Unit 7 The sea Lesson 1 课件（北师大版必修3）.ppt

* * Unit 7 Lesson 1 Warm-up + Reading Objectives In today’s class, we are going to get to know the new words in the context. obtain specific information about early sea exploration. talk about the Viking voyages. Vocabulary 起航： 被迫做某事： 犯谋杀罪 陷入麻烦： 劝服某人： 到达： 寻找： 吹离海岸： 跟随某人的方向： set sail be forced to do sth commit a murder get into trouble persuade sb to do sth make it to In search of blow off course follow sb’s direction What do you know about these people? Christopher Columbus James Cook Zheng He What are the similarities of these people? They are great explorers. 北美洲 欧洲 亚洲 非洲 Scandinavia Iceland Newfoundland Greenland Norway Learn the names for places Pre-reading 1. Which of the following people do you think arrived in America first? a. Christopher Columbus b. Ancient Romans c. Chinese d. Vikings Pre-reading Who were the Vikings? The Vikings were a group of people who came form Scandinavia. They controlled the seas and coasts of northern Europe between the 8th and 9th centuries. Read the first 2 paragraphs! While-reading About the Vikings Biarni’s journey to Greenland Leif’s trip to Newfoundland About Eric the Red Conclusion Para.1,2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Para.6 A: Matching What’s the text mainly about? The earliest Europeans to reach America. The history of the Vikings The sailing skills of the Vikings Records written by the Vikings What can we conclude from the passage? Biarni was the son of Eric the Red Leif reached the coast of present-day Africa Columbus wasn’t the first European to set foot on America. Eric the Red wrote down Leif’s deeds centuries later. Read the text and answer the following questions. (P8 Ex.4) 1. Why did Eric the Red leave Iceland? Because he got into trouble for a murder he had committed. 2. Who was Biarni looking for when he was blown to an unknown land? He was looking for his father who was with Eric’s party. 3.How do we know about the Vikings? We