Module 6 课文

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1、I．教学内容分析本模块以世界文化遗产为中心话题，介绍了有形和无形文化遗产、周口店北京人遗址、英国巨石阵、新墨西哥首府圣达菲的文化保护计划。要求学生通过本模块学习，能够运用所学词汇简单介绍我国的世界文化遗产的概况和周口店北京人遗址的情况；陈述自己对有形文化和无形文化遗产的看法；了解世界文明，增强保护和发扬人类文明的意识；学会书面介绍一种无形文化遗产。Introduction部分通过介绍苏州园林引起学生的兴趣，使他们了解世界文化遗产名单，学习有关词汇和短语。为本模块的学习奠定基础。VocabularyandReading部分通过阅读TheAmazingCavesofZhoukoudian和Beij

2、ingManHeritagesitsinDanger，让学生学习相关词汇，训练在阅读过程中迅速获取有效信息的能力；并围绕文章内容，进行听说读写等各项活动。Module6TheWorld‘sCulturalHeritagepart1TheAmazingCavesofZhoukoudian.Zhoukoudianisasmallvillageabout50kilometressouth-westofBeijing.Inthe1920s,archaeologistsdiscoveredsomeprehistorichumanbonestherewhichchangedChina‘sknowledge

3、ofitshistory.TheycamefromanunknownspeciesofmanandwerethefirstevidenceofprimitivehumanlifeinChinathousandsofyearsago.Theremainswere…threeteeth!In1929,acompleteskullwasalsodiscovered.Eventually,archaeologistsfoundalmost200items,includingsixskullsandmorethan150teeth.Thesediscoveriesprovedtheexistenceof

4、ahumanspecieswholivedintheareabetween700,000and200,000yearsago.FoursiteswhereBeijingManandhisrelationslivedwerediscoveredonthenorthernfaceofDragonBoneHill(Longgushan).Theylivedinthelimestonecavesinthearea.TimeWhoNumberWhatMeaningHowever,thelifespanofBeijingManwasshort.About70%ofthepeopleprobablydied

5、beforetheageof14.Fewerthan5%livedtotheageof50.Evenso,theywerequitesophisticated.Asheswerefoundalongsidethefossilswhichshowedtheyusedfireforcookingfoodandalsoforlight,warmthandprotectionfromwildbeasts.Thisistheearliestevidenceoftheuseoffireanywhereintheworld.Theyalsomadetoolsofbonesandsharpenedstones

6、.Unfortunately,whenJapaninvadedChinain1937,excavationsattheBeijingManSitestoppedandmostofthefossilsdisappeared,includingaBeijingManskull.Theyhaveneverbeenfound.Afterthepeople‘sRepublicofChinawasestablishedin1949,theworkstartedagainandZhoukoudianbecameanimportanttouristattraction.Zhoukoudianwaslisted

7、asaworldheritagesiteinDecember1987.IthasnotonlygivenusimportantinformationaboutprehistoricAsiansocieties,butalsohasprovidedamazingevidenceabouttheprocessofevolution.part2BeijingManHeritageSiteinDanger