英语北师大版必修3 Unit8 Adventure-Lesson 3 Marco Polo(ppt).ppt

Have you heard about Marco Polo? Marco Polo was the son of an Italian merchant. When he was 17 years old, he travelled across Europe and Asia with his father. Finally, they arrived Beijing and met the Emperor of Yuan Dynasty— They became friends and Kublai Khan asked Marco to serve in his court. Marco was surprised by what he saw in China. He returned to Italy. A local war broke out and he was captured and put in prison. Later the author wrote them in a book---The Description of the World. Marco Polo was __________ by the Summer Palace . The walls were covered in gold and __________ and the Hall was so large it could easily dine 6,000 people. He was surprised to see Chinese people using __________ money in the market. He was also confused by the black stones people used to burn for __________. The black stones were __________, but he had never seen it before! HOMEWORK 1. Give a short introduction to Marco polo. 2. Learn by heart the new words and expressions. * * 马可.波罗 Marco Polo (1254-----1324) Kublai Khan 忽必烈 Paper money “The greatest palace that ever was” The Summer Palace black stones 17 years later… He met another prisoner, who is an author. And tell him all his stories. Was it all true? “I have only told a half of what I saw!” Reading 1.Why did Marco and his father travel to China? 2.Why was the Emperor impressed with Marco? 3.Why was Marco surprised to see people using paper money? 4. What were the black stones Marco saw people burning for fuel? 5. How long did Marco spend in China? 6. Why was he imprisoned when he went back to Italy? 7. What was the name of his book? Reading 1.Why did Marco and his father travel to China? 2.Why was the Emperor impressed with Marco? 3.Why was Marco surprised to see people using paper money? Because Marco’s father was a merchant. He wanted to do trade with the Chinese. Because Marco was very clever and could already speak four languages. Because in Europe people paid for goods with gold or silver. Reading 4. What wer