贵州省湄潭县湄江中学人教新课标英语选修八UNIT5 WARMING UP AND READING 2 课件 （共23张PPT） .ppt

1、Warming up and ReadingUnit5 Meeting your ancestorsWhat is it?What is it made of?What was it used for?What are the modern alternatives?Warming upWarming upPlease look at each picture and answer the questionsOil/clay lampChinese ChimesIn pairs,try to identify these objects.Discuss what they may have b

2、een made of and explain their use.Can you think of the alternatives we would use today?Stone axeDeath maskP1:A household object from Ancient Greece（Oil Lamp）古希腊的家用物品This is an oil/clay lamp that was used to give light at night.It was possibly used for parties,housework or study.p2:Chinese Chimes（编钟）

3、This is a musical instrument which is Chinese Chimes.Different notes could be made by making the bells larger or smaller.p3:Stone axe:This tool is made of jade stone which is a stone axe.It had a sharp edge so it could be used to break other pieces of stone.The hole on the top of the tool shows wher

4、e it was joined to a wooden handle.玉石木柄，木制的把手p4:A face of an Egyptian Pharaoh(Death mask)This is a mask which was placed over the pharaohs face after he died.We can say it a death mask.They were made of gold and decorated in beautiful colours.Its nameWhat it was made ofIts useTodays alternative Fill

5、 in the chart below.1.Oil lamp2.Bianzhong3.Stone axe4.Death maskBronzeBronzeStoneGoldGet lightPlay musicScrape and cut up thingTo cover the face of the pharaoh after his deathElectric lightPiano,violin,guitarChain saw,Steel axenone链锯Please read the text quickly then tell the 3 topics of the archaeol

6、ogists part of the dialogue.And finish the chart in Ex.3 in ComprehendingSkimmingTopic 1Topic 2Topic 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 ear

7、ly people differs from modern ones.Finish Ex.2 in ComprehendingScanningHomesToolsDressPeking man lived in Zhoukoudian Caves of rocks and trees,perhaps with skins to keep out the coldThey used needle that was made of bone,sharpened stone tools and scraper made by stones.They wore clothes from animal

8、skins and they also wore necklace made from seashells or animal teeth.1.How did they keep warm?2.What animals were their most dangerous enemies?3.How did they make clothes?4.What can we learn from the necklace they wore?Listening Answer the following questions after listening to the text.1.How did t

9、hey 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.What animals were their most dangerous enemies?Tigers and bears were their most dangerous enemies.Possib

10、le answers:3.How did they make clothes?Their clothes were made from animal _.They used _stone tools to_ _ theanimals and_ their skin.Then smaller_ were used to clean the fat and meat from them.They had to _an ample amount of salt inside the skin to make it _enough.Finally,they would have cut it and

11、_thepieces together with _ made of animal bones.skinssharpenedscrapersrubcut upremovesoftsewnneedles4.What can we learn about the necklace they wore?Some of the necklace beads were made of animal _ but some were made of _,which tell us that all the fields around here used to be part of a large shall

12、ow lake.Perhaps there was _ between early people or they traveled to the seaside on their journeys.bonesshellstradeModern people Peking ManAccuracyPlace for livingStone,wooden or brick house.CaveVery accurateAfter read:Compare modern people and Peking man.Modern people Peking ManAccuracyFurn-itureBe

13、autiful furniture with lots of ornaments mostly made of wood or other special materials.Natural furniture made of stone or wood.AccurateModern people Peking ManAccuracyEnterta-inmentWatching TV,surfing the Internet and traveling.Enjoy the nature or family get-together.InaccurateModern people Peking

14、ManAccuracyFoodFruit,vegetables,meat and fish,etc.Natural food,such as nuts and fruits.AccurateModern people Peking ManAccuracyClothingNatural and man-made fibres.Clothes made from animal skins,leaves Accurate1)Go over the text.2)Write a brief introduction to the Zhoukoudian Caves.3)Preview“the present perfect continuous tense”.Homework