广东省广州市培才高级中学高考英语复习课件：新人教选修9Unit2Sailingtheoceans-Listening（共34张）.ppt

many scarves made of gold and decorated with jewels. Then he entertained him and his men with music and songs. CM: Did he go to other places? LH: Yes, on other voyages he visited Champa, and Sumatra near China, Hormuz, and Aden in the Persian Gulf and Mogadishu in Africa. Zheng He opened diplomatic relations with them and gave them presents. CM: What did Chinese offer as gifts? LH: Zheng He found that foreign kings particularly admired Chinese porcelain and silk. So that’s why his ships were filled with those things. CM: I see. Is that why they say his ships were so large? LH: Yes, I suppose so. When he returned from India he brought a giraffe for the Emperor as a present. So his ships must have been large. CM: Some writers say that the ships could carry as many as 20,000people altogether. LH: And other writers say Zheng He was 8 feet tall! We shouldn’t believe everything writers tell us. Obviously they wanted to show how important Zheng He was. Undoubtedly the ships were large--- but perhaps not that large! CM: I see. That makes sense. Well, thank you for telling me about Zheng He. He sounds a fascinating man. Listening 1. Read these words and then listen to the tape. Circle those aids that early sailors used to find their way. compass maps fish movements stars weather waves currents clouds rainfall birds other ships mountains 2. Listen to the tape again and fill in the chart. Sailors from Sea or Ocean Skills Phoenicia Mediterranean Used the sky to find their way North Polynesia Norway Pacific Studied the waves of the ocean Watched birds to find land 3. These are some Viking sailing directions from Norway to Greenl