meeting your ancestors

WarmingupandReadingUnit5MeetingyourancestorsWhatisit?Whatisitmadeof?Whatwasitusedfor?Whatarethemodernalternatives?WarmingupLookatthepicturesandanswerthequestionsAhouseholdobjectfromAncientGreeceAmusicalinstrumentInpairs,trytoidentifytheseobjects.Discusswhattheymayhavebeenmadeofandexplaintheiruse.Canyouthinkofthealternativeswewouldusetoday?AstonetoolAfaceofanEgyptianPharaohAhouseholdobjectfromAncientGreece古希腊的家用物品Thisisanoillampthatwasusedtogivelightatnight.Itwaspossiblyusedforparties,houseworkorstudy.Oliveoilwasplacedinthebodyofthelamptomakethelight.Therewasathreadthatwentfrominsidethelamp,andwhenitwaslititprovidedlight.Amusicalinstrument（乐器）Thisisamusicalinstrumentwhichwasplayedwhenapersonhitthebronzeorbrassbells.Differentnotescouldbemadebymakingthebellslargerorsmaller.Peoplecomposedmusictobeplayedinalargehouse,templeorpalace.青铜（铜与锡合金)brass(黄铜）brassbells(铜钟）notes音符AstonetoolThistoolismadeofjadestonewhichishardandverybeautiful.Ithadasharpedgesoitcouldbeusedtobreakotherpiecesofstone.Theholeonthetopofthetoolshowswhereitwasjoinedtoawoodenhandle,soitcouldbeusedlikeanaxetoday.玉石木柄，木制的把手AfaceofanEgyptianPharaohThisisamaskwhichwasplacedoverthepharaoh’sfaceafterhedied.Sometimestheywerealsoburiedwiththedeadpharaoh.Theyweremadeofgoldanddecoratedinbeautifulcolours.Itshowsthatthepharaohexpectedhisobjectstohavethebestofmaterialandworkmanship.手工艺ItsnameWhatitwasmadeofItsuseToday’salternativeWhenyouhavecometoaconclusion,fillinthechartbelow.1.Oillamp2.Chinesechimes3.Stoneaxe4.PharaohmaskBronzeclaypotteryBronzeStone/jadeGoldToLightthehouseprovidemusicScrapeandcutupthingTocoverthefaceofthepharaohafterhisdeathElectriclightPiano,violin,guitarChainsaw,Steelaxenone链锯TellwhatyouhaveknownaboutZhoukoudianCaves.Lookatthethreepictures.Tellthe3stagesofthearchaeologist’spartofthedialogue.SkimmingStage1Stage2Stage3______inthecaveWhatwecanlearnfrom_______Whatwecanlearnfrom_____anecklaceLifeaneedleReadthetextagainandgetthemainideaofthedialogueandthenwritedownthethreewaysinwhichthelifeofearlypeoplediffersfrommodernones.ScanningHomesToolsDressPekingmanlivedinZhoukoudianCavesofrocksandtrees,perhapswithskinstokeepoutthecoldTheyusedneedlethatwasmadeofbone,sharpenedstonetoolsandscrapermadebystones.Theyworeclothesfromanimalskinsandtheyalsoworenecklacemadefromseashellsoranimalteeth.Doyouthinkitisimportantforustoknowaboutthem?Why?ZhoukoudianCaveswereformallyinscribed(记入)onthe“WorldHeritageList”inDecember1987attheeleventhsessionofUNESCOWorldHeritageCommittee.TheinscriptionSummaryofthePekingManSiteontheWorldHeritageListconfirmstheexceptionalanduniversalvalueoftheculturalsite,whichrequiresprotectionforthebenefitofallhumanity.ThesiteisthereforenotonlyofChina,butalsooftheworldasawhole.1)Gooverthetext.2)WriteabriefintroductiontotheZhoukoudianCaves.3)Preview“thepresentperfectcontinuoustense”.Homework