课件18张PPT。Period 1Getting ready
Reading (I)Module 1 Explorations and exchangesOxford EnglishUnit
1Great explorationsGetting ready1
What are Hi and Lo going to do?
What does Hi take with him?
What does Lo take with him?
Why does Lo take these things?
What does Hi mean by “travel light”?
Look at the cartoon and answer the questions.They are going on a trip.A small suitcase. A bag of lamps and torches.Hi told Lo to “travel light” and Lo thought this meant he should bring things that gave out light with him.He means you should only take a small number of things on the trip.2Do you know any great explorers in history?Think and sayZheng HeZheng He’s voyages down the Western SeasChristopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus’s discovery of AmericaZhang QianZhang Qian’s opening up of the ancient Silk Road and touring in the Western regionsMarco Polo’s voyage in ChinaMarco PoloMonk Xuanzang’s journey to the WestFerdinand Magellan’s global voyageBrainstormDo you know other great explorations in history? Brainstorm ideas with your classmates....Captain Cook’s discovery of Australia What do you know about …?His voyages across the Atlantic opened up the New World—the American continents—to Europe. _____dvoyageAmericancontinentthe AtlanticThe people in the pictures below are all famous explorers. Match them with their achievements. Write the correct letters in the blanks.His travels to the west of China helped open up Central Asia to China. ______copen up Central Asia The people in the pictures below are all famous explorers. Match them with their achievements. Write the correct letters in the blanks.He went on seven trips to the Western Seas. ______aThe people in the pictures below are all famous explorers. Match them with their achievements. Write the correct letters in the blanks.go on a tripHe travelled to China and wrote a book about his travels. ______bThe people in the pictures below are all famous explorers. Match them with their achievements. Write the correct letters in the blanks.3Zheng Hewhat we can learn from himhis lifehis familyhis voyageshis achievementshis deathLook at the title and the picture and predict the main idea of the article.Read and predict1 Who was Zheng He?
2 Where was Zheng He born?
3 When did Zheng He go on his trips?Look at the title and the first sentence of each paragraph of the article on page 3. Then answer the questions below.From 1405 to 1433.A famous Chinese explorer.In Yunnan.Before you read4 What effects did his trips have on China and the world?
Tick (?) the possible answers.
a They set up trade routes between China and other
countries.
b They encouraged the exchange of cultures and
technologies.
c They made the relationships between countries stronger.Look at the title and the first sentence of each paragraph of the article on page 3. Then answer the questions below.???4The voyages of Zheng HeRead the article and match the words with their meanings.Match? C1 The words in italics explain the meanings of some words on page 3. Find these words to complete the sentences. Change their forms if necessary.Vocabularydiscoveryroseforeigngo on a tripdevelopmentriseRead and match each paragraph with its main idea. 5Read and matchRead after the recording 6HHomework 1. 抄写单词及短语: voyage,American,continent, route,discovery,rise,official,develop,relation,trade,foreign,Africa,nowhere,silk,giraffe,besides,development,people;open up,go on a trip,set up。
2. 模仿录音的语音、语调,朗读课文。
3. 通过书籍或网络等途径了解其他著名的探险家的相关资料,准备下节课口头交流。
4. 完成《练习册》第九页Reading A的练习。