveshowshowitmighthaveoriginallylooked.?WarriorsinthefrontandsiderowsoftheEmperor’sterracottaarmycarriedlong-rangeweaponssuchascrossbows.Officers,horses,andfootsoldiersstoodinthearmy’scentralsections.U10A-p.13410A

1.____________arescientistswhostudyobjectsfromthepast.2.____________areobjectsthatpeoplemadeinthepast,suchastools.3.A(n)____________isapersoninalargefightinggroup,or____________.4.A(n)____________isaplacewhereadeadbodyiskept.ArcheologistsArtifactssoldierarmytombB.Predict.Lookatthephotoonpage136.Whydoyouthinktheclaysoldierstodayarebrown,andnotinfullcolor?Readthepassagetocheckyourideas.Answerswillvary.Essentially,thesoldierslosttheiroriginalcolorwhentheywereexposedtotheairduringexcavation.U10A-p.134

Thefirstemperor1ofChina,QinShihuang,accomplishedahugeamoun