Unit 3 Section B

Stonehenge ---- Can Anyone Explain Why It Is There?

周村一中

邱丽萍

Section B

Period Five

To learn to use some linking words or phrases and make inferences about Stonehenge.

To learn the new words: circle,prevent,energy,position,enem-y,victory,medical,leader,Britain.

the Pyramids

Pharos Lighthouse Hanging Gardens of Babylon

the Great Wall

Jose StatueThe Terracotta Warriors and Horses

The temple of A Timmis

The Colossus of RhodesThe mausoleum at Halicarnassus

New wordscircle n.&v.

Britain n.

leader n.

midsummer n.

medical adj.

prevent v.

energy n.

n. 圆圈 v. 圈出大不列颠领导；领袖仲夏；中夏医疗的；医学的 阻止；阻挠 精力；力量

position n.

burial n.

honor v. n.

ancestor n.

victory n.

enemy n.

mystery n.

位置；地方 埋葬；安葬 尊重；表示敬意 荣幸 祖宗；祖先 胜利；成功 敌人；仇人 奥秘；神秘事物

Stonehenge

• Location ： England ,only 90 miles west of London.

Short introduction

Built time ： at around3100 BC Shape: a rock circle

one of Britain’s most famous historical places, but also one of its greatest mysteries

• Much older than the Great Wall, Stonehenge is one of the world’s most fascinating, but the most well-known historical place.

• Every year, more than 750,000 visitors come to see Stonehenge’s beauty and to wonder about how and why it was built.

2b Skim the article and underline the sentences with linking words or phrases. Do you think you have made correct matches in 2a?

Question

Where is Stonehenge?

Read paragraph 2 and 3 :Why was it built? choose the possible answers.• It could be a temple where ancient leaders tried to communicate with the gods.

• It might be a kind of calendar.• It might be a school.• It might be a burial place• It might be a place to honor ancestors.• It was built to celebrate a great victory

over an enemy.

Find reasons for “It could be a calendar.”1.The large stones were put together in a

certain way so that on midsummer’s morning, the sun shines directly into the center of the stones.

2.The position of the stones must be for a special purpose.

Questions for the last paragraph

1.When was it built? Stonehenge was built so many centur

ies ago. Most historians think it must be almost 5000 years old.

2.Who built it?A. A group of English volunteersB. Great and hard-working people

2c Read the article again and complete the chart.

Why was it built?How was it built?

Stonehenge was a temple where ancient leaders tried to communicate with the gods.

Stonehenge might be a kind of calendar.

The stones have a medical purpose.

It might be a burial place, or a place to honor ancestors.

It was built to celebrate a victory over an enemy.

Show Time

分段展示，展示时讲解文章以及说出重点短语和句型，其他组同学准备补充或纠正，教师进行点拨。

Important phrases•a rock circle •not only……but also…•one of its greatest mysteries • see sb. doing sth.•on the longest day of the year• communicate with• in a certain way •prevent illness

•a place to honor ancestors • celebrate a victory over enemy •be used for •a burial place•a group of English volunteers •a medical purpose•another popular idea •hardworking and great planners

Important sentences1. 巨石阵，一个岩石圈，不仅是英国最有名

的胜地之一，而且是最大的谜团之一。 Stonehenge, a rock circle, is not only one of Britain’s most famous historical places, b

ut also one of its greatest mysteries.2. 特别是在六月，当人们想要在一年中最长

的一天看到太阳升起时，他们就来到了这个地方。

Especially in June, people go to this place as they

want to see the sun rising on the longest day of the year.

3. 没有人确定巨石阵是用来干什么的，但多数历史学家同意这些石头的位置一定有特殊的目的。

No one is sure what Stonehenge was used for, but most agree that the position of the stones must be for a special purpose.

4. 我们真得不知道谁建了巨石阵，或许我们从不知道，但我们确实知道他们一定是勤劳伟大的设计者。

We don’t really know who built Stonehenge,” And perhaps we might never know, but we do know they must have been hardworking — and great planners!”

not only…but also…

1.Not only you but also I _____(be) a good student.2.Not only Qingdao but also Dalian ____(be) a clean and ni

ce city.就近原则：拓展： either …or… neither…nor… ,there be 句型。I’m a fan of Liu Qian. ___ his magic ___ his humor attracts

me. A. both, and B. Either, or C. Neither, nor D. Not only, but also

amis

强调句型

1.It is/was+ 被强调部分 +that/who+ 其他部分 .

2. 助动词表强调。他确实喜欢这座房子。He _____ _____ this house .所有这一切发生在周一晚上。It was _____ _____ _____ that all happe

ned.

2d Complete the sentences using the words from the chart in 2a on page 22. Translate them into Chinese.

1. Midsummer’s morning is in June _____a lot of people go to Stonehenge during this month.

2. The sun rose _____thousands of people were standing around the stones.

3. The sun shines straight into the center of Stonehenge ________the stones were put in a special position.

when

while

because

4. Some people think the rocks

can________ stop people becoming

ill_________ can keep them healthy.

5. We don’t know who built

Stonehenge_______ how it was built.

6. Historians are not sure_______ they

think Stonehenge was built about 5,000

years ago.

not onlybut also

orthough

Can you think of any other mysteries, either in China or another part of the world, that are similar to Stonehenge? What do you know about these mysteries? What is mysterious about them?

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• Homework

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