Content:

Step I Revision

Check the homework.

The Ss will how their information about Zhoukoudian Caves in the following steps.

Step II Lead in

1. Ask the Ss to identify the picture in the pre-reading part. (skullcap)

2. Ask Ss to assume what Peking man might have done and use thousands of years ago.

3. Then by showing the table following to show whether their assumptions are right or wrong.

Modern people Peking man Accuracy

Places of living Modern architecture, which is huge, like boxes with flat roofs, sharp corners and glass walls Caves Very accurate

Furniture Beautiful furniture with lots of ornaments mostly made of wood or other special materials Natural furniture made of stone or wood Accurate

Entertainment Watching TV, surfing the Internet and traveling Enjoy the nature or family get-together Inaccurate

Food A good variety of cooked food, which tastes delicious Natural food, such as nuts and fruits Accurate

Clothing Clothes made form special material, such as cotton and wood Clothes made form animal skins Accurate

Step III Reading

1. Play the tape once, and ask the Ss what they have learned about Zhoukoudian Caves

2. Skimming (What is the text about? And three stages of the archaeologist's part of the dialogue: An archeologist is showing a group of students from England around the Zhoukoudian Caves and telling them something bout the caves.)

3. Scanning (Ask them to write down the three ways in which the life of early people differs from modern ones. Ask them to work in pairs and discuss the questions.

Homes: Peking man lived in Zhoukoudian Caves of rocks and trees.

Tools: They used needle that was made of bone sharpened stone tools and scraper made by stones.

Dress: They wore clothes form animal skins and they also wore necklace made from seashells or animal teeth.

4. Careful reading

Step IV Post-reading

Ask Ss to fill in the chart on the life and habits of Peking man on page 37 and compare it with the list they made in the pre-reading. What differences are there?

And then to clarify Ss' difficult points in the text.

Step V Homework

Write a brief introduction to the Zhoukoudian Cave.