Module 6 The World’s Cultural Heritage
Reading and Vocabulary
Learning aims :
(1)Learn some basic information about the Zhoukoudian Beijing man site by
reading
(2)Enable the students to get useful information using different reading
strategies
(3)Make sure the students are aware of the meaning and urgency of
protecting the cultural heritage
Before reading:
A quiz:
How many Chinese cultural sites are there on the world heritage list?
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What’s the connection between Zhoukoudian and Beijing man ?
While reading:
Read part 1 fast and fill in the form below:
|years |events |
| In 1929 | |
| In 1937 | |
|In 1949 | |
| In 1987 | |
Read the first two paragraphs :
(1) Guessing word:
What does the word "they" refer to in the sentence "They came from an
unknown species of man" in the first paragraph?
(2)Find the answer:
What proved the existence of a human species long time ago?
___________________________________________________
Read the fourth paragraph:
1) Show your opinion:
What are the possible reasons for the short life span of Beijing man ?
________________________________________________________
(2)Find the answer:
Why were the Beijing man considered quite sophisticated according to
the passage?
________________________________________________________________
Read the last paragraph:
Do you know why the caves of Zhoukoudian “amazing”?
___________________________________________________________________
Checking :
What have you learnt about the caves of Zhoukoudian?
(1)That they are in a village 50km southwest of Beijing
(2)That they were the home to Beijing Man .
(3)That they are a world heritage site and has become an important
tourist attraction.
a. (1)(2) b(2)(3) c (1)(3) d (1)(2)(3)
Read part 2 fast and find the main idea of each paragraph:
Para.1 The site is of vital importance in china
Para.2 ______________________________
Para.3 ______________________________
Para.4 Something must be done to repair the site
Parass.5-6___________________________
Read part 2 carefully and
|Main topic | Detailed |
| |contents |
|The important |________(1)__________________ |
|statue of the |help the archaeologists estimated |
|site(Para.1) |the time when beijing man lived |
| |there |
|Three key reasons |Parts of the caves are badly damag-ed by |
|for the damage to |__(2)___and ___>>收起