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1、unit20Unit 20 ArchaeologyThe First PeriodTeaching Aims:1.Learn and master the following words:archaeology archaeological archaeologist curiosity decoration spear artefact2.Do some listening.3.Learn to express curiosity.Teaching Important Points:1.Improve the students listening ability.2.Train the st

2、udents speaking ability by talking about archaeological discoveries and practising expressing curiosity.Teaching Difficult Points:1.How to improve the students listening ability.2.How to finish the task of speaking.Teaching Methods:1.Looking at some pictures to arouse the students interest in archae

3、ology.2.Listening-and-answering activity to help the students go through with the listening material.3.Individual,pair or group work to make every student work in class.Teaching Aids:1.the multimedia 2.the blackboardTeaching Procedures:Step GreetingsGreet the whole class as usual.Step Lead-inT：As we

4、 all know,China is a country with an ancient civilization.It has a long history and brilliant culture.Do you know in what ways we can learn about its history and culture?S1:Reading books.S2:Watching TV.S3:Learning from the teacher in class.S4:Surfing the Internet.T:Anything else?Ss:No.T:We can also

5、go to the museum to visit the unearthed cultural relics,cant we?Ss:Yes.T:Now,please look at the two pictures on the screen and tell me what you see in the pictures.(Teacher shows the screen.)S5:They are:terracotta warriors and horses and inscriptions on bones or tortoise shells.T:Youre right.Terraco

6、tta warriors and horses is a symbol of the powerful Qin Dynasty,while inscriptions on bones or tortoise shells are embryonic forms of Chinese characters.The great archaeological discoveries play an important part in learning about China.Step Warming upT:Today lets talk about archaeology Unit 20 (Bb:

7、Unit 20 Archaeology).Before talking,please look at the new words.(Teacher deals with the new words with the whole class.)T:OK.Now open your books and turn to Page 73.Look at the four pictures and tell us what you can see in each picture.S6:I can see an axe in the first picture.It is a kind of tool u

8、sed by people of the Stone Age.T:Right.How about the second one?S7:In the second picture is a bronze tripod,which is an ancient cooking vessel of that period.T:Good.The third picture.Li Ping,try please.S8:This is a painting on silk of the Han Dynasty.T:Yeah.The last one?S9:I think the last picture i

9、s a work of China made in the Tang Dynasty.T:Anything else about the last picture?S10:I guess it is made of tri-colored glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty.T:Well done.We know that the life of people is different during the different periods.Now lets describe the life of people during the periods men

10、tioned above.You can describe it according to the questions on the screen.(Teacher shows the following on the screen.)1.What did they eat?2.Where did they live?3.What did their homes look like?4.What kind of tools did they use?5.What objects have we found from their age?6.What kind of entertainment

11、did they have?First discuss the questions with your partner,and then complete the chart at Page 73.A few minutes later,Ill collect your answers.Is that clear?Ss:Yes.T:(Five minutes later.)Are you ready now?(Ss:Yes.)Now,lets describe the life of people in the Stone Age together.T and Ss:The people of

12、 the Stone Age ate wild fruits and animals.They usually lived in caves.They used bones of animals,fur and pottery to decorate their caves.The tools they used were mainly stones,sticks and bones of animals.They used bones of animals to make necklaces and bone pins.They were able to make jades.The ent

13、ertainment for them was to shout and dance with rhythm together.T:OK.Whod like to describe the life of people in the Bronze Age,the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty one by one like what we did just now?Ss:T:We know there are many important discoveries from these different periods.Please look at the

14、following four pictures.Can you tell us where they were unearthed and where we can go and see them?Discuss in groups of four.After a few minutes,Ill ask some students to talk about them.Is that clear?Ss:Yes.(Teacher shows the four pictures on the screen.)T:Liu Qian,talk about the first picture,pleas

15、e.S11:Step ListeningT:Now,lets do some listening.Look at the Listening part at Page 74.Listen to the tape carefully and try to make a drawing of the tool.(Teacher plays the tape for the students to listen for the first time.After that,give the students one or two minutes to draw it.If they have some

16、 difficulty with it,play the tape again and stop where there are important information related to the drawing.At last,check the drawing with the whole class.)T:Good.Now,lets go on with the exercises in Listening.Please listen to the tape again and then finish Ex.2 and 3 in turn.(Teacher plays it aga

17、in and gives the students enough time to write down some important information.Finally check the answers with the whole class.After that,let the students discuss Ex.4 in groups of four and check them.)Step SpeakingT:OK.In our daily life,we often come across the topic that were interested in and were

18、 anxious to get some information about it.In order to get some suggestions from others,how do you express your curiosity?Now, look at the screen.These are very useful expressions.You should remember them and use them freely.(Teacher shows the following on the screen.)I wonder what/whoI really want t

19、o knowIm curious toId love to knowI wonder if/whetherWhat Id really like to find out isIm curious aboutId like to know more about(Teacher goes through the useful expressions with the whole class.)T:Now,lets listen to a dialogue between Student A and Student B.Student A talks about a topic he/she is

20、interested in,while Student B gives suggestions.(Teacher plays the tape for the students.After that,teacher says the following.)T:Well,open your books and turn to Page 74.Look at Speaking.Please underline the sentences used to express curiosity.After a while.Ill ask one of you to read out the senten

21、ces.Do you understand?Ss:Yes.T:(After a while)Have you finished?(Ss:Yes.)Any volunteer?S12:Id like to know more aboutI wonder whatId love to knowWhat Id really like to find out isT:Quite right.Please practise the dialogue with your partner for a while.After that,Ill ask some pairs to act out the dia

22、logue before the class.Is that clear?Ss:Yes.(Several minutes later,teacher asks some pairs to act out the dialogue before the class.)T:Thank your for your excellent performances.Step PracticeT:Now,lets do some speaking practice.Work in pairs or groups and talk about archaeological finds,such as arte

23、facts,tombs or unearthed towns.You can use the expressions we learnt just now to help you carry out the task of speaking.Five minutes later,Ill ask some pairs to perform their dialogues before the class.Step Summary and HomeworkT:In this class,weve talked about archaeological discoveries and learnt

24、about the life of people during the different periods.Weve also done some listening practice and speaking practice.In the Speaking part,weve mainly learnt to express curiosity using the useful expressions.These expressions are:I wonder what/whoIm curious toI wonder if(Teacher writes them on the blac

25、kboard.)After class,practise them more.Besides,remember to prepare for the next period.OK.Thats all.Class is over.Step The Design of the Writing on the BlackboardUnit 20 ArchaeologyThe First PeriodUseful Expressions:I wonder what/whoI really want to knowIm curious toId love to knowI wonder if/whethe

26、rWhat Id really like to find out isIm curious aboutId like to know more aboutStep Record after TeachingThe Second PeriodTeaching Aims:1.Learn and master the following:(1)Words:emperor,pin,find,clay,arrow,bow,cushion,spare,technical(2)Phrases:date back to,have a hand in,in terms of,in the eyes of(3)S

27、entence Patterns:It is certain thatIt is thought that2.Train the students reading ability.3.Let the students learn about the King of the Stonehenge discovered by archaeologists.Teaching Important Points:1.Improve the students reading ability.2.Help the students learn about the King of the Stonehenge

28、 by reading the passage.Teaching Difficult Point:How to help the students understand the passage exactly.Teaching Methods:1.Discussion before reading to make the students interested in what they will read.2.Fast reading and careful reading to understand the passage correctly.3.Pair or group work to

29、make every student take an active part in the activities in class.Teaching Aids:1.the multimedia 2.the blackboardTeaching Procedures:Step GreetingsGreet the whole class as usual.Step Discussion and Lead-inT:In the last period,we spoke of terracotta warriors and horses of Emperor Qin.Do you know why

30、Emperor Qin built it?Any volunteer?S1:To continue being emperor.They are also funerary objects.T:Youre right.Now,please look at the two questions on the screen.(Teacher shows the following on the screen.)1.Describe the kinds of objects kings and emperors in China were buried with.2.Why were dead kin

31、gs given these objects after they died?Discuss the questions in groups of four.Five minutes later,Ill ask for your answers.T:(After five minutes)Are you ready?Ss:Yes.T:OK.Whod like to do the first one?S2:There are weapons,tools,clothing,money and articles for daily life.T:Anything else?S3:Jade articles,silk,jewellery,pottery and china.T:Very good.Is there anything to add?Think it over.S4:Servants,warriors,wives of emperors and kings and animals.T:Great!The second one?S5:To show off their power and wealth.S6:To continue their luxurious life in the nether world.T:Youre all right.Sit