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Unit 2 It's Show Time!
Lesson 8: Marco Polo and the Silk Road
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
Italy, age, goods, Europe, Asia, journey, king, coal, discover, invent,
other
Key sentences:
1. He met the King and worked for him for 17 years.
2. The Chinese discovered coal and invented paper.
3. He also brought back a lot of silk, tea and other goods.
To be able to use regular and irregular verbs correctly.
Words & Expressions
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Italy
age
goods
Europe
Asia
意大利（地名）
n. 年龄
n. 商品；物品
n. 欧洲
n.亚洲
Words & Expressions
Let's read！
journey
king
coal
discover
invent
other
n. 旅行；旅程
n. 国王
n. 煤
v. 发现；了解
v. 发明；创造
adj.别的；其他的
Warming up
Have you ever heard of the book The Travels of Marco Polo
It is a book that describes Marco Polo's travel along the Silk Road and other Asian cities.
Marco Polo was a man from Italy. He was a merchant（商人）, explorer（探险者） and writer.
Marco Polo was not the first European to visit China, but he was the first European to publish a detailed（详细的） book of it.
Marco Polo went to China at the age of 17.
He went through the dangerous Gobi desert（戈壁沙漠）, passed Turfan（吐鲁番）, Hami, Dunhuang, then finally got to the Hexi corridor（河西走廊）and arrived to Beijing.
Marco Polo brought coal, paper, tea, silk and other goods to Italy, so the Europrans could have the chance to know about China and Asia.
Presentation
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, 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
Let’s Do It!
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
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3. Marco Polo learned about ______ in China.
□tea and paper □coal and silk □coal and paper
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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.
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.
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
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？
Marco Polo was from Italy. When he came to China, he was 17 years old. He travelled along the Silk Road and he travelled to Beijing. He met the king and worked for him for 17 years. Marco Polo learned about coal and paper in China. He had stayed in China for about twenty years.
1. At the age of 17, he went to China. (教材P20）
Language Points
at the age of 在......岁时
【例句】
At the age of five, he went to school.
在五岁时, 他去上学了。
【拓展】
at the age of ＋ 数字 ＝ at ＋ 数字, 还可表示为when ... was ... years old。
【例句】
Lily went to Shanghai at the age of 12.
= Lily went to Shanghai at 12.
= Lily went to Shanghai when she was 12 years old.
Lily12岁的时候去了上海。
2. Together, they moved goods between Europe and Asia on the Silk Road. (教材P20)
goods n. 商品; 物品
goods无单数形式, 不能用数词或many 等来修饰; 作主语时, 谓语动词用复数形式。
【例句】
The goods are expensive.
这些商品很贵。
Europe n. 欧洲 European adj. 欧洲的; 欧洲人的 / n. 欧洲人
Asia n. 亚洲 Asian adj. 亚洲的; 亚洲人的 / n. 亚洲人
between ... and ... 的意思是“在......和......之间”, 连接两个并列的时间或地点。
【例句】
May comes between April and June.
五月在四月和六月之间来临。
3. Their journey lasted about twenty years! (教材P20)
journey n. 旅行; 旅程
【例句】
He decided to make a journey to New York by air.
他决定乘飞机去纽约旅行。
【拓展】
辨析: tour, trip, journey 与travel
【例句】
It’s a long journey from China to Canada.
从中国到加拿大是一段很长的旅途。
I like travelling to other countries.
我喜欢去其他国家旅行。
We’ll go on a trip to Beijing next week.
下周我们将要去北京旅行。
Li Ming wants to tour all over the world.
李明想周游世界。
4. The Chinese discovered coal and invented paper. (教材P20)
discover v. 发现;了解
辨析: discover 与invent
动词 意思 例句
discover “发现;了解”, 表示发现原来就有的物品。 Who discovered coal
谁发现了煤？
invent “发明; 创造”, 表示发明一件新事物。 Edison invented the bulb. 爱迪生发明了电灯泡。
5. These things were new to Marco Polo. (教材P20)
be new to ... 对......来说陌生/不熟悉/没做过
【例句】
This kind of work is new to me.
这种工作对我来说很陌生。
6. He brought some coal and paper back to Italy with him. (教材P20)
bring back 带回来
bring ... back to＋某地 意思是：“将......带回到某地”。
【例句】
Tom will bring his new laptop back to his home.
Tom将把他的新笔记本电脑带回家。
【拓展】
辨析: carry, get, bring与take
【例句】
Please bring your homework tomorrow.
请你明天把家庭作业带来。
Don’t take the library book home.
不要把图书馆的书带回家。
Mr Robert, could you please help carry the books
Robert先生，能请你帮忙搬书吗？
I can help you get the kite down from the tree.
我能帮你把风筝从树上取下来。
7. He also brought back a lot of silk, tea and other goods.
(教材P20)
other adj. 别的; 其他的
【例句】
Do you have any other questions
你还有任何其他问题吗？
【拓展】
辨析: another, the other, the others, other 与others
【例句】
I don’t like this one. Please show me another.
我不喜欢这一个。请给我看另一个。
She has two brothers. One is a lawyer, and the other is a driver.
她有两个哥哥。一个是律师, 另一个是司机。
Some of us like singing and dancing, and others go in for sports.
我们中的有些人喜欢唱歌跳舞, 其他的人喜欢体育活动。
While I went swimming, the others played tennis.
我去游泳时, 其余的人打网球去了。
be动词的一般现在时和一般过去时
I （第一人称单数） am was
he, she, it（第三人称单数） is was
you（第二人称单数、复数） are were
we, they（第一、第三人人称复数） are were
时态
主语
一般现在时
一般过去时
规则动词的过去式
动词类型 构成规律 例词
一般情况 词尾加-ed work — worked
look — looked
以不发音的e结尾的词 词尾加-d live — lived
hope — hoped
以辅音字母 + y结尾的动词 将y变为i再加-ed study — studied
carry — carried
以重读闭音节或r音结尾, 末尾只有一个辅音字母的词, 要双写这个辅音字母, 再加-ed 双写辅音字母再加 -ed stop — stopped
prefer — preferred
不规则动词的过去式
动词原形 过去式
become became
bend bent
break broke
buy bought
catch caught
come came
cost cost
cut cut
do did
动词原形 过去式
draw drew
drink drank
drive drove
eat ate
fall fell
feed fed
feel felt
find found
Exercises
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 (电), and Edison
__________ the electric light bulb.
A. discovered; invented B. discovered; discovered
C. invented; invented D. invented; discovered
3. The twins are in different classes. One is in Class One and __________ is in Class Two.
A. another B. other C. the other D. others
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
1. Preview the passage Lesson 9.
2. Do the exercises in students’ book.
Homework
Thank you!
