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课件网) Unit 5 What an adventure! BY MICHELLE Starting out & Understanding ideas Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521) Vasco da Gama (1460-1524) Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) 麦哲伦 达·伽马 哥伦布 Meet three explorers! Ferdinand Magellan (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 (now part of Indonesia). Match the routes to the explorers. Ferdinand Magellan Africa the Spice Islands North America India South America Vasco da Gama (1460-1524) 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 the Cape of Good Hope Africa the Spice Islands North America India South America 好望角 Match the routes to the explorers. Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) He was an Italian explorer who completed journeys between Spain and the Americas, thus marking the beginning of European exploration of the Americas. He brought native plants such as tomatoes and tobacco back to Spain. Match the routes to the explorers. Christopher Columbus Africa the Spice Islands North America India South America Do you know any Chinese explorers Who are they e.g. Xu Xiake What difficulties did he meet Xu Xiake Xu Xiake Food shortage, bad weather, dangerous animals, illness, and even robbers. What difficulties did he meet Do you know any other great explorers Please share their stories with the class. Which mountain has an unlimited appeal to explorers (mountain climbers) Qomolangma CLIMBING QOMOLANGMA: WORTH THE RISKS The height of Qomolangma is _____ m. At 8,000 m above sea level, there is only _____% as much oxygen as available at sea level. The temperature on the mountain can get as low as _____℃. Qomolangma lies on the border of _____ and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The best time in a year to climb Qomolangma is in _____. The first people confirmed to have reached the top were Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in _____. 8,844 30 -60 Nepal April & May 1953 What do you think of climbing Qomolangma Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Mount Qomolangma Why do you think the climbers need so many camps along the route What else do you know about Qomolangma Share the information with the class. Lead in It’s such a long way that it cannot be done within one day. The climbers need these camps for a rest and adapt themselves to the environment. Qomolangma is the world’s highest mountain, located at the border between China and Nepal. In 2005, China remeasured the rock height of the mountain, with a result of 8848.43 m. Qomolangma attracts many climbers, and some of them are highly experienced mountaineers. There are two main climbing routes, one approaching the summit from the south-east in Nepal (Known as the “standard route”) and the other from the north in China’s Tibet. E ... ...
