(
课件网) Following the Silk Road Lead-in How to say “一带一路” in English the Belt and Road Initiative How much do you know about the Silk Road Lead-in One Belt One Road Initiative Lead-in Following the Silk Road 1. What’s the main idea of the text A．Origin of the Silk Road. B．Trade routes in the west. C．An introduction of the Silk Road. D．Zhang Qian，the ambassador from Han. √ 2．What’s the structure of the text √ Fast Reading Read the article and get the main idea of each part. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para.5 Para. 6 The overall _____ The _____ The _____ The trade _____ The _____ geography introduction history exchanges significance The cultural _____ exchanges 3．What is the text type of the passage A．Narration. B．Argumentative. C．Expository Writing. D．News Report. 4．How does the text mainly introduce the Silk Road A．By listing facts. B．By listing numbers. C．By giving definition. D．By comparison. √ √ Careful reading Para. 1 What does the word “This” in Line 8 refer to “This” refers to the fact that the three countries jointly pursued an application for UNESCO World Heritage status. L6-7 Why is this “only the beginning of the road for the Silk Road” Because other countries are also planning World Heritage applications for other sections of the network. L10-11 各种各样(L1) _____ 从……延伸到…（L2） _____ 一直到，一路到…(L2) _____ 联合申请某物(L6) _____ 递交提案(L7) _____ a variety of extend/stretch from … to… all the way to … jointly pursue an application for sth submit the proposal Para.1 Careful reading Para. 2 Where’s the starting point and destination of the Silk Road The starting point of the corridor and the entire Silk Road network is Chang’an(present-day Xi’an), in Shanxi Province of north-west China.L12-13 The destination of the network reaches Mediterranean L18-19 Careful reading Para. 3 What is the reality of space exploration Why did the emperor assign Zhang Qian to journey to Central Asia He wanted Zhang Qian to seek to build bridges between the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions. L21-22 试图做某事(L21) _____ 成形(L23) _____ 在……承担重要角色(L25) _____ 仍在使用 (L26) _____ seek to do sth take shape play an important role in remain in use Para.3 Careful reading Para. 4 Read for details and complete the chart below. At the initial stage Export Import At the peak of the Silk Road development Silk was the main item in the trade list thanks to its light weight and high value. silk, china and tea horses, wool, cotton and grape Careful reading Para. 4 What is the reality of space exploration What does the word “imaginable” in Line 31 imply It implies that the variety of goods on the routes was so vast that people could buy and sell almost anything. 在…的最初阶段(L28) _____ 由于，幸亏(L29) _____ 在…巅峰、最高峰(L29） _____ 充满着…(L30) _____ 许多…(L31) _____ at the initial stage of … thanks to at one’s peak be alive with … loads of ... ...
