Reading two of unit 5 in Book 8
The Feast: 18,000 BC
By–Wang Qin
Learning aims
1. To analyse the passage , let ss grasp the important points , the difficult points and the meaning
of the passage ,know some reading skills .
2. As Lala did , we should build a harmonious society, love our motherland, love our family,
love our friends, enjoy life and cherish life.
Learning tasks
Task one: Learning procedures
Ⅰ Lead-in: show some pictures about The Feast: 18,000 BC to ss , introduce some brief information about Peking Man to them. Ask questions :1 Where did Peking Man live?(caves ) 2. What lifestyle did Peking Man live?(tough and primitive)3 What kind of tools did Peking Man use?(stone tools)
With these questions ,lead in the following passage.
Ⅱ Skimming (Tips on skimming) : Run your eyes over the text quickly. Don’t read every word or sentence. Pay attention to topic sentences.
1. Read the passage fast to find when(18,000BC), where(the caves), who(Lala and
Dahu) and what(the preparation work for a feast)
2 . Read the text quickly to find the main idea of it. Q: What is the main idea of the passage? (D)
A: The marriage life of Lala and Dahu. B: The separate responsibility of men and women. C: The different between early life and modern life. D: The preparation work for a feast.
3. Skim the passage and get the general idea of each paragraph, then match column A with column B
Column A Column B
Para1: . how did Dahu make tools. Para2: the description of Dahu..
Para3: Lala and her family made preparations for the feast.
Para4: Lala worried about the preparations for the feast and she hoped the feast could be as good as the last year.
Ⅲ Scanning(Tips on scanning): Move your eyes quickly to find the information you need. Read
that part more carefully.
Para1: Q:1 Why was Lala worried about the preparations for the feast? Q:2 Why was Lala happy last year?
Para2: Arrange the following sentences in right orders 1. The men had brought home the meat for the feast.
Afraid of the wild beasts, Lala accelerated her walk up the path to the caves. She could see her mother and the old children preparing the meat over the fire. Lala was arrested by a delicious smell and she stopped. She had no man with his spear to protect her.
She was scooped up by her laughing, shouting sister, Luna. (2, 5, 4, 1, 3, 6 )
Para3: What did men do from the 3rd para? (fishing, cutting up the wood) Ask ss to pay attention to the right order of adjectives
限定描绘大长高，形状年龄和新老，颜色国籍跟材料，作用类别往后靠。 Eg:
2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
a beautiful short new red Chinese woolen coat
Para4: What did Dahu do with the scrapers? (making and repairing tools, sharpened the scrapers.)
Ⅳ Make the sentences true or false according to your careful reading., If not true, correct them.
1. It was a great honour for Lala to be chosen as Dahu’s wife.( T )
2. Lala was frightened because she had Dahu with his spear to protect her on her way home.( T ) 3. Lala stopped her walk because she was too hungry to walk any further.( F). 4. Lala saw her mother making clothes with animal skins.(F )
Ⅴ Discussion: (practice ss’ ability of expressing oral English and courage as well as
teamwork spirit )
1. Read the passage and find out what the possible work division was between men and women in
primitive societies and fill in the chat below. Men’s tasks 1 2 3 4 5 Women’s tasks 1 2 3 4 5
2. Discuss which adjectives best describe Lala and Dahu caring, tough, protective , dangerous, safe, useful, co-operative(合作的)，patient, individual, exhausting（很疲惫的）, skilful brave, friendly, harmonious , enthusiastic…
Suggested answers: Dahu: patient (tool making)… Lala: patient(collecting food)…
Ⅵ Summary (enable ss to deepen their understanding of the passage) Fill in the blanks with words from the passage.
Not having looked ahead and planned better, Lala felt very worried about the preparations for her feast. So she turned for home quickly with her collection of nuts and fruit.
When she was near home, a delicious smell arrested her progress and she became dizzy with hunger, .She saw her mother and the older children preparing the deer and pig meat over the fire. Just then Dahu, her husband as well as the best toolmaker, came back with several fish . Later he began his task: he sharpened his scarpers until they were sharp enough to cut up the meat and scrape the fish. Soon, the first of the guests began to arrive. Lala hoped it was to be just as wonderful as last year. Ⅶ Homework : No homework
Task Two: love our motherland, love our family, create life, enjoy life
Thanks to the hard work of archaeologists, we saw the ruins of ancient civilization in our country, the ancient people created their life, in spite of the bad living environment, they were also trying to live again, and enjoy life, enjoy the happy family relationships. Living in the modern civilization, we should love our motherland, create a better life, enjoy life, cherish family love and friendship!
Difficulties arise in the lives of us all. What is most important is dealing with the hard times, coping with the changes, and getting through to the other side where the sun is still shining just for you.( 生活中困难在所难免，最重要的是要挺过艰难的时刻，积极应对种种变故，冲破黎明前的黑暗，你终会看到只属于自己的灿烂阳光。)
Life needs gratefulness. Gratefulness is not only confined to love, but also to friendship, family bonds, mutual cherishing as well as constant missing each other. (生活是需要感动的，这样的感动不仅仅是爱情，更来自于友情，来自亲情，来自彼此关爱和时时刻刻的牵挂。)
The Feast,18,000 BC(高中英语选8 unit 5 using language)
