课程内容
高中英语《认识祖先 Unit 5　Meeting your ancestors（Part 4）》（选修8）
北京
北京猿人的化石首次发现于1927年
1929年12月12日发现第一个完整的头盖骨。
到1937年已发现的北京人的头盖骨共5个。
1941年12月太平洋战争爆发后，在几个美国人手里弄得下落不明。
1966年又发现一个残破的头盖骨。
总共发现了属于40多个个体的北京人化石。时间距今约七十万年至二十万年。
北京猿人的特征
能够制造和使用劳动工具
能使用天然火
摆脱了杂交的婚姻形态
生活艰苦，寿命比较短暂
山顶洞人
距今时间：18000年前
地点：北京周口店龙骨山山顶洞穴
体形：同现代人大体一样，脑容量：1300-1500毫升
生产和生活：
开始采用魔汁和钻孔技术制造石器、骨器制造骨针，缝制兽皮衣服产生了原始宗教仪式过着氏族公社的生活
Scanning
Draw the main idea of each paragraph.
Para 1.Lala worried about the preparations for the feast and she hoped the feast could be as good as the one last year.
Para 2  Lala and her families made preparations for the feast.
Para 3  the description of Dahu.
Answer the following questions after reading the text:
1.Who works cooperatively and who does tasks alone?
Both men and women work cooperatively.For example,Lala's mother and aunts were preparing the meat of deer and pig over the fire.Men do tasks alone.
2.Who does the most dangerous tasks?
Men do the most dangerous tasks.
3.Where does the danger come from?
The danger comes from the wild animals.
Language points
1.be prepared to do sth.
be prepared for sth.为...做好准备
她已准备好应付这一切。
She was prepared for anything to happen.
我可不愿意在这儿受这种奇耻大辱。
I am not prepared to stay and listen to these outrageous insults.
2.applaud  v.赞赏，鼓掌向（某人或某物）
表示赞赏，尤指鼓掌欢呼
Everyone applauded when the play ended.
All people present applauded her success.
I applaud your decision.我赞成你的决定。
3.accelerate   vi./vt.加速，促进
她加快车速超过了前面的公共汽车。
She accelerated her car and passed the bus in front.
4.If only she had looked ahead and planned better!
要是她能为将来做更好的打算该多好啊！
1)if only  要是，只要是，往往引导虚拟语气，用感叹句。用过去完成时表示对过去的虚拟，用一般过去时表示对现在的虚拟。
我要是能飞就好了！If only I could fly!
2)look ahead  向前看，做未来的打算
你是否想过五年后你要做些什么？
Have you looked ahead to what you'll be doing in five years' time?
5.arrest  vt.逮捕；吸引；扣留；阻止；抑制
n.逮捕；拘留；停止
他被警察逮捕了。
He was arrested by the police.
她警告的口吻引起了我的注意。
Her warning tone arrested my attention.
警方在足球赛时逮捕了一些人。
The policeman made several arrests during the football match.
arrest sb for    因....逮捕某人
arrest one's attention     引起....的注意力
attract one's attention/draw one's attention
6.dizzy:having a whirling sensation and a tendency to fall 眩晕的，眼花的感到眩并要摔倒的
a dizzy height    令人晕眩的高度
The old woman was dizzied by the strong wind.那位老太太被风吹得头昏眼花。
The disaster dizzied his brain.那场灾难弄得他头脑昏乱。
7.relief   n.[U](痛苦或忧虑的）减轻或解除
             [U]救济品[C]减轻痛苦的事物
这药可以稍微减轻你的痛苦。
This medicine will give you some relief.
政府送救济品给在台风中失去家园的人们。
The government sent relief to the people.
Who lost their homes in the typhoon.
to one's relief    令...放心的是，令...感到宽慰的是
Much to his relief,finally his lost son was found by the police.
见到你在这儿也就放心了。
It's a great relief to find you here.
她把夹脚的鞋脱下时说：“可松快了！”
"What a relief!"she said,as she took her tight shoes off.
8.gaily   adv.快乐地；兴高采烈地
gay   adj. 快乐的；轻松的
The little girl was chattering gaily all the way.
那小女孩一路上兴高采烈地说个不停。
9.patient  adj.耐心的；病人
be patient with     对...有耐心的
patience   n.耐心，忍耐
To become a nurse,one of the qualifications needed is patience.
10.skiful  熟练的，有技巧的
a skiful driver 
be skiful at (doing) sth   对...熟练
Practice adjectives
1.The (A)house smells as if it hasn't been lived in for years.
A little white wooden
B little wooden white
C white wooden little
D wooden white little
2.John Smith,a successful bus businessman,has a (B) car.
A large German white
B large white German
C white large German
D German Large white
3.This (A) girl is Linda's cousin.
A pretty little Spanish
B Spanish Little pretty
C Spanish pretty little
D little pretty Spanish
多个形容词顺序巧记：
一座漂亮的旧石桥
a fine old strong bridge
一些酸绿的食用苹果
some sour green eating apples
口诀顺序：冠、代、数、形（形状、性质）、大（大小、长短）、新（新旧）、色（颜色）、国（国家、产地）、材（材料、用途）、名（名词）
Homework
Review the new words.