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Unit 5 in Book 8 Using language The Feast: 18,000 BC

By Zhong Fan Teaching aims 1.

To memorize the new vocabulary, analyse and understand the reading passage, grasp the important and difficult points and master some reading skills . 2.

Learn from the story we should build a harmonious society, love our motherland, love our family, love our friends, enjoy life and cherish life. Teaching steps Step 1 Lead-in

Play the game – crossword to present the new words in this lesson.

1. be taken to a police station and kept there because of a crime. 2. experienced; professional 3. show approval by clapping hands 4. a line or small fold in your skin 5. a weapon with a long wooden handle and a sharp metal point in the past. 6. go faster 7. a tool with a handle and a heavy metal head 8. ? Q: What’s a feast? Can you define a feast? (Raise the question as the leading to the new lesson) A: A large or special meal especially for a lot of people and to celebrate something. Step 2 Pre-reading Q: What’s eaten in the feast? Show some photos about feasts from modern times to primitive society like a time machine. Q: What did the primitive men eat? Today we will come to the feast of a primitive beauty, Lala. Step 3 Scanning

Move your eyes quickly to find the information you need.

1. Read the passage fast to find out what kind of food Lala’s family prepared for

the feast.

2. Read the following main idea of each part and decide which paragraphs they are from. a. Lala worried about the preparations for the feast and she hoped the feast could be as good as the last year. ( Part 1; paragraph 1 ) b. Lala and her family made preparations for the feast. ( Part 2; paragraph 2 ) c. The description of Dahu and how Dahu made tools. ( Part 3; paragraphs 3 and 4 ) Step 4 Careful reading

1.

Divide the class into 3 parts to read each part respectively. Tell the students to read loudly and try to understand the part. Then encourage the students to raise as many questions as possible in groups. Collect the questions and pick out some questions by the teacher and then the students compete to answer the questions. 2.

Try to answer the teacher’s question: (1) Why was Lala happy last year?

Because she was chosen to be the wife of Dahu, the best toolmaker. (2) The phrase “scooped up” in the second paragraph can best be replaced

by

A

. A. picked up

B. took up

C. set up

D. put up 3. Summarize the story so that the students deepen their understanding of the passage. The students first finish it on their own. Then one volunteer comes to the front to read and share.

Fill in the blanks with words from the passage.

Not having looked ahead and planned better, Lala felt very worried about the preparations for her feast. So she turned for home quickly with her collection of nuts and fruit.

When she was near home, a delicious smell arrested her progress and she became dizzy with hunger, .She saw her mother and the older children preparing the deer and pig meat over the fire. Just then Dahu, her husband

as well as the best toolmaker, came back with several fish . Later he began his task: he sharpened his scarpers until they were sharp enough to cut

up the meat and scrape the fish. Soon, the first of the guests began to arrive. Lala hoped it was to be just as wonderful as last year. Step 5

Post-reading 1.

Find out what the possible work division was between men and women in primitive societies and fill in the chat below.

Men’s tasks

Women’s tasks 1

Making and repairing tools

2

Fishing

3

Hunting animals

1

Collecting nuts, melons, fruit and water 2

Cutting up meat and scraping the

fish for cooking 3

Preparing skins to make clothes

4

Protecting the group from harm

5

Cutting down trees

4

Preparing food

5

Looking after children

2.

Discuss which adjectives best describe Lala and Dahu.

caring, tough, protective, co-operative,

patient, individual, exhausting, skilful,

brave, friendly, harmonious, enthusiastic…

3.

Emotional education (Love our motherland, love our family, create life and enjoy life) In spite of the bad living environment, our ancestors were also trying to live merrily, enjoy life and enjoy the happy family relationships. Living in the modern civilization, we should love our motherland, create a better life, enjoy life, cherish family love and friendship!

Difficulties arise in the lives of us all. What is most important is dealing with the hard times, adapting to the changes, and getting through to the other side where the sun is still shining just for you.

Guiding learning plan The Feast: 18,000 BC

Learning tasks Step 1

Playing the Game: Crossword

1.be taken to a police station and kept there because of a crime. 2.experienced；professional

3.show approval by clapping hands 4.a line or small fold in your skin 5.a weapon with a long wooden handle and a sharp metal point in the past. 6.go faster 7.a tool with a handle and a heavy metal head 8.? Step 2 Pre-reading (1) What is a feast? (2) What is eaten in the feast? (3) Can you guess what would be eaten in 18,000 BC? Step 3 Scanning

1.

What kind of food did Lala’s family prepare for the feast? __________________________________________________________________________ 2.

Read the following main idea of each part and decide which paragraphs they are from.

Lala worried about the preparations for the feast and she hoped the feast could be as good as the last year. (

) Lala and her family made preparations for the feast. (

) The description of Dahu and how Dahu made tools. (

) Step 4 Careful reading

3.

Why was Lala happy last year? 4.

The phrase “scooped up” in the second paragraph can best be replaced by ______.

A. picked up

B. took up

C. set up

D. put up 3

Summary

Fill in the blanks with words from the passage.

Not having looked ______ and planned better, Lala felt very worried about the preparations for her feast. So she turned for home quickly with her _______ of nuts and fruit.

When she was near home, a delicious smell _________ her progress and she became ______

with hunger, .She saw her mother and the older children _________

the deer and pig meat over the fire. Just then Dahu, her _______ as well as the best __________, came back with several fish . Later he began his task: he_________ his scarpers until they were sharp enough to ____

____ the meat and _______ the fish. Soon, the first of the guests began to arrive. Lala hoped it was to be just as _________ as last year. Step 5

Post-reading 4.

Read the passage and find out what the possible work division was between men and women in primitive societies and fill in the chat below.

Men’s tasks 1 2 3 4

Women’s tasks 1 2 3 4

5 5

5.

Discuss which adjectives best describe Lala and Dahu

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