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必修8Unit5Meetingyourancestors

Unit5Meetingyourancestors

Period1-2Reading

Teachinggoals

1.Targetlanguage

a.archaeology,tentative,accuracy,excavate,interrupt,ornament,assume,regardless,sharpen,cutup,scrape,ample,primitive,preserve,bead,botany,botanical,analysis,specific,seashell,specifically

b.I’msorrytointerruptyoubuthowcouldtheylivehere?

Wehavebeenexcavatinglayersofashalmostsixmetersthick,whichsuggeststhattheymighthavekeptthefireburningallwinter.

Yes,indeed,asthebotanicalanalyseshaveshownus,allthefieldsaroundhereusedtobepartofalargeshallowlake.

That’swhytheyarecalledhuntersandgatherers.

2.Abilitygoals

EnablethestudentstotellthedifferencesbetweenmodernpeopleandPekingmanandlearnhowPekingmanlivedtheirlives.

3.Learningabilitygoals

HelpthestudentslearnhowtotellthedifferencesbetweenmodernpeopleandPekingmanandlearnhowPekingmanlivedtheirlives.

StepⅠRevision

Checkthehomework.

ThestudentswillshowtheirinformationaboutZhoukoudianCavesinthefollowingsteps.

StepⅡLead-in

T:

Inthelastperiod,welearnedaboutthelifeofancientEgypt.ButwhataboutthelifeofancientChinese?

Lookatthepictureonpage37,andguesswhatitis.

S:

Itisaskullcap.

T:

Canyouguesswhoseskullcapitmaybe?

S:

Pekingman’sskullcap.

T:

Yes,youareright.Nowyouaregiven3minutestodiscussandimaginewhatPekingManmighthavedoneandusedthousandsofyearsago.Thencompareitwiththelifeofmodernpeople.

3minuteslater.

S1:

PekingManmighthavelivedincavesofrocksandtrees,whilemodernpeopleliveinmodernbuildingswhicharehuge,likeboxeswithflatroofs,sharpcornersandglasswalls.

S2:

PekingManmighthaveusednaturalfurnituremadeofstoneorwood,whilemodernpeopleusebeautifulfurniturewithlotsofornaments,mostlymadeofwoodorotherspecialmaterials.

S3:

Pekingmanmighthavegotentertainmentfromnatureorfamilyget-together,whilemodernpeoplecanhaveagoodtimebywatchingTV,surfingtheInternetandtraveling.

StepⅢReading

Afterlistening.

T:

NowtellmewhatyouhaveknownaboutZhoukoudianCaves?

S1:

Zhoukoudianisasmallvillagesituatedabout50kmsouthwestofBeijing.ThePekingManSiteisjustonthewestsideofZhoukoudianVillage.

S2:

InDecember1929,aChinesearchaeologistnamedPeiWenzhongdiscoveredacompleteskullof“PekingMan”onDragonBoneHillnorthwestofZhoukoudian,inthesouthwestsuburbsofBeijing.Later,archaeologistsunearthed40-oddindividuallyfossilizedskeletonsof“PekingMan”,male,female,oldandyoung,allatthesamesite.Zhoukoudian,therefore,becamethemostcommonsiteforhumanremainswiththemostabundantfossilsintheworld.ThediscoverypushedthehistoryofBeijing’scivilizationbacktosome600,000years.Thesefossilizedremainsprovethat“PekingMan”wasprimitivemaninanevolutionaryprocessfromancientapetomodernman,andistheancestoroftheChinesenation.

S3:

In1987,theZhoukoudiancaveswerelistedasoneoftheworldculturalheritagesites.

Skimming

Thisisanindividualwork.Askthestudentstoskimthetextandwritedownwhatthetextisaboutandthethreestagesofthearchaeologist’spartofthedialogue.

T:

First,I’dlikeyoutoskimthedialogueandthenwritedownwhatthetextisaboutandthethreestagesofthearchaeologist’spartofthedialogue.

Twominuteslater,checktheanswerswiththewholeclass.

S1:

AnarchaeologistisshowingagroupofstudentsfromEnglandaroundtheZhoukoudianCavesandtellingthemsomethingabouttheCaves.

S2:

Stage1isabouthomesofPekingmaninZhou-koudianCaves,wheretheylive,howtheykeepwarm,cookfoodandscarewildanimalsaway.

Scanning

Askthestudentstoreadthetextandgetthemainideaofthedialogue.Andthenaskthemtowritedownthethreewaysinwhichthelifeofearlypeoplediffersfrommodernones.Askthemtoworkinpairsanddiscussthequestion.

StepⅣPost-reading

AskthestudentstofillinthechartonthelifeandhabitsofPekingmanonpage37andcompareitwiththelisttheymadeinthepre-reading.Whatdifferencesarethere?

Givethestudents3minutestodiscusstheirconclusion.Thenchecktheanswers.

Sampleanswers:

Therearemanysimilarities.ButPekingManalsoconstructedfiresbywhichtheykeptwarm,cookedfoodandscaredwildanimalsaway.Theyusedneedlesmadeofbone.Besides,theyworenecklacemadeofanimalbonesorshells.Theytookpartintradeactivities.Andtheykilledanimalsforfood.

StepⅤSummaryandhomework

T:

TodaywelearnedaboutZhoukoudianCavesandthelifeofPekingMan.Doyouthinkitisimportantforustoknowaboutthem?

Why?

S1:

Yes,thefollowingfactshowsthatitisveryimportant:

ZhoukoudianCaveswereformallyinscribedonthe“WorldHeritageList”inDecember1987attheeleventhsessionofUNESCOWorldHeritageCommittee.TheinscriptionofthePekingManSiteontheWorldHeritageListconfirmstheexceptionalanduniversalvalueoftheculturalsite,whichrequiresprotectionforthebenefitofallhumanity.ThesiteisthereforenotonlyofChina,butalsooftheworldasawhole.

T:

Good.Nowtoday’shomework:

1）Gooverthetext;2）WriteabriefintroductiontotheZhoukoudianCaves.

Period3-4Languagestudy

Teachinggoals

1.Targetlanguage

Grammar:

Presentperfectcontinuoustense.

2.Abilitygoals

Enablethestudentstousethepresentperfectcontinuoustense.

3.Learningabilitygoals

Helpthestudentslearnhowtousethepresentperfectcontinuoustense.

Teachingimportant&difficultpoints

Howtousethepresentperfectcontinuoustense.

Teachingmethods

Explanationandpractice.

Teachingaids

Aprojectorandacomputer.

Teachingprocedures&ways

StepⅠRevision

Checkthehomework.Letsomestudentsreadtheirwork.

Asampleversion:

AbriefintroductiontotheZhoukoudianCaves

Zhoukoudianisasmallvillagesituatedabout50kmsouthwestofBeijingIn1928,DrC.C.Young,afamousChinesepaleontologist,andWenzhongPei,ayoungChinesegeologistjoinedtheexcavation.TwolowerjawsofPekingManwereunearthedinthisyear.Tomaketheexcavationmoresuccessful,DrWengandDrBlackestablished“CenozoicResearchLaboratory”in1929.ThePekingManSitealsoprovidesthemoreprecisescientificdataforthestudyoftheevolution,behaviour.OnthewesternsideofZhoukoudianVillage,therearetwoparallelhills.TheoneontheeastislowerandcalledDragon-boneHill.Zhoukoudianisarelicofprimitiveculture,48kilometerssouthwestofdowntownBeijing,whereLonggushan（dragonskeletonmountain）isstanding.Severaldecadesago,localfarmersminedlimestoneinZhoukoudian,cameuponsomebonefossilsandcalledthem“theDragonBones”.Zhoukoudianbecameknownas“DragonBoneMountain”.Drugstorespurchasedthebonesasamedicalingredient.Thenewsaboutthe“magicbones”drewattentionofscientists.In1929theselimestonecavesbecameworldfamouswiththediscoveryofaskullandtwoteethdatingback200,000to500,000years.TheywerenamedPekingman.

ThehistoricalandculturalvalueoftheZhoukoudiansitehasbeenacknowledgedbyitslistingasaWorldHeritageSiteinDecember1987attheeleventhsessionofUNESCO.

StepⅡLead-in

Askthestudentstopointoutthesentencesthatcontainthestructureasin“Wehavebeenexcavatinghereformanyyears...”

Samplesentences:

1.Wehavebeenfindingthebonesoftigersandbearsinthecavesandwethinktheseweretheirmostdangerousenemies.

2.Wehavebeenexcavatinglayersofashalmostsixmetersthick,whichsuggeststhattheymighthavekeptthefireburningallwinter.

3.Yes,indeed,asthebotanicalanalyseshavebeenspecificallyshowingus,allthefieldsaroundhereusedtobepartofalargeshallowlake.

T:

Whatisthesamestructureinthesesentences?

S:

“have/hasbeendoing...”

T:

Yes,inthisunit,wewilllearn“have/hasbeendoingsth.”Thatisthepresentperfectcontinuoustense.

StepⅢExplanation

PresentPerfectContinuous

[HAS/HAVE]+[BEEN]+[V+ing]

Examples:

Ihavebeenwaitingherefortwohours.

ShehasonlybeenstudyingEnglishfortwoyears.

Note:

WhenyouareusingaverbtensewithmorethanonepartsuchasPresentPerfectContinuous（hasbeenstudying）,adverbsoftencomebetweenthefirstpartandthesecondpart（hasonlybeenstudying）.

Use1DurationfromthePastuntilNow

T:

WeusethePresentPerfectContinuoustoshowthatsomethingstartedinthepastandhascontinuedupuntilnow.“forfiveminutes”,“fortwoweeks”,and“sinceTuesday”arealldurationswhichcanbeusedwiththePresentPerfectContinuous.Lookatthefollowingexamples.

Showthefollowing.

Theyhavebeentalkingforthelasthour.

Shehasbeenworkingatthatcompanyforthreeyears.

JameshasbeenteachingattheUniversitysinceJune.

Use2Recently,Lately

T:

YoucanusethePresentPerfectContinuouswithoutadurationsuchas“forfiveminutes”,“fortwoweeks”,and“sinceTuesday”.Withoutthedurations,thetensegivesamoregeneralmeaningof“lately”.Weoftenusethewords“lately”or“recently”inthesentencetostrengthenthismeaning.Nowreadtheseexamples.

Showthefollowing.

Recently,Ihavebeenfeelingreallytired.

Shehasbeenwatchingtoomuchtelevisionlately.

Maryhasbeenfeelingalittledepressed.

Important

T:

RememberthatthePresentPerfectContinuoushasthemeaningof“lately”or“recently.”IfthePresentPerfectContinuousisusedinaquestionsuchas“Haveyoubeenfeelingalright?

”,itsuggeststhatthepersonlookssickorunhealthy.Aquestionsuchas“Haveyoubeensmoking?

”suggeststhatyoucansmellt