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课件网) Unit5 What an adventure! Look at the map, and read the information about the three explorers. Match the routes to the explorers. Ferdinand Magellan 麦哲伦(1480-1521) A Portuguese explorer who sailed west from Spain across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in search of a westward route to the Spice Islands(香料群岛) (now part of Indonesia). A Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial journey to India opened up the sea route from Western Europe to the east by way of the Cape of Good Hope. Vasco da Gama 达加马(1460–1524) Look at the map, and read the information about the three explorers. Match the routes to the explorers. He was an Italian explorer who completed journeys between Spain and the Americas, thus marking the beginning of European exploration of the Americas. Christopher Columbus 哥伦布 (1451–1506) Look at the map, and read the information about the three explorers. Match the routes to the explorers. Match the routes to the explorers. Magellan 麦哲伦 da Gama 达加马 Columbus 哥伦布 Watch and answer: Who is the man in the video Xu Xiake 徐霞客(1587—1641) He was known in China as a great explorer, geographer and travel writer. As well as exploring famous mountains and rivers, he went to places that had never been visited before. His first journeys lasted only a few months so that he could return home regularly. Watch and answer: Who is the man in the video What kind of difficulties did Xu Xiake meet bad weather illness dangerous animals robbers food shortage What kind of difficulties did Xu Xiake meet What achievements does Xu make wrote the earliest records of landscapes in southern China. correct several mistakes in earlier books. One of his most important discoveries was that the jingsha river was the true source of the Yangtze river. What achievements does Xu make What can we learn from Xu Xiake ambitious courageous persistent hard-working/diligent adventurous Do you know any other great explorers Zheng He 郑和(1371-1433) Zhang Qian 张骞（约前164年-前114年） Xuan Zang 玄奘（602-664） The first voyage started in Yongle three years (1405), and the last voyage ended in Xuande eight years (1433), totaling seven times. Zheng He’s voyage to the west is the largest and longest sailing voyage in China in ancient times. Zheng He 郑和(1371-1433) Do you know any other great explorers Thanks!
