Unit 2 It’s Show Time Lesson 8 Marco Polo and the Silk Road 课件（共有PPT21张）

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Unit2 It’s Show Time!
Lesson8 Marco Polo and the Silk Road
Warm up
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Presentation
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Language Points
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内容结构
Work in groups. What do you know about Marco Polo Discuss with your classmates. Find more information about him, and share your ideas with your classmates.
Warm-up
Free talking
Marco Polo
Marco Polo (1254-1324),
a Venetian trader and explorer who was famous for his worldwide travels. His famous book is The Description of the World.
Marco Polo was a man from Italy.
Presentation
Learn some new words
Italy n. 意大利
At the age of 17, Marco Polo went to China.
age n.年龄
Europe n. 欧洲
They moved goods between Europe
and Asia on the silk Road.
Asia n. 亚洲
Their journey lasted about twenty years!
journey n. 旅程
The Chinese discovered coal and invented paper.
invent v. 发明；创造
king n.
国王
coal n.
煤
discover v.
发现；了解
1. At the age of _____, Marco Polo went to China.
2. Marco Polo and his father moved goods between _____ and _____ on the Silk Road.
3. Marco Polo learned about _____ and _____ in China.
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Listen and tick the correct answers.
17
Europe
coal
paper
Asia
1. What country did Macro Polo come from
2. How did he and his father travel
3. When did he travel to Peking
4. How long did his journey last
5. What did he bring back to his home country
2
Read the lesson and answer the questions.
People sell their ______ at the market.
We use _____ to make electricity.
After the long _______, Marco Polo arrived in Peking
at last.
He didn’t do well this time. But he ______ to do better next time.
I walked around my city and I _________ some beautiful places.
hope coal journey discover goods
goods
coal
journey
hoped
discovered
3
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.
Task tips:
Where was he from
How old was he when he came
to China
3. What did he do in China
What amazing things did he learn
about in China
5. How long did he stay in China
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Work in groups. What do you know about Marco Polo Find more information about him and present it to the class.
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Irregular Verbs
am/is - was buy - bought begin - began
cut - cut drink - drank feel - felt
forget - forgot give - gave go - went
hear - heard keep - kept fall - fell
pay - paid ride - rode eat - ate
Language points
1. The Chinese discovered coal and invented paper.
discover 发现；了解
◆Columbus discovered America but he did not explore the new continent．
哥伦布发现了美洲，可是他没有去探索这个新大陆。
◆Edison invented the electric light bulb．
爱迪生发明了电灯泡。
2. These things were new to Marco Polo.
be new to…表示“对……陌生，不熟悉，没做（听）过”。
◆This kind of work is new to me.
这种工作对我来说很陌生。
◆As a beginner, everything is very new to him.
他刚起步，对一切都很生疏。
3. I hope to write a book like that someday.
hope to do sth. 表示“希望做某事”。
◆We all hope to go to college.
我们都希望她会喜欢这些花。
Homework:
Find and write down interesting facts about a famous character.