Using LanguageⅠ教学实录与评析

Unit 5

Meeting your ancestors Using language By Yu Xiaoli Teaching goals 教学目标

1. Target language目标语言

a. 重点词汇和短语

look ahead, accelerate, arrest, dizzy, relief, eyebrow, cheekbone arrowhead, axe, division, affection, affectionate, patient, skilful, exhausting b. 重点句型

If only she had looked ahead and planned better! She could see her mother and aunts preparing the meat of deer and pig over the five. 2. Ability goals

能力目标

Enable the students to describe the life of early people. 3. Learning ability goals 学能目标

Help the students learn how to describe early people’s life.

Teaching important & difficult points 教学重难点

Enable the students to know more about the early people’s life and describe it.

Teaching methods 教学方法

Task-based teaching method, reading and discussion. Teaching aids 教具准备

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

Step Ⅰ Revision Check the homework. Ask the students to recite some useful words and expressions. Step Ⅱ Lead-in

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Enjoy some pictures about banquet hall to think about : What will people do here? 2.Guessing:Can you guess what would be eaten on the feast in 18,000 BC?

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Step Ⅲ Reading 1.Scanning Read the text and try to get the main idea of the text. A.The marriage life of Dahu and Lala. B.The separate responsibility of men and women. C.The difference between early life and modern life. D.The preparations for a feast. 2.Skimming Read the text and match the main idea with each paragraph. A. Lala and her families made preparations for the feast. B. the description of Dahu. C. how did Dahu make tools. D. Lala worried about the preparations for the feast and she hoped the feast could be as good as the one last year. Para.1

Para.2

Para.3

Para.4

3.Careful reading Read the text and choose the best answers according to the text. (1).Why did Lala accelerate her walk? A. Because she was very hungry. B. Because she feared her husband would get angry. C. Because she had to prepare for the feast. D. Because she feared there night be wild animals attracting her. (2). Lala was happy last year because

A. she was lucky to be chosen by Dahu. B. she didn't have to prepare for the feast. C. her husband loved her very much. D. she was together with her sister and mother. (3).According to the text ,Dahu usually did all the things except

A. fishing

B. collecting fruit C. sharpening scrapers

D.

killing animals

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(4). We can infer from the text that Lala was

her life. A. tired of

B.worried about C.satisfied with

D.disappointed with 4.Further Understanding Discussion 1 In groups discuss whether they were men’ s tasks or women’ s tasks at that time,and choose the best adjectives to describe them .

(1)

Making and repairing tools

(2) Collecting nuts, fruit and water

(3)

Protecting the group from harm

(4)

Cutting down trees (5)

Cutting up meat and fish for cooking

(6)

Preparing skins to make clothes

(7)

Hunting animals

(8)

Looking after children

Discussion 2 Some people say: “It is women that should stay at home and take care of the family.”

Do you agree or not? Please give your reasons. The expressions may help you.

In my opinion,…

I (don’t) agree because…

I support …

because …

No, I can’t agree with …because…

No, that’s not reasonable because…

5.Presentation 假设你叫李华，美国的一个中学代表团将来到周口店遗址博物馆参观，他们对周口店人的宴会很感兴趣，你将担任引导员，请用英语做简单介绍，内容包括：

1. 表示欢迎。2.介绍周口店人准备宴会时男女分工及其特点。3.祝愿参观顺利。

注意：词数100 左右。

Dear American guests,

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Welcome the Zhoukoudian!…

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I sincerely wish you have a good time.Thank you!

Step IV. Homework Surf the internet to collect more information about the Zhoukoudian caves.

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