Unit 2 It's Show Time! Lesson 8 Marco Polo and the Silk Road课件（20张PPT)

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Unit 2 It's Show Time!
Lesson 8 Marco Polo and the Silk Road
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CONTENTS
1 学习目标 2 新课导入
3 新课讲解 4 当堂小练
5 课堂小结 6 课后作业
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学习目标
掌握单词:age, Europe, Asia, journey, king, coal, discover, invent, other
短语:at the age of…, between…and…, work for, be new to
掌握一般过去时,提问并回答一般过去时的句型
通过听力训练,两人一组合作角色扮演的方式,通过实物或图片提供的场景练习目标语言
新课导入
Do you know this famous man He’s Marco Polo. Today we will learn something about him.
新课讲解
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 camels. 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,
新课讲解
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
新课讲解
Language point 1
At the age of 17, he went to China.
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 had a big farm.
二十岁时,他叔叔就拥有一个大农场。
at the age of可以和when引导的时间状语相互转换。
e.g. He learned to swim at the age of seven.
=He learned to swim when he was seven years old.
当他七岁的时候,他学会了游泳。
新课讲解
Language point 2
Their journey lasted about twenty years!
last用作动词,意为“持续”。
e.g.The festival lasted two days.
节日持续了两天。
last可以和表示时间的名词连用。last night意为“昨天晚上”;last week意为“上周”;last month意为“上个月”;last year意为“去年”。
e.g. Where did you go last night
你昨天晚上去哪了
新课讲解
Language point 3
The Chinese discovered coal and invented paper.
辨析 discover,invent
(1)discover为及物动词,意为“发现”,表示发现以前存在的事物或现象,后加名词或代词作宾语或加复合宾语或宾语从句 。
e.g. She discovered her mistake too late.
她发现自己的错误太晚了。
e.g. We discover her to be a good singer.
我们发现她是一位出色的歌唱家。
新课讲解
(2)invent也是及物动词,意为“发明,创造”。表示发明或创造以前没有的东西,后加名词或代词作宾语。
e.g. Who invented the telephone
谁发明了电话
e.g. Li Ming invented a small machine and it is very wonderful.
李明发明了一个小机器并且它很精美。
新课讲解
Language point 4
I hope to write a book like that someday.
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。
hope后也可以接宾语从句。
e.g. I hope I can be a writer.
我希望我能成为一名作家。
新课讲解
1
Listen and tick the correct answers.
1．At the age of ________， Marco Polo went to China.
□twenty　 □seventeen □sixteen
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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新课讲解
2
Read the lesson and answer the questions.
1.What country did Marco Polo come from？
2.How did he and his brother travel
3.How long did his journey last
Italy.　
They travelled on boats, horses and camels.
It lasted about twenty years.
新课讲解
4．When did he travel to Beijing
5．What did he bring back to his home country？
In 1275.
He brought back some coal，paper，a lot of silk，
tea and other goods.
新课讲解
3
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words
in the box.
hope coal journey discover goods
1．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　
coal　
journey
hopes
discovered
新课讲解
4
Work in groups. What do you know about
Marco Polo Find more information about
him and present it to the class.
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？
当堂小练
一、连词成句
1．he, lot, books, brought, a, of, back
___________________________________________.
2．Marco Polo, do, did, in, what, China
___________________________________________
3．the, lasts, two, for, game, hours, about
___________________________________________.
4．to, I, soon, go, hope, Beijing, to
___________________________________________.
5．Jenny, a, Canada, girl, from, is
___________________________________________.
He brought back a lot of books
What did Marco Polo do in China
The game lasts for about two hours
I hope to go to Beijing soon
Jenny is a girl from Canada
当堂小练
二、单项选择
1．—Do you know Mo Yan
—Of course. He won the 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature __________the age of 57.
A．in B．at
C．on D．to
2．Gilbert__________electricity , and Edison __________ the electric light bulb.
A．discovered; invented B．discovered; discovered
C．invented; invented D．invented; discovered
B
A
当堂小练
3．The twins are in different classes. One is in Class One and __________ is in Class Two.
A．another B．other
C．the other
4．I will study in a high school. Everything will __________ me.
A．be new to B．be new for
C．be good to D．be good for
C
A
课堂小结
重点单词：age, Europe, Asia, journey, king, coal, discover, invent, other
重点短语：at the age of…, between…and…, work for, be new to
重点句子：At the age of 17, he went to China.
Their journey lasted about twenty years!
The Chinese discovered coal and invented paper.
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