Module 3

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Module 3 The Qin Tomb and the Terracotta Warriors
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Warm up
Have you ever been to Xian? Whats Xian famous
for? Have you ever heard if Terracotta Warriors
in Xian?
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Look at the pictures and discuss.
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Introduction
Work in pairs. Look at the picture and discuss
the questions. Use the words in the box to help
you.
army battle clay column emperor
expression hairstyle soldier tomb
underground uniform
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1 Which emperor of ancient China ordered these
terracotta warriors to be made? Emperor Qin
Shihuang. 2 Where were the terracotta warriors
discovered? 1.5km away from his tomb.
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3 What are the warriors doing? Standing like an
army ready for battle. 4 Are all the warriors
identical? No, they are all different from each
other. 5 Why do you think the Emperor built the
terracotta warriors? (Open)
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Zhou Dynasty
Qin Dynasty
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Han Dynasty
Three Kingdoms, Jin, Southern and Northern
Dynasties
Sui Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
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1 During which dynasty was the Great Wall first
built? Qin Dynasty 2 During which dynasty did
China first become one unified country? Qin
Dynasty
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3 During which dynasty was the Grand Canal first
established? Sui Dynasty 4 During which dynasty
was China most powerful? Tang Dynasty
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Reading and Vocabulary(1)
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Guess the meaning of the words. Im interested in
studying ancient things, so I choose archaeology
as my major. He is a solider and he looks more
handsome in uniform. Bamboo in a tall plant and
is hollow inside. Many scholars return when they
finished their study abroad. His eyes are his
most striking feature.
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Words preview
n.??? adj.???? n.??? n.??,?? n.?? v.??
archaeology archaeological terracotta warrior clay
unify
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Words preview
crossbow pit hollow glue inscribe
n.? n.? adj.??,??? v.???? v.??,??
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Pre-reading
Fill in the blanks with a proper word given in
the box.
entrance investigate banished unify tomb
glue inscribe hairstyle
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1 Germany was ______ in 1871. 2 We cannot find
the _______ to the building. 3 What bind of
_______ do you like best? 4 Scientists are
___________ to find out the cause of the crash.
unified
entrance
hairstyle
investigating
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5 The book was ________ To Jane, with warmest
regards. 6 _____ is a hole dug in the ground for
a dead body. 7 He was ________ from his homeland
for life. 8 Please ____ these two pieces of wood
together.
inscribed
Tomb
banished
glue
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Fast reading
General idea
Part 1
Paragraph I Where is the terracotta warriors
and the writers feeling. Paragraph II Brief
introduction of the Qin Tomb. Paragraph III How
was the Qin Tomb discovered?
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Number the topics in the order. ( a ) the
discovery of the warriors ( b ) the men who made
the warriors ( c ) description of what the
warriors look like
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( d ) why the writer is at the site ( e ) Emperor
Qin Shihuang and his tomb. ( f ) how the
soldiers were made
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1. In which part of China is the underground tomb
of Emperor Qin Shihuang?
The northwest of Chinas Shaanxi Province.
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2.How were the terracotta warriors
discovered? By farmers digging a well. 3. How
many terracotta warriors are there? 7,400 4. Why
were they made? Because Emperor Qin wanted an
army to protect him in the next life.
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the study of ancient sites and buildings to
join together a weapon
1 archaeology 2 unify 3 crossbow
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4 pit 5 facial 6 inscribe 7 figure
a large hole in the ground on (your) faces to
write or cut words on or in something a statue
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Careful reading
Analysis
descriptive writing
brief introduction
position
construct
feature
discovery
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Careful reading
True or False
1 The Underground Army was found in southeast
Chinas Shaanxi Province. 2 Qin Shi Huang was
the Emperor who first unified China over 2,000
years ago.
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3 It was in 1974 that 7400 terracotta warriors
were made. 4 All the warriors in the tomb are hot
identical. 5 All the parts of the soldiers were
made using the same methods.
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Part 1
Choose the correct answer. 1.The writer is
working on the ____ of Emperor Qin Shihuangs
Tomb. (a) area (b) site (c)
province 2. If archaeologist enter Qin Shihuangs
Tomb, they ___________. (a) will be robbed
(b) may be attacked (c) will find treasure
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3. 6000 clay warriors were found by ____. (a)
peasants (b) archaeologists (c) soldiers. 4.
The site was ______ a long time ago. (a) visited
(b) discovered (c) buried
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Part 2
1. The warriors look _______ (a) strange
(b) tall (c) quite real 2. The soldiers
______ show their position in the army. (a)
names (b) uniforms (c) weapons
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3. The legs of each figure are ____. (a)
hollow (b) glued together (c) heavier
than any other part. 4. The name of _____ is
written on each figure. (a) each other (b)
the man who made the soldier (c) the Emperor.
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After reading
Listen to the tape of the text and fill in the
gaps.
1 Im an __________ student from London,
England. 2 In 1974, 7400 terracotta warriors made
of ____ were discovered.
archaeology
clay
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3 When he became king of the state of Qin at the
age of 13, he immediately ordered workers to
_________an underground tomb for him. 4
__________they also found Emperor Qin Shi Huangs
Tomb. 5 Each soldier has a different
______________, and there are many different
hairstyles and types of caps.
construct
Eventually
facial expression
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1. But I've never had so much fun in my life.
Why is the writer having fun?
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Because he is very lucky to be an archaeology
student working on the terracotta warriors site.
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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.
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3. As the whole world knows, when the
archaeologists started digging, they found 6,000
clay warriors... How do you think the whole world
knew this?
It was reported in the newspapers on television.
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4. It seems that Emperor Qin Shihuang had ordered
the soldiers to be made in order to protect him
in the next life. What does this tell us about
Emperor Qin Shihuang? That he was worried about
what would happen to him after death.
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5. I wonder if they were any help? 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.
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6. In the half light it's easy to imagine that
they are a real army. Why is it only a half
light? Because it is underground, and also if the
lighting were too strong it might gspoi the
figures.
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7. ... I too feel so proud to be connected in
some small way with Qin Shihuang's great
barmy. In what way is the writer connected with
Qin Shihuang's army? He is working on the
archaeological site where they are.
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DISCUSSION
1.What do we learn about Emperor Qin Shihuang
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.
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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.
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Homework
Making a presentation about ancient China. Choose
two or three important people or aspects of the
period.
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