人教版高中英语选修八课件：Unit5 Meeting your ancestors warming up(共17张PPT)

mined lime-stone in Zhoukoudian, came upon 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.
Archaeologists study early people by examining the objects they used. Look at the pictures in the reading passage and think about what kind of life Peking man lived? Did they suffer from cold, starvation or disease? Make a tentative guess about what Peking man may have done and used thousands of years ago. Compare their life with ours today. Then read the passage to see how accurate you were.
3. stone/ stone/ jade jade axe
Its use Today's alternatives
to chop chain saw wood
Its name
4. death mask
What it Its use was made of
to cover gold the face
Warming up
When you have come to conclusion, fill in the chart below. Then report to the class.
Its name What it was Its use Today's
made of
alternatives
Homework
Preview the 2 reading materials in SB.
of the pharaoh after his death
Today's alternatives
none
Pre-reading
Tell what you have known about Zhoukoudian Caves.
Zhoukoudian is a relic of primitive culture, 48 kilometers southwest of downtown Beijing, where Longgushan (dragon skeleton mountain) is standing. Several decades ago, local farmers
humans, and bones of animals they hunted are on display at a museum near the site of the discovery.
With the steadily increased number of visitors from all over the world, Zhoukoudian has become a scenic spot of Beijing. Now read the dialogue aloud please.
1. clay lamp
clay/ pottery
to light electric the house light
2. Chinese metal, chimes possibly bronze or brass
to
xylophone
provide
music
Its name What it was made of
In 1929 these lime-stone caves became world famous with the discovery of a skull 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 used by those early
Unit 5
Warming up
Warming up
What are they? (Try to identify these ob been made of and explain their use. Think of the alternatives we would use today.)