(课件网) Period 1 Getting ready Reading (I) Module 1 Explorations and exchanges Oxford English Unit 1 Great explorations Getting ready 1 What are Hi and Lo going to do What does Hi take with him What does Lo take with him Why does Lo take these things What does Hi mean by “travel light” Look at the cartoon and answer the questions. They are going on a trip. A small suitcase. A bag of lamps and torches. Hi told Lo to “travel light” and Lo thought this meant he should bring things that gave out light with him. He means you should only take a small number of things on the trip. 2 Do you know any great explorers in history Think and say Zheng He Zheng He’s voyages down the Western Seas Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus’s discovery of America Zhang Qian Zhang Qian’s opening up of the ancient Silk Road and touring in the Western regions Marco Polo’s voyage in China Marco Polo Great explorations in history Monk Xuanzang’s journey to the West Ferdinand Magellan’s global voyage Brainstorm Do you know other great explorations in history Brainstorm ideas with your classmates. ... Captain Cook’s discovery of Australia What do you know about … His voyages across the Atlantic opened up the New World—the American continents—to Europe. _____ d voyage American continent the Atlantic The people in the pictures below are all famous explorers. Match them with their achievements. Write the correct letters in the blanks. His travels to the west of China helped open up Central Asia to China. _____ c open up Central Asia The people in the pictures below are all famous explorers. Match them with their achievements. Write the correct letters in the blanks. He went on seven trips to the Western Seas. _____ a The people in the pictures below are all famous explorers. Match them with their achievements. Write the correct letters in the blanks. go on a trip He travelled to China and wrote a book about his travels. _____ b The people in the pictures below are all famous explorers. Match them with their achievements. Write the correct letters in the blanks. 3 Zheng He what we can learn from him his life his family his voyages his achievements his death Look at the title and the picture and predict the main idea of the article. Read and predict 1 Who was Zheng He 2 Where was Zheng He born 3 When did Zheng He go on his trips Look at the title and the first sentence of each paragraph of the article on page 3. Then answer the questions below. From 1405 to 1433. A famous Chinese explorer. In Yunnan. Before you read 4 What effects did his trips have on China and the world Tick ( ) the possible answers. a They set up trade routes between China and other countries. b They encouraged the exchange of cultures and technologies. c They made the relationships between countries stronger. Look at the title and the first sentence of each paragraph of the article on page 3. Then answer the questions below. 4 The voyag ... ...
