高中选修8 Module 1 listening and speaking,everyday English,cultural corner.ppt

外研版高中第八册 Module 1 Period 3 Module 1 Deep South Listening and Speaking Everyday English Cultural Corner Listening and Speaking: Pre-listening Look at the picture on the book. Guess what is Martin’s grandfather. Predict the answers to the questions in Activity one and two. Listening Answers to Activity One: Answers to Activity Two: To cross the continent of Antarctica from east to west. The First World War broke out. Shackleton took doctors, cooks, a photographer and an artist. Martin used to love listening to his grandfather tell stories. Because he had a sense of adventure. Martin hoped to go to the South Pole and to take his children to see Elephant Island. He admires his grandfather. Everyday English: Answers to the activity: Can you use the following to make sentences? all sorts of: many different; a variety of be fond of: like keep one’s sprits up: stay in good mood run in the family: having the same quality in several family members Cultural Corner: The Travels of Marco Polo Marco Polo (1254-1324), is probably the most famous Westerner traveled on the Silk Road. He excelled all the other travelers in his determination, his writing, and his influence. Fast reading: Read the passage and answer the questions: Why did people think Marco Polo was not telling the truth about his voyage? Do you believe that Marco Polo did visit China? (Open) Detailed reading: Fill in the form about the details of the passage. * b a a c c b a a b b Because the author, Rustinchello, was a well-known storyteller, rather than a historian, and because what Marco Polo saw seemed impossible to people who hadn’t seen it. ___________ and ________ for life as a rich trader At 17, he ____ ____ on a 25-year journey to ______ lands with his father and his uncle. They __________ one of the most powerful men on Earth. The ___________ Part 1 ( Para. 1) Details Main idea Parts background well-educated trained set off distant befriend Rustichello, well known for writing tales,