课件31张PPT。 Lesson3
MARCO POLOwas born in Italya merchanta great travellerMarco Polo Which of the following do you think is true about Marco Polo?
A. He was a French traveller who
lived in Italy for some time.
B. He was an Italian traveller who
lived in China for some time.B1. Have you heard about Marco Polo?Before you startReadingVeniceIt is said that Marco Polo was born there.THE SILK ROADTHE SILK ROADThe famous traveler Marco Polo traveled along the Silk Road visiting DaDu that is today's Beijing and wrote his famous book about the orient. The Yuan DynastyKublai Khan
忽必烈汗 the Yuan Dynasty Emperor
元朝皇帝Marco Polo came to China, which was ruled by the Yuan Dynasty Emperor, Kublai Khan.(忽必烈)Marco Polo was seeing Kublai Khan
马可波罗晋见忽必烈Although Marco was young ,he was very clever and could speak 4 languages. The emperor was impressed by him and they became friends.Second readingRead through the text again, and answer the following questions.Questions:1, How old was Marco when he travelled across Europe to China?
2, Why did Marco and his father travel to China?He was 17 years old at that time.Because they wanted to do trade
with the Chinese.Questions:3, Was Kublai Khan happy to
meet Marco and his father?
4, Why was the Emperor impressed by Marco?Yes, he was very happy to meet them.Because Marco was very clever and could already speak 4 languages, although he was young.Questions:5, In turn, what was Marco amazed by ?
6, What was Marco impressed by ?
By how beautiful and powerful China was.By Beijing and the Emperor’s Palace ,especially the Summer Palace.“The greatest palace that ever was…”The walls were covered in gold and silver.The Hall was so large that it could easily seat 6,000 people for dinner.paper moneyto see Chinese people using paper money
in the marketsQuestions:7, Why was Marco surprised to
see people using paper money?
8, What were the black stones Marco saw
people burning for fuel?Because in Europe, people paid for
goods with gold or silver.The black stones were coal, which Marco nerver seen coal before.black stones? coalwhich/that people used to burn for fuelOral practice1 Retell the story about Marco Polo based on the following phrases . TASK1 was born… travelled across…was ruled by… Kublai Khan…was happy to… was impressed by… Work in pairs
Student A:
Marco Polo
Student B:
a journalist
Oral practice2AskAnswer Marco… was amazed by… TASK2 was confused by… black stones… coal… fuel…was surprised to see… paper money… the Summer Palace… the walls… the hall… seat..THE SILK ROAD In 1291, after 17 years of service to the Emperor, Marco returned to Italy.Warship (战船)
in Marco’s timeNot long after his return, a local war broke out near his town.But he was caught by the enemy and put into prison.Marco was lucky enough to meet another prisoner who was an author.He took dictation while Marco told all his stories to him.The prisoner then wrote the stories in a book called The Description of the World.1, Why was he put into prison when he went back to Italy ?
2, How did he reply to the question ”Was it all true?” He was caught by his enemy in the local war.Questions:I have only told a half of what I saw.Oral practice3 TASK service… return to…broke out… was caught…put into prison… an author… took dictation while…
wrote a book… Summary Marco Polo was born in _______. He later travelled to ______ and was ________ by the Emperor _________. He served in China for _____ years and experienced many _______ things. Soon after he _______ to Italy, he was _______ prison, where he told his stories to a _______. The prisoner then _____ his stories in a book called __________________________.ItalyChinaKublai Khan17amazingreturnedput intoprisonerThe Description of the Worldwelcomedwrote Rewrite the story on Marco Polo according to the text. Homework:Thank you!