5A Unit 2

1. 5A Unit 2 Lesson 8

2. Read and write down the words ancient Greek • 1. belonging to times long past: • 2. people in Greece: • 3. mouth of bird: • 4. very huge: • 5. A country in south-east Asia: beak giant Vietnam

3. Read and try to fill in the table People in china The bones of giant people and animals The ancient Greeks Griffins’ bones Water buffalos’ bones American Indians Giant snakes’ bones

4. Exercise undreds ound arts ew here • For h________of years, people have f______ dinosaur bones in many different p______ of the world. But only a f______ people knew w______ they came from. In ancient China, people t ______ that dinosaur bones were d______ bones. In parts of E______, people thought they were the bones of giant people and animals. In Greece, people thought that they m_____ be griffins. In V______, people thought they were the giant water buffalo. American I_______ thought they were the bones of s______ hought ragon urope ietnam ust ndians nakes

5. Ex3Listen and write the correct dates in the table 1957 1990 1993 1995 2000

6. Dr. Hong was born in __________. • A. 1990 B. 1975 C. Beijing D. Hangzhou • 2. Dr. Hong likes __________ best. • A. bird fossils B. the Confuciusornis fossil • C. fish fossil D. dinosaur fossils • 3. Mr. Hong studied science in _____________. • A. Qinghua University • B. the University of Science and Technology • C. Zhejiang Province D. Xiamen University Read and choose the correct answers

7. 4. What do you think Dr. Hong was doing in 1996?A. He was looking for new things in the countryside.B. He was studying in Europe.C. He was working in the university D. He was looking for bird fossils

8. . • 5. Put the following events in the right order according to Part 3. • To return to Beijing. • To go to study in Europe, • To look for unusual birds in the countryside. • To work at the University of Science and Technology. • To find a large number of bird fossils. • A. 3), 5), 2),1), 4) B. 2), 3), 4), 5), 1) • C. 4), 5), 2), 3), 1) D. 4), 2), 1), 3), 5)

9. Bye-bye!