Unit 2 It's Show Time! Lesson 8 Marco Polo and the Silk Road 课件(共14张PPT)

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Lesson 8
Marco Polo and the Silk Road
He wrote a famous book.
The book was about his travels.
He wrote … about …
write-wrote
is- was
Asia
['e ]
It was a long trip.
journey.
[ d n ]
Europe [ j r p]
Italy
[' t l ]
Marco Polo was a man from Italy.
At the age of _____ , Macro Polo went to China.
2. The journey lasted about _________.
3. In __________ , Marco Polo travelled to Beijing.
A. 1527 B. 1270 C. 1275
4. Marco Polo wrote a famous book about his travels to _______.
17
twenty years
China
C
go-went
last-lasted
travel-travelled
Listen
When he was 17 years old
At the age of …, …went/travelled…
Read and Match
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
d. Jenny’s project is about Marco Polo and
the Silk Road.
c. Marco Polo travelled along the Silk Road.
b. Marco Polo travelled to Beijing.
a. Marco Polo wrote a famous book.
Read and Answer (I)
Read the second paragraph and complete the tasks.
1.Marco Polo travelled and moved goods between_________________
on the Silk Road with his father and uncle.
2. How did he and his brother travel
They travelled on boats, horses and camels.
move-moved
discover-discovered
invent-invented
are- were
Europe and Asia
goods
The Chinese discovered coal.
[d sk v ]
The Chinese invented paper.
[ n vent]
They were new to Marco Polo.
… is / are new to …
paper
[ pe p ]
coal
[k l]
The Chinese discovered … and invented ...
Read and Answer (II)
Read the third paragraph and complete the tasks.
3. Marco Polo learned about ___________________ in China.
4. How long did he work for the king
He worked for him for 17 years.
For 17 years.
5. What did he bring back to Italy
Some coal, paper, a lot of silk, tea and other goods.
coal and paper
He brought some coal and paper back to Italy with him.
He also brought back a lot of silk, tea and other goods.
He met the king and worked for…
learn-learned
work- worked
meet-met
bring-brought
bring … back
bring back …
The Past Forms of the Verbs
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规则动词
动词原形—
walk –
discover –
invent –
learn –
work –
last –
move –
travel –
不规则动词
动词原形—
is –
are –
go –
write –
meet –
bring –
动词过去式
walked
discovered
invented
learned
worked
lasted
moved
travelled
动词过去式
was
were
went
wrote
met
brought
Jenny’s project is about Marco Polo and the Silk Road.
Marco Polo ____ (be) a man from Italy. At the age of 17, he ____(go) to China. He _______(travel) along the Silk Road with his father and uncle. Together, they ______ (move) goods between Europe and Asia on the Silk Road. Later, Marco Polo travelled with his bother. They travelled on boats, horses and camels. The journey ________ (last) about twenty years.
In 1275, Marco Polo travelled to Beijing. He ___ (meet) the king and _____ (work) for him for 17 years. Marco Polo ______ (learn) about coal and paper. The Chinese _________ (discover) coal and __________ (invent) paper. These things ____ (be) new to Marco Polo. He _________(bring) back some coal, paper, a lot of silk, tea and other goods.
Marco Polo _____ (write) a famous book about his travels to China. Jenny hopes to write a book like that someday.
Read and Fill
was
went
travelled
moved
lasted
met
worked
learned
discovered
invented
were
brought
wrote
Let’s read loudly!
Marco Polo
(Italy)
Retell the story of Marco Polo
at the age of 17,
China
travelled along the Silk Road
Together，
moved goods
Europe, Asia
Later
travelled with …
on boats, horses,
camels
journey,
lasted
In 1275,
Beijing
meet the king
work for…
learned about
coal and paper
Discovered/invented
bring …back to Italy
wrote …about
The journey along the Silk Road was amazing but difficult. Marco Polo climbed over the high mountains, crossed the rivers, walked through the desert. Marco Polo was a great man. We should learn from him. We should work hard at school. Our dreams will come true.
Homework
Write an e-mail to Tom, your friends from the U.K., tell the story of Marco Polo to him.
Thank you!