Unit 3 Back to the past
Period 1 Welcome to the unit
Teaching Objectives:
1)??? Get students to conduct a free discussion about ancient civilizations.
2)??? Encourage the students to share their ideas with each other.
Important points and difficult points:
1)??? Students are expected to describe what they have known about the ancient
civilizations.
2)??? Encourage the students to communicate with classmates.
Teaching procedures:
Step1 Lead in
Answer Questions
?????? Do you like traveling? Why ?
?????? Where have you been ?
?????? Will you please tell us something about your trip?
?????? The May Day holiday is coming . Where will you go on your holiday ?
Task One
??? My foreign friend John wrote a letter to me and said his students had formed a group called “ civilization trip” and they were going to visit China during the May Day holiday. He asked me to recommend 4 places where they could get the most. Now will you help me to find four best places and make a brief introduction for them.
????? Before doing it, please answer the following questions.
?????? Do you know what is civilization about ?
?????? What are the foreign students want to know?
?????? What are the four best places you think we should recommend?
Step2 Talking about the pictures
The Statue of Zeus:
Who is Zeus? (A god of Greek mythology, Cronus and Rhea’s youngest son, the supreme ruler of both Mount Olympus and the Pantheon of gods residing there)
What does the name Zeus mean? (It is said to be related to the Greek word ‘dios’, with ‘bright’ as its meaning.)
Where was the Statue of Zeus once located? (On the western coast of Greece)
The Taj Mahal:
Who built it? (Shah Jehan, the fifth Mughal Emperor.)
For whom and why was it built? (It was built by Shah Jehan for his beloved wife as a monument of eternal love.)
When was it built? (From 1631 to 1648)
Where is it? (On the banks of India’s most sacred river, the river Yamuna in Agra)
The Hanging Gardens:
Who built it? (King Nebuchadnezzar, who ruled ancient Babylon for dozens of years)
Why did it appear to be ‘hanging’ in the sky? (It looked so because it was constructed entirely on the roofs of a building, with a lot of trees surrounding it.)
Why was it built? (To cheer up Nebuchadnezzar’s wife who was said to be very homesick)
The Potala Palace:
Where is it located? (On the Red Hill in the Lhasa Valley of Tibet, China)
When was it rebuilt? (In the 17th century)
What was it used as? (The residence of the Dalai Lamas since the 7th century, as well as the religious and political centre of old Tibet)
Step3 Group discussion
??? People from ancient civilizations built many magnificent structures. Some of them have disappeared, while others remain today.
??? Do you think it is important to protect cultural heritage? Why or why not ? Do you have any suggestions on how to protect it?
Step 4 Interview
How do we protect our cultural heritage, in your opinion?
Step 5 Competition
?????? Cultural heritages is very important . There are many places in our country have been in the world heritage lists. Please name them as many as you can while looking at the following pictures.
??? Let’s see which group will win.
Step 6 Homework : Preview reading.
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