Ⅰf Statements Based on the Unit
Archaeological discoveries play an important part in the study of the history and culture of a country and at the same time can help us solve many unit mainly talks about two important archaeological discoveries:the King of Stonehenge in England and the Jinsha Ruins and the Sanxingdui Ruins Site in Sichuan discovery of the King of Stonehenge makes archaeologists think people in the Bronze Age had trade and cultural links with other parts in e the unearthed Jinsha Ruins again proved that it is likely that roots of Chinese culture are in all have a historical significance on the study of the history and culture of the two des,we need to review the use of “it”,especially when it is used in the subject position to stand for an infinitive or a clause.
Ⅱhing Goals
about archaeological discoveries.
ess curiosity.
ew the use of “It”.
te a flow chart.
Ⅲground Information
1. Underwater Archaeology
The year was eight team members were divers and ancient wreck（船的残骸）was buried in the sands below the warm coastal waters off rwater archaeology was about to be born.
Archaeology is the study of ancient life,or how people lived thousands of years work of the archaeologist is to find and recover objects made by these ancient people and figure out how the objects were used.
The archaeologists on the team that found the ancient wreck usually worked on dry knew the scientific methods used in dry-land adapting,or changing,these methods,the archaeologists could use them under r diving into the sea,the group used underwater cameras to take pictures of the wreck and its ,they drew maps on plastic tablets to show where each object was ,they used a tool that gently sucked the sand away from the e objects were placed in baskets,which were brought up to the heavy objects were pulled up with the aid of a balloon.
The recovered objects were put in a museum in aeologists then brought the photos,drawings,and maps to the United States for further r seven years of study,the scientists learned that the wreck was 3 200 years old.
ish scientists dig up a monster of a bone
Spanish researchers digging in a semi-desert part of eastern Spain have found a bone from an animal more than 30 metres in length and weighing 50 upper leg bone measures 1.85 metres and weighs 150 indicated that it came from the equivalent of a male elephant.
Scientists believe the bone came from a Sauropod,a lizard-like dinosaur that lived from 145 to 65 million years BC.
If these guesses are confirmed,it would be the largest dinosaur discovered in Europe.
It could possibly be as big as a champion heavy weight like Argentinausorus,found in South America,which from the evidence of a foot and three ribs,was probably longer than 35 metres.
The four-legged Sauropods,which had tiny brains,vast stomachs and long necks and tails,are believed to have been vegetarians,eating large trees the way people crunch celery sticks.
Ⅳhing Time:Five periods
The First Period
Teaching Aims:
n and master the following words:
archaeology archaeological archaeologist curiosity decoration unearth spear artefact
some listening.
n to express curiosity.
Teaching Important Points:
ove the students’ listening ability.
n the students’ speaking ability by talking about archaeological discoveries and practising expressing curiosity.
Teaching Difficult Points:
to improve the students’ listening ability.
to finish the task of speaking.
Teaching Methods:
ing at some pictures to arouse the students’ interest in archaeology.
ening-and-answering activity to help the students go through with the listening material.
vidual,pair or group work to make every student work in class.
Teaching Aids:
multimedia
blackboard
Teaching Procedures:
Step Ⅰ Greetings
Greet the whole class as usual.
Step Ⅱ Lead-in
T：As we all know,China is a country with an ancient has a long history and brilliant you know in what ways we can learn about its history and culture?
S1:Reading books.
S2:Watching TV.
S3:Learning from the teacher in class.
S4:Surfing the Internet.
…
T:Anything else?
Ss:No.
T:We can also go to the museum to visit the unearthed cultural relics,can’t we?
Ss:Yes.
T:Now,please look at the two pictures on the screen and tell me what you see in the pictures.
(Teacher shows the screen.)
S5:They are:terracotta warriors and horses and inscriptions on bones or tortoise shells.
T:You’re acotta warriors and horses is a symbol of the powerful Qin Dynasty,while inscriptions on bones or tortoise shells are embryonic forms of Chinese great archaeological discoveries play an important part in learning about China.
Step Ⅲ Warming up
T:Today let’s talk about archaeology Unit 20 (Bb:Unit 20 Archaeology)re talking,please look at the new words.
(Teacher deals with the new words with the whole class.)
T: open your books and turn to Page at the four pictures and tell us what you can see in each picture.
S6:I can see an axe in the first is a kind of tool used by people of the Stone Age.
T: about the second one?
S7:In the second picture is a bronze tripod,which is an ancient cooking vessel of that period.
T: third Ping,try please.
S8:This is a painting on silk of the Han Dynasty.
T: last one?
S9:I think the last picture is a work of China made in the Tang Dynasty.
T:Anything else about the last picture?
S10:I guess it is made of tri-colored glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty.
T:Well know that the life of people is different during the different let’s describe the life of people during the periods mentioned can describe it according to the questions on the screen.
(Teacher shows the following on the screen.)
did they eat?
e did they live?
did their homes look like?
kind of tools did they use?
objects have we found from their age?
kind of entertainment did they have?
First discuss the questions with your partner,and then complete the chart at Page 73.A few minutes later,I’ll collect your that clear?
Ss:Yes.
T:(Five minutes later.)Are you ready now?(Ss:Yes.)Now,let’s describe the life of people in the Stone Age together.
T and Ss:The people of the Stone Age ate wild fruits and usually lived in used bones of animals,fur and pottery to decorate their tools they used were mainly stones,sticks and bones of used bones of animals to make necklaces and bone were able to make entertainment for them was to shout and dance with rhythm together.
T:’d like to describe the life of people in the Bronze Age,the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty one by one like what we did just now?
Ss:…
Suggested answers:
Stone Age Bronze Age Han Dynasty Tang Dynasty
Food wild fruits, wild animals grain,wheat,rice,bean,domestic,animals,meat,broomcorn,millet wheat,rice,wine,vegetables,sugar pancake,tea,spinach,wine
Housing caves houses made of mud and straw houses made of bricks and tiles houses made of bricks and tiles palaces
Home
Decoration Bones of animals, fur, pottery, jade bronze mirrors,bronze jade silk,stone and brick statues, wood statues,frescoes china,pottery,jade,silk
Tools
stones, sticks, bones, axes made of stone knives, sickles, axes, fishhooks
iron objects,ploughs,hoes
Quyuan ploughs,tools used to lift water by water-wheel
Artefacts
necklaces made of bones,bone pins,pottery,jade bronze tripods and quadripods,textile,embroidery silk, paintings on silk, stone, brick and wood statues tri-colored glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty,China
Entertain-ment
shouting and dancing with rhythm singing,dancing,drinking wine
playing the instruments acrobatic show
having a swing,boat race,playing polo
T:We know there are many important discoveries from these different se look at the following four you tell us where they were unearthed and where we can go and see them?Discuss in groups of r a few minutes,I’ll ask some students to talk about that clear?
Ss:Yes.
(Teacher shows the four pictures on the screen.)
1 3
2 4
T:Liu Qian,talk about the first picture,please.
S11:…
Suggested answers:
Picture 1:The picture shows the serials bells of the Warring States,which was unearthed in Sui County of Hubei you want to see it,you can go to Hubei Province.
Picture 2:This is the famous Dunhuang frescoes,which lie in Dunhuang of Gansu were painted in the Tang can go to Dunhuang of Gansu Province to enjoy them.
Picture 3:This is a skull of a Peking ape-man,living in the Stone aeologists found it in Zhoukou of may go to the Chinese History Museum to see it.
Picture 4:This is a work of coloured p persons were performing was made in the Han Dynasty and unearthed in Luoyang of Henan ang is the place where you can enjoy the work of coloured pottery.
Step Ⅳ Listening
T:Now,let’s do some at the Listening part at Page en to the tape carefully and try to make a drawing of the tool.
(Teacher plays the tape for the students to listen for the first r that,give the students one or two minutes to draw they have some difficulty with it,play the tape again and stop where there are important information related to the last,check the drawing with the whole class.)
T:,let’s go on with the exercises in se listen to the tape again and then finish Ex.2 and 3 in turn.
(Teacher plays it again and gives the students enough time to write down some important lly check the answers with the whole r that,let the students discuss Ex.4 in groups of four and check them.)
Step Ⅴ Speaking
T: our daily life,we often come across the topic that we’re interested in and we’re anxious to get some information about order to get some suggestions from others,how do you express your curiosity?Now, look at the e are very useful should remember them and use them freely.
(Teacher shows the following on the screen.)
I wonder what/who…
I really want to know…
I’m curious to…
I’d love to know…
I wonder if/whether…
What I’d really like to find out is…
I’m curious about…
I’d like to know more about…
(Teacher goes through the useful expressions with the whole class.)
T:Now,let’s listen to a dialogue between Student A and Student ent A talks about a topic he/she is interested in,while Student B gives suggestions.
(Teacher plays the tape for the r that,teacher says the following.)
T:Well,open your books and turn to Page at se underline the sentences used to express r a while.I’ll ask one of you to read out the you understand?
Ss:Yes.
T:(After a while)Have you finished?(Ss:Yes.)Any volunteer?
S12:I’d like to know more about…
I wonder what…
I’d love to know…
What I’d really like to find out is…
T:Quite se practise the dialogue with your partner for a r that,I’ll ask some pairs to act out the dialogue before the that clear?
Ss:Yes.
(Several minutes later,teacher asks some pairs to act out the dialogue before the class.)
T:Thank your for your excellent performances.
Step Ⅵ Practice
T:Now,let’s do some speaking in pairs or groups and talk about archaeological finds,such as artefacts,tombs or unearthed can use the expressions we learnt just now to help you carry out the task of minutes later,I’ll ask some pairs to perform their dialogues before the class.
One possible dialogue:
A:Hi! you heard of the Sanxingdui Ruins Site?
B:’s in Guanghan of Sichuan Province.
A:I want to know when it was discovered?
B:In the spring of 1929.
A:Can you tell me who found it?
B:’s a farmer’s son who found it.
A:I’m curious about how he found it.
B:He found it by he and his father were working in the field,he dug up a round piece of they found a hole filled with more than 400 jade objects.
A:Oh,so strange!What I’d really like to know is what effects its discovery will have on the study of Chinese history and culture.
B:I think it must have important is said that it has become one of the cultural relics of the world.
A:Great!I’d like to know more about it.
B:You can surf the Internet or go to visit it yourself.
Step Ⅶ Summary and Homework
T:In this class,we’ve talked about archaeological discoveries and learnt about the life of people during the different ’ve also done some listening practice and speaking the Speaking part,we’ve mainly learnt to express curiosity using the useful e expressions are:I wonder what/who…I’m curious to…I wonder if…(Teacher writes them on the blackboard.)After class,practise them des,remember to prepare for the next ’s s is over.
Step Ⅷ The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard
Unit 20 Archaeology
The First Period
Useful Expressions:
I wonder what/who…
I really want to know…
I’m curious to…
I’d love to know…
I wonder if/whether…
What I’d really like to find out is…
I’m curious about…
I’d like to know more about…
Step Ⅸ Record after Teaching