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课件网) Period 3 Listening Speak up Talk time Module 1 Explorations and exchanges Oxford English Unit 1 Great explorations Show time 1 Posters of Zheng He Zheng He and his great voyages D2 Read the article again and complete the following notes. explorer 1371 trusted official 25,000 South-East Asia the Middle East the east coast of Africa valuable goods like gold, silver and silk many things that were seen in China for the first time the development Look at the title and pictures, and then think about the questions. Pre-listening Zhang Qian and the Silk Road 3 2 What is the lecture going to tell us What is the lecture about 1 Who was Zhang Qian a An official in the Han Dynasty. b A farmer in the Han Dynasty. c A soldier in the Han Dynasty. 2 Why did the emperor send Zhang Qian to explore and open routes to the outside world a To look for more wealth. b To learn more about the far West. c To find new countries. A Listen to a lecture about Zhang Qian and the Silk Road. Then circle the correct answers to the questions below. 3 When was the Silk Road started a Only 200 years ago. b Over 2,000 years ago. c About 1,000 years ago. 4 Which great country was not mentioned in the lecture a Greece. b Egypt. c India. Listening 3 B Listen to the recording again and complete the notes below. Write one word in each blank. pioneer journeys silk trade on land by sea carry ideas development 4 Speak up B1 In groups, choose one of the famous explorers below and discuss this person. B2 In groups, make a brief introduction of the explorer to the class. Play a game Guess who I am talking about. Talk time Asking for repetition 5 Read the conversation below and practise it in pairs. Pay attention to the words in blue. Tony: Hi, Doris. How are you feeling Doris: A little better, thank you. I missed the History lesson about Zheng He today. Can you tell me what you learnt please Tony: Of course. Zheng He was born in Yunnan in 1371. Doris: Sorry, could you repeat that please Tony: Sure. He was born in Yunnan in 1371. He built a great fleet of ships that could carry as many as 25,000 people. Doris: I beg your pardon. Did you say 24,000 people Tony: 25,000 people. He went on seven great voyages and traded valuable goods like gold, silver and silk. Doris: Sorry, I didn’t quite catch you. You said he traded gold, silver and … Tony: Silk. Zheng He brought back rare things to China, like pandas from Africa. Doris: Pandas Tony: Sorry! What I meant to say was giraffes! Doris: OK. What did you mean by “rare things” Tony: I meant things that there are not many of. Doris: I see. That’s great. Thank you, Tony. Tony: No problem. I hope you get better soon. Read the conversation below and practise it in pairs. Try to answer the questions. When Doris didn’t hear when and where Zheng He was born clearly, what did she say Read the conversation below and practise it in pairs. Try to answer the questions. Tony: Hi, Doris. How are y ... ...
