Module 6 The World’s Cultural Heritage Vocabulary and reading

课件20张PPT。临清市第二中学 张树彩The World's Cultural HeritageHow many Chinese cultural sites are there on the world heritage list?A quiz There are 31 in total, of which the
most famous one is the Zhoukoudian
Beijing Man site.
Learn some basic information about the Zhoukoudian Beijing Man site by reading
Enable the students to get useful information using different reading strategies
Make sure the students are aware of the
significance and urgency of protecting the
cultural heritage Learning aims:Part 1: The Amazing Caves of ZhoukoudianPart 2:Beijing Man Heritage Site in DangerThe Amazing Zhoukoudian Beijing Site
is in Danger VOCABULARY AND READING Part 1: Fast-reading In 1929In 1937In 1949In 1987A compete skull was discovered.Excavations stopped and most of the fossils
disappeared.The work started again and it became an
important tourist attraction.It was listed as a world heritage site.What does theword "they" refer to in the sentence "They came from an unknown species of man"
in the first paragraph?
What proved the existence of a human species
long time ago?Some prehistoric human bones discovered in the 1920s
The discoveries of skulls ,teeth and other items
Careful reading What are the possible reasons for the short
life span of Beijing Man ?Why were the Beijing man considered
quite sophisticated according to the passage?Because they could use fire for cooking food and for light and warmth.Besides ,they could make tools of bones and sharpened stones. Find the reason why the caves of
Zhoukoudian were“amazing”?They are amazing because of what they tell us
about early man.
What have you learnt about the caves of
Zhoukoudian?
?That they are in a village 50km southwest of Beijing many important items of primitive
humans were found
?That they were the home to Beijing Man .
?That they are a world heritage site and has
become an important tourist attraction.
A .?? B? ? C.?? D.??? √Find the main idea of each part.
Para.1 The site is of vital importance in china
Para.2 ______________________________
Para.3 ______________________________
Para.4 Something must be done to repair the site
Parass.5-6___________________________The site is in danger for some reasonsIt is expensive to maintain and repair the siteThere are two possible groups who can help to repair the cavesCareful reading Beijing man heritage site in danger
The earliest evidence of the use of firerain exposure to airpollutionbe closed and repaired removethe general publicthe governmentShare your opinion:Do you think it is worth maintaining or
repairing such a site as Beijing Zhoukoudian
site at the high cost?Tell your reasons
for your opinion.Filling the blanks to sum up the whole passage: In the 1920s, archaeologists _________ some prehistoric human_____ ,which came from an unknown ______ of man ,and were the first _________ of primitive human life in China long before. Evidences showed that they knew how to use fire and even made ______ of bones.
Today , however, the remains are in serious _________.
Parts of the cave have been badly affected by the nature.
___________ has also contributed to the problem. So the
Scientists have suggested that the general public be ____________ to help with the problem. bone danger discover encourage evidence
pollution species tooldiscoveredbonesspeciesevidencetoolsdangerpollutionencouraged