选修八Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors Reading

Unit5MeetingyourancestorsLearningobjectives1.Understandthetext.2.Learnsomereadingskills.3.Finishexercisesforthetext.Whatistheobject?Whatisitmadeof?Whatwasitusedfor?Whatarethemodernalternatives?1Antiquesidentification鉴宝Todaywewillseesomeantiques,whichareuniqueandvaluable.Pleasethinkaboutthequestionsbelow.5'ItsnameWhatitwasmadeofItsuseToday’salternative1AhouseholdobjectfromGreececlaylampclay/potterytolightthehouseelectriclightItsnameWhatitwasmadeofItsuseToday’salternative2AmusicalinstrumentChinesechimesmetal,possiblybronzeorbrasstoprovidemusicxylophone(木琴)ItsnameWhatitwasmadeofItsuseToday’salternative3Astonetoolstone/jadeaxestone/jadetochopwoodchainsaw(链锯)ItsnameWhatitwasmadeofItsuseToday’salternative4AfaceofanEgyptianPharaoh法老deathmaskgoldtocoverthefaceofthepharaohafterhisdeathnone2.Theantiquesareveryattractive.Butdoyouknowthefollowingantiques?Wherearetheyfrom?北京人头盖骨化石WhatdoyouknowaboutZhoukouDian?Whereisit?Whatisitfamousfor?ItisontheLongguMountain,FangshanDistrict,Beijing.ItisfamousforPekingMan,acompleteskull(头盖骨)ofanape-man(猿人)datingbackto600,000yearsago.•Mainidea:(Readtogether)•Thetextisaboutagroupofstudentsfrom________paidavisittotheZhoukoudiancaves,fromwhichtheylearnedalotaboutthe____oftheearlypeoplelivingthere.1.Listening5'Englandlife2.Scanning:5'1)Howmanytopicsarethereinthepassage?Matchthemainideasforeachtopic.Topic1Topic2Topic3LifeinthecaveWhatwecanlearnfromaneedleWhatwecanlearnfromanecklace2).Throughtheconversation,everythingaboutourearliestpeopleismentionedEXCEPT_____.A.homesB.toolsC.dressD.entertainment3).OurearliestpeopleintheZhoukoudianCaveskeptthemselveswarmby____.A.workingB.fightingC.makingfiresD.huntingDCChoosethebestanswer4).EvidencehasshowedthattheearliestpeopleintheCavesused_____tomakeclothesaccordingtotheconversation.A.leavesB.treeskinsC.animalskinsD.cotton5).FromtheconversationwecaninferthattheearliestpeopleintheCaveswerevery_____.A.busyandrichB.idleandlazyC.cleverandhardworkingD.stupidandcruelCCRelicsHowcouldearlypeoplelive?CavesYou're________observer.We__________(find)humanandanimalbones,________以及toolsandotherobjects.Theylivedinthecaves,___________不顾thecold.an3.Carefulreading10'I.ReadPart1carefullyandfillintheblanks.acutehavefoundaswellasregardlessofRelicsHowdidtheearlypeoplekeepwarm?CavesWe'vediscovered________inthecentreofthecaves________theymadefirestoscarewildbeasts_____.Theymight_____(keep)thefire_______(burn)allwinterbecausewe_______________(excavate)layersofashalmost_____metresthick.Theymight__________animalskinsatthecavemouthtokeepoutthecold._______and______mighthavebeentheirmostdangerousenemies.fireplaceswhereawayhavekeptburninghavebeenexcavatingsixhavehungTigersbearsII.Part2,aboutneedleWhatcanbediscoveredfromtheneedle?1.Needleswereusedfor_____things,which______(至多）3centimetreslongandseemedto__________bone.2.Ourevidencesuggeststhatthey_____wearclothes___________animalskinsandwecontinue______(discover)toolsthatweresharpenersforothertools.Theyusedthe________stonetoolsto______animalsand______theirskinandsmaller_____toremovefatandmeatfromtheskin.Afterthattheywould____anampleamountofsalt___theskintomakeitsoft.repairing/sewingatmostbemadeofdidmadefromdiscoveringsharpenedcutupremovescapersrubontoIII.Part3,aboutnecklaceWhatcanbediscoveredfromthenecklace?1.Theycaredabouttheir____________.2.Someofthebeadsweremadeof___________butothersweremadeof________.3.Perhapstherewas_____betweenearlypeoplesortheytravelledtothe_____ontheirjourneys.Theymoved_____,followingthe_____ofanimals.Theydidn'tgrowtheirowncrops,but_______fruitwhenit_____andhuntedanimals.That's____theyarecalled_____and_________.appearanceanimalbonesshellstradeseasidearoundherdspickedripenedwhyhuntersgatherers1.WhyhavetheEnglishstudentscometotheZhoukoudiancaves?BecausetheyareinterestedinarchaeologyandtheZhoukoudiancavesarefamousforPekingMan.4.Exercises5':Afterthevisit,canyouanswerthefollowingquestions?2.Wheredidearlypeoplelive?Earlypeoplelivedincaves.3.Howdidearlypeoplekeepwarm?Keepfiresburningallwinterandmakeclotheswithanimalskins.4.Whatdidtheyusefordoors?Theymighthaveusedanimalskinstohangatthecavemouth.5.Whatdidtheyeat?Meatandfruit6.Whatanimalsweretheirmostdangerousenemies?Tigersandbears7.Whatdidtheearliestpeopleusefirefor?Theyusedfiretokeepthemwarm,cookthefoodandscarewildbeastsaway.8.Howdidtheearlypeoplegettheseashells?Theytradedwithotherpeoples,ortravelledtotheseaside,ormovedaround.AgroupofstudentsfromEnglandhavecometotheZhoukoudianCaves____avisit.Anarchaeologistisshowingthemaround.Thearchaeologist____________________hereformanyyears.V.Retellingandexercises5'Thenpleaseread,fillanddoasummaryaboutthislesson.根据课文内容语法填空forhasbeenexcavating•Afterfindinghumanandanimalbones__thosecaveshigherupthehillaswellastoolsandotherobjects,theythink__reasonabletoassumetheylivedinthesecaves,regardlessofthecold.Theydiscoveredfireplacesinthecenterofthecaves______theymadefiresandkeptthefire______allwinter.Someevidencesuggeststhatourancestorsdidwearclothes______(make)fromanimalskins.Thearchaeologistalsoshowsthestudentsaprimitivenecklace__________