人教版高二Unit 20 Archaeology
Period 1 Let’s listen and speak!
Goals
◆ Learn to talk about archaeological discoveries.
◆ Learn to express curiosity.
◆ Review the use of “it”.
Procedures
Leading in: by discussion.
Hi, boys and girls. We are now living in a highly developed world, with advancedculture and highly developed civilizations. But have you ever thought what are the base of all the culture and civilizations? Oh, yes, they are based on those which were created by our great, great grandfathers lived a long, long time ago. No one exactly knows what they lived on, what were their housing and home decoration conditions, what kind of tools they usually used in their production activities, and what entertainment they had in their spare time. Anyway, we can imagine! So now, let’s divide into groups of four and, with the help of your imagination, discuss what kinds of food the early man ate, what their housing conditions and home decorations were like, what tools they made and what entertainment they had in their spare time. Then I’ll ask some of you to report the results to the whole class.
Task 1: Looking and discussing
1) Look at page 73, boys and girls. There are 4 pictures, some questions and a table. Please look at the pictures, read the questions carefully, discuss these questions in groups of four and try to fill in the table with what you’ve discussed. In the end, I’ll ask some of you to make a report to the whole class.
2) Look at page 74, boys and girls. Let’s discuss the second question, “Can you give examples of important discoveries from these different periods? Where were they unearthed and where can you go and see them?” While discussing, you should make use of your common sense, and if you are interested in archaeology, you are able to give a lot of examples of the important discoveries from these different periods. I will ask some of you to report the results to the whole class.

Task 2: Listening, filling and speaking.
1. Listen to the tape twice and fill in the blanks on page 74.
2. First, the students should try to make a drawing of the tool according to the content of the tape; second, they should write down five of the questions asked by the students; third, they should answer the questions according to what they’ve heard; fourth, they should try to guess what else the object could be used for with the help of the drawing on page 74.
Task 3: Speaking up.
1) Work in pairs to make a dialogue. The purpose is to practice students’ speaking ability. Students A talks about a topic he or she likes, while Student B gives suggestions.
Some useful topics for the students:
Student A wants to know something about the prehistoric housing of the early man.
Student B is interested in the food the prehistoric people had.
Student C is eager to know the history of Sanxingdui ruins.
Student D enjoys archaeological discoveries very much.
Student E wants to have a clear idea of all the ancient archaeological sites both at home and abroad.
Students F wants to know the development of agriculture in history.
2) Work in pairs or small groups and talk about archaeological findings, such as artifacts, tombs or unearthed towns.
Closing up by interviewing an archaeologist.
Suppose that a famous archaeologist is giving you a talk about what archaeology is. He tells you that archaeology is the scientific study of peoples in the past, their culture and their relationship with their environment. The purpose of archaeology is to understand how humans in the past interacted with their environment, and to preserve this history for present and future learning. After listening to the talk, you want to ask him some questions about archaeology. These questions should include the contents above.
Homework
Ask the students to write a short passage about archaeology. They may write something about whether they ar
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