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1、Unit 5第1页Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors第2页Reading第3页In pairs, try to identify these objects. Discuss what they were made of and explain their use. Who do you think used them? Can you think of the alternatives we would use today?Warming up第4页第5页Its nameWhat it wasmade ofIts useTodays alternatives1.2.c

2、lay lampChinese chimesclay /potteryto light the houseelectric lightmetal, possibly bronze or brassto provide musicxylophoneWhen you have come to a conclusion, fill in the chart below. Then report to the class.第6页Its nameWhat it wasmade ofIts useTodays alternatives3.stone/ jade axe stone/ jade to cho

3、p woodchain saw第7页Its nameWhat it wasmade ofIts useTodays alternatives4.death maskgoldto cover the face of the pharaoh after his death none第8页Pre-reading第9页Who are they?第10页第11页Zhoukoudian is a relic of primitive culture, 48 kilometers southwest of downtown Beijing, where Longgushan (dragon skeleton

4、 mountain) is standing. Severaldecades ago, local farmers Tell what you have known about Zhoukoudian Caves.第12页 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 med

5、ical ingredient. The news about the “magic bones” drew attention of scientists. 第13页 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

6、 the implements used by those early 第14页 humans, and bones of animals 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. 第15页 Archaeologists study early people

7、 by examining the objects they used. Look at the pictures in the reading passage and think about what kind of life Peking Man lived? Did they suffer from cold, starvation or disease? Make a tentative guess about what Peking Man may have done and used thousands of years ago. Compare their life with o

8、urs today. Then read the passage to see how accurate you were.第16页Modern peoplePeking ManPlace for livingFurniture Entertainment stone, wooden or brick housewooden, special for each roomTV, sport, films, hobbies, education, jobcavea fireplacemeals together第17页Modern peoplePeking ManFood Clothing fru

9、it, vegetables, meat and fishnatural and man-made fibresmeat, fish, berries and fruit in seasonskins, leaves第18页SkimmingA visit to the Zhoukoudian caves The text is about a group of students from _ paid a visit to the Zhoukoudian caves, from which they learned a lot about the _ of the early people l

10、iving there.EnglandlifeRead the text quickly and complete its main idea.第19页Tell the 3 topics that the archaeologist talked about.Topic 1Topic 2Topic 3Life in the caveWhat we can learn from a needleWhat we can learn from a necklace 第20页Read the text again and get the main idea of the dialogue and th

11、en write down the three ways in which the life of early people differs from modern ones.Scanning第21页HomesToolsDresscaves, perhaps with skins to keep out the coldscrapers, axe-heads, bone needlesanimal skins sewn together with needles and thread, necklaces第22页RelicsDescriptions of the relicsConclusio

12、ns CavesHuman 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. They might have kept the fire _ all winter.scareburningCareful readingI. Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.第23页RelicsDescrip

13、tions of the relicsConclusionsCavesFireplaces inthe centre of the caves_ of ash almost six metres thickNo doorsThey might have hung animal _ at the cave mouth to keep out the cold.Tigers and bears might have been their most dangerous enemies.Layersskins第24页RelicsDescriptions of the relicsConclusions

14、A needleAt most three centimetres longMade of _.Perhaps they cut animal skins andsewed the pieces together to make _. A necklace Made of animal bones and shells There was _ between them or they travelled to the _ on their journeys.boneclothestradeseaside第25页1. Why have the English students come to t

15、he 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 site where early people lived. II. Answer the following questions after a careful reading.第26页2. Where did early people l

16、ive? Early people lived in caves.3. How did early people keep warm? They used fur from animals for clothes and had fires burning all winter.4. What did they use for doors? The archaeologist thinks they may have used animal skins.第27页5. What did they eat? They ate animal meat, such as tigers and bear

17、s, and fish from the lake nearby. They also picked fruit when it was ripe.6. What animals were their most dangerous enemies? Tigers and bears were their most dangerous enemies.第28页7. What did the earliest people use fire for? They used fire to keep them warm, cook the food and scare the animals.8. W

18、hats the main idea of the text? A brief introduction of the life and habits of the earliest people in Zhoukoudian.第29页Work in groups of four. Imagine one of you is an archaeologist who is having a press conference (记者招待会), and the others are journalists. You can ask the archaeologist any question ab

19、out early people (Peking Man).Role-play第30页An archaeologist is showing a group of students from England around _, where some of the _ people lived. the Zhoukoudian cavesearliestPost reading第31页First the archaeologist describes how early people lived in the caves. They made _ to keep them warm, cook

20、the food and _ wild beasts away as well. They might have kept the fire burning all winter and hung _ at the cave mouth to keep out the cold during the freezing winter. _ were their most dangerous enemies.firesscareanimal skinsTigers and bears第32页Then the archaeologist shows the students a picture of a sewing needle. The needle which seems to be made of _ is at most three centimetres long. Early people could cut animal skins and sew the pieces together to make their own _. boneclothes第33页Last of all the archaeologist shows them a