第45/781期初一教案1

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Seeing 'stars' of history (P4-5)

 

 

I. Pre-reading

·Do you enjoy visiting museums?

·Have you ever been to the Henan Museum?

 

II. Predicting

·Predict (预测):

  Read the title and guess what this passage is about.

 

III. While reading

·What ‘stars’ of history in the Henan Museum are mentioned?

  1. Jiahu bone flute (贾湖骨笛)

  2. ‘Fuhao’ owl-shaped zun (妇好 鸮尊)

  3. Lotus and crane square pot (莲鹤方壶)

  4. Bronze jin with cloud design (云纹铜禁)

  5. Gold slip of Wu Zetian (武则天金简)

 

1. What do we know about the Henan Museum?

A. It was founded 50 years ago.

B. It is one of China’s first museums.

C. It covers an area of 170,000 square meters.

D. Most of its collections are prehistoric artifacts.

 

2. How many bone flutes did people find in Jiahu, Henan?

A. Around 10,000.

B. About 8,000.

C. More than 40.

D. Only one.

 

3. In which dynasty did people think the owl was a powerful bird?

A. The Xia Dynasty.

B. The Shang Dynasty.

C. The Zhou Dynasty.

D. The Tang Dynasty.

 

4. What does ‘it’ refer to in line 2 ?

A. The zun.

B. Fuhao.

C. The owl.

D. The tomb.

 

5. Which of the following is False?

A. Fuhao was a king in the Shang Dynasty.

B. Fuhao was a queen in the Shang Dynasty.

C. Fuhao once led an army to conquer many parts of the country.

D. In some people’s eyes, Fuhao was a war goddess.  

 

6. Where did people find the Lotus and crane square pot?

A. In a temple.

B. In the tomb of a queen.

C. In the tomb of a king.

D. In the Palace.  

 

7. Where are the pair of lotus and crane square pots now?

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8. Why was the table for wine cups and pots called jin?

A. To show that its owner was powerful.

B. To show respect to Mount Songshan in Henan.

C. To remind people not to drink too much.

D. To keep evil things and disease away from its owner.

 

9. Why did Wu Zetian order to make a gold slip?

A. To show that its owner was rich.

B. To show respect to Mount Songshan in Henan.

C. To show that its owner was powerful.

D. To ask for rain from the Gods.  

 

10. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The Jiahu bone flute is a wind instrument.

B. The owl-shaped zun was in Wu Zetian’s tomb.

C. The lotus and crane square pot was used to cook food.

D. The gold slips for absolving sin are 1.03 meters long.

 

IV. Group discussion

Are museums necessary in our society?

Brainstorming

·Protect many treasured things

·People can learn lots of knowledge

·Are very good places for people, especially for children, to expand their minds…

Report

  In my opinion, …

  To begin with… Secondly…

  In addition…

  Lastly…

  To sum up…

  In a word…

 

V. Further thinking

What can you do on Chinese Cultural Heritage Day?

  The Chinese central government declared in 2005 that every second Saturday of June would be celebrated as Cultural Heritage Day in order to promote the protection of its rich cultural resources.

  I can …

 

VI. Word in use

Fill in the blanks with words from the box.

cradle, civilization, treasures, prehistoric, instrument, powerful, conquer, remind, rare, evil

1. The tomb had been robbed of its ______.

2. Is he learning an ______?

3. Good morning, are you ready to continue our review of ______ art ? 

4. The baby was rocked to sleep in a ______. 

5.  China is one of the birthplaces of ancient ______. 

6. The only way to ______ a fear is to face it.

7. There's always a conflict between good and ______ in his plays. 

8. You're a ______ man – people will listen to you.

9. ______ me to phone Alan before I go out.  

10. The bird is now a ______ sight in this country. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

【参考答案】

III. 1-6 BCBCAC

   7. One of them is in the Henan Museum and the other is in the Palace Museum.

   8-10 CBA

VI. 1. treasures 2. instrument 3. prehistoric 4. cradle 5. civilization 6. conquer 7. evil 8. powerful 9. Remind 10. rare