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课件网) Welcome to the unit & Reading —Reading comprehension Unit 3 Back to the past By the end of this period, you will be able to: 1.grasp basic information of the two explorers and their achievements; 2. enjoy the qualities of the two explorers; 3. understand the spirit of exploration and demonstrate this spirit in your daily lives. CONTENTS Welcome to the unit Pre-reading I While-reading II Post-reading III Sentences analysis IV V Looking into a mirror, we can see true images of our own; with our knowledge of the past, the present can be better known. —Chen Shou 明镜所以照形，往事所以知今。 ———《三国志》陈寿 Welcome to the unit Let’s enjoy a famous saying and guess the meaning. Since the past is so important, can we humans go back to the past How By daydreaming. By watching TV. By reading books. By traveling through the time machine. a machine that enables you to travel in time to the past or the future 时间机器能使人往返于过去或未来 Read the excerpt(摘录) about the time machine and finish the following reading card. The name of the book The author The main character The main character’s view The way to support his view The plot to be continued The Time Machine H. G. Wells The time traveller There is a fourth dimension—Time. He conducted an experiment with a model of the Time Machine. He moved in Time and got enough proof to convince the group. Length Breadth Thickness Discussion If you had a time machine, which dynasty would you go back to Why Which historical figure would you like to meet What would you say to him/her If I had a time machine, I would like to go back to the Ming Dynasty, when Zheng He, one of the greatest explorers, set sail to explore the western seas. I would like to meet Zheng He, because he led the navigation for 7 times, strengthening harmonious relations with foreign countries, exposing foreign people to Chinese culture and allowing Chinese to better understand overseas lands. I’d like to ask him: “Why are you so brave to take the risk ” “What was the difficulty in your navigation and how did you overcome it ” Now, let’s come to today’s lesson——— get closer to two famous explorers. What difficulties did explorers face in the past Reading Pre-reading loss of direction pirate(海盗) natural disasters extreme weather sickness and medical treatment fear of the unknown Prediction According to the title and subtitles, what might be covered in the two historical articles The two historical articles might focus on two explorers—Zheng He and Christopher Columbus, possibly including: where they went what they did why they sailed the oceans what influences their voyages had. While-reading 1.What is the passage mainly about A．Zheng He and Christopher Columbus’ contributions to the world. B．The voyages of two famous explorers: Zheng He and Christopher Columbus. C．The new chapter of the Age of Exploration. D．The life experiences of two famous explorers. ... ...
