(共21张PPT)
Starting out
By the end of this period, you will be able to:
remember the words of Unit 5;
know the adventure of the explorers at home and abroad and evaluate their achievements and summarize spirits of four adventurers.
1.initial 2.thus
3.confirm 4. crowd
5.sheer 6.attempt
7.failure
adj. 开始的,最初的
adv. 因此,从而
v. 证实,证明
n. 人群
adj. 纯粹的,十足的
n. 努力,尝试
n. 失败
Learn the new words in this unit.
8.thrill
9.unaware 10.guideline
11.injury
12. charge
13.permit 14.fascinated
n. 惊险,刺激
adj. 未察觉到的,未意识到的
n. 指导方针,指导原则
n. 伤,损害
n. 主管,负责
v. 允许,准许,许可
adj. 被迷住的,被吸引住的
15.relate 16.astonish
17.consume 18.distinguish
19.surround 20.depth
21.broad
v. 相联系,有关联;讲述
v. 使吃惊,使惊讶
v. 消耗
v. 看清,认出
v. 环绕,围绕
n. 深,深度
adj. 宽的,阔的
太平洋
大西洋
印度洋
North
America
Africa
Europe
Asia
1. Look at the map, and read the information about the three explorers. Match the routes to the explorers.
Before you watch
Watch and Answer
He was a Portuguese explorer who sailed west from Spain across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in search of a westward route to the Spice Islands (now part of Indonesia).
He was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial journey to India opened up the sea route from Western Europe to the east by way of the Cape of Good Hope(好望角).
He was an Italian explorer who completed journeys between Spain and the Americas, thus marking the beginning of European exploration of the Americas.
Xu Xiake
2. A guessing game:Who is he
A Chinese travel writer and geographer of the Ming Dynasty;
known best for his famous geographical diaries.
What do you know about him
While you watch
Task 1 Watch and Answer
1 Who is mentioned _______________
2 What is he famous as Xu Xiake was known in China as a great ________,________ and ________.
3 What are his contributions ·Xu's own experiences enabled him to correct several ________ in earlier books.
·One of his most important discoveries was that ___________ was the true source of the Yangtze River.
·At more than 600,000 words,Xu's _______ are regarded as one of the greatest works in both scientific and literary fields.
1 Who is mentioned _______________
2 What is he famous as Xu Xiake was known in China as a great ________,______________ and _________________.
3 What are his contributions ·Xu’s own experiences enabled him to correct several ___________ in earlier books.
·One of his most important discoveries was that ___________ was the true source of the Yangtze River.
·At more than 600,000 words,Xu’s _______ are regarded as one of the greatest works in both scientific and literary fields.
Xu Xiake
explorer
geographer
travel writer
mistakes
Jinsha River
diaries
What is he famous as
Xu Xiake was known in China as a great explorer,geographer and travel writer.
Xu’s own experiences enabled him to correct several mistakes in earlier books.
One of his most important discoveries was that Jinsha River was the true source of the Yantze River.
At more than 600,000 words, Xu’s diaries are regarded as one of the greatest works in both scientific and literary fields.
What are his contributions
Task 2 Watch and Think
What kind of difficulties did Xu Xiake meet
Xu travelled on foot. He often went without food for days, and suffered bad weather, illness, dangerous animals and even robbers.
Task 1 Discussion
Do you know any other great explorers Share their stories with the class.
After you watch
Xu Xiake
Xu Xiake was known in China as a great explorer, geographer and travel writer. Born in 1587, he loved reading books about geography and nature, and from an early age wished to see the natural wonders of the country.
Xu started to travel at the age of 22, with the encouragement of his mother. As well as exploring famous mountains and rivers, he went to places that had never been visited before. mHis first journeys lasted only a few months, so that he could return home regularly.But by 1639, about two years before his death, Xu had been travelling for years at a time, covering almost half of modern China.
Task 2 Read the passage.
Unlike most travelers these days, Xu travelled the hard way—on foot. He showed great courage during his journeys. He often went without food for days, and suffered bad weather, illness, dangerous animals and even robbers. Despite all these difficulties, his curiosity about the natural world kept him going.
Xu wrote about his discoveries in his travel diaries, which are the earliest records of landscapes in Southern China. Xu’s own experiences enabled him to correct several mistakes in earlier books. One of his most important discoveries was that Jinsha River was the true source of the Yantze River.
At more than 600,000 words, Xu’s diaries are regarded as one of the greatest works in both scientific and literary fields. Translated into modern Chinese, it is amazing to hear the voice of Xu Xiake speaking to us across the centuries about his adventures.