1、选修八 Unit5 Meeting Your AncestorsPeriod1 ReadingThe analysis of teaching material The content of this class is the reading part of Unit 5, Meeting Your Ancestor, from Module 8, NSEFC. In the warming-up, students are intended to learn more about the antiques, and can talk about some historic treasures
2、. Since the reading passage is a about archaeology, a strange topic to students, the teacher should emphasize more on explaining how the archaeologist carry on their work. The analysis of learning conditionThe students are from Senior 3 of Wenzhou Middle School, they have good learning habit of prev
3、iew and their reading ability is quite good. So it should be easy for the students to understand. Therefore, the teacher should arouse students interest to discover and discuss more.Teaching aims:1. Review the uses of the Present Perfect Continuous Tense.2. Enable the students to learn more about ar
4、chaeology; anthropology as well as history.3. Help the students learn how to read between lines and improve their reading strategy.Teaching procedures:Step 1.Lead-inT: How can we meet our ancestors?How much do you know about Zhoukou Dian Caves? Zhoukoudian Caves were formally on the “World Heritage
5、List” in December 1987. In the 1920s archaeologists discovered a complete skull of an ape-man dating back 600,000 years. It was later named Peking Man. Stone tools and evidence of Peking Mans use of fire were later found on the mountain. Studies have shown that Peking man walked on his feet and live
6、s between 700,000 to 200,000 years ago. People of that time lived in caves and survived by hunting. The fact that the Peking Man Site is on the World Heritage List confirms the exceptional and universal value of the cultural site, which requires protection for the benefit of all humanity. The site i
7、s therefore not only of China, but also of the world as a whole.Step 2. while reading1. What objects are mentioned in the text?2. Read for more information1. Why have the English students come to the Zhoukoudian caves?(The students wants to find out about how early people lived. There are no such si
8、tes in England while the Zhoukoudian caves provide an excellent example of a site where early People lived.)2. Where did early people live? what did they use for doors?(Early people lived in caves. The archaeologist thinks they may have used animal skins.)3. How did they keep warm?(They used fur fro
9、m animals for clothes and had fires burning all winter.4. What did they eat?(They ate animal meat, such as tigers and bears, and fish from the lake nearby. They also picked fruit when it was ripe.)5. How did they make clothes?6. What can we learn from the necklace they wore?Step 3 . Group discussion
10、Four students a group , write down three ways in which the life of early people differ from your own. Use the information from the reading passage to help you with the category.Homes: caves, perhaps with skins to keep out the coldTools: scrapers, axe-heads, bone needlesDress: animal skins sewn toget
11、her with needles and thread, necklacesStep 4 . Listening and learning about language points1) Work with your partner to find out useful expressions in this text and write them on your notebook.show around /Its a great pleasure to do /be aware of / that / Im sorry to interrupt you butan acute observe
12、r /It is reasonable to assume that /regardless of / make fire/ scare awaykeep the fire burning /keep out the cold during freezing winter /at most /The evidence suggestscut up /an ample amount of /a difficult and messy task /a primitive necklace /care about ones appearance/be well preserved /as the a
13、nalyses shows, /2) Make sentences using the following words or structures:alternative / You must be aware that / It is that / I am sorry to interrupt youbut / cut up /cut down /cut inStep4. Further DiscussionHow do you find their life? What do you think of your present life?If you can choose, which
14、kind of life would you prefer to live? Why?Step5. Assign Homework1. Review the text once again. 2. Recite useful expression from the readings.3. Preview Using language.Blackboard Design4. Meeting Our Ancestors 5. How 6. What do you want to know about our ancestors?7. Further Discussion8. How do you find their life? 9. What do you think of your present life?10. If you can choose, which kind of life would you prefer to live? Why?3
