Unit 2 It's Show Time! Lesson 8 Marco Polo and the Silk Road课件(共23张PPT)

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Marco Polo and the Silk Road
Lesson 8
Learning Aims
教学目标：1.words: age, Europe, Asia, journey, king, coal, discover, invent, other
2.phrases: at the age of, be new to
能力目标: (1)让学生会用英语谈论如何介绍别
人等相关话题；
(2)让学生学会用英语写课题
New Words
Italy 意大利
age n. 年龄
goods n.商品；物品
Europe n.欧洲
Asia n.亚洲
journey n.旅行；旅程
king n. 国王
coal n.煤
discover v. 发现；了解
invent v. 发明；创造
other adj. 别的；其他的
Listening
Listen and tick the correct answers.
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1. At the age of _______, Marco Polo went to China.
□ twenty □ seventeen □ sixteen
Listen and answer
2. Marco Polo and his father moved goods between _______ on the Silk Road.
□ America and Asia
□ Europe and Asia
□ Europe and America
3. Marco Polo learned about _______ in China.
□ tea and paper □ coal and silk □ coal and paper
Listen and tick the correct answers.
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1. At the age of _______, Marco Polo went to China.
□ twenty □ seventeen □ sixteen
Check the answers
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2. Marco Polo and his father moved goods between _______ on the Silk Road.
□ America and Asia
□ Europe and Asia
□ Europe and America
3. Marco Polo learned about _______ in China.
□ tea and paper □ coal and silk □ coal and paper
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Hello, everyone!
My project is about Marco Polo and the Silk Road.
Marco Polo was a man from Italy. At the age of 17, he went to China. He travelled along the Silk Road with his father and uncle. Together, they moved goods between Europe and Asia
on the Silk Road. Later, Marco Polo
travelled with his brother. They travelled
on boats, horses and camel. Their journey
lasted about twenty years!
In 1275, Marco Polo travelled to Beijing. He met the king and worked for him for 17 years. During those years, Marco Polo learned about coal and paper. The Chinese discovered coal and invented paper. These things were new to Marco Polo. He brought some coal and paper back to Italy with him. He also brought back a lot of silk, tea and other goods.
Marco Polo wrote a famous book about his travels to China. I hope to write a book like that someday.
Thank you.
By Jenny
Date: March 25
Read the lesson and answer the questions.
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1. What country did Marco Polo come from
2. How did he and his brother travel
3. How long did his journey last
4. When did the travel to Beijing
5. What did he bring back to his home country
Italy.
They travelled on boats, horses and camels.
About 20 years.
In 1275.
Some coal and paper.
Language
points
At the age of 17, he went to China.
17岁时，他去了中国。
【解析】 句式at the age of意为“在……岁时”，后加基数词表示年龄。
e.g.
At the age of twenty, his uncle owned a big farm. 二十岁时，他叔叔就拥有一个大农场。
I hope to write a book like that someday.
我希望有一天能写一本那样的书。
【解析】 句式hope to do something 意为“希望做某事”，动词hope后加动词不定式（to + 动词原形）作宾语。
e.g.
We hope to visit the Great Wall this weekend.
我们希望这个周末能参观长城。
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.
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hope coal journey discover goods
People sell their _______ at the market.
2. It’s cold in the house. Put some _______ on the fire.
3. After the long _______. Marco Polo arrived in Beijing at last.
4. He didn’t do well this time. But he _______ to do better next time.
5. I walked around my city and I _________ some beautiful places.
goods
journey
coal
hopes
discovered
Work in groups. What do you know abut Marco Polo
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Task tips:
1. Where was he from
2. How old was he when he came to China
3. What did he do in China
4. What amazing things did he learn about in China
5. How long did he stay in China
Exercises!
1. We learn Chinese, math, English and o______ lessons at school.
2. Shanxi is famous for c______.
3. Do you know who i________ the first computer in the world
4. It is a long j_______ from Beijing to Dunhuang.
5. China is in A______. What about Italy
I. 根据句意和所给的首字母用适当的词语填空。
ther
oal
nvented
ourney
sia
1. Marco Polo was a man from Italy. （改为同义句）
Marco Polo ______ ______ Italy.
2. They traveled on boats. （改为一般疑问句）
______ ______ ______ on boats
3. She discovered a cave in the hill. （改为否定句）
She ______ ________ a cave in the hill.
II. 按要求写句子。
came
from
Did
they
travel
didn’t
discover
4. His trip lasted about two months. （对划线部分提问）
______ ______ ______ his trip last
5. The twins are of medium height. （对划线部分提问）
______ ______ the twins look like
How
long
did
How
tall
Homework
Find more information about Marco Polo and present it to the class.