1. 根据裴文中教授发现的古猿人头盖骨复原的 “ 北京人 ” Unit5 Unit5 Meeting Your ancestors

2. What is it? What is it made of? What was it used for? What are the modern alternatives? Warming up Look at the pictures and answer the questions

3. A household object from Ancient Greece A musical instrument In pairs, try to identify these objects. Discuss what they may have been made of and explain their use. Can you think of the alternatives we would use today?

4. A stone tool A face of an Egyptian Pharaoh

5. A household object from Greece This is an oil lamp that was used to give light at night. It was possibly used for parties, housework or study. Olive oil was placed in the body of the lamp to make the light. There was a thread that went from inside the lamp, and when it was lit it provided light. Its nameWhat it was made of Its useToday’s alternative 1 clay lampclay / pottery to light the house electric light Its nameWhat it was made of Its useToday’s alternative 1 clay lamp clay / pottery to light the house electric light

6. A musical instrument This is a musical instrument which was played when a person hit the bronze or brass bells. Different notes cold be made by making the bells larger or smaller. People composed music to be played in a large house, temple or palace. Its nameWhat it was made of Its useToday’s alternative 2 Chinese chimes metal, possibly bronze or brass to provide music xylophone Its nameWhat it was made of Its useToday’s alternative 2 Chinese chimes metal, possibly bronze or brass to provide music Piano, violin, guitar

7. A stone tool This tool is made of jade stone which is hard and very beautiful. It had a sharp edge so it could be used to break other pieces of stone. The hole on the top of the tool shows where it was joined to a wooden handle, so it could be used like an axe today. Its nameWhat it was made of Its useToday’s alternative 3 stone / jade axe stone / jadeto chop wood chain saw Its nameWhat it was made of Its useToday’s alternative 3 stone / jade axe stone / jade to chop wood chain saw

8. A face of an Egyptian Pharaoh This is a mask which was placed over the Pharaoh’s face after he died. Sometimes they were also buried with the dead pharaoh. They were made of gold and decorated in beautiful colours. It shows that the Pharaoh expected his objects to have the best of material and workmanship. Its name What it was made of Its useToday’s alternative 4 death mask goldto cover the face of the pharaoh after his death none Its name What it was made of Its useToday’s alternative 4 death mask gold to cover the face of the pharaoh after his death none

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10. Guess the following words according to the sentences 1.Archaeology is the study of ancient things such as tombs and buried cities. 2.We haven’t decided yet.We have just made a tentative plan. 3.He is not such a fool as you assumed him to be 4. Get into my car.There is ample room for all of us 5.While I’m talking,please don’t interrupt me. 6.This food must be preserved in a fridge so that it won’t go bad.

11. Lead- in 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 of an ape- man 猿人 dating back 600,000years.

12. 根据裴文中教授发现的古猿人头盖骨复原的 “ 北京人 ”

13. Tell the 3 stages of the archaeologist’s part of the dialogue. Skimming

14. Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Life in the cave What we can learn from a needle What we can learn from a necklace

15. Read the text again and get the main idea of the dialogue and then write down the three ways in which the life of early people differs from modern ones. Scanning

16. Homes Tools Dress Caves of rocks and trees, perhaps with skins to keep out the cold needle that was made of bone, sharpened stone tools and scraper made by stones. clothes from animal skins and necklace made of seashells or animal teeth.

17. 1. How did they keep warm? 2. What animals were their most dangerous enemies? 3. How did they make clothes? 4. What can we learn from the necklace they wore? Answer the following questions

18. 1. How did they keep warm? They constructed the fires in the center of the caves to keep them warm. They might have kept fires burning all winter. They hung animal skins at the cave mouth to keep out the cold. 2. What animals were their most dangerous enemies? Tigers and bears were their most dangerous enemies. Possible answers:

19. 3. How did they make 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 _______ made of animal bones. skins sharpened scrapers rub cut up remove soft sewn needles

20. 4.What can we learn about the necklace they wore? Some of the necklace beads were made of animal _______ but some were made of ______, which tell us that all the fields around here used to be part of a large shallow lake. Perhaps there was _____ between early people or they traveled to the seaside on their journeys. bones shells trade

21. Modern people Peking Man Accuracy Place for living Stone, wooden or brick house. Cave Very accurate Compare modern people and Peking man, and finish the following form.

22. Modern people Peking Man Accuracy Furn- iture Beautiful furniture with lots of ornaments mostly made of wood or other special materials. Natural furniture made of stone or wood. Accurate

23. Modern people Peking Man Accuracy Enterta- inment Watching TV, surfing the Internet and traveling. Enjoy the nature or family get- together. Inaccurate

24. Modern people Peking Man Accurac y Food Fruit, vegetables, meat and fish, etc. Natural food, such as nuts and fruits. Accurate

25. Modern people Peking Man Accuracy Clothing Natural and man- made fibres. Clothes made from animal skins, leaves Accurate

26. Do you think it is important for us to know about them? Why? Zhoukoudian Caves were formally inscribed ( 记入 ) on the “World Heritage List” in December 1987 at the eleventh session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee. The inscription Summary

27. 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.

28. 1) Go over the text. 2) Write a brief introduction to the Zhoukoudian Caves. 3) Preview “the present perfect continuous tense”. Homework