人教版高二英语选修8-Unit-5-Meeting-your-ancestors全单元教案.doc

人教版高二英语选修8 Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors全单元教案
Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors
The First Period Warming up
一．Aims:
Teaching aims 教学目标
1．Learning goals
Help the students learn how to give opinion and describe objects
2．Ability goals
Enable the students to talk about the archaeological evidence and knowledge and learn to describe people and practice giving opinions、
二．Contents
Lead in by talking about the ancient civilization、
1. Ask them the four Great Ancient Civilizations、
2. 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)
3、 Ask Ss to identify each picture in this part、
3. Ask them to have a discussion to complete the task listed in Activity 2 ( to complete the table),
4. What is it made of? What’s its use? And today’s alternatives?
5、 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、
Name
material
today
Alternative
Clay lame

Chinese chimes

Stone/ jade axe

Death mask

Homework
Ask the students to find some information about Zhoukoudian、
The Second Period Reading
一．Aims:
Teaching aims 教学目标
1、 Target language目标语言：
重点词汇与短语
archaeology, tentative, accuracy, excavate, interrupt, ornament, assume, regardless, sharpen, cut up, scrape, ample, primitive, preserve, bead, botany, botanical, analysis, specific, seashell, specifically
2、 Ability aims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、
Content:
Step I Revision
Check the homework、
The Ss will how their information about Zhoukoudian Caves in the following steps、
Step II Lead in
1. Ask the Ss to identify the picture in the pre-reading part、 (skullcap)
2. Ask Ss to assume what Peking man might have done and use thousands of years ago、
3. 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 is huge, like boxes with flat roofs, sharp corners and glass walls
Caves
Very accurate
Furniture
Beautiful furniture with lots of ornaments mostly made of wood or other special materials
Natural furniture made of stone or wood
Accurate
Entertainment
Watching TV, surfing the Internet and traveling
Enjoy the nature or family get-together
Inaccurate
Food
A good variety of cooked food, which tastes delicious
Natural food, such as nuts and fruits
Accurate
Clothing
Clothes made form special material, such as cotton and wood
Clothes made form animal skins
Accurate
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
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
Write a brief introduction to the Zhoukoudian Cave、
The Third Period Language Points
一．Aims:
Teaching aims 教学目标
1、Ability aims能力目标
Enable the students to use the Present Perfect Continuous tense、
2、 Learning ability aims 学能目标
Help the students lean how to use the Present Perfect Continuous tense、
Content 教学内容
1、 identify vt、 确认，识别，鉴别
（1）~ sb、 /sth、 as sb、/ sth、确认，证明某人/某物系某人/某物
e、g、 She identified the man as her attacker、
（2）~ sth、 with sth、认为某事物与另一事物等同
e、g、 One can’t ~ happiness with wealth、
扩展：identification n、 identification card 身份证
2、 alternative adj、 供选择得，其她得
e、g、 The way was blocked ,so we had to go by ~ road、
这条路阻塞，我们只能走其她路。
3、 interrupt vt、 1) 打断，中断，阻碍
The war ~ed the trade between the 2 countries、 e、g、
战争打断了两国间得贸易。
②Sorry to interrupt you, but I have something
to say、 打断某人得话
~ sb、 /sth、 with sth、
用……打扰/打断……
e、g、她用一个问题打断了她得老师。
He interrupted his teacher with a question、
(2) interrupt sb、 打扰某人
e、g、 ①Don’t interrupt me、 I am very busy、 打扰某人
4、 assume vt、 假定，设想；担任，承担
(1)assume后多跟 1) 名词，2)宾语+ to be + n、 / adj、,
3) that 从句
e、g、 1、 The scientist ~ that there no animals on the moon、
科学家设想月球上没有动物．
2、 I ~d the responsibility、 我来承担责任。
　　 3、 He assumed a great man、 她假装就是伟人．
(2) assuming放在句首，表一种猜测。
e、g、 Assuming it rains tomorrow, what shall we do?
扩展： assumption n、 make an assumption
５、 regardless of 不管；不顾；不注意
e、g、 He went ~ the risk、 她不顾危险地去了。
He is ~ his appearance、 她不注意自己得外表。
6、 preserve vt、(1) 保存；保护；收藏
e、g、 You can ~ meat or fish in salt、
您可以用盐来保存肉或鱼。
(2) 保持；维持
e、g、 It is one of the duties of the police to ~ public order
7、sharpen、 vt /vi 使变锐利 锋利 、磨快刀
sharpen a pencil with a knife、
Sharpen a knife、
Sharpene stone tools、
n、 sharpener 磨快得用具
adj、 Sharp 锐利得、陡峭得、激烈得、凛冽得
8．Preserve vt 保存、保护 、保管
The city should take steps to preserve the old temple、
Preserve… from、、保护使免于
Oil preserves metal from rust、
Vt、保存 、储藏 , 维持、保护
Preserve fruit in sugar cans、
Preserve one’s strength、
9．I’m sorry to interrupt you, but how could they live here?
I’m sorry, but ……
Excuse me , but…、
10、We have been excavating layers of ash almost six meters thick, which suggest that they might have kept the fire burning all winter、
six meters thick
six years old
The Forth period Learning about language and using language
Teaching goals 教学目标
1、 Target language目标语言：
重点词汇与短语
look ahead, accelerate, arrest, dizzy, relief, eyebrow, cheekbone, arrowhead, axe, division, affection, affectionate, patient, skillful, exhausting
2、 Ability goals能力目标
Enable the Ss to describe the life of early people
Task-based method, reading and discussion
Content 教学内容
Step I Revision and Lead-in
1． heck the homework、
2．Ask the Ss to recite some useful words and expressions、
Step II Lead-in
Ask the Ss to turn to page 43 and look at the picture, then try to describe what are these early people are doing、 And imagine what their life was like、
Step III Language Points
Play the tape for the Ss to listen、 At the same time, the students are asked to find the answers to the following questions、
1. Which jobs did Dahu do? ( to make tools, catch fish, cut up meat, scraper the fish and welcome guests)
2. Which jobs did Lala do?(to collect nuts and fruit, to prepare the meat over the fire)
3. Who works cooperatively and who does tasks alone? (Both men and women work cooperatively、 For example, Lala’s mother and aunts were preparing the meat of deer and pig over the fire、 Men do tasks alone)
4. Who does the most dangerous tasks?( men do the most dangerous tasks)
5. Where does the danger come from? ( The danger comes from the wild animals)
Step IV Post Reading
1. In groups discuss what the possible work division was between men and women at that time、
Mens’ tasks: making tools, fishing, making fire, protecting the family form wild animals, cutting up meat、
Women’s tasks: collecting nuts and fruits, making and sewing clothes, looking after baby, preparing food, doing housework、
2. Then ask them to look at the above item and try to use adjective best describe each of them、
Adjectives best describe the women:
caring, affectionate, safe, co-operative
Step Ⅴ Homework
Practicing using two or more adjectives to describe the Saxingdui Ruins objects on page44、