Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors 教案4（人教版高中英语选修八)5页

云南省陇川县第一中学高中英语《Unit5Meetingyourancestors》语言技巧2教案新人教版选修8Teachinggoals教学目标1.Targetlanguage目标语言重点词汇和短语hint,hut,archaeologicaldiscovery,seal,marvelous,insignia,intestines2.AbilitygoalsEnablethestudentstowritetwoparagraphssolvingtwoarchaeologicalproblems.3.LearningabilitygoalsHelpthestudentslearnhowtowritetwoparagraphssolvingtwoarchaeologicalproblems.Teachingimportantpoints教学重点Howtowritetwoparagraphssolvingtwoarchaeologicalproblems.Teachingdifficultpoints教学难点Learntosolvetwoarchaeologicalproblems.Teachingmethods教学方法Listening,writinganddiscussion.Teachingaids教具准备Arecorder,aprojectorandacomputer.Teachingprocedures&ways教学过程与方式StepⅠRevisionCheckthehomework.Askthestudentstoshowtheirwork.Asampleversion:ThefirstpictureisBronzeSacredTree.Thewholeheightofthesacredtreeis395cm.Therearethreekindsoffruitoneverybranch,includingpeaches.ThesacredtreeinSanxingduisymbolizesFishingandRoom,whichisconsideredtobeconnectedwiththeHeavenandtheEarth.ThesecondoneisBronzeAnimal-faceImageandthethirdoneisabird-shapedornament. Thefacesarealmostthesame:allwithsword-shapedeyebrows,chestnuteyes,toweringnosesandopenmouths;butthehairstylesaredifferentfromeachother.Somebustsarebald,whileotherswearacrown;somehavehaircoiledupandsomewearhairclasps;butallarelively.Somanybonzesaresuretobeacollectionofworshipedimages,representingpeopleofimperialofleakinggroups.TheyreflectthecharacteroftheancientShunsocietyinwhichgodsandhumansareconsideredtobeconnectedwitheachother,andalsopoliticsandrelation.Thebonzeanimalsculpturesofdragons,snakes,biers,chicks,arevivid.TheyreflecttheancientShunpeople’sideologythatallthingshavespiritsandshowtheirsinceritytogods.Amongthem,thesinceritytobirdsisthecore.Biers,suchasCinching,You,Day,etc,arethenamesofseveralancientShundynasties.Biersareregardedasthesymbolofthesun.Thelastoneisapotterypot,whichis579×924,170Kb.Itisusedtocontainwaterorwine.StepⅡListeningandreadingFirstaskthestudentstoreadthepassageandworkouttheanswerstothequestionsinPart2onpage83.T:HowardCarterwasanEnglisharchaeologistandEgyptologist.HewasmostfamousasthediscovererofKV62,thetombofTutankhamun.OnNovember4,1922CarterfoundTutankhamen’stomb,byfarthebestpreservedtombeverfoundintheValleyoftheKings.Nowreadaboutitandfindouttheanswerstothequestionsonpage83.Sampleanswers:1.Theroomorburialchamberwiththeking’sbodycontainedboxesofallshapesandsizes.Oneheldtheking’sbodyandhadhisnameonit,sotheyknewwhosetombitwas.2.Becausetheyfoundthemarvelouscollectionoftreasuresinthetomb,butdidnotknowanythingaboutit.3.Thiswasverysignificantasitwasclearlyatombofsomebodyimportant,andithadnotbeenrobbed.AskthestudentstolistentotherecordingandfillinthechartinPart1. Afterlisteningtothetape,thestudentshave2minutestoscanthepassageandthenfillinthechart.2minuteslater,checktheanswers.Sampleanswers:ObjectMaterialColourDecorationThestatuesoftheking…StrangeShoesGold…Boxes…BeautifullypaintedRoyalinsigniaGold…Lahars…DecoratedwiththeheadofanimalsandgodsFlowers……Vases…DecoratedwithsomebeautifulChests…WhiteflowerdesignsSeat…Golden… CartGold…ForthePharaohThenletthestudentsdiscusshowtosecureandprotectthesite.T:Nowdoyouthinkhowcanweprotectthesite?Givethestudentsseveralminutestodiscussthisproblem.Whentheclassdiscussionisover,voteonthebestideasforsecuringandprotectingthesite.Possibleideasforsecuringandprotectingthesite:1.Removetherubbish.2.Don’tthrowthingsroundthesite.3.Encourageotherstoprotectthesite.T:OK.Somuchforthispassage.StepⅢWritingT:Nowturntopage85andlookatthepicturesandquestionsbelowthem.Firstdiscussthesequestionsbelowthepictures.Threeminuteslater,checkthediscussion.S1:TheordershouldbeBAC.S2:TheearliestpyramidisB,whichiscalledsteppyramid.ItwasbuiltduringtheThirdDynasty(2800B.C.).SteppyramidisgenerallyconsideredthefirsttombinEgypttobebuiltentirelyofstoneanywhereintheworld.S3:ThesecondisA.Itwasbuiltinabout2,550B.C.,KingKhufu,thesecondpharaohofthefourthdynasty,commissionedthebuildingofhistombatGiza.Accordingtoarchaeologists,thetopoftheKhufupyramidisinawayrippedoff,whichisincommonwiththefirstpicture.Thenthethirdoneisthethirdpicture.Itiscalledbentpyramid,whichwasbuiltforKhafre,thefourthpharaohofthefourthdynasty.ThebentpyramidatDahshurshowsusthattheancientEgyptiansexperimentedalotwiththeslopeofthepyramids.Inthemiddleofconstructionthebuildersmusthavedecidedthattheslopeofthebuildingwastoosteeptocontinue.Thus,thetophalfofthepyramidhasadifferentslope.S4:Thepyramidhadslopingsidessothatthedeadpharaohcouldclimbtotheskyandliveforever. S5:Thepyramidrepresentedtheraysofthesun.…T:Nowyoucanwritetwoparagraphsgivingyourideasandyouropinionsastheinformationtellsyoutodo.Severalminuteslater,letsomestudentsreadtheirwritings.Asampleversion:IthinkthechronologicalorderofbullingthepyramidsisB-A-C.TheearliestpyramidisB,whichiscalledsteppyramid.ItwasbuiltduringtheThirdDynasty(2800B.C.).SteppyramidisgenerallyconsideredthefirsttombinEgypttobebuiltentirelyofstone.ThesecondisA.Itwasbuiltabout2,550B.C.,KingKhufu,thesecondpharaohofthefourthdynasty,commissionedthebuildingofhistombatGiza.ThenthethirdoneisC.Itiscalledbentpyramid,whichwasbuiltforKhafre,thefourthpharaohofthefourthdynasty.ThebentpyramidatDahshurshowsusthattheancientEgyptiansexperimentedalotwiththeslopeofthepyramids.Inthemiddleofconstructionthebuildersmusthavedecidedthattheslopeofthebuildingwastoosteeptocontinue.Thus,thetophalfofthepyramidhasadifferentslope.Allthethreepyramidscometoapointatthetop.Asitsnamesuggests,steppyramidisaseriesofsixlevelsofstonedecreasinginsizeastheyascendtoabout200feet(60meters)inheight.Egyptologistshavedevelopedmanytheoriesaboutwhythetombsoftheearlypharaohswerebuiltinthepyramidshape.Variablereasonsarepossible:thepyramidrepresentedthefirstlandtoappearatthebeginningoftime—ahillcalledBen-Ben，ｔhepyramidhadslopingsidessothatthedeadpharaohcouldsymbolicallyclimbtotheskyandliveforeverａｎｄ　ｔhepyramidrepresentedtheraysofthesun.StepⅣHomeworkAskthestudentstosummarizewhattheyhavelearnedinthisunitandpreviewthenext.