Archaeology
Unit 20 Book II
Teaching aims and demands

Topic
Talking about archaeological discoveries




Vocabulary
decoration spear pot empire pin clothing distinction centimeter clay arrow dozen cushion spare tend approximately average lorry link monument homeland statueremote distant quantity mask accompany vast square triangle


tend to in terms of in eyes of lend a hand serve as dig up



Functional items
Expressing curiosity
I wonder what / who …
I am curious to …
I wonder if /whether …
I’m curious to know …
I’d love to know …
I really want to know …
What I’d really like to find out is …
I’d like to know more about …
Giving suggestions
You can read some books about that.
You could visit a local museum.
That may be different to find out.

Structure
Review the use of “it”


Reading

The King of Stonehenge
Roots of Chinese Culture
Writing
A flow chart

Period 1 Unit 16 BII Warming Up & Listening

Teaching Aims:
1.Learn and master the following words:
Archaeology, archaeological, archaeologist, curiosity, decoration, unearth, spear, artifact
2.Learn to express curiosity.
3.Improve the student’s listening ability.
4.Train the student’s speakingability by talking about archaeological discoveries and practicing expressing curiosity
Teaching Methods:
1.Listening-and-answering activity to help the student’s go through with the listening material.
2.Individual, pair or group work to make every student work in class.
Teaching Aids:
Student’s sheet


Teaching Procedures:

I: Lead-in
China is a country with a long history and brilliant culture, in which ways can we learn about its history and culture? (Archaeology)
Archaeology is a scientific study which shows us the route to the past. We can trace /keep a track of what is happening in the ancient times.

II: Warming up
1. Talk about the four pictures on P73. Each of them stands for one period in Chinese history. Then ask them questions and help them learn some new words.
What are they? (axe/Bronze tripod/A painting on silk/Tri-colored glazed pottery)
What can they remind us of ? (Suggested answers: life/culture)
Describe the life of people in China during the periods.
What did they eat?
Where did they live?
What did their houses look like?
What kind of tools did they use?
What objects have we found from their age?
What kind of entertainment did they have ?
2. Discussion: Let the students discuss the four different periods according to the questions above and fill in the form on p73.





Stone Age
Bronze Age
Han Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
Food
Meat, fish (roasted/cooked)
fruits, plants and maybe in the later stone age also grain and rice.
Rice, staple food and vegetables from farms,
meat from hunted and farm animals, fish, milk products

Fine foods of all varieties, wine

A choice of fine foods and wines

Housing
Caves, tents, huts wooden buildings
Wooden buildings

Wooden buildings

Wooden and stone buildings

Home decoration
Wall paintings, animal skins, wove materials, objects made of jade

Painted walls, pots, and containers made of clay or bronze, wooden furniture, woven mats

Painted walls, pots, and containers made of clay or bronze, wooden furniture, woven mats, silk, and cloth
Painted walls, pots, and vases made of metal sculptures, furniture, woven mats, silk, and cloth
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