高二英語教案：《The Qin Tomb and the Terracotta Warriors》教學(xué)設(shè)計(4)

　　Step7: Answer the questions:

　　1. But I've never had so much fun in my life.

　　Why is the writer having fun?

　　Because he is very lucky to be an archaeology student working on the terracotta warriors site.

　　2. There are rather worrying ancient descriptions of crossbows hidden at the tomb's entrance.

　　Why are the descriptions worrying?

　　Because if anyone tried to enter, they might be killed.

　　3. As the whole world knows, when the archaeologists started digging, they found 6.000 clay warriors ...

　　How do you  think the whole world discovered this?[來源:Zxxk.Com]

　　It was reported in the newspapers and on television.

　　4. It seems that Emperor Qin Shi Huang had ordered the soldiers to be made in order to protect him in the next life.

　　What does this tell us about Emperor Qin Shin Huang?

　　That he was worried about what would happen to him after death.

　　5. I wonder if they were any help?![來源:學(xué)&科&網(wǎng)]

　　What does the writer mean by this?

　　He doesn't know what happens to people after death and wonders if the army really did protect the Emperor.

　　6. In the half-light it's easy to imagine that they are a real army.

　　Why is it only half-light?

　　Because it is underground, and also if the lighting were too strong it might spoil the figures.

　　7. ... I too feel so proud to be connected in some small way with Qin Shi Huang's great army.

　　In what way is the writer connected with Qin Shi Huang's army?

　　He is working on the archaeological site where they are.

　　Step 8: Discussion

　　1. What do we learn about Emperor Qin Shi Huang from this passage?

　　What do we learn about his personality?

　　That he unified China over 2.000 years ago;

　　he became king aged 13

　　he was a brilliant ruler, but very cruel

　　2. What do we learn about the writer?

　　What do we learn about his personality

　　That he is an archaeology student from London; he's very lucky to have been chosen to work on this site; he seems very enthusiastic and happy.

　　3. Would you like to work on this site for a month or two?

　　What would you enjoy? What would you dislike?[來源:]

　　Period Three

　　Content: Reading and vocabulary (2)

　　Step 1: Fast reading

　　Read the passage. Write a heading for each paragraph.

　　Passage 1      The History of the Great Wall

　　Passage 2      A Legend About the Great Wall

　　Passage 3      A Walk Along the Great Wall