Unit 1 A Trip to the Silk Road Lesson 5 Another Stop along the Silk Road 课件1.pptVIP

Who? Where? What? How? What is the Silk Road? --Is it a road made of silk? --No, it’s not. It’s a route that some people travelled on a long time ago. It gets its name from the silk trade. Marco Polo is a famous Italian person who travelled on the Silk Road. Plan for the Trip Days 1-2 Arrive in Beijing and take a train to Xi’an Days 3-4 Visit Xi’an and the Terra Cotta Warriors Days 5-6 See Lanzhou and the Yellow River Days 7-8 Days 9-10 Come back to Beijing and leave Beijing Visit Dunhuang Take a tour around Dunhuang. What do you know about it? Take a tour around Dunhuang. 1. --What is Dunhuang like? --It is an amazing city. It’s one of the main stops on the Silk Road. amazing main Take a tour around Dunhuang. 2. –What is it famous as? --It is famous as the City of Sands. is famous as Sands be famous for 因……而著名 be famous as 作为……而著名 Take a tour around Dunhuang. 3. –What place is it? --It is the Mogao Caves. 4. –Why do many people come to Dunhuang ? --They come to see the ancient paintings in the Mogao Caves. camel n. 骆驼 desert n. 沙漠 5. –Is it safe to ride a camel? --Yes, it is. You will not fall off. --Is the camel very tall? --Of course. Maybe you need someone to help you onto it. --Yay! It must be fun. fall off safe onto Yay I can’t believe it! We are walking on the same road as Marco Polo. Task-based Reading 1. Read the lesson and fill in the blanks. The group takes a tour around Dunhuang. It’s one of the________ stops on the Silk Road. It’s famous as the City of ___________. They walk on the __________ road as Marco Polo. Danny wants to ride on the camel, but he is scared. Is it _________ to ride a camel? Yes, Danny will be all right. main Sands same safe 2. Read the text carefully again and answer questions. 1) Where do they find a camel man? __________________________________ 2) Why is Danny afraid to ride the camel? __________________________________________________ 3) Will Danny be all right