课件23张PPT。Unit 2
It’s Show Time!Lesson 8 Marco Polo
and the Silk Road冀教版英语七年级下册Warm-up1Presentation2Language Points3内容结构Work in groups. What do you know about Marco Polo? Discuss with your classmates. Find more information about him, and share your ideas with your classmates.Free talkingMarco Polo Marco Polo (1254-1324),
a Venetian trader and explorer who was famous for his worldwide travels. His famous book is The Description of the World.
Marco Polo was a man from Italy.
Learn some new wordsItaly n. 意大利
At the age of 17, Marco Polo went to China.
age n.年龄
Europe n. 欧洲
They moved goods between Europe
and Asia on the silk Road.
Asia n. 亚洲
Their journey lasted about twenty years!
journey n. 旅程
The Chinese discovered coal and invented paper.
invent v. 发明；创造
king n.
国王
coal n.
煤
discover v.
发现；了解 Listen and tick the correct answers.
1. At the age of ______, Marco Polo went to China.
□ twenty □ seventeen □ sixteenLet’s Do It! 3. Marco Polo learned about _______ in China.
□ tea and paper □ coal and silk
□ coal and paper2. Marco Polo and his father moved goods between _______ on the Silk Road.
□ America and Asia
□ Europe and Asia
□ Europe and America
1. What country did Macro Polo come from?
2. How did he and his father travel?
3. When did he travel to Peking?
4. How long did his journey last?
5. What did he bring back to his home country?
Read the lesson and answer the questions.
People sell their ______ at the market.
We use _____ to make electricity.
After the long _______, Marco Polo arrived in Peking
at last.
He didn’t do well this time. But he ______ to do better next time.
I walked around my city and I _________ some beautiful places. hope coal journey discover goods goodscoaljourneyhopeddiscoveredFill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.Task tips:
Where was he from?
How old was he when he came
to China?
3. What did he do in China?
What amazing things did he learn
about in China?
5. How long did he stay in China?
Work in groups. What do you know about Marco Polo? Find more information about him and present it to the class. .Irregular Verbs
am/is - was buy - bought begin - began
cut - cut drink - drank feel - felt
forget - forgot give - gave go - went
hear - heard keep - kept fall - fell
pay - paid ride - rode eat - ate
Language points1. The Chinese discovered coal and invented paper.
discover 发现；了解
◆Columbus discovered America but he did not explore the new continent．
哥伦布发现了美洲，可是他没有去探索这个新大陆。
◆Edison invented the electric light bulb．
爱迪生发明了电灯泡。
2. These things were new to Marco Polo.
be new to…表示“对……陌生，不熟悉，没做（听）过”。
◆This kind of work is new to me.
这种工作对我来说很陌生。
◆As a beginner, everything is very new to him.
他刚起步，对一切都很生疏。
3. I hope to write a book like that someday.
hope to do sth. 表示“希望做某事”。
◆We all hope to go to college.
我们都希望她会喜欢这些花。Homework: Find and write down interesting facts about a famous character.Thanks !
