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✱Project
Unit 2 A Look into the Past
Section B How can we bring the past back to life?
At the end of the class, we are able to:
1. research a historical object or site in our hometown;
2. introduce it using key information (name, size, age, material);
3. present our findings in a creative way (video/animation/presentation/ dubbing).
Learning Objectives
Have you ever visited a museum in your city?
2. What impressed you most? Can you name them?
Terracotta Warriors
The Forbidden City
Sanxingdui Bronze Mask
Warming Up
Know your tasks
Today, we’re going to bring the past to life by introducing historical objects from our hometown. Let’s see what we’re going to do.
Here are the steps.
Step 1: Watch & discuss — Creative ways to present history.
Step 2: List & choose — One historical object or site in your hometown.
Step 3: Research & take notes — Name, size, and age.
Step 4: Decide & divide — Creative way + group roles.
Step 5: Prepare & present — Introduce it to the class!
Carry out the tasks
4a Look at these photos. Have you ever watched any creative videos, animation shows, or presentations about them?
Step 1
青铜方鼎Square Bronze Ding
唐代仕女陶俑
Tang Dynasty Lady Pottery Figurine
唐三彩马
Tang Tri-color Pottery Horse
击鼓说唱俑
Drumming Storyteller Figurine
持灯青铜俑
Bronze Palace Lamp Figurine
兵马俑
Terracotta Warriors
Have you ever watched any creative videos, animation shows, or presentations about historical objects?
Let’s watch a short video clip!
4b Work in groups. List some historical objects or sites in your hometown. Then choose one to prepare an introduction for.
Step 2
Objects/Sites We Listed Final Choice
1. __________________ _________________
2. _____________________
3. ________________
Terracotta Warriors
Big Wild Goose Pagoda
Xi’an City Wall
Objects/Sites We Listed Final Choice
1. _____________________________ _______________________
2. _____________________________
3. ___________________
4. _______________________
5. ___________________________
Sanxingdui Bronze Giant Mask
Bronze Sacred Tree of Sanxingdui
Leshan Giant Buddha
Du Fu Thatched Cottage
Jinsha Sun God Bird Gold Foil
4c Do some research about the object. Choose and take notes.
Step 3
Final choice: Big Wild Goose Pagoda
Category Your Notes
Name
Size
Age
Material
Interesting fact
Big Wild Goose Pagoda/Dayan Ta
Height: about 64.5 meters; Base:25 meters wide
About 1,300 years old
Brick and wood structure
It was built to store Buddhist scriptures brought from India by the monk Xuanzang
Final choice: Sanxingdui Bronze Giant Mask
Category Your Notes
Name
Size
Age
Material
Interesting fact
Sanxingdui Bronze Giant Mask
131 cm wide, 71 cm tall, 66 cm deep; weighs 65.5 kg
Over 3,000 years old
Bronze
It is the largest bronze mask ever found at the Sanxingdui site and was showcased at the 2022 Spring Festival Gala
Final choice: Leshan Giant Buddha
Category Your Notes
Name
Size
Age
Material
Interesting fact
Leshan Giant Buddha
71 meters tall
About 1,300 years old
Carved from a cliff face
It is the tallest stone Buddha statue in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site
4d Decide on a creative way to present your findings, and discuss how you are going to do it.
Step 4
□ create an animation show
□ make a video
□ give a group presentation
□ dub a video
□ __________________
Option 1: Create an Animation Show
Steps What to do
1. Write a script
2. Design characters
3. Make the animation
4. Add voice-over
5. Present
Write a 3~5 minutes story about your object
Make the object “come to life”(eg. “I am the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. I am 1,300 years old...”)
Use some animation softwares
Record your voice explaining the story
Play your animation in class
Option 2: Give a Group Presentation
Steps What to do
1. Divide the work
2. Make slides
3. Write cue cards
4. Practice
5. Present
Each member introduces one part(e.g., opening, facts, interesting story, ending).
Create 3–5 slides with pictures and key words
Each member writes a few key sentences on a card.
Practice together in your group. Give feedback to each other.
Each member speaks. Make eye contact with the audience.
Tip: Put only pictures and key words on your slides. DO NOT read from your notes!
Option 3: Dub a Video
Steps What to do
1. Find a video
2. Write an English script
3. Practice dubbing
4. Dub live
5. Record (optional)
Find a 30–60 second video about your object (with no voice or with Chinese voice).
Write an English script that matches the video (time it with the scenes!).
Practice speaking along with the video. Match your speed to the video.
Play the video and dub it LIVE in class!
Record your dubbing with a screen recorder and play it in class.
Share your work
4e Work together to introduce the object or site you chose in class.
Step 5
Evaluate your work
Self-check
I can research and take notes on a historical object (name, size, age). Very well OK Needs work
I can introduce a historical object using key information in English. Very well
OK
Needs work
I can work with my group to prepare and give a presentation. Very well OK
Needs work
I can use a creative way to bring the past to life. Very well OK
Needs work
1. What knowledge and insights about history have you gained from this unit?
2. What can ancient objects or sites tell us?
3. Can you use modal verbs to express possibilities and make inferences?
4. What do you expect museums to do to attract more visitors?
Reflecting
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