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Unit 2 A Look into the Past
Section B How can we bring the past back to life
课时4(1a-2c)
1. 掌握并正确运用词汇：gate, aware, underground, dig, remains,
era, highly, skilled, style, aim, bring ... to life, millions (of...),
aware of, skilled in
2. 读有关三星堆的文章，学会运用关键词更好地理解文章
What is it
Clue 1: It stayed underground in Sichuan for
over 3,000 years.
Clue 2: It has huge ears and strange eyes —
the “alien face”.
It’s the bronze mask of Sanxingdui.
Look at the pictures on pages 16 and 17. Share what you
know about them.
1a
A Discovery That ________ the World
Among the many archaeological sites and museums throughout China, the Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan, Sichuan Province, attracts millions of visitors from around the world every year.
Read the text and complete the title.
1b
/ ɑ ki l d kl/ adj. 考古学的
数百万的；大量的
A Discovery That ________ the World
Once visitors walk through the gates of the museum, they will be surprised by the amazing collection of cultural artefacts from the Bronze Age. The ancient people of Sanxingdui lived by the Yangtze River more than 3,000 years ago. However, people were not aware of them until the 20th century when Sanxingdui was discovered. Thousands of gold, bronze, ivory, and jade objects were found underground.
Read the text and complete the title.
1b
be aware of 知道；意识到
成千上万的
A Discovery That ________ the World
The first big discoveries were in two pits in 1986. More than 1,000 artefacts were found and many were repaired, including the world famous bronze tree, the huge mask, the bronze man, and the gold stick. More recently, in 2019, six more pits were found and dug in the area. More amazing artefacts were found in them, including some 3,000 year old gold masks and bronze zun. By using modern
Read the text and complete the title.
1b
最近，近来
A Discovery That ________ the World
technologies, researchers even found some remains of silk items. All the artefacts show that people from that era must have been highly skilled in metal work as well as carving. They might also have developed the skill of making silk.
Read the text and complete the title.
1b
最近，近来
也，还，又
善于；精通
A Discovery That ________ the World
The discovery of Sanxingdui shocked the world, and it has been called one of the world’s greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century. It is especially mysterious as no writing has been found at the site, and the art style seems very different and unique. Historians think Sanxingdui gives important evidence for the study of the development of Chinese civilization.
Read the text and complete the title.
1b
A Discovery That ________ the World
For discoveries like Sanxingdui, it is never enough just to find the artefacts and their history. The Sanxingdui Museum has held exhibitions around the world. Visitors have all been amazed by these treasures. And now, with digital technology, the Sanxingdui Museum is looking for more ways to bring the past back to life. It aims to show more people these mysteries and to make young people more curious about history, the world, and more importantly, our human story.
Read the text and complete the title.
1b
aim to do sth. 力争做某事
Shocked
How can we bring the past back to life (教材P16 标题)
bring ... to life 使……鲜活起来；赋予生命
Good museums use technology to bring history to life.
好的博物馆利用技术让历史鲜活起来。
I wish we could bring dinosaurs back to life. 我希望我们能使恐龙复活。
They’re trying to bring the restaurant back to life by introducing a new menu. 他们推出了新菜单，想让餐馆生意再火起来。
... the Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan, Sichuan Province, attracts millions of visitors from around the world every year. (教材P16 1b)
millions (of…) 数百万的；大量的
The Great Wall attracts millions of tourists from all over the world every year. 长城每年吸引无数来自世界各地的游客。
Now, there are millions of robots working in factories in many countries.
如今，在许多国家，有数百万台机器人在工厂里工作。
表示模糊概念，后接可数名词复数，且不与基数词连用。类似的短语还有：hundreds of “成百上千的”、thousands of “成千上万的”。
用法拓展
... the Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan, Sichuan Province, attracts millions of visitors from around the world every year. (教材P16 1b)
millions (of…) 数百万的；大量的
用法拓展
当 million 前有不定冠词 a 或基数词修饰时，million 要用单数形式，且其后不接 of。如：
one million 一百万，five million 五百万。
Don’t forget to shut the gate when you leave. 离开时别忘了关上大门。
The children poured out of the school gate after school. 放学后，孩子们涌出校门。
词义拓展
Once visitors walk through the gates of the museum... (教材P16 1b)
gate /ɡe t/ n. 门；大门
用法拓展
gate [名词] 登机口
Flight 267 is boarding now from Gate 12.
267 次航班现在可以在 12 号登机口登机。
However, people were not aware of them until the 20th century, when Sanxingdui was discovered. (教材P16 1b)
aware / we (r)/ adj. 知道的；意识到的
用法拓展
常被副词 well、fully 等修饰。其常见用法如下：
(1) be aware of + 名词 / 代词 / 宾语从句
He was well aware of the problem. 他很清楚这个问题。
I really want more people to become truly aware of what is happening to our planet. 我真希望有更多的人能真正意识到我们的星球正在发生什么。
However, people were not aware of them until the 20th century when Sanxingdui was discovered. (教材P16 1b)
aware / we (r)/ adj. 知道的；意识到的
用法拓展
(2) be aware + that 从句
I was aware that she was trembling. 我意识到她在发抖。
词形拓展
unaware adj. 不知道的；未意识到的
awareness n. 知道，认识，意识
More recently, in 2019, six more pits were found and dug in the area.
(教材P16 1b)
dig /d ɡ/ v. (dug /d ɡ/，dug) 挖（土）；掘（地）
用法拓展
过去式为dug，现在分词为digging。可作及物动词和不及物动词。
He dug a hole to plant the tree. 他挖了一个坑来种树。
They are digging a tunnel. 他们正在挖隧道。
They dig deep into the ground for salt. 他们深挖地下寻找盐。
By using modern technologies, researchers even found some remains of silk items. (教材P16 1b)
remains /r me nz/ n. (pl.) 遗迹；残留物
(1) 遗迹
The museum has an impressive collection of prehistoric remains.
那家博物馆的史前遗迹藏品令人赞叹。
(2) 残留物
On the table were the remains of the evening meal.
桌子上是晚餐的剩菜。
All the artefacts show that people from that era must have been highly skilled in metal work as well as carving. (教材P16 1b)
highly / ha li/ adv. 非常；极
常和 unlikely、likely、improbable、probable 等词连用。
This is T. S. Eliot’s highly influential poem, “The Waste Land”.
这是 T. S. 艾略特极有影响力的诗作《荒原》。
It is highly unlikely that she’ll be late. 她不大可能会迟到。
词块
拓展
think/speak highly of 高度赞扬；高度评价
We think highly of their research in this field.
我们对他们在这个领域的研究评价很高。
All the artefacts show that people from that era must have been highly skilled in metal work as well as carving. (教材P16 1b)
skilled /sk ld/ adj. 有技能的；熟练的
常用短语：skilled in/at (doing) sth. 善于(做)某事
The company is lucky enough to have such highly skilled workers.
公司有这样一些技能熟练的工人真是幸运。
She is highly skilled at dealing with difficult customers.
应付难缠的顾客她很有一套。
It is especially mysterious as no writing has been found at the site, and the art style seems very different and unique. (教材P16 1b)
style /sta l/ n. 风格；样式；款式
用法拓展
Let’s understand and learn different writing styles by reading!
让我们通过阅读来理解和学习不同的写作风格吧！
Have you thought about having your hair in a shorter style 你有没有想过剪个短发型？
Different styles of robots were on show at this robot-sports meeting. 在这次机器人运动会上展出了不同类型的机器人。
It aims to show more people these mysteries... (教材P17 1b)
aim /e m/ n. 目的；目标 v. 力求达到；力争做到
The main aim of the course is to improve students’ writing skills.
这个课程的主要目的是提高学生的写作能力。
(1)［名词］目的；目标
It aims to show more people these mysteries... (教材P17 1b)
aim /e m/ n. 目的；目标 v. 力求达到；力争做到
(2)［动词］力求达到；力争做到
Scientists aim to develop smarter robots to help people in different fields.
科学家力求研发更智能的机器人，来帮助不同领域的人们。
The programme aims at raising public awareness about environmental protection. 这个项目旨在提高公众的环境保护意识。
aim to do sth. 力争做某事
aim at doing sth. 旨在做某事
It aims to show more people these mysteries... (教材P17 1b)
aim /e m/ n. 目的；目标 v. 力求达到；力争做到
词义
拓展
aim 的其他含义：
(1) [动词] 针对；对象是
My criticism wasn’t aimed at you.我的批评不是针对你的。
This book is aimed at young children. 这本书的对象是幼童。
(2) [名词] 瞄准
Alan took aim at the target. 艾伦瞄准了目标。
A. An introduction to the museum
B. Future aims of the museum
C. Discoveries in the eight pits
D. Where and when the ancient people of Sanxingdui lived
E. The importance of the Sanxingdui discovery
Complete the chart with the topic of each paragraph and write down the key words.
1c
A discovery that _______ the world
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
shocked
A
Guanghan, Sichuan Province, millions of visitors
D
by the Yangtze River,
more than 3,000 years ago
C
two pits in 1986, more than 1,000 artefacts;
in 2019, six more pits, more amazing artefacts,
remains of silk items
1c
Complete the chart with the topic of each paragraph and write down the key words.
one of the world’s greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century
looking for more ways to bring the past back to life
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 5
E
B
Read again and answer the questions.
1d
1. What skills were the ancient people of Sanxingdui probably good at
2. What was very unusual about the discovery of Sanxingdui
They were probably good at metal work, carving and making silk.
No writing has been found at the site, and the art style seems very different and unique.
Read again and answer the questions.
1d
3. Why do historians think the Sanxingdui discovery is important
4. What does the Sanxingdui Museum hope to do
Because it provides important evidence for the study of the development of Chinese civilization.
It hopes to show more people the mysteries of Sanxingdui and make young people more curious about history, the world and our human story.
Imagine you are a volunteer at the museum. How would you introduce it to visitors
1e
Hello, everyone! Welcome to the Sanxingdui Museum. I’m your volunteer guide today.
This museum is in Guanghan, Sichuan. It keeps treasures from the ancient Shu civilization, over 3,000 years old, which help us understand early Chinese civilization.
The exhibition has two halls. The first shows pottery, jade objects and the history of the Shu Kingdom. You can learn how ancient people lived and traded.
The second holds the most famous works: the bronze masks with bulging eyes, and the 4-metre-tall bronze tree which was said to connect heaven and earth.
Many secrets are still unsolved. Hope you enjoy your trip and feel the charm of ancient Shu culture!
Look at the words and circle the meanings used in this
unit.
2a
Vocabulary in Use
pound
A. a unit for measuring weight (n.)
B. the unit of money used in the UK (n.)
trade
A. the action of buying and selling of things or services (n.)
B. to exchange things or services with someone (v.)
Look at the words and circle the meanings used in this
unit.
2a
Vocabulary in Use
repair
A. an act of fixing something (n.)
B. to fix something that is broken (v.)
aim
A. what you hope to achieve (n.)
B. to try to achieve something (v.)
1. He ______ to become an expert and work in a museum in the future.
2. Ancient Chinese people ______ silk and tea for things like gold, silver, and animals on the Silk Road.
3. Many artefacts needed much ______ when they were first found.
4. A: I heard you went to Stonehenge last month. How much was the ticket
B: Well, it was 26 _______ for adults, about 33 dollars and 12 cents.
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words
from 2a.
2b
Vocabulary in Use
aims
traded
repair
pounds
Anyone can visit a museum to see collections of natural things, man made creations, or treasures which ________ up from underground. The word “museum” comes from an old Greek word. It meant a place for people to think about science and art. And now there are different types of museums. Some museums help us ______ the past back ______ . History museums
Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box. Which type of museum would you like to visit, and why
2c
Vocabulary in Use
era aim bring ... to life background experience dig
were dug
bring
to life
“不同种类的” ,相当于different kinds of
allow us to look at and maybe __________ what human society was like. They make us more aware of our culture and history. In an art museum, we can see paintings and statues from different ______ . We can learn about the _____________ of the art pieces. And the main ______ of a science museum is to teach us about different types of science and technology.
Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box. Which type of museum would you like to visit, and why
2c
Vocabulary in Use
era aim bring ... to life background experience dig
experience
allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事；使某人能够做某事
eras
background(s)
aim
Key words
Reading
gate, aware, underground, dig, remains, era, highly, skilled, style, aim, dollar, cent
A Discovery That Shocked the World
Expressions
bring ... to life, millions (of...), aware of,
skilled in
1. 与一位家人或朋友用英语进行讨论，并记录下对方 的回答。
话题（任选1个）：
① Which artefact or discovery in the passage do you find most interesting Why
② Why is the Sanxingdui discovery important for understanding Chinese civilization
2. 将本课所学内容形成重点笔记。

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