1、ReadingUnit5 Meeting Your Ancestors231、精读文章，全面理解文章的脉络。2、使学生对周口店文化以及北京人的历史发展有所了解。本课首先让学生看几幅图片并以此进行讨论，来引出本节主题“周口店之行”，进而对于周口店的发现，北京人的生存状况有所了解。并且以此感受到人类的变迁，以及现在生活和古人类生存的巨大差距，让学生更加珍惜现在的生活。在新课的讲授中，配有相关历史图片，有助于学生理解。对于文章的理解，通过不同的层层递进的阅读方式：skimming,scanning and careful reading等手段达到由浅入深的理解。而且同时配有不同类型的习题，多方面的练
2、习，达到全面的掌握和巩固。Pre-readingWatch pictures and have discussions:Who are they?Where are they from?A Visit To The ZhouKouDian CavesPossible answerZhouKoudian is a relic of primitive culture,48 kilometers southwest of downtown Beijing,where LongGushan(dragon skeleton mountain)is standing.Several decades ag
3、o,local farmers Tell what you have known about ZhouKoudian Caves.mined lime-stone in ZhouKoudian,came upon some bone fossils and called them “the Dragon Bones”.ZhouKoudian became known as“Dragon Bone Mountain”.Drugstores purchased the bones as a medical ingredient.The news about the“magic bones”drew
4、 attention of scientists.In 1929 these lime-stone caves became world famous with the discovery of a skull and two teeth dating back 200,000 to 500,000 years.They were named Peking Man.But the fossils were lost during World War II.Many of the implements used by those early humans,and bones of animals
5、 they hunted are on display at a museum near the site of the discovery.With the steadily increased number of visitors from all over the world,ZhouKoudian has become a scenic spot of Beijing.Now read the dialogue aloud please.Tell the 3 topics that the archaeologist talked about.SkimmingStage 1Stage
6、2Stage 3Life in the caveWhat we can learn from a needleWhat we can learn from a necklace Read the text again and get the main idea of the dialogue and then write down the three ways in which the life of early people differs from modern ones.ScanningHomesToolsDressCaves,perhaps with skins to keep out
7、 the coldScrapers,axe-heads,bone needlesAnimal skins sewn together with needles and thread,necklacesRelicsDescriptions of the relicsConclusionsCaves Human and animal bones,tools and ornaments in those caves.Early people lived in the caves.They used fire to keep warm,cook food and _ wild animals away
8、.They might have kept the fire _ all winterscareburningCareful readingI.Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.RelicsDescriptions of the relicsConclusionsCaves Fireplaces inthe centre of the caves_ of ash almost six metres thickNo doorsThey might have hung animal _ at the cave mouth to keep
9、out the cold.Tigers and bears might have been their most dangerous enemies.LayersskinsRelicsDescriptions of the relicsConclusionsA needle At most three centimetreslongMade of _.Perhaps they cut animal skins andsewed the pieces together to make _.A necklace Made of animal bones and shells There was _
10、 between them or they travelled to the _ on their journeys.boneclothestradeseaside1.Why have the English students come to the ZhouKoudian caves?The students want to find out about how early people lived.There are no such sites in England while the ZhouKoudian caves provide an excellent example of a
11、site where early people lived.II.Answer the following questions after a careful reading.3.How did they keep warm?They constructed the fires in the center of the caves to keep them warm.They might have kept fires burning all winter.They hung animal skins at the cave mouth to keep out the cold.2.Where
12、 did early people live?Early people lived in caves.4.What did they use for doors?The archaeologist thinks they may have used animal skins.5.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.6.What animals were their
13、most dangerous enemies?Tigers and bears were their most dangerous enemies.Their clothes were made from animal skins.They used sharpened stone tools to cut up the animals and remove their skin.Then smaller scrapers were used to clean the fat and meat from them.They had to rub an ample amount of salt
14、inside the skin to make it soft enough.Finally,they would have cut it and sewn the pieces together with needles made of animal bones.7.How did they make clothes?Some of the necklace beads were made of animal bones but some were made of shells,which tell us that all the fields around here used to be
15、part of a large shallow lake.Perhaps there was trade between early people or they traveled to the seaside on their journeys.8.What can we learn from the necklace they wore?9.What did the earliest people use fire for?They used fire to keep them warm,cook the food and scare the animals.10.Whats the ma
16、in idea of the text?A brief introduction of the life and habits of the earliest people in Zhoukoudian.III.Read the text carefully and choose the best answer.1.Where do the caves lie?A.In the forest.B.On the seaside.C.At the foot of the hill.D.Higher up the hill.2.Which of the following is the correc
17、t order about how early people made clothes?a.clean the fat and meat from the skinb.cut up the animals c.rub salt inside the skin d.remove the skine.sew the pieces togetherA.b-d-c-a-e B.b-d-a-c-e C.b-a-d-c-e D.b-a-c-d-e3.Which of the following shows us the earliest people and the modern people have
18、something in common?A.People hung animal skins to keep out the coldB.People never grew their own cropsC.People use scienceD.People care about their appearance4.What can we infer from the sentences-“This one looks very like a fish bone.Is it reasonable?-Yes indeed,as the botanical analyses have shown
19、 us,all the fields around here used to be part of a large shallow lake.Probably there were fish in it.”?A.Being an archaeologist needs a wide range of knowledge.B.A lake is not the sea.C.People can identify the fish by the colour.D.A fish bone can be made into a necklace.Modern people Peking ManAccu
20、racyPlace for livingStone,wooden or brick house.CaveVery accurateCompare modern people and Peking man,and finish the following form.Modern people Peking ManAccuracyFurni-tureWooden,special for each roomfireplace AccurateModern people Peking ManAccuracyEntertain-mentTV,sport,films,hobbies,education,j
21、ob Meals together InaccurateModern people Peking ManAccuracyFoodFruit,vegetables,meat and fish,etc.Meat,fish,berries and fruit in season AccurateModern people Peking ManAccuracyClothingNatural and man-made fibres.skins,leaves AccurateDo you think it is important for us to know about them?Why?Zhoukou
22、dian Caves were formally inscribed(记入)on the“World Heritage List”in December 1987 at the eleventh session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee.The inscriptionSummaryof the Peking Man Site 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 is therefore not only of China,but also of the world as a whole.Suppose you are a guide,how can you introduce ZhouKouDian Caves to foreign friends?Homework
