1、Meeting your ancestors第第1页页What are they?Terra cotta warriors and horses(兵马俑兵马俑)Inscriptions on bones or tortoise shells(甲骨文甲骨文)第第2页页What is archaeology?These objects above are finds of _.archaeology第第3页页Archaeology is the science that studies human cultures through the recovery,analysis,and interpr
2、etation of material remains and environmental data,including architecture,features,landscapes and so on.Archaeology studies buildings,graves,tools and other objects related topeople in the past,in order to learn about their culture and society.Sounds Reasonable?第第4页页Do you know any famous cultural r
3、elics?Where are they?第第5页页第第6页页第第7页页braceletFuneral mask第第8页页You know,China is a country with a long history and brilliant culture.Thanks to archaeology,were able to follow the dream of meeting our ancestors.第第9页页Some famous cultural sites/relics in China 第第10页页第第11页页金面铜金面铜人头像人头像铜兽面铜兽面玉璋玉璋青铜纵青铜纵目面具目
4、面具第第12页页金缕玉衣金缕玉衣云纹漆钟云纹漆钟第第13页页第第14页页第第15页页In pairs,try to identify these objects and discuss:v What is the object?v What is it made of?v What was it used for?v What are the modern alternatives?第第16页页Its nameWhat it was made of Its useTodays alternative1A household object from Greececlay lamp clay/po
5、tteryto light the houseelectric light第第17页页Its nameWhat it was made of Its useTodays alternative2 A musical instrumentChinese chimesmetal,possibly bronze or brassto provide musicxylophone(木琴木琴)第第18页页Its nameWhat it was made of Its useTodays alternative3A face of an Egyptian Pharaohdeath maskgoldto c
6、over the face of the pharaoh after his death none第第19页页Its name What it was made of Its useTodays alternative4 A stone toolstone/jade axestone/jadeto chop woodchain saw (链锯链锯)Can you tell the accurate period that this object belong to?第第20页页Do you know what it is?Do you know what it is?Which period
7、of time Which period of time did he belong to?did he belong to?Do you know anything Do you know anything else about the Upper else about the Upper Cave Men?Cave Men?Stone Age第第21页页The life of human The life of human in Stone Agein Stone AgeWhere did the people in Where did the people in Stone Age li
8、ve?Stone Age live?第第22页页Zhoukoudian Caves第第23页页第第24页页Do you know about Zhoukou Dian?Where is it?What is famous for?It is on the Longgu Mountain,Fangshan District,Beijing.It is famous for Peking Man,a complete skull(头盖骨头盖骨)of an ape-man(猿人猿人)dating back 600,000 years.Pre-reading第第25页页北京人头盖骨化石北京人头盖骨化石
9、北京猿人复北京猿人复原图原图第第26页页第第27页页第第28页页A VISIR TO THE A VISIR TO THE ZHOUKOUDIAN CAVESZHOUKOUDIAN CAVES第第29页页Skimming to get general ideas第第30页页Stage 1:Stage 2:Stage 3:Skim the passage and write down the three stages of the archaeologists part of the dialogue._ in the cave What can we learn from the _ What
10、 can we learn from the _A VISIR TO THE ZHOUKOUDIAN CAVESA VISIR TO THE ZHOUKOUDIAN CAVESLifeneedlenecklaceLearning tips:Pay attention to the pictures.第第31页页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 co
11、ldB.People never grew their own cropsC.People use scienceD.People care about their appearance第第32页页Scanning to get detail information第第33页页1.Early people used blankets to keep them warm.2.The archaeologists have found the bones of tigers and bears in the caves.3.Early people used animal skins and fi
12、ber to make their clothes.4.The early people didnt grow their own crops.T or F Task oneCareful reading第第34页页RelicsDescriptions of the relicsConclusionsCavesHuman and animal _,tools and ornaments in those caves.Fireplaces in the centre of the caves._ of ash almost _thick.Early people lived in the cav
13、es.They used _ to keep warm,cook food and _ wild animals away.They might have kept the fire _ all winter.They might have hung animal _ at the cave mouth to keep out the cold.scareburningCareful reading I.Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.bones fire Layerssix metres skins第第35页页RelicsDesc
14、riptions of the relicsConclusions A needleAt most three centimetres long.Made of _.1.They repaired or made _.2.No _ of making material has been found.3._ have been found to _ and _ animals skins.Guess:So early people probably _ animal skins.boneclothesmethodsTools worecutclean第第36页页How did they make
15、 clothes?Their clothes were made from animal _.They used _stone tools to_ the animals and _ their skin.Then smaller _ were used to clean the fat and meat from them.They had to _ an ample amount of salt inside the skin to make it _ enough.finally,they would have cut it and _the pieces together with _
16、 made of animal bones.skinssharpenedscrapersrubcut upremovesoftsewnneedles第第37页页RelicsDescriptions of the relicsConclusionsAnecklace Made of animal bones and shells 1.They cared about their _.2.Some of the beads were made of _.Guess:So early people killed,_ and most probably ate animals.3.Some of th
17、e beads were made of _.Guess:So early people_ and probably _ fish in the _ lake.4.Some of the beads were made of _.Guess:So early people may have _ to the sea or _ with people who had seashells.appearanceanimal bonescut upfish bonescaughtseashellstravelled atenearbytraded第第38页页Write down three ways
18、in which the life of early people differs from your own.Use the information from the reading passage to help you with each category.Homes:_Tools:_Clothes:_Careful readingTask three第第39页页Homes ToolsClothescaves,perhaps with skins to keep out the coldscrapers,axe-heads,boneneedles animal skins sewn to
19、gether with needles and thread,necklaces第第40页页Reading Comprehension 第第41页页Reading Comprehension Choose the best answer.1.The main idea of the text is about the_ of our earliest people in the Zhoukoudian Caves.A.life and habits B.food and clothing C.homes and fishing D.farming and huntingA 2.Where do
20、 the caves lie?A.In the forest.B.On the seaside.C.At the foot of the hill.D.Higher up the hill.第第42页页3.Through the conversation,everything about our earliest people is mentioned EXCEPT _.A.homesB.tools C.dress D.entertainment4.Our earliest people in the Zhoukoudian Caves kept themselves warm by _.A.
21、working B.fighting C.making fires D.huntingD C 第第43页页5.Evidence has showed that the earliest people in the Caves used _ to make clothes according to the conversation.A.leaves B.tree skins C.animal skins D.cotton6.From the conversation we can infer that the earliest people in the Caves were very _.A.
22、busy and rich B.idle and lazy C.clever and hard working D.stupid and cruelC C 第第44页页7.What can we infer from the sentences-“This one looks very like a fish bone.Is it reasonable?-Yes indeed,as the botanical analyses have shown us,all the fields around here used to be part of a large shallow lake.Pro
23、bably there were fish in it.”?A.Being an archaeologist needs a wide range of knowledge.B.A lake is not the sea.C.People can identify the fish by the colour.D.A fish bone can be made into a necklace.第第45页页 Do you think it is important for us to know about Zhoukoudian Caves?Why?Zhoukoudian Caves were
24、formally inscribed(记入记入)on the“World Heritage List”in December 1987 at the eleventh session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee.Discussion 第第46页页The inscription of the Peking Man Site 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.第第47页页第第48页页