英语Unit20Archaeology教案(旧人教版必修4).doc

知识改变命运，学习成就未来 Unit 20 ArchaeologyThe First PeriodTeaching Aims:1.Learn and master the following words:archaeology archaeological archaeologist curiosity decoration spear artefact2.Do some listening.3.Learn to express curiosity.Teaching Important Points:1.Improve the students listening ability.2.Train the students speaking ability by talking about archaeological discoveries and practising expressing curiosity.Teaching Difficult Points:1.How to improve the students listening ability.2.How to finish the task of speaking.Teaching Methods:1.Looking at some pictures to arouse the students interest in archaeology.2.Listening-and-answering activity to help the students go through with the listening material.3.Individual,pair or group work to make every student work in class.Teaching Aids:1.the multimedia 2.the blackboardTeaching Procedures:Step GreetingsGreet the whole class as usual.Step Lead-inT：As we all know,China is a country with an ancient civilization.It has a long history and brilliant culture.Do you know in what ways we can learn about its history and culture?S1:Reading books.S2:Watching TV.S3:Learning from the teacher in class.S4:Surfing the Internet.T:Anything else?Ss:No.T:We can also go to the museum to visit the unearthed cultural relics,cant we?Ss:Yes.T:Now,please look at the two pictures on the screen and tell me what you see in the pictures.(Teacher shows the screen.)S5:They are:terracotta warriors and horses and inscriptions on bones or tortoise shells.T:Youre right.Terracotta warriors and horses is a symbol of the powerful Qin Dynasty,while inscriptions on bones or tortoise shells are embryonic forms of Chinese characters.The great archaeological discoveries play an important part in learning about China.Step Warming upT:Today lets talk about archaeology Unit 20 (Bb:Unit 20 Archaeology).Before talking,please look at the new words.(Teacher deals with the new words with the whole class.)T:OK.Now open your books and turn to Page 73.Look at the four pictures and tell us what you can see in each picture.S6:I can see an axe in the first picture.It is a kind of tool used by people of the Stone Age.T:Right.How about the second one?S7:In the second picture is a bronze tripod,which is an ancient cooking vessel of that period.T:Good.The third picture.Li Ping,try please.S8:This is a painting on silk of the Han Dynasty.T:Yeah.The last one?S9:I think the last picture is a work of China made in the Tang Dynasty.T:Anything else about the last picture?S10:I guess it is made of tri-colored glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty.T:Well done.We know that the life of people is different during the different periods.Now lets describe the life of people during the periods mentioned above.You can describe it according to the questions on the screen.(Teacher shows the following on the screen.)1.What did they eat?2.Where did they live?3.What did their homes look like?4.What kind of tools did they use?5.What objects have we found from their age?6.What kind of entertainment did they have?First discuss the questions with your partner,and then complete the chart at Page 73.A few minutes later,Ill collect your answers.Is that clear?Ss:Yes.T:(Five minutes later.)Are you ready now?(Ss:Yes.)Now,lets describe the life of people in the Stone Age together.T and Ss:The people of the Stone Age ate wild fruits and animals.They usually lived in caves.They used bones of animals,fur and pottery to decorate their caves.The tools they used were mainly stones,sticks and bones of animals.They used bones of animals to make necklaces and bone pins.They were able to make jades.The entertainment for them was to shout and dance with rhythm together.T:OK.Whod like to describe the life of people in the Bronze Age,the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty one by one like what we did just now?Ss:T:We know there are many important discoveries from these different periods.Please look at the following four pictures.Can you tell us where they were unearthed and where we can go and see them?Discuss in groups of four.After a few minutes,Ill ask some students to talk about them.Is that clear?Ss:Yes.(Teacher shows the four pictures on the screen.)T:Liu Qian,talk about the first picture,please.S11:Step ListeningT:Now,lets do some listening.Look at the Listening part at Page 74.Listen to the tape carefully and try to make a drawing of the tool.(Teacher plays the tape for the students to listen for the first time.After that,give the students one or two minutes to draw it.If they have some difficulty with it,play the tape again and stop where there are important information related to the drawing.At last,check the drawing with the whole class.)T:Good.Now,lets go on with the exercises in Listening.Please listen to the tape again and then finish Ex.2 and 3 in turn.(Teacher plays it again and gives the students enough time to write down some important information.Finally check the answers with the whole class.After that,let the students discuss Ex.4 in groups of four and check them.)Step SpeakingT:OK.In our daily life,we often come across the topic that were interested in and were anxious to get some information about it.In order to get some suggestions from others,how do you express your curiosity?Now, look at the screen.These are very useful expressions.You should remember them and use them freely.(Teacher shows the following on the screen.)I wonder what/whoI really want to knowIm curious toId love to knowI wonder if/whetherWhat Id really like to find out isIm curious aboutId like to know more about(Teacher goes through the useful expressions with the whole class.)T:Now,lets listen to a dialogue between Student A and Student B.Student A talks about a topic he/she is interested in,while Student B gives suggestions.(Teacher plays the tape for the students.After that,teacher says the following.)T:Well,open your books and turn to Page 74.Look at Speaking.Please underline the sentences used to express curiosity.After a while.Ill ask one of you to read out the sentences.Do you understand?Ss:Yes.T:(After a while)Have you finished?(Ss:Yes.)Any volunteer?S12:Id like to know more aboutI wonder whatId love to knowWhat Id really like to find out isT:Quite right.Please practise the dialogue with your partner for a while.After that,Ill ask some pairs to act out the dialogue before the class.Is that clear?Ss:Yes.(Several minutes later,teacher asks some pairs to act out the dialogue before the class.)T:Thank your for your excellent performances.Step PracticeT:Now,lets do some speaking practice.Work in pairs or groups and talk about archaeological finds,such as artefacts,tombs or unearthed towns.You can use the expressions we learnt just now to help you carry out the task of speaking.Five minutes later,Ill ask some pairs to perform their dialogues before the class.Step Summary and HomeworkT:In this class,weve talked about archaeological discoveries and learnt about the life of people during the different periods.Weve also done some listening practice and speaking practice.In the Speaking part,weve mainly learnt to express curiosity using the useful expressions.These expressions are:I wonder what/whoIm curious toI wonder if(Teacher writes them on the blackboard.)After class,practise them more.Besides,remember to prepare for the next period.OK.Thats all.Class is over.Step The Design of the Writing on the BlackboardUnit 20 ArchaeologyThe First PeriodUseful Expressions:I wonder what/whoI really want to knowIm curious toId love to knowI wonder if/whetherWhat Id really like to find out isIm curious aboutId like to know more aboutStep Record after TeachingThe Second PeriodTeaching Aims:1.Learn and master the following:(1)Words:emperor,pin,find,clay,arrow,bow,cushion,spare,technical(2)Phrases:date back to,have a hand in,in terms of,in the eyes of(3)Sentence Patterns:It is certain thatIt is thought that2.Train the students reading ability.3.Let the students learn about the King of the Stonehenge discovered by archaeologists.Teaching Important Points:1.Improve the students reading ability.2.Help the students learn about the King of the Stonehenge by reading the passage.Teaching Difficult Point:How to help the students understand the passage exactly.Teaching Methods:1.Discussion before reading to make the students interested in what they will read.2.Fast reading and careful reading to understand the passage correctly.3.Pair or group work to make every student take an active part in the activities in class.Teaching Aids:1.the multimedia 2.the blackboardTeaching Procedures:Step GreetingsGreet the whole class as usual.Step Discussion and Lead-inT:In the last period,we spoke of terracotta warriors and horses of Emperor Qin.Do you know why Emperor Qin built it?Any volunteer?S1:To continue being emperor.They are also funerary objects.T:Youre right.Now,please look at the two questions on the screen.(Teacher shows the following on the screen.)1.Describe the kinds of objects kings and emperors in China were buried with.2.Why were dead kings given these objects after they died?Discuss the questions in groups of four.Five minutes later,Ill ask for your answers.T:(After five minutes)Are you ready?Ss:Yes.T:OK.Whod like to do the first one?S2:There are weapons,tools,clothing,money and articles for daily life.T:Anything else?S3:Jade articles,silk,jewellery,pottery and china.T:Very good.Is there anything to add?Think it over.S4:Servants,warriors,wives of emperors and kings and animals.T:Great!The second one?S5:To show off their power and wealth.S6:To continue their luxurious life in the nether world.T:Youre all right.Sit down,please.Step ReadingT:Well,I think everyone must have heard of the Stonehenge in England.Would you like to learn more about it?Ss:Yes.T:OK.Now,lets read a passage about the mysterious Stonehenge and the King of Stonehenge.It must give you an unexpected surprise.Before reading the passage,lets deal with the new words together.(Teacher deals with the new words with the whole class.)T:Now,please open your books and turn to Page 75.Scan the passage and write down which objects were found in the grave of the King of Stonehenge.A few minutes later,Ill ask some students to make a list of the objects found in the grave.Is that clear?Ss:Yes.T:(After a few minutes)Have you finished?Ss:Yes.T:OK.Whod like to write down the objects found in the grave of the King of Stonehenge on the blackboard?Ss:(One student comes to the front and write his answers on the blackboard.)(Bb:tools,a bone pin,two copper knives,a cushion stone,two gold earrings,a bow and arrows,two pots)T:Now,please look at the blackboard.Is he right?Ss:Yes.T:OK.Read the passage carefully and then finish the two word webs at Page 76.(Teacher goes among the students and help them deal with some problems they may meet with while reading.)T:Well,have you finished them?Ss:Yes.T:OK.Ill check your answers.Wang Lin,read out the materials discovered in the grave.Ss:The materials are:stone,clay,copper,gold,pottery,bone and fur.T:Quite right.Zhang Li,read out the found objects,please.S10:The objects are:two copper knives,a cushion stone,two gold earrings,tools,arrows,a bow,two pots and a bone pin.T:Very good.Youre very careful.When reading,you must come across some sentences and phrases you dont understand.Now,please look at the screen.I hope theyre of great help to you.(Teacher shows the screen and explains them to the students.)1.date back to:date frome.g.In China,the needle treatment dates back to ancient times.2.It is certain thate.g.It is certain that your team will win.3.Buried with him were the tools of a hunter or warrior.(=The tools of a hunter or warrior were buried with him.)4.have a hand ine.g.He had a hand in composing songs for children when he was young.5.in terms ofe.g.In terms of money he is quite rich,but not in terms of happiness.6.It was thought that;People thought thate.g.It is thought that the news is not true.7.in the eyes of sb.e.g.Youre only a child in the eyes of him.(Bb:date back to,have a hand in,in terms of,in the eyes of,It is certain that;It is thought that)T:Now weve been familiar with the passage.Lets do an exercise according to the passage.Please look at Ex.2 at Page 77 in the Post-reading part.Work in groups of four to discuss first,and then finish the chart.After a while,Ill ask some of you to read out your answers.Do you understand?Ss:Yes.T:OK.Please begin.(Teacher goes among the students and takes part in their discussion.)T:(After the students discuss for a while,teacher asks some students to talk about their opinions.)Whod like to be the first to have a try?Ss:T:Good.Read the passage again and then go on with Ex.3.Before reading,you need to go through with the requirement in Ex.3 first and know what to do.After reading,work in groups of four to talk about the inventions and kinds of science they must have had at that time.They should be based on the reading passage.Is that clear?Ss:Yes.Step Listening and ConsolidationT:Now,close your books and listen to the tape.After that,finish the exercise on the screen.(Teacher shows the screen and turns on the recorder.)Decide if the sentences below are true or false.Write the letter “T” if the sentence is true.If it is false,write “F” and correct the error.1 ( )When the King of Stonehenge died,he was about 50 years old.2 ( )From tests on his teeth,it is certain that he spent his childhood in England.3 ( )The most amazing find was two gold earrings4 ( )Stonehenge was begun around 2300 BC.5 ( )In terms of technical development,people were going from the Bronze Age to the Stone Age at that time.6 ( )It has been proven that the copper knives came from Spain and Western France.Step Summary and HomeworkT:In this class,weve learnt about the King of Stonehenge by reading the passage and also learnt some useful expressions and sentence patterns.After class,you need to do more exercises to master them freely.Studying archaeological discoveries can help us learn about the life of people during different periods,so if you have time,go to visit the local museums or surf the Internet to learn more about archaeology.At last,dont forget to prepare for the next periodLanguage Study.So much for today.See you next time!Ss:See you next time!Step The Design of the Writing on the BlackboardUnit 20 ArchaeologyThe Second PeriodI.Objects found in the grave:tools,a bone pin,two copper knives,a cushion stone,two gold earrings,a bow and arrows,two pots.Useful Phrases and Sentence Patterns:date back tohave a hand inin terms ofin the eyes ofIt is certain thatIt is thought thatStep Record after TeachingThe Third PeriodTeaching Aims:1.Review some new words appearing in the last period.2.Review the use of “It”.Teaching Important Points:1.Review the words used as a noun or a verb appearing in the reading passage and learn to complete sentences with their correct form2.Master the use of “It”.Teaching Difficult Point:The usage of “it” used in the subject position to stand for an infinitive or a clause,especially in the following sentence structure:It is said/believed/reported/thought/knownthatTeaching Methods:1.Revision to help the students consolidate the words learnt in the last period.2.Practise to help the students review the use of “It”.3.Pair work or individual work to make every student work in class.Teaching Aids:1.the multimedia 2.the blackboardTeaching Procedures:Step GreetingsGreet the whole class as usual.Step RevisionT:In the last period,we read a passage about the King of Stonehenge.Have you remembered anything about it?Who can retell the text briefly?S1:Let me try.On May 3,2002,archaeologists found a grave of a man in England.Buried with him were some toolsT:Very good.Thank you for your performance.Step Word StudyT:In the reading passage weve learnt,there are some words which mean the same as the definitions Ill give you.Now,listen to me carefully and then find the words and read them out.One student,one word.Is that clear?Ss:Yes.T:OK.Lets begin.No 1:the ruler of an empire,higher than a king.S2:Emperor.T:Yes.No 2:the clothes that people wear.S3:Clothing.T:Good.No 3:a long stick with a sharp point,used as a weapon.S4:Arrow.T:No.Think it over.S5:Knife.T:Yes.Lets go on.It means a deep round bowl used for cooking.Which word is it?S6:I think the word is “pot”,isnt it?T:Yes.No 5:a thin weapon that you shoot with a bow.S7:Arrow.T:Right.The last one:the amount of space between two places.S8:The word should be “distance”.T:Very good.Now,please look at the screen.These words can be used as a noun or a verb.Can you say their meanings in Chinese?(Teacher shows the screen and let the students speak together.Meanwhile,give answers on the screen.)T：Now,lets do an exercise.Open your books at Page 77.Look at Ex.2 in Word Study.Complete the sentences with their correct form and change them into Chinese.Ill give you a few minutes to prepare.After that,Ill ask some students to do them.T:OK.Time is up.Have you finished?Ss:Yes.T:Well.The first one.Any volunteer?S9:The first blank should be filled in “date” used as a noun,while the second should be filled in “dates” used as a verb.Its Chinese meaning is:日期是2002年5月3日，考古学家在英格兰发现了一个男人的坟墓，此墓的历史可追溯到公元前大约2300年。T：Very good.The second one?S:St