Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors warming up and reading课件

课件27张PPT。Warming up and ReadingUnit5 Meeting your
ancestorsFill in the blanks with the right word form1.The doctor did everything they could to save the patient, but their e_________ were in vain.
2.He is employed as an __________(工程师) in the company.
3.Don’t forget to stick the stamp at the top of the e________.
4.The bird e________ being killed and flew away.
5.They purchased a lot of electrical ___________(设备) to decorate their Multi-fun_ction hall.ffortsengineernvelopescapedequipmentWhat is it?
What is it made of?
What was it used for?
What are the modern alternatives?Look at the pictures and answer the questionsA household object from Ancient GreeceA musical instrumentIn pairs, try to identify these objects. Discuss what they may have been made of and explain their use. Can you think of the alternatives we would use today?A stone tool A face of an Egyptian PharaohA household object from Ancient Greece
古希腊的家用物品
This is an oil lamp that was used to give light at night. It was possibly used for parties, housework or study. Olive oil was placed in the body of the lamp to make the light. There was a thread that went from inside the lamp, and when it was lit it provided light. A musical instrument （乐器）
This is a musical instrument which was played when a person hit the bronze or brass bells. Different notes could be made by making the bells larger or smaller. People composed music to be played in a large house, temple or palace.青铜（铜与锡合金)brass(黄铜）
brass bells (铜钟）notes音符A stone tool
This tool is made of jade stone which is hard and very beautiful. 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 where it was joined to a wooden handle, so it could be used like an axe today.
玉石木柄，木制的把手A face of an Egyptian Pharaoh
This is a mask which was placed over the pharaoh’s face after he died. Sometimes they were also buried with the dead pharaoh. They were made of gold and decorated in beautiful colours. It shows that the pharaoh expected his objects to have the best of material and workmanship.手工艺When you have come to a conclusion, fill in the chart below.1.Oil lamp2.Bianzhong3.Stone axe4.Pharaoh maskBronzeBronze
StoneGoldGet lightPlay musicScrape and cut up thingTo cover the face of the pharaoh after his deathElectric light Piano, violin ,guitarChain saw,
Steel axenone链锯 Tell what you have known about Zhoukoudian Caves. Tell the 3 stages of the archaeologist’s part of the dialogue.SkimmingLife 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.ScanningPeking 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 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 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. What animals were their most dangerous enemies?
Tigers and bears were their most dangerous enemies.Possible answers: 3. How did they make clothes?Their clothes were made from animal _______.
They used __________stone tools to____ ___ the
animals 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 ______the
pieces 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 shallow lake. Perhaps there
was _____ between early people or they traveled
to the seaside on their journeys.
bonesshellstradeStone, wooden or brick house. CaveVery accurate Compare modern people and Peking man, and finish the following form.Beautiful furniture with lots of ornaments mostly made of wood or other special materials.Natural furniture made of stone or wood. AccurateWatching TV, surfing the Internet and traveling. Enjoy the nature or family get-together. InaccurateFruit, vegetables, meat and fish, etc. Natural food, such as nuts and fruits. AccurateNatural and man-made fibres. Clothes made from animal skins, leaves Accurate Do you think it is important for us to know about them? Why?
Zhoukoudian Caves were formally inscribed (记入) on the “World Heritage List” in December 1987 at the eleventh session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee. The inscriptionSummary of 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. 1) Go over the text.
2) Write a brief introduction to the Zhoukoudian Caves.
3) Preview “the present perfect continuous tense”.Homework