课程内容
高中英语《认识祖先 Unit 5　Meeting your ancestors（Part 1）》（选修8）
1.In pairs,try to identify these objects.Discuss what they were made of and explain their use.Who do you think used them?Can you think of the alternatives we could use today?
What is the object?
What is it made of?
What was it used for?
What are the modern alternatives?
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.
This is a musical instrument which was played when a person hit the bronze of brass bells.Different notes could be made by making the bells larger or smaller.People composed music to be played in a large house,temple or palace.
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 woooden handle,so it could be used like an axe today.
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.
Pre-reading
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 6000,000 years.
Find the information about needle and necklace.
Object    What can be discovered from it?
Needle  
1.They repaired or made clothes.
2.No methods of making material has been found.
3.Tools have been found to cut and clean animals skins.
Guess:So early people probably wore animal skins.
Object   What can be discovered from it?
necklace
1.They cared about their appearance.
2.Some of the beads were made of animal bones.
Guess:So early people killed,cut up and most probably ate animals
3.Some of the bead were made of fish bones.
Guess:So early people caught and probably ate fish in the nearly lake
4.Some of the beads were made of seashells.
Guess:So early people may have travelled to the sea or traded with people who had seashells.
Comprehending
1.Read the passage and answer the questions.
1.Why have the English students come to the Zhoukoudian caves?
The students want to find out about how early people lived.There are no such sites in England while the Zhoukoudian caves provide an excellent example of a site where early people lived.
2.Where did early people live?
Early people lived in caves.
3.How did early people keep warm?
They used fur from animals for clothes and had fires burning all winter.
4.What did they used for doors?
The archaeologist thinks they may have used animal skins.
5.What did they eat?
They ate animal meat,such as tigers and bears,and fish from the lake nearby.They also picked fruit when it was ripe.
New Words in the warming up
1.identify  vt.确认，识别，鉴别
1)identify sb./sth. as sb./sth.
确认，证明某人/某物系某人/某物
e.g   她认出那个男子就是袭击她的人。
She identified the man as her attacker.
2)identify sth. with sth. 认为某事物与另一事物等同
e.g   幸福与财富不能混为一谈。
One can't identify happiness with wealth.
扩展：identification n.
identification card   身份证
identical    adj.
2.alternative  adj.供选择的，其他的
e.g   The way was blocked,so we had to go by alternative road.
这条路阻塞，我们只能走其他路。
n.可能的选择；选择对象；替换物
have no..but to do sth.  除了做某事别无选择
=have nothing to do but do...
=have no choice but to do sth.
e.g   除了放弃那个计划，我别无选择。
I have no alternative but to give up the plan.
=I have nothing to do but give up the plan.
=I have no choice but to give up the plan.
有几种方案可以代替我们的计划。
There are some alternatives to our plan.
他别无选择，只好一个人去那儿。
He had no alternative but to go there alone.
3.accuracy   n.精准，准确
accurate    adj.准确的，精确的
根据汉语意思完成句子
(1)你能推荐别的选择吗？
Can you recommend an alternative?
(2)要是你不喜欢学校准备的午餐，你可以自己带饭。
If you don't like the school lunch.You have the alternative of bringing your own.
(B)I plan to go back home to visit my family during the Spring Festival,but if I can't get the train ticket,I still have an ( )plan:to visit the museums.
A alternate    B alternative    C absolute    D appreciable
【解析】B  考查形容词词义辨析。句意为：春节期间我打算回家，但是如果买不到火车票，我还有别的安排：参建博物馆。alternative意为“可提供选择的，两者挑一的”，符合句意。