unit 3 back to the past
welcome to the unit---教案
teaching aims:
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
1) people from ancient civilizations bulit many magnificient structures. some of them have disappeared, while others remain today. look at the pictures and discuss the following questions with a parter.
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)
zeus is the supreme god of ancient greece
mythology. the statue of zeus, sculpted by a great greek artist in about 435 bc, was once located on the western coast of greece. it was a seated figure of zeus, holding his eagle-topped staff in his left hand and the figure of nike (victory) in his right hand.
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 mughal emperor shah jahan built the taj mahal on the banks of the river yamuna as a tomb for his wife. it was built in 22 years (1631 to 1653) by 20,000 workmen. the building is made of white marble . a beautiful garden surrounds the taj mahal. in front of the main entrance to the building there is taj mahal in the reflection from the water.
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)
king nebuchadnezzar ⅱ of babylon(605-562 bc) built the hanging gardens to cheer up his wife who missed the flowers and trees of her homeland. the garden got its name because it was built entirely on the roofs of a building ,with a lot of trees surrounding it. this gave the impression that it was hanging in the sky.
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)
potala palace is located on “red hill” in lhasa. it was originally built in the 640’s, during the reign of king songtsan gampo. the 13-story palace stands 117 meters high and covers an area of 130,000 square meters. it is divided into two sections, the red palace and the white palace. it was 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
1.what other ancient civilizations do you know about?
2 do you think it is important to protect cultural heritage? why or why not? do you have any suggestions on how to protect it?
sample answers
1.yes , i have the habit of visting museums when some good valuable things are on display there. i think i really enjou the beauty of the designs, the colours and even the shapes of them , which can take me back to the years long ago and i can a learn a lot about the past
2.yes , in my opinion, history it is very important to protect cultural heritage, because we can learn a lot from the history, the economy, the politics and the living style of the past. here are some suggestions about how to protect cultural geritage. first, we need firm laws to protect it. then ,substantial measures should be taken to rescue and protect cultural relics. lastly. the importance of protecting our history should be introduced to our children as early as possible.
step 4 homework : finish the exercise on page110 and preview reading .
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