Unit 5 What an adventure! Starting out 课件（共15张，内嵌视频）2024-2025学年高一英语外研版（2019）必修3

(共15张PPT)
Unit 5 What an adventure!
Starting out
To learn about the three explorers’ adventure trips and find out their routes from the map;
To learn about Xu Xiake’s life and his travel by watching the video.
Learning objectives
Look at the map, and read the information about the three explorers. Match the routes to the explorers.
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Asia
Europe
Africa
Oceania
North America
South America
Pacific Ocean
the Cape of Good Hope
the Spice Islands
Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521) 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).
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Asia
Europe
Africa
Oceania
North America
South America
Pacific Ocean
the Cape of Good Hope
the Spice Islands
Vasco da Gama (1460-1524) 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.
India
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Asia
Europe
Africa
Oceania
North America
South America
Pacific Ocean
the Cape of Good Hope
the Spice Islands
India
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) was an Italian explorer who completed journeys between Spain and the Americas, thus marking the beginning of European exploration of the Americas.
Americas
Read information about another adventurer.
Xu Xiake(1587—1641), was a Chinese travel writer and geographer of the Ming Dynasty known best for his famous geographical diaries noted for his bravery and humility(谦逊). He traveled throughout China for more than 30 years, documenting his travels which would be compiled into the "The Travel Diaries Xu Xiake". Xu's writing used narrative and prose(散文)styles of writing to portray one's travel experiences.
Xu Xiake Achieve-ments He traveled almost ___________________on foot, including famous mountains and rivers as well as places that __________________________.
He corrected several mistakes in earlier books, for example, he discovered that _________________________________
_______________.
His diaries are the earliest records of ___________________
_____________. At _______ words, they are regarded as one of the best works in both ___________________ fields.
Difficulties
Motivation
Food shortage, bad weather, dangerous animals, illness, and even robbers.
His curiosity about the natural world.
half of modern China
had never been visited before
the Jinsha River was the true source of
the landscapes of
600,000
scientific and literary
the Yangtze River
southern China
Explorers Time & Country Adventures Achievements & Influence
Ferdinand Magellan 1480-1521 Portuguese sailed west from Spain across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Spice Islands (now part of Indonesia) explored the westward
route to South-east Asia
Vasco da Gama 1460-1524 Portugal opened up the sea route from Western Europe to the east by way of the Cape of Good Hope the first European to reach
India by sea
Christopher Columbus 1451–1506 Italian completed journeys between Spain and the Americas marked the beginning of
European exploration of the Americas
Xu Xiake 1587-1640 Chinese (the Ming Dynasty) explored famous mountains and rivers, and went to places that had never been visited before. covered almost half of modern China travelled on foot corrected several mistakes in earlier books
discovered that the Jinsha
River was the true source
of the Yangtze River
Compare Xu Xiake with the three European explorers.
Who What Why
Free talk
Work in pairs. Do you know any other great explorers Share their stories with the class.
Zheng He (1371-1433)
The first voyage started in Yongle three years (1405), and the last voyage ended in Xuande eight years (1433), totaling seven times. Zheng He's voyage to the west is the largest and longest sailing voyage in China in ancient times.
It is always the adventurer who accomplishes great things.
— Montesquieu
成大事者往往是冒险家。 —孟德斯鸠
What’s your opinion
Making a poster about a modern-day adventurer
their names, ages and nationalities
where they went and what they did there
Homework