Unit8 Lesson3 
Marco Polo 
Lead-in 
 Let's play a guessing game! 
Marco Polo 
Learning objectives 
1.Students can master the meaning of important words and phrases. 
2.Students can sort out the structure of the passage and master the detailed information. 
3.Students can retell the passage fluently and understand the positive significance of Marco's travel 
StepI Pre-reading 
Choose the correct definitions 
emperor( ) confuse( ) 
stand by( ) in turn( ) 
court ( ) dictation( ) 
a.to make sb. unable to think clearly 
b.one after the other in a particular order 
c.the ruler of a country 
d.the official place where kings and queens live 
e.insist that something is true 
f.the acting of speaking or reading so that sb. can write down the words 
c 
a 
e 
b 
d 
f 
StepⅡ While-reading 
 1.Fast-reading 
 
Please read the passage silently and quickly and then finish the following two tasks 
TaskⅠ 
Divide this text into three parts 
Part1: Before his _________ China 
(Para1) 
 
Part2 : ____________ his _______ China 
(Para2-4) 
Part3 : After his _______________ China 
(Para5-6) 
arrival in 
stay in 
departure from 
During 
TaskII 
In what order is the story put together? (the Clue) 
Time 
2.Careful reading 
Please read each part carefully and loudly and then finish the following questions 
1.Why did Marco and his father travel to China? 
2.Who was the Chinese emperor when Marco travelled to China? 
They wanted to do trade with the Chinese. 
The Yuan Dynasty Emperor,Kublai Khan 
Part 1(Para1) 
Part2(Para2-4) 
1.Why the emperor asked Marco Polo to serve in his court? 
2.How did Marco feel about what he saw in China? 
Because his intelligence and language ability left a deep impression on the Emperor. 
He was amazed by how beautiful and powerful China was. 
He was impressed by Beijing and the Emperor's Palace. 
He was surprised to see Chinese people using paper money in the markets. 
He was confused by the black stones people used to burn as fuel. 
Part3(Para5-6) 
No. Because many of them thought that Marco's stories about China were too fantastic to be true. 
3.Did all people believe Marco's stories about China at that time? Why? 
Because a local war broke out and during the war he was caught by the enemy. 
1.Why was Marco put into prison when he went back to Italy? 
2.Who is the author of the book The Description of the World? 
His cellmate(狱友),an author. 
It's time to retell the passage! 
Basic information 
Name: Marco Polo 
Born(when and where):__________ 
Before he got to China 
 ______________Europe and Asia 
to ________________________ 
During his stay in China 
His feelings about what he ____ 
was amazed by... 
was impressed by... 
was surprised to see... 
was confused by... 
what he did? 
After his departure from China 
became ______________________ 
was caught__________________ 
told his story___________________ 
______ in the court 
did_________________across the country 
Italy,1254 
travelled across 
do trade with the Chinese 
saw 
served 
important tasks 
the captain of a warship 
and put into prison 
to another prisoner 
Post reading:Discussion 
What contribution did Marco make to human beings? 
1.His book sparked (触发) people’s curiosity(求知欲) about Chinese culture. 
2.He promoted the direct contact between China and the West, including political, economic and cultural communication. 
Thank you!