Using LanguageⅡ教学内容分析

Unit 5

using language II

Speaking

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Writing Task1: Look at these beautiful pictures. They were found during an excavation in the Sanxingdui Ruins. Suppose you work in a museum and your job is to describe the objects as they are brought to the museum. Appea- Object

Size

tree

Shape

rance

395 cm

tree with good bronze

Material

branches;

condi- fruit on tion

each branch

Appea- Object

Size

Shape

rance

Material

mask

adult

stylized Good bronze

half-face; flat condi-tion

nose; curled hair growing from ears; filled in

Object

Size

bird

not Shape

realistic Appea-rance

Material

very good bronze

eyes known

bird with condi-tion

stylized wing points into that up the sky; maybe 3 feathers

Object

Size

Shape

Appea-rance

Material

pot

not tall, thin poor with condi-tion

lid clay

known

body fitted and handle; 3 legs to stand on

Task2:

In pairs discuss what these objects were possibly used for? All the objects are from the same excavation site in Sanxingdui and can be dated back to between 3,000 and 5,000 years ago. Then write a description for the guidebook of the Sanxingdui Ruins. You should include



the name of the site where the four

objects were found and their possible

dates; 

a description of each including

appearance, shape and a guess about

the material it was made of;



what each might have been used for; 

what we can learn from these objects

about the people who lived then.

You may find the following expressions useful: It looks like …

How large do you think it is?

It may / might have been used as / for …

It could be … because …

It could be made from …

It could be … because …

Is there any … on the … ?

Is there anything to fix it to your face? What do you think the decoration is? Write a paragraph about each object in a formal style. When you have finished, exchange your writing with your partner and help each other by making useful suggestions on content, grammar, spelling and punctuation