Unit 3 Past passing by Understanding ideas Reading 课件 2026-2027学年外研版英语九年级上册

Unit 3-Starting out ＆ Reading 1 explain the importance of learning about and passing on history. use adverbial clauses with such / so... that and so that to talk about archaeological discoveries. use words and expressions in the unit to talk about history. Learning objectives Every culture has its history. In this unit, let's explore the importance of history. How do we discover the past? What are some of the mysteries of history? What are the best ways to pass on history? By the end of this unit, you will make a class book about history. After completing the unit, you will be able to： 01 02 03 Watch the video and answer the questions What do you think history is? Do you like studying history? Why or why not? History is the amazing story of humans. It includes ancient life, great people, wars and new inventions. It shows how people change the world little by little. Yes, I enjoy learning history a lot. When I study history, I know how our world develops. It also teaches me useful lessons from the past. Do you know any quotes about history？ Let’s read the quotes and try to translate （翻译）them Li Shimin With history as a mirror, one can understand the rise and fall of a state. 以史为镜，可以知兴替。 Let’s read the quotes and try to translate （翻译）them Martin Luther King Jr. We are not makers of history. We are made by history. 我们并非历史的创作者，而是历史塑造了我们。 Let’s read the quotes and try to translate （翻译）them Francis Bacon Histories make men wise. 读史使人明智。 Read the quotes and answer the questions With history as a mirror, one can understand the rise and fall of a state. We are not makers of history. We are made by history. Histories make men wise. Which quote do you like the most? Why? These quotes are about the importance and value of history. My favourite is “With history as a mirror, one can understand the rise and fall of a state.” It tells us that history helps us learn from old mistakes. Unit3 Past passing by Putting the pieces together Understanding ideas Objectives In this class, you will be able to: explain the surface meaning and the deep meaning of the title "Putting the pieces together". get key information about Sanxingdui’s location, history, discoveries and the archaeologists’ feelings. understand the structure of the speech with the help of an outline. introduce Sanxingdui briefly in English and talk about the importance of learning history and protecting cultural heritage gold mask 黄金面具 bronze [brɒnz] tree 青铜神树 What are they? Lead in work hard culture history find discovery creative magical secret They come from Sanxingdui. Sanxingdui is a great _________. It helps us find the_______ of ancient history and culture. The gold mask and bronze tree are __________ and ________. Archaeologists ______________ to study these ancient objects. Where do they come from? What do you know about this place? discovery secret magical creative /ˌɑːkiˈɒlədʒɪst/ (考古学家) work hard Who are they? They are archaeologists. /ˌɑːkiˈɒlədʒɪst/ (考古学家) What do they do at work? What does the title mean? Pre-reading It’s a pun (双关语). It means putting the broken objects together. It also means learning about Shu culture and understanding our history better. What does the title mean? While-reading What type of the passage is it? A. a story B. a review C. a speech What’s the structure of the passage? 1 Dear guests, welcome to Sanxingdui. I’m Lei Yu, director of Sanxingdui Museum. 2 Sanxingdui is the remains of the ancient Shu Kingdom. It lies in the northwest of Guanghan, Sichuan Province. 3 Sanxingdui is such an amazing place that it is now world-famous. Archaeologists have worked there since 1934. Many people before me have put in a great deal of effort. As I continued their work, I often felt like I was standing on the shoulders of giants. The surprising discoveries are the fruit of over 90 years of effort. 4 The finds at Sanxingdui provide a missing piece of Chinese history. Sanxingdui was once a centre of different cultures. This proves that Chinese culture was open to other cultures from a very early period. Different cultures mixed with each other to form today’s China. 5 Sanxingdui is such a wonderful place that people visit it from all over the world. We are now getting more and more visitors. To me, this is more valuable than the gold masks in our museum. It means that more people are interested in our discoveries. We have opened a door to the past so that people can better understand the history of our country. 6 We can also learn much from Sanxingdui. People in the ancient Shu Kingdom were so creative that today’s people are all amazed by their works. In over 40 years, I have never felt bored with my work in this magical place. We still have many questions to work on before we get the whole picture. 7 Our work is so important that we will never give up. But success never comes smoothly. Archaeologists do not believe in luck. We will work even harder so that people can know more about our wonderful past. Bit by bit, we will bring out more secrets of our history. A. ①② / ③④⑤ / ⑥ /⑦ B. ①② / ③ /④⑤⑥ /⑦ C. ① /②③ /④⑤⑥ /⑦ Read for gist j While-reading 1 Dear guests, welcome to Sanxingdui. I’m Lei Yu, director of Sanxingdui Museum. 2 Sanxingdui is the remains of the ancient Shu Kingdom. It lies in the northwest of Guanghan, Sichuan Province. 3 Sanxingdui is such an amazing place that it is now world-famous. Archaeologists have worked there since 1934. Many people before me have put in a great deal of effort. As I continued their work, I often felt like I was standing on the shoulders of giants. The surprising discoveries are the fruit of over 90 years of effort. 4 The finds at Sanxingdui provide a missing piece of Chinese history. Sanxingdui was once a centre of different cultures. This proves that Chinese culture was open to other cultures from a very early period. Different cultures mixed with each other to form today’s China. 5 Sanxingdui is such a wonderful place that people visit it from all over the world. We are now getting more and more visitors. To me, this is more valuable than the gold masks in our museum. It means that more people are interested in our discoveries. We have opened a door to the past so that people can better understand the history of our country. 6 We can also learn much from Sanxingdui. People in the ancient Shu Kingdom were so creative that today’s people are all amazed by their works. In over 40 years, I have never felt bored with my work in this magical place. We still have many questions to work on before we get the whole picture. 7 Our work is so important that we will never give up. But success never comes smoothly. Archaeologists do not believe in luck. We will work even harder so that people can know more about our wonderful past. Bit by bit, we will bring out more secrets of our history. Match each part with its main idea The history of work on Sanxingdui Future work Basic information about Sanxingdui The value of the discoveries at Sanxingdui Read for gist While-reading 1 Dear guests, welcome to Sanxingdui. I’m Lei Yu, director of Sanxingdui Museum. 2 Sanxingdui is the remains of the ancient Shu Kingdom. It lies in the northwest of Guanghan, Sichuan Province. Read for details Basic information about Sanxingdui What is Sanxingdui? Where is Sanxingdui located? Sanxingdui is the remains of the ancient Shu Kingdom. ...的遗迹 It lies in the northwest of Guanghan, Sichuan Province. 位于 While-reading Read for details 3 Sanxingdui is such an amazing place that it is now world-famous. Archaeologists have worked there since 1934. Many people before me have put in a great deal of effort. As I continued their work, I often felt like I was standing on the shoulders of giants. The surprising discoveries are the fruit of over 90 years of effort. The history of work on Sanxingdui Who has been working at Sanxingdui? How long have they worked there? Archaeologists. Since 1934./For over 90 years. While-reading Read for details 3 Sanxingdui is such an amazing place that it is now world-famous. Archaeologists have worked there since 1934. Many people before me have put in a great deal of effort. As I continued their work, I often felt like I was standing on the shoulders of giants. The surprising discoveries are the fruit of over 90 years of effort. How did Lei Yu feel about his work at Sanxingdui? What does “ standing on the shoulders of giants” mean in this text? He felt like he was standing on the shoulders of giants. It means writer’s work is based on the hard work of early archaeologists. 站在巨人的肩膀上 The history of work on Sanxingdui While-reading Read for details What do the finds at Sanxingdui show? They provide a _______________ of Chinese history. 4 The finds at Sanxingdui provide a missing piece of Chinese history. Sanxingdui was once a centre of different cultures. This proves that Chinese culture was open to other cultures from a very early period. Different cultures mixed with each other to form today’s China. They show that Sanxingdui was once a _________ of different cultures. They prove that Chinese culture ____________ from a very early period and that ______________________ to form today’s China. missing piece centre was open different cultures mixed What’s the value of the Sanxingdui finds in Chinese history? The __________________value of the discoveries at Sanxingdui Cultural Exchange While-reading Read for details 5 Sanxingdui is such a wonderful place that people visit it from all over the world. We are now getting more and more visitors. To me, this is more valuable than the gold masks in our museum. It means that more people are interested in our discoveries. We have opened a door to the past so that people can better understand the history of our country. The __________________value of the discoveries at Sanxingdui Public Education Why do people visit Sanxingdui? Why does the speaker say visitors are “ more valuable than gold masks”? Because it is a wonderful place. Because it means that more people _________________ our discoveries and can______________________ the history of our country. are interested in better understand While-reading Read for details 6 We can also learn much from Sanxingdui. People in the ancient Shu Kingdom were so creative that today’s people are all amazed by their works. In over 40 years, I have never felt bored with my work in this magical place. We still have many questions to work on before we get the whole picture. The _____________________value of the discoveries at Sanxingdui Creative Intelligence What can we learn from Sanxingdui? We can learn that people in the ancient Kingdom were so _________ and people today still have ______________________ before we get the whole picture. a. To fully understand the history and secrets of Sanxingdui. b. To take a complete photo of every discovery. creative many questions to work on While-reading Read for details 6 We can also learn much from Sanxingdui. People in the ancient Shu Kingdom were so creative that today’s people are all amazed by their works. In over 40 years, I have never felt bored with my work in this magical place. We still have many questions to work on before we get the whole picture. The _____________________value of the discoveries at Sanxingdui Creative Intelligence Why has Lei Yu never felt bored in over 40 years? Because the place is magical and ancient Shu people were so creative. While-reading Read for details 7 Our work is so important that we will never give up. But success never comes smoothly. Archaeologists do not believe in luck. We will work even harder so that people can know more about our wonderful past. Bit by bit, we will bring out more secrets of our history. Future work Why don’t archaeologists believe in luck? Because success never comes smoothly [ˈsmuːðlɪ] (顺利地) . What will archaeologists do in the future? They will work even harder so that people can know more about China’s wonderful past. They will bring out more secrets of Chinese history. 使显现，揭开 What does “ bit by bit “ suggest about the work of archaeologists? It suggests that their work requires a lot of patience and long-term effort. Post-reading Think and share How does the speaker feel about his work? Proud and thankful I often felt like I was standing on the shoulders of giants Never bored I have never felt bored with my work in this magical place. Responsible and determined Our work is so important that we will never give up. Hopeful and curious We still have many questions to work on before we get the whole picture. What’s the value of archaeological work? Archaeological work is like a bridge between the past and the present. It helps us find the missing pieces of history, understand where we come from and feel proud of our culture. □ Why are the finds so important? □ Are the discoveries the result of luck? □ How did people discover Sanxingdui? □ What is daily life like for archaeologists? Read and tick the questions answered in the speech. Post-reading Complete the outline with the words and expressions from the speech. 1. lies in 2. 1934 3. a great deal of 5. Chinese culture 7. creative 4. fruit 6. history 8. the whole picture 9.wonderful past Post-reading Introduce Sanxingdui to the foreigners. lies in 1934 a great deal of creative fruit history the whole picture wonderful past Chinese culture Hello, everyone! Welcome to Sanxingdui Museum. I’m your guide today. Let me introduce this magical place to you... Homework Must do: 为三星堆博物馆写一段80词英文介绍（使用本课至少5个词汇） Choose to do: 制作“ Digital Sanxingdui ” 英文微视频 （2分钟），介绍一件文物及其背后的故事。 Unit3 Past passing by Thank you ! $