Module6TheWorld’sCulturalHeritagePeriod2ReadingandVocabulary■Goals●TogetageneralideaaboutZhoukoudian●Tolearntoanalyzethetext●Toobserveandmastertheusageoftheimportantwordsandexpressionsinthepassage■ProceduresStep1:RevisionFirstreadandtrytogetfamiliarwiththefollowingwordsinthistext.prehistoric;remains;archaeologist;primitive;skull;item;existence;relation;limestone;span;fossil;beast;sharpen;excavation;list;evolution;Step2:WarmingupbydiscussionYoumustknowsomethingaboutBeijingManandZhoukoudian.Sayasmuchasyouknowaboutit.Youcandiscussitwithyourpartner.Step3:ListeningListentothetapeofthetextandpayattentiontothenewwords.Step4:BeforeyoureadPleasegooverthewordlistforthismodule,payingattentiontothepronunciationoftheword,therelationshipbetweenitspronunciationanditsspelling.Step5:Whileyouread1.Nowreadthetextloudlyplease.Whileyouarereadingthepassagepleaseunderlinethenewwordsandphrasesandpayattentiontotheusageofthem.2.Completethefollowingformaccordingtotheinformationyou’vegotinthetext.sitetimeeventeffectForreferencesitetimeeventeffectZhoukoudian1920sprehistoricchangedChina’sknowledge50kmsouth-westofBeijinghumanbonesdiscoveredofitshistory1929Acompleteskulldiscoveredprovedtheexistenceofahumanspeciesbetween700,000and200,000yearsagoEventually200itemsfoundonthenorthernfaceofLonggushan4sitesBeijingManandhisrelationsliveddiscoveredlivinginlimestonecavesalongsidethefossilsofBeijingManashesfoundtheearliestevidenceoftheuseoffireanywhereintheworld1937JapaninvadesChinaexcavationsattheBeijingManSitestopped;fossilsdisappeared,neverfoundlater1949PRCestablishedexcavationsstartingagain,ZhoukoudianbecomingtouristattractionDec,1987listedasaworldheritagesitegivingimportantinformation,providingamazingevidence3.SaysomethingabouttheserioussituationofBeijingManHeritageSite.Thefollowingdiagrammayhelpyoumoreorless.BeijingManHeritageSiteinDangerCavebadlyaffectedbyrainandexposuretotheair;Someareacoveredinweeds,seriousdamage;pollutiondamage;extremelyexpensivetomaintainUNESCOrecommendedthesiteclosedandrepairedorremovedfromthelistTheChineseAcademyofSciencetryingtocallpublic’sattention;Afundproposedtobeestablished;It’svitalsomethingtobedoneorcatastropheStep6:AfteryoureadNextyoucanfinishthepracticeonpage72.Activity1:1.someprehistorichumanbone2.almost200items3.foursites4.fewerthan5%5.JapaninvadedChina6.inDecember1987Activity2:1.rainandexposuretotheair2.nearbycementfactories3.thesiteshouldbeclosedandrepaired4.thegovernmentandthegeneralpublicActivity3:1.bones2.discovered3.evidence4.tools5.Pollution6.species7.danger8.encourage
