Learning about Language名师教学视频（文字实录）

Unit5 The First Period Speaking Teaching goals 教学目标

1. Target language目标语言：

重点词汇和短语

archeology, accurate, radioactivity, chronological, excavation, identity, alternative, household, date back to I think that we should… because…

I suggest we…

If…, then maybe we ought to…

Perhaps we should / could…

We must ask for help from…

What if…? It seems likely / unlikely that…

It looks like…

It could be because…

How large do you think it is? Is there any on the…?

It may /might have been used as / for…

2. Ability goals能力目标

Enable the students to talk about the archaeological evidence and knowledge and learn to describe people and practice giving opinions. 3. Learning ability goals 学能目标

Help the students learn how to give opinion and describe objects Teaching important & difficult points教学重难点

Learn how to give opinion and describe objects Teaching methods教学方法

Listening and cooperative learning Teaching aids教具准备

A computer, a tape recorder and a projector. Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方法

Step I Lead-in Lead in by talking about the ancient civilization. Ask them the four Great Ancient Civilizations. Ask them to give some account of each great civilization, for example, speaking China, they can talk about China’s brilliant civilization, like four great inventions

(papermaking, printing, gunpowder, compass) Step II Warming-up Deal with the Warming-up part. Ask Ss to identify each picture in this part. Ask them to have a discussion to complete the task listed in Activity 2 ( to complete the table), What is it made of? What’s its use? And today’s alternatives? Then make a summary of this and show the PPT of the table list on the screen. S3. The Greek Goddess agreed to help and his wish was granted.

Step III Speaking Talk about Sanxindui Ruins with Ss. Show the pictures on page 44. Tell the Ss they were found during an excavation in Sanxindui Ruins. Ask them if they know anything about SanXindui Ruins. Introduce some background information to them. Show a series of objects to them and ask them to complete the tasks shown on the screen. Guess what they are. Discuss what these objects wre possibly used for Describe these objects (including appearance, shape and a guess about the material, what can we learn from these objects, etc.)

StepⅣ

Listening Do the Listening task on page 81. Step V Homework Ask the students to find some information about Zhoukoudian.

The Second Period Reading Teaching goals 教学目标

1. Target language目标语言：

重点词汇和短语

archaeology, tentative, accuracy, excavate, interrupt, ornament, assume, regardless, sharpen, cut up, scrape, ample, primitive, preserve, bead, botany, botanical, analysis, specific, seashell, specifically 重点句子

I’m sorry to interrupt you, but how could they live here? We have been excavating layers of ash almost six meters thick, which suggest that they might have kept the fire burning all winter. Yes, indeed, as the botanical analyses have been specifically showing us, all the fields around there used to be part of a large shallow lake. 2. Ability goals能力目标

Enable the Ss to tell the differences between modern people and Peking man and learn how Peking man lived their lives. 3. Learning ability goals 学能目标

Help the Ss learn to tell the differences between modern people and Peking man and learn how Peking man lived their lives. Teaching important & difficult points教学重难点

Talk about Peking man in Zhoukoudian Caves. Teaching methods教学方法

Listening, reading and discussion Teaching aids教具准备

A computer and a projector, a recorder Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方法

Step I Revision and Lead-in Check the homework.

The Ss will how their information about Zhoukoudian Caves in the following steps.

Step II Lead in Ask the Ss to identify the picture in the pre-reading part. (skullcap) Ask Ss to assume what Peking man might have done and use thousands of years ago. Then by showing the table following to show whether their assumptions are right or wrong.

Modern people Peking man Accuracy Places of living Modern architecture, which Caves Very accurate is huge, like boxes with flat roofs, sharp corners and glass walls Furniture Beautiful furniture with Natural furniture Accurate lots of ornaments mostly made of stone or

Entertainment Food Clothing made of wood or other special materials Watching TV, surfing the Internet and traveling A good variety of cooked food, which tastes delicious Clothes made form special material, such as cotton and wood wood Enjoy the nature or Inaccurate family get-together Natural food, such Accurate as nuts and fruits Clothes made form Accurate animal skins

Step III Reading 1. Play the tape once, and ask the Ss what they have learned about Zhoukoudian Caves 2. Skimming (What is the text about? And three stages of the archaeologist’s part of the dialogue: An archeologist is showing a group of students from England around the Zhoukoudian Caves and telling them something bout the caves.) 3. Scanning (Ask them to write down the three ways in which the life of early people differs from modern ones. Ask them to work in pairs and discuss the questions. Homes: Peking man lived in Zhoukoudian Caves of rocks and trees. Tools: They used needle that was made of bone sharpened stone tools and scraper made by stones. Dress: They wore clothes form animal skins and they also wore necklace made from seashells or animal teeth.

4. Careful reading Let the Ss read the passage again and answer the following questions. Show the questions on the Screen. How did the keep warm? What animals were their most dangerous enemies? How did they make clothes? What can we learn from the necklace they wore? Step IV Post-reading Ask Ss to fill in the chart on the life and habits of Peking man on page 37 and compare it with the list they made in the pre-reading. What differences are there? And then to clarify Ss’ difficult points in the text. Step V Homework Go over the text. Write a brief introduction to the Zhoukoudian Cave.

The Third Period Integrating Skills Teaching goals 教学目标

1. Target language目标语言：

重点词汇和短语

hint, hut, archaeological discovery, seal, marvelous, insignia, intestines 重点句子

This was very significant as it was clearly a tomb of somebody important\ When it is examined, it was found that the body had been turned into a mummy and placed within three boxes, one inside the other 2. Ability goals能力目标

Enable the Ss to write two paragraphs solving two archaeological problems. 3. Learning ability goals 学能目标

Help the Ss learn how to write two paragraphs solving two archaeological problems. Teaching important & difficult points教学重难点

Learn to solve two archaeological problems. Teaching methods教学方法

Task-based method, listening and reading Teaching aids教具准备

A computer and a projector, a recorder Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方法

Step I Revision and Lead-in 1. Check the homework. Ask Ss to show their work. Step II Listening and reading 1. First ask the Ss to read the passage and work out the answers to the questions in Part 2 on page 83. Sample answers: The room or burial chamber with the king’s body contained boxes of all shapes and sizes. Because they found the marvelous collection of treasures in the tomb, but did not know anything about it. This was very significant as it was clearly a tomb of somebody important, and it had not been robbed. 2. Ask the Ss to listen to the tape and fill in the chart in Part1. Objects Material Color Decoration The statues of the …

Black Strange king Shoes Gold …

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Boxes Royal insignia Lahars …

Gold …

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Flowers Vases …

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Chests …

White Seat …

Golden Cart Gold …

3. Ask Ss to discuss how to secure and protect the site. Step III Writing 1. Ask Ss turn to page 85 and look at the pictures and questions below them. First discuss these questions below the pictures. 2. Ask the Ss to write two paragraphs giving their ideas and opinions tell them to do. Step IV Homework Complete the writing task and review the whole Unit.

Beautifully painted …

Decorated with the head of animals and gods …

Decorated with some beautiful flower designs. …

For the Pharaoh …