牛津版深圳版英语九年级下册Module 1 Explorations and exchanges Unit 1课件（14张PPT无素材）

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--Marco Polo
Objective
To read the passage and learn
some basic information about Marco Polo
Who is he
What’s the name of the book
He once visited ancient China along the Silk Road from Italy.
He was surprised by China and its culture.
At that time, China was more advanced and wealthy than the countries of Europe.
His experiences were written into a travelogue(游记).
Marco Polo and
the Travels of Marco Polo.
Let’s read the passage and learn some information about Marco Polo and his experiences.
The Travels of Marco Polo is a 13th century travelogue(游记) based on stories told by Marco Polo. It describes Polo’s travels through Middle East and Central Asia, China and Indonesia between 1276 and 1291 and his experiences at the court of Kublai Khan(忽必烈汗).
Read and match each paragraph with its main idea.
Paragraph 1 About how The Travels of Marco
Polo was written.
Paragraph 2 The importance of The Travels of
Marco Polo.
Paragraph 3 The end of Marco Polo’s life.
Paragraph 4 The statue of Marco Polo is by
West Lake in Hangzhou.
Paragraph 5 A brief introduction to Marco
Polo’s early life experience and his
exploration across Asia.
1. Who was Marco Polo and what was he famous for
2. How were Polo’s stories written down
3. Why did Marco Polo’ stories become so popular
4. In what aspects was China more developed than Europe at that time
A
Read this article about Marco Polo. Then answer the questions below. (P 13)
Who was Marco Polo and what was he famous for
Marco Polo was a traveller and he was famous for his travels across Asia.
2. How were Polo’s stories written down
While Marco Polo was in prison, he told the stories of his travels to another man there. This man wrote the stories down in a book called The Travels of Marco Polo.
3. Why did Marco Polo’ stories become so popular
Because of his interesting descriptions of Asian life in the book.
4. In what aspects was China more developed than Europe at that time
Paper money, large cities and systems of communication.
Have you read The Travels of Marco Polo What were the Chinese cities like at that time Read the book and share it with your classmates. (P 13)
B
(1) 遍及；贯穿
(2) 把……称为
(3) 在监狱
(4) 讲述
(5) 未被……知晓的
throughout
describe…as
in prison
tell of
be unknown to
Translate the following expressions into English
throughout 到处；遍及。
1. His travels took him across Asia, along the Silk Road, and throughout China.
She plans to travel throughout the world in ten years.
她计划10年后周游世界。
describe…as 把……称为。
2. He loved Hangzhou so much that he described it as “the finest city in the world”.
He describes himself as “a hero”.
他称自己为英雄。
I should describe the attempt as a failure.
我认为这次尝试失败了。
1. 这些杂志在全国各地书店均有发售。
These magazines are sold at bookstores throughout the country.
2. 她称父亲为一个诚实的人。
She describes her father as “an honest man”.
1. Review the words and expressions we have learnt in this unit.
2. Search the Internet about Marco Polo and tell some interesting stories about his travels in the next lesson.
Homework