Teaching aims 教学目标
1. Target language目标语言：
重点词汇和短语
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.)
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