【课前导入练习】
Phrases
1.很高兴做某事
2.意识到
3.打断某人的讲话
4一个敏锐的观察者
5. 不顾严寒
6.天寒地冻的冬季
7.切碎
8.大量的盐
9.一条原始的项链
10.四处游走
【课堂练习】
1.__________________that ___________ we found evidence of some of the earliest people who lived in this part of the world.
[考点] You must be aware that…主句后接由______句型和_____从句组成的______ 。
[考例 ]
It was in the small house ____ was built with stones by his father ____ he spent his childhood.
A. which that B. that which
C. which which D. that where
2. We have been excavating layers of ash almost six metres thick, which suggests that they might have kept the fire burning all winter. (Translation)
_____________________________________________________________________
[考点] have been doing 是___________时，表示到现在为止一直在进行的动作，这个动作可能仍在进行，也可能停止了。
[考例] Cathy is taking notes of the grammatical rules in class at Sunshine school, where she __________________ for a year.（在那里她一直学了一年的英语）
3. Yes, indeed, as the botanical analyses have shown us, all the fields around here used to be part of a large shallow lake．(Translation)
此处的as引导___________ 从句，常译作
A. 因为 B. 正如…一样
C. 尽管 D. 在…期间
【课后练习】
发挥想象，连词成文(50-100字).
interrupt, acute, regardless of, analysis, cut up, ample, messy, sharpen, assume, at most.
课件40张PPT。Learning aims:
To understand the whole passage and improve the ability of grasping the main idea.
To master the important language points and use them flexibly.
To make a dialogue and improve the ability of speaking and writing.
Part IIQ1.
What was the bone needle used for?
A. fixing buttons like we do
B. sewing animal skins together to make clothes
C. killing animals in a distance
D. for decoration教学目标：
1. 整体理解课文，了解文章大意。
2. 把握课文重要知识点，并能够灵活运用。
3. 用所学知识组织短文，锻炼学生口头表达能力和写作能力。
教学重点：
课文整体理解及分段阅读理解。
教学难点：
课文重要短语，句子及语法点的掌握和运用。课前预习Answers.
1. a great pleasure to do
2. be aware…
3. interrupt sb.
4. an acute observer
5. regardless of the cold
6. the freezing winter
7. cut up
8. an ample amount of salt
9. a primitive necklace
10. move aroundPeking man Tell what you have known about the Peking man and Zhoukoudian Caves.Pre-readingHunting animalsCatching fish and rubbing stones for fires A Peking man wearing animal skins was making fires in a cave Cutting fat and meat from animal bonesPeking Man SiteOne of the most significant archaeological finds in 20th centuryUnit 5 ReadingA VISIT TO THE
ZHOUKOUDIAN CAVESLook at the three pictures.
And find out the 3 topics that the archaeologists talked about. Skimming自主学习______in the caveWhat we can learn
from__________What we can learn
from___________a necklaceLifea needle1. Early people used blankets to keep
them warm.
2. The archaeologists have found the
bones of tigers and bears in the caves.
3. Early people used animal skins and
fiber to make their clothes.
4. The early people didn’t grow their own
crops.T or F scanningReading Comprehension II1. Where did the early people live?
A. In the forest
B. On the seaside
C. Higher up the hill
D. At the foot of the hill
2.Evidence has showed that the earliest people in the caves used to make clothes.
A. leaves B. tree skins
C. cotton D. animal skins3.What was the necklace made of ? A. glass B. amble
C. animal bones and shells D. metal
4. Which of the following shows us the earliest people and the modern people have something in common?
A. People hung animal skins to keep out the
cold
B. People never grew their own crops
C. People use science
D. People care about their appearance
Careful reading
to solve
difficult points合作探究Part I Q1.Why have the English students come to the Zhoukoudian caves?
Q2.How did early people keep warm?
Q3. What might they have used fire for?
Because the students are interested in archaeology and they want to find out about how some of the earliest people lived.
They used fire places in the centre of the cave where they made fires and hung animals skins at the cave mouth to keep out the cold.
The fire would have kept them warm, cooked the food and scared wild beasts away as well.Part IIQ1.
What was the bone needle used for?
A. fixing buttons like we do
B. sewing animal skins together to make clothes
C. killing animals in a distance
D. for decorationQ1.What was the bone needle used for?
A. fixing buttons like we do
B. sewing animal skins together to make clothes
C. killing animals in a distance
D. for decorationPart II
2. Here are some stages about how early people made clothes. Please put them in the suitable order.
a. remove the fat and meat from the skin
b. cut up the animals
c. rub salt inside the skin
d. remove the skin
e. sew the pieces together
b – d – a – c - e
Part IIIQ1. Why are they called hunters and gatherers?
Because they didn’t grow their own crops, but picked fruit when it ripened and hunted animals. Q2. what is the primitive necklace made of?
Some of the beads are made of animal bones but others are made of seashells.What can be discovered from it?According to part II and III, fill in the form.What can be discovered from it?1.They repaired or made clothes.
2.No methods of making material has been found.
3.Tools have been found to cut and clean animal skin. So early people probably wore animal skins.1.They cared about their appearance.
2. Some of the beads were made of animal bones. So early people killed, cut up and most probably ate animals.
3. Some of the beads were made of fish bones. So early people caught and probably ate fish in the lake nearby.
4. Some of the beads were made of seashells. So early people may have travelled to the sea or traded with people who had seashells.精讲点拨
There questions
1.Translation
We have been excavating layers of ash almost six metres thick, which suggests that they might have kept the fire burning all winter.
我们一直在挖掘一层层的积灰, 几乎有六米厚, 这表明他们可能整个冬季都在烧火。
[考点] have been doing 是___________时，表示到现在为止一直在进行的动作，这个动作可能仍在进行，也可能停止了。
[考例] (湖南2007) Cathy is taking notes of the grammatical rules in class at Sunshine school, where she __________________ for a year（在那里她一直学了一年的英语）.
现在完成进行has been studying Yes, indeed, as the botanical analyses have shown us, all the fields around here used to be part of a large shallow lake．
此处的as引导___________ 从句，常译作
A. 因为 B. 正如…一样
C. 尽管 D. 在…期间非限制性定语Translation.
确实, 正如植物学分析具体显示给我们的那样, 附近所有的土地都曾是大型浅湖的一部分。
__________________that ___________ we found evidence of some of the earliest people who lived in this part of the world. You must be awareit's here that[考例 ]
It was in the small house ____ was built with stones by his father ____ he spent his childhood.
A. which that B. that which
C. which which D. that where
[考点] You must be aware that…主句后接由 ______句型和_____从句组成的______ 。强调定语宾语从句summary有效训练
A group of students from England , who are interested in ___________,have come to Zhoukoudian caves for a visit. An archeologist gives them a brief introduction to the life and habits of the earliest people in Zhoukoudian.
Early people lived in caves and they made ______ in the center of caves to keep them _______, cook the food and _______ their enemies away, such as tigers and bears.
Early people made their own clothes from animal ______. They used sharpened stone tools to cut up animals and remove their skins. Smaller scrapers were used to _______ the fat and meat from the skin.archaeologyfireswarmscareskinsremoveFinally they would use needles made of animal bones to ______ the pieces together.
Early people also paid attention to their _______
and wore necklaces. Some of the necklace beads were made of animal bones but some were made of shells, which told us that all the fields around Zhoukoudian caves used to be part of a large ________lake. Early people didn’t grow their own crops, but picked fruit when it was ______and hunted animals for food. sewappearanceshallowripeRole-playWork 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 about early people (Peking Man).
Challenge yourself!Read the passage again and review the new words and
expressions.
2. 发挥想象，连词成文(50-100字).
interrupt, acute, regardless of,
analysis, cut up, ample, messy,
sharpen, assume, at most.
Homework课后拓展Thank you!
