冀教版七年级下Unit2 Lesson 8课件.pptVIP

* * Lesson 8 Marco Polo and the Silk Road age goods journey king coal discover invent other n. 年龄 n. 商品，物品 n. 旅行，旅程 n. 国王 n. 煤 v. 发现，了解 v. 发明，创造 adj. 别的，其他的 Words To learn about Marco Polo 2. To learn some key words and useful expressions Objectives： Words: age, goods, Europe, Asia, journey, king, coal, discover, invent, other Phrases: a man from…, at the age of…, learn about, bring back Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant and traveller. 马可·波罗，13世纪来自意大利的世界著名的旅行家和商人。17岁时跟父亲和叔叔，历时四年多到达元朝。他在中国游历了17年，曾访问当时中国的许多古城，到过西南部的云南和东南地区。在狱中口述了大量有关中国的故事，其狱友鲁斯蒂谦写下著名的《马可·波罗游记》记述了他在东方最富有的国家—中国的见闻，激起了欧洲人对东方的热烈向往，对以后新航路的开辟产生了巨大的影响。 Let’s watch a video clip about Marco Polo. Click it. Listen and tick the correct answers. 1. At the age of ____, Marco Polo went to China. A. twenty B. seventeen C. sixteen 2. Marco Polo and his father moved goods between ___. A. America and Asia B. Europe and Asia C. Europe and America 1 p21 3. Marco Polo learned about ___ in China. A. tea and paper B. coal and silk C. coal and paper Answer the following questions. 1. What country did Marco Polo come from? 2. How did he and his brother travel? 3. How long did his journey last? 4. When did he travel to Beijing? 5. What did he bring back to his home country? 2 p21 1. He came from Italy. 2. They travelled on boats, horses and camels. 3. His journey lasted about twenty years. 4. He travelled to Beijing in 1275. 5. He brought some coal, paper, a lot of silk, tea and other goods. goods coals journey hope discovered 3 p21 Translate the phrases into English. 在......岁时 对......陌生 把......带回去 在......之间 骑骆驼旅行 at the age of... be new to... bring ...back to... between ...and... travel on camels Fill in the blanks. Marco Polo was a man from Italy. __________ 17, he _________ along the Silk Road with his father and uncle. They moved goods ________ Europe ____ Asia on the Silk Road. Their journey lasted about twenty years