人教课标版高中英语选修8Unit5Reading优秀课件25.ppt（纯ppt,可能不含音视频素材）

1、ReadingPossible answer Zhoukoudian is a relic of primitive culture,48 kilometers southwest of downtown Beijing,where Longgushan(dragon skeleton骨骼骨骼 mountain)is standing.Several decades ago,local farmers Tell what you have known about Zhoukoudian Caves.mined lime-stone石灰岩石灰岩 in Zhoukoudian,came upon（

2、偶遇，突然产生）（偶遇，突然产生）some bone fossils and called them “the Dragon Bones”.Zhoukoudian became known as“Dragon Bone Mountain”.Drugstores purchased the bones as a medical ingredient.The news about the“magic bones”drew attention of scientists.In 1929 these lime-stone caves became world famous with the disco

3、very of a skull（头盖骨）（头盖骨）and two teeth dating back 200,000 to 500,000 years.They were named Peking Man.But the fossils were lost during World War II.Many of the implements（工具）（工具）used by those early humans,and bones of animals they hunted are on display at a museum near the site of the discovery.Wit

4、h the steadily increased number of visitors from all over the world,Zhoukoudian has become a scenic（景（景色优美的）色优美的）spot of Beijing.Now read the dialogue aloud please.Tell the 3 topics that the archaeologist talked about.SkimmingStage 1Stage 2Stage 3Life in the caveWhat we can learn from a needleWhat w

5、e can learn from a necklace Read the text again and get the main idea of the dialogue and then write down the three ways in which the life of early people differs from modern ones.ScanningHomesToolsDressCaves,perhaps with skins to keep out（预防）（预防）the coldScrapers（刮削器）（刮削器）,axe-heads,（斧头）（斧头）bone nee

6、dlesAnimal skins sewn together with needles and thread,necklacesRelicsDescriptions of the relicsConclusionsCaves Human and animal bones,tools and ornaments in those caves.Early people lived in the caves.They used fire to keep warm,cook food and _ wild animals away.They might have kept the fire _ all

7、 winterscareburningCareful readingI.Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.RelicsDescriptions of the relicsConclusionsCaves Fireplaces inthe centre of the caves_ of ash almost six metres thickNo doorsThey might have hung animal _ at the cave mouth to keep out the cold.Tigers and bears might

8、have been their most dangerous enemies.LayersskinsRelicsDescriptions of the relicsConclusionsA needle At most three centimetres longMade of _.Perhaps they cut animal skins andsewed the pieces together to make _.A necklace Made of animal bones and shells There was _ between them or they travelled to

9、the _ on their journeys.boneclothestradeseaside 1.Why have the English students come to the Zhoukoudian caves?The students want 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.II.A

10、nswer the following questions after a careful reading.3.How did they keep warm?They constructed the fires in the center of the caves to keep them warm.They might have kept fires burning all winter.They hung animal skins at the cave mouth to keep out the cold.2.Where did early people live?Early peopl

11、e lived in caves.4.What did they use for doors?The archaeologist thinks they may have used animal skins.5.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.6.What animals were their most dangerous enemies?Tigers and

12、bears were their most dangerous enemies.Their clothes were made from animal skins.They used sharpened stone tools to cut up the animals and remove their skin.Then smaller scrapers were used to clean the fat and meat from them.They had to rub an ample amount of salt inside the skin to make it soft en

13、ough.Finally,they would have cut it and sewn the pieces together with needles made of animal bones.7.How did they make clothes?Some of the necklace beads were made of animal bones but some were made of shells,which tell us that all the fields around here used to be part of a large shallow lake.Perha

14、ps there was trade between early people or they traveled to the seaside on their journeys.8.What can we learn from the necklace they wore?9.What did the earliest people use fire for?They used fire to keep them warm,cook the food and scare the animals.10.Whats the main idea of the text?A brief introd

15、uction of the life and habits of the earliest people in Zhoukoudian.1.Where do the caves lie?A.In the forest.B.On the seaside.C.At the foot of the hill.D.Higher up the hill.2.Which of the following is the correct order about how early people made clothes?a.clean the fat and meat from the skin b.cut

16、up the animals c.rub salt inside the skin d.remove the skin e.sew the pieces together A.b-d-c-a-e B.b-d-a-c-e C.b-a-d-c-e D.b-a-c-d-e3.Which of the following shows us the earliest people and the modern people have something in common?A.People hung animal skins to keep out the cold B.People never gre

17、w their own crops C.People use science D.People care about their appearance Do you think it is important for us to know about them?Why?Zhoukoudian Caves were formally(正式地）正式地）inscribed(记入记入)on the“World Heritage List”in December 1987 at the eleventh session of UNESCO（联合国教科文组织）（联合国教科文组织）World Heritag

18、e Committee.The inscription（铭文，（铭文，碑文）碑文）Summary of the Peking Man Site（北京人遗址）（北京人遗址）on the World Heritage List confirms the exceptional（不寻常的）（不寻常的）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 t

19、he world as a whole.1)Go over（复习）（复习）the text.2)Write a brief introduction to the Zhoukoudian Caves.3)Preview“the present perfect continuous tense”.（现在完成进行时）（现在完成进行时）Homework1.美育包括美术教育和审美教育,文化是美育的底色和灵魂,不能忽视文化精神的培养。2.欣赏中国绘画,应该了解其中计白当黑、浓淡生趣、意境天成等艺术手法和精神追求。3.美育在中国近代历史上是一个很重要的概念,一直承载了爱国救亡、除弊振新的重任。4.当下美育

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