高中英语人教版选修8Unit5MeetingyourancestorsGrammar教案(系列一)

高中英语学习材料madeofjingetiejiunit5 Meeting your ancestorsⅠ.阅读理解AAn exhibition of models, 3-D images and videos has brought the Old Summer Palace, known as Yuanmingyuan, back to life, giving a fascinating insight into the life of China’s royal families. Sun Yuanqing reports.More than a century after it was looted (掠夺) and burned down, Y uanmingyuan has been restored to its former glory in a unique way.Exhibition Glory of the Yuanmingyuan, arouses the history and culture of Yuanmingyuan through models, 3-D images and videos. It is currently on display at the Chinese Culture Center in Moscow in celebration of the China-Russia Tourism Year.“It is a breakthrough in the history of Yuanmingyuan，” says Chen Yanying, co-curator (联合馆长) of the exhibition. “It is not meant to condemn the countries that took part in the turmoil (骚动), instead, it is going to send a positive voice, to let more people learn about and come to visit Yuanmingyuan.”Yuanmingyuan’s cultural relics, artworks and architecture that were looted or destroyed in the late 1800s and early 1900s, have now been brought to life on the touch panels. A miniature model of Haiyantang, the largest European garden in Y uanmingyuan, also made its debut (登场), along with replicas (复制品) of the 12 bronze zodiac animal heads that decorate its fountain.One of the highlights of the event is the various interactive (交互式) programs that allow visitors to not only appreciate, but also take part in the creation process of art, says Chen.“For people who know little about Yuanmingyuan, pictures alone can’t do it，” says Chen. “That’s why we need to develop experience centers to help people in other countries relate to Yuanmingyuan.”In the experience center of royal architecture design, visitors can try to build architecture models, discovering how Chinese architecture takes shape without using nails and glue.In the miniature Banmuyuan Garden, the place where the royal family watched opera, there are handmade embroidered (绣花的) costumes and puppets (木偶), which visitors can try on and pose for photographs with. In the imperial schoolroom, where the princes of the royal family used to study, visitors can learn Chinese calligraphy.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。

Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors【美文阅读】北京猿人复原头盖骨(1960年发现的) 北京猿人塑像Peking Man was discovered in Zhoukoudian village ，on the Longgu Mountain ，Fangshan district ，Beijing ，which was listed as a world cultural heritage site in 1987.In the 1920s archaeologists discovered a complete skull of an ape ­man dating back 600,000 years which was later named as Peking Man.Stone tools and evidence of Peking Man's use of fire were later found on the mountain.Studies have shown that Peking Man walked on his feet and lived 690,000 years ago.His society lived in groups in caves and survived by hunting.The group could make use of rough stone tools and knew how to use fire for heating and cooking.The discovery included six complete skulls of Peking Man,12 skull fragments,15 mandibles(下颌骨)，157 teeth and some sections of broken femurs(大腿骨)，shinbones(胫骨)，and upper arm bones belonging to more than 40 individuals of different ages and sexes.In addition 100,000 fragments of stone tools were found together with sites used for fire and burnt bones and stones.Peking Man created a unique Old Stone Culture which had much influence to the Old Stone Culture of North China.Stone tools arethe principal relics of this remote culture.Also discovered in Zhoukoudian are stone points，a new production tool then，and bone articles made and used by Peking Man.Found in the caves were such tools as the larger end of an antler(鹿角，茸角) that had been used as a hammer and the sharp end of an antler used as a digging tool.The use of fire was a milestone of the development of civilization and the discovery of Peking Man has pushed back the time that man first used it by tens of thousands of years.The largest ash pile discovered in the caves is six metres thick.Fire allowed people to eat cooked food instead of raw food and promoted the development of the brain and improved health.With his rough tools and simple living conditions，Peking Man created a unique and very ancient culture.【诱思导学】1．When was Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian listed as a world cultural heritage?______________________________________________2．According to the studies，when did Peking Man live?______________________________________________3．What kind of tools did Peking Man use?______________________________________________【答案】 1.In 1987. 2.About 690,000 years ago.3．Stone tools.Period ⅠPreviewing(教师用书独具)●教学目标本课时主要是通过学生对学案所给出的内容的学习，了解本课文中所出现的词汇，初步了解课文以及相关的背景知识，为下一堂课对课文的全面理解起到一个铺垫作用。

Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors Ⅰ. 单元教学目标Ⅱ. 目标语言Ⅲ. 教材分析和教材重组1. 教材分析本单元以General knowledge of archaeology and Anthropology as well as history 为话题，通过学习周口店洞穴北京人遗址、埃及古墓等古代文明，使学生了解一些考古学及人类发展变迁历史等方面的知识；激发学生热爱人类、热爱历史、热爱考古的兴趣，进而使学生懂得保护文化遗产的重要意义。

通过对一些古文物的识别、鉴定和描述，使学生学会鉴别、描述事物（考古现象）特征的方法。

1.1 Warming Up 给出了四幅图片，要求学生通过识别、描述古代中国、希腊、埃及的文物，使学生了解古代文明在人类社会发展史上的重大意义.1.2 Pre-reading 要求学生能从不同侧面比较、描述现代人和北京人的不同之处，为Reading 部分的学习做好准备。

1.3 Reading 是一位考古学家和来参观周口店北京人遗址的英格兰学生之间的一段对话。

要求学生通过阅读对话，了解周口店北京人在衣食住行、使用工具上的特点；了解古人类惊人的生活和创造能力。

1.4 Comprehending 共设计了三部分习题。

第一题是根据课文回答问题；第二题要求学生在理解课文的基础上，结合生活实际，写出北京人在居住、使用工具和衣着方面与现代人的三个不同之处；第三题训练学生的概括和写作能力。

要求学生通过分析归纳考古学家的介绍，写出关于周口店考古工作所经历的三个阶段的相关情况，并利用这些信息写一篇关于周口店洞穴的介绍。

1.5 Learning about Language分词汇和语法两部分。

其中Discovering useful words and expressions 中第一题要求学生运用所给词汇的适当形式填空；第二题要求所给短语完成句子。

通过这两个练习使学生掌握本单元的描述性语言。

第10讲Meeting your ancestors 语法篇____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1.掌握现在完成进行时的用法；2.能够区分现在完成时与现在完成进行时。

现在完成进行时（1）结构由“have/has been+动词的现在分词”构成，表示从过去某时开始，一直持续到现在的动作，可能刚刚停止，也可能还在继续进行。

例如：We have been looking for you for an hour.我们找了你一个小时。

（动作刚停止）She has been teaching English since she graduated.她毕业后一直在教英语。

(动作还在继续进行)We have been going over maths these days.我们这些天一直在复习数学。

（动作还在继续进行）（2）有时现在完成进行时不是指某动作一直在不停的进行，而是表示一直到说话时为止的一段时间内一再重复的动作，常常带有感情色彩。

例如：She has been saying that 20 times. 这话她已经说了20遍了。

He has been calling on her several times this week. 他这个星期几次来看他。

We have been having a lot of rain recently. 最近雨水很多。

（3）有时现在完成进行时表示刚才或近来发生的动作，也可表示知道说话时为止的一段时间内发生的动作，这一动做到说话时已经结束，而且一般不再继续下去；这种用法主要表示某一动作所产生的结果或对现在的影响。