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M8U5 Meeting Your Ancestors

The analysis of teaching material

The content of this class is the reading part of Unit 5, Meeting Your Ancestor, from Module 8, NSEFC. In the warming-up, students are intended to learn more about the antiques, and can talk about some historic treasures. Since the reading passage is a about archaeology, a strange topic to students, the teacher should emphasize more on explaining how the archaeologist carry on their work.

The analysis of learning condition The students are from Senior 3 of Wenzhou Middle School, they have good learning habit of preview and their reading ability is quite good. So it should be easy for the students to understand. Therefore, the teacher should arouse students’

interest to discover and discuss more. Teaching aims: 1. Review the uses of the Present Perfect Continuous Tense. 2. Enable the students to learn more about archaeology; anthropology as well as history. 3. Help the students learn how to read between lines and improve their reading strategy. Teaching procedures: Step 1.Lead-in T: How can we meet our ancestors? How much do you know about Zhoukou Dian Caves?

Zhoukoudian Caves were formally on the “World Heritage List” in December 1987. In the 1920s archaeologists discovered a complete skull of an ape-man dating back 600,000 years. It was later named Peking Man. Stone tools and evidence of Peking Man’s use of fire were later found on the mountain. Studies have shown that Peking

man walked on his feet and lives between 700,000 to 200,000 years ago. People of that time lived in caves and survived by hunting. The fact that the Peking Man Site is on the World Heritage List confirms the exceptional and universal value of the cultural site, which requires protection for the benefit of all humanity. The site is therefore not only of China, but also of the world as a whole. Step 2. while reading 1. What objects are mentioned in the text? 2. Read for more information 1. Why have the English students come to the Zhoukoudian caves?

(The students wants to find out about how early people lived. There are no such sites in England while the Zhoukoudian

caves provide an excellent example of a site where early People lived.) 2. Where did early people live? what did they use for doors? (Early people lived in caves. The archaeologist thinks they may have used animal skins.) 3. How did they keep warm? (They used fur from animals for clothes and had fires burning all winter. 4. What did they eat? (They ate animal meat, such as tigers and bears, and fish from the lake nearby. They also picked fruit when it was ripe.) 5. How did they make clothes? 6. What can we learn from the necklace they wore? Step 3 . Group discussion Four students a group , write down three ways in which the life of early people differ from your own. Use the information from the reading passage to help you with the category. Homes: caves, perhaps with skins to keep out the cold Tools: scrapers, axe-heads, bone needles Dress: animal skins sewn together with needles and thread, necklaces Step 4

. Listening and learning about language points 1) Work with your partner to find out useful expressions in this text and write them on your notebook. show … around /It’s a great pleasure to do…

/be aware of / that / I’m sorry to interrupt you but…

an acute observer /It is reasonable to assume that /regardless of / make fire/ scare… away keep the fire burning /keep out the cold during freezing winter /at most /The evidence suggests…

cut up /an ample amount of… /a difficult and messy task /a primitive necklace /care about one’s appearance/be well preserved /as the analyses shows, … / 2) Make sentences using the following words or structures: alternative / You must be aware that /

It is …that …/

I am sorry to interrupt you…but / cut up /cut down /cut in Step4. Further Discussion How do you find their life?

What do you think of your present life? If you can choose, which kind of life would you prefer to live? Why? Step5. Assign Homework 1.

Review the text once again.

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Recite useful expression from the readings. 3.

Preview Using language.

Blackboard Design 4.

Meeting Our Ancestors

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How

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What do you want to know about our ancestors? 7.

Further Discussion 8.

How do you find their life?

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What do you think of your present life? 10.

If you can choose, which kind of life would you prefer to live? Why?