unit8 lesson3 marco polo. the land silk road warm up
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Unit8 lesson3
Marco Polo
The land silk road
Warm up
The line that connecting East to West
Seeing the picture, what things will you think about?
When talking about the silk road, who will occur into your mind?
Pre-reading
Have you heard about Marco Polo? Which of the following do you think is true?
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.
（旅行者）
Kublai Khan
忽必烈汗
—— the Yuan Dynasty Emperor
元朝皇帝
Marco Polo seeing Kublai Khan
马可波罗晋见忽必烈汗
Warship (战船 )
in Marco’s time
Marco was telling stories
about China in the prison ( 监狱 ).
Books talked about Marco Polo in China
Fast reading
Read through the text quickly, and find match the paragraphs with the main idea.
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
Para.6
Marco Polo's early life
Marco returned to Italy
Inventions and developments in China
Kublai Khan welcomed Marco
Marco was amazed at China
People’s reaction to Marco’s stories
Read through the text quickly, and find out the information about Marco Polo and fill out the following form.
Second reading
Name:Name:
Born (when/where):Born (when/where):
Came to China (when):Came to China (when):
Languages (how many):Languages (how many):
Worked in China (how Worked in China (how many years):many years):
Returned to Italy Returned to Italy (when):(when):
Age of his death:Age of his death:
The name of his book:The name of his book:
Marco PoloMarco Polo1254, Italy1254, Italy
12711271
44
1717
12911291
7070
The Description The Description of the Worldof the World
The third reading Read the
passage again and answer the following questions.
• How old was Marco when he travelled across Europe and Asia?
• Why did Marco and his father travel to China?
Questions:
He was 17 years old at that time.
Because they wanted to do trade
with the Chinese.
Questions:
• Was Kublai Khan happy to
meet Marco and his father?
• 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:• How did Marco describe
the Summer Palace?
He described it as “ The greatest palace that ever was…”.
The walls ? The Hall ?
Questions:• Why was Marco surprised to
see people using paper money?
• 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.
1. start
2. as a result
3. Insist that something is true
4. writer
5. rich
in turn, wealthy, author,
break out, stand by
Read the passage again and match the words in the box with their definitions.
break out
wealthy
in turn
stand by
author
Complete the sentences using the words from exercise 3.
1. He became _________ through hard work and careful saving.
2. He is a successful ________. He has already written three best selling novels.
wealthy
author
in turn, wealthy, author,
break out, stand by
3. The president told the reporter that he wanted to __________ his earlier statement.
4. In the past, without clean running water, disease would often ___________ in cities .
5. The customer praised the manager, who, ___________ praised his staff.
break out
in turn
stand by
Language points1. trade (n) & (v) 贸易；商业 (Para 1) do ~ with sb. ; ~ with sb. 与某人做生意e.g. Our country does trade with a lot of European countries. trade sth for sth. 用某物交换某物e.g. I traded information for money.
2. eventually (adv.) 最后 , 终于 , 结果 (Para 1)e.g. He worked very hard and eventually made
himself ill.
3. be happy (sorry/ sad…) to do sth.(Para2)
很高兴（抱歉 / 伤心）做某事e.g. I am sorry to tell you this bad news.
4. serve (v) 服务；侍候；供应 (Para2)
~ (sb.) as sth. 为（某人）工作；当某职e.g. Tony serves (his boss) as a driver for many
years.
~ sb. (sth.) with sth. 为某人 ( 某物 ) 提供某物e.g. Lily likes to serve her guests with coffee.
The city is well served with public transport.
6. amaze (vt.) 吃惊 , 使惊奇 (Para3) be amazed by 对 ( 因 )… 大感惊讶 e.g. We were amazed by her sexy look. be amazed to do… 很惊讶做某事 e.g. We were amazed to hear the news. be amazed that 对…大感惊讶 e.g. I was amazed that he had made such rapid
progress in English.
5. in turn 依此 , 替换地 (Para3) e.g. They sang on the stage in turn.
7. describe…as 把 --- 说成 (Para 3) describe sth. (sb. ) as + adj. ( n )e.g. He described my plan as unrealistic. 他批评我的计划不切实际。e.g. 他自称艺术家。 He describes himself as an artist.8. seat (n) 座位； (v) 使坐下；容纳 (Para 3) e.g. Please go back to your seat.
She seated herself on the sofa.
The hall is so large that it can seat 5000 people.
9. be available (adj.) (Para 4) 可得到的 ; 可用的 ; 可看见的e.g. Is the library available during summer
vacation? 这个图书馆暑假开放吗？ These shoes are not available in your size. 这双鞋不适合你穿。 The doctor is not available now. 医生现在没空。
10. pay (vt.) 付款 , 支付 (Para 4) pay …for… 付…的款 ; 受…报应 e.g. I paid $5 for that book. I will make him pay for his insolence! 我要他为自己的蛮横无礼尝尝苦头！ pay in 缴纳款项；将（钱）存入（银行） e.g. Please pay a cheque into my account. pay off 全部还清 e.g. I have paid off all my debts.
11. confuse (vt.) 使人困惑 , 使弄错 (Para 4) e.g. The difficult question confused him. be confused by … 对 ( 因 )… 感到困惑 e.g. People were confused by a lot of information. 人们被大量的信息搞糊涂了 .
12. tell sth. to sb. = tell sb. sth. (Para 5 )
告诉某人某事
e.g. I am going to tell you my secret.
I am going to tell my secret to you.
13. stand by 忠于，坚守，坚持 (Para 6)
e.g. I still stand by what I said yesterday.
I stand by my principles.
我坚持我昨天说的话。
我坚持我的原则。
Have you taken downall the language points?
Attributive Clause:
Th•1. The girl who / that is singing is my sister.
先行词关系代词
定语从句 (Attributive)
主语 谓语
The girl is my sister.
作定语修饰 --the girl
… who / that is singing… __________
主语
eg.•The student who / that didn’t do the homework is Tom.•Anyone who / that breaks the rules will be punished.•It sounds like a train that/which is going under the ground.•I watched all the glasses that/which are on the table fall onto the ground.
2. The book (that/which) he is reading is funny.
… (that/which) he is reading… ___________
_______
宾语The book he is reading is funny.
可以省略
eg. •The boy (that/who/whom) we saw yesterday was John’s brother.
•The house (that/which) they built last year was destroyed.
•Tomato is another plant (which/that) early travelers took to Europe.•The plant (that/which) Columbus discovered in America is called corn.
3.People who/that were killed in the accident were mainly children.
… who / that were killed in the accident… 关系代词 + be done ( 被动 ) ________
不可以省略
4. The pen (that/which) I write with is very good.
… (that/which) I write with… ___________
______
作介词 with 的宾语
… with which I write…
The pen with which I write is very good.
eg.The man (who/whom/that) my brother are talking to is a policeman.
The games (which/that) the young men competed in were difficult.
The place (which/that) I was born in is Jiangsu.
The year (that/which) I was born in is 1979.
The man to whom my brother are talking is a policeman.
The games in which the young men completed were difficult.
The place in which I was born is Jiangsu.
The year in which I was born is 1979.
5 。 The year (which/that) I was born in is 1979.
___________作介词 in 的宾语
The year in which I was born is 1979.
… in which I was born… ____
_______
in the year 作一个时间状语
when
The year when I was born is 1979.
6.The place in which I was born is Jiangsu.
in the place作地点状语
where
The place where I was born is Jiangsu.
house:This is the house where Lincoln was born. farm:
This is the farm where Lincoln worked.
theatre:This is the theatre where Lincoln was shot.
1809:The year when Lincoln was born is 18091818:The year when Lincoln’s mother died is 1818.1860:The year when Lincoln became present is 1860.
_____ in which
______ on which
_____ at which
___ in which
___ in which
____ in which
Fill in the blanks with “which”,“when”,“where”:1.This is the factory _______ we will visit.
2.This is the place _______ he was born in.
3. This is the place _______ he was born.
4. I remember the days_______ we spent.
5. This is the factory ______ we works.
6. This is the place _______ we live in .
7. This is the place _______ we live.
8. This is the time ______ he died.
which
which
where
which
where
which
where
when