[名校联盟]江西省信丰中学高中英语教学课件：Book8 unit 2.pptVIP

6. in return (for) 作为…的回报，作为…的交换 in exchange or as payment (for) e.g. I helped him with his Chinese and he helped English in return. It is + 一段时间+before ... “……以后才” It will be five years before we meet again. 五年后我们再见面。 It will be at least three years before he forget about it. 至少3年后他才会忘记这件事 Question: 1. How can you go to Africa from Asia? 2.The title of our text is ‘Reaching Out across the Ocean’, so can you guess what our text mainly talks about? by air over land by ship exploration/navigation II Scanning 1 How many Chinese explorers are mentioned in the text? 2 What do you know about the silk Road? There are three. They are Gan Ying, Du Huan and Zhenghe. Silk road began from_________ along the Gangsu Corridor and then to ________ and _________ to ________ in exchange for spices and silk Chang’An India Middle east Rome III Careful reading: Fill in the charts. Period Name Way of travel Goods Gan Ying In 751-762 In the 11th century Zheng He In 97 AD Over land rhinoceros horns Du Huan On land and by boat The Africans By sea Bronze statue of a lion In 1405- 1433 By sea Giraffes, zebras, shells, elephant ivory, medicine, rhinoceros-horn, etc. Deep understanding Who were (was) the earliest explorer(s) of the Western Ocean? A. Marco Polo B. Christopher Columbus C. European explorers D. Brave merchants 2. An African King gave rhinoceros horns to China in order to ____. A. make money B. stop the war C. show his friendship D. award the Ambassador. 3. Which of the following became the world’s trading center over a few centuries after Han Dynasty? A. Ceylon B. India C. Swahili D. Egypt 4. In Duhuan’s book “Record of My Travels” you can learn about ____. A. Marco Polo B. many foreign countries C. Christopher Columbus D. ways to make silk 5. Who does “ The Chinese Columbus refer to”?