人教版选修九Unit2备课资料：课件Workbook-Listening.pptVIP

人教课标 高三 选修 9 Unit 2 Listening on Page 59 Zheng He sailed from China to many places throughout South Pacific, Indian Ocean, Taiwan, Persian Gulf and distant Africa in seven epic voyages from 1405 to 1433, some 80 years before Columbus’s voyages. 1. What places might he visit? 2. What did he bring back? 3. Why did he set off the voyages? 4. Why didn’t the Emperor continue this policy? 5. Why is he so important in the history? Pre-listening Listen to the tape and tick those ports and islands mentioned in the text. Listen to the tape again and complete the chart. Exercise 3 Statement Evidence He is the only 15th century Chinese navigator we know. 2. He came from Yunnan Province. No reports of other navigators for this period have survived. It was written in documents. 3. His ships were very large. 4. He was very important. The writers mention it in the books. He made 7 voyages and visited more than 30 countries. 5. Foreign kings liked Chinese porcelain and silk. 6. He returned with strange presents for the Emperor. Zheng He remarks how much the foreign kings liked porcelain and silk. 1. He brought a giraffe for the Emperor from Africa. 2. He brought scarves of fine gold decorated with pearls and precious stones. Exercise 4 1. The Emperor wanted to demonstrate Chinese power abroad so ____________ __________________________________ __________________________________ 2. Zheng He wanted people to know the important voyages he made so ________ __________________________________ he sent Zheng He with a large fleet of ships to visit new places in neighbouring countries. he put up a pillar describing all his achievements. 3. The writers wanted people to believe that Zheng He’s ships were large so ________________________________________________________________