Unit 1 Great explorations Reading 课件（22张PPT,内嵌音频）

课件22张PPT。九年级英语下册（上海教育版）Unit1 Great explorationsReading Monk Xuanzang’s journey to the WestMarco Polo’s voyage in ChinaCaptain Cook’s discovery of AustraliaZhang Qian’s opening up the ancient Silk Road and touring the Western regionsChristopher Columbus’s discovery of AmericaZheng He’s voyages down
the Western SeasFerdinand Magellan’s global voyageBackgroundDo you know any great explorations in human history? He is a pioneer, he opened up cultural contacts between different peoples around the world. He went on seven trips to the Western Seas.
Who is he?4The voyages of Zheng He1 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 readRead and predictGuess
what may be mentioned
about Zhenghe from this passage?
Make a spidergram.
Zheng Hewhat we can learn from himhis lifehis familyhis voyageshis achievementshis deathRead and predictSkim the article and find out what the numbers mean.Zheng He was born in that year.Zheng He set off on/started his first voyage in that year.Zheng He died during his last voyage in that year.The treasure ships were big enough to carry 25,000 people.Zheng He went on seven voyages throughout his life.Read after the recording 6Read and match each paragraph with its main idea. 5Read and matchFind the correct words from the passage according to the meanings. Change their forms if necessary.Vocabularydiscoveryroseforeigngo on a tripdevelopmentRead the article and match the words with their meanings.Match? Read Paragraph 1 and fill in the chart. Zheng He was a famous Chinese explorer. In 1405, he set off from China on the first of seven great voyages. This was nearly a century before Christopher Columbus first
set sail on his journey of discovery to America. His travels were so important that they are still studied today.3While-Reading Read Paragraph 1 and fill in the chart.explorer first voyage was nearly a century set sail on his journey of discovery to Americareasons so important that they are still studied todayRead Paragraphs 2 and 3 and complete the table. Zheng He was born in Yunnan in 1371. He rose to become a trusted official of the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The emperor ordered Zheng He to visit and explore the lands outside China. His
task was to develop relations and set up trade routes with foreign countries. In a few years, he built a great fleet of ships, the biggest in the world at that time. The ships were known as treasure ships. They were big enough to carry 25,000 people as well as very large quantities of goods.(be) known as From 1405 to 1433, Zheng He went on seven trips and visited South-East Asia, the Middle East and even the east coast of Africa. It seemed that nowhere was too far for him to visit. These voyages allowed China to trade valuable goods like gold, silver and silk. At the end of each voyage, Zheng He returned with many things that were seen in China for the first time, such as a giraffe from Africa. Besides developing trade, the voyages also encouraged the exchange of cultures and technologies. They helped the development of those countries and regions.1371Yunnana trusted official of the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynastyto visit and explore the lands outside China ·to develop relations with foreign countries·to set up trade routes with foreign countriesGeneral information about Zheng He and his voyages140514337 South-East Asiathe Middle East the east coast of Africa trade valuable goods like gold, silver
and silk the exchange of cultures and technologies the development of those countries and regionsZheng He died in 1433 during his last voyage. However, his voyages were such a huge achievement that people still remember him as a pioneer in opening up cultural contacts between different peoples around the world.Read Paragraph 4 and answer the questions.Did Zheng He finish his seventh voyage? Why do you think so?
What do people think of him nowadays?
Why do people think so?
Because he opened up cultural contacts between different peoples around the world.No, he didn’t. Because he died during this voyage.He was a pioneer.Read Paragraph 4 and answer the questions.In groups, discuss the following questionDiscuss*What makes a successful exploration?Strong willfaith and belief1.Practice some main pointsSummary2.Summarize something about
this article.