冀教版七年级英语下册unit 2《lesson 8 marco polo and the silk road》精品课件.ppt

初中英语冀教版七年级下 Unit2 It’s Show Time! Lesson8 Marco Polo and the Silk Road Warm up 1 Presentation 2 Language Points 3 内容结构 Work in groups. What do you know about Marco Polo? Discuss with your classmates. Find more information about him, and share your ideas with your classmates. Warm-up Free talking Marco Polo Marco Polo (1254-1324), a Venetian trader and explorer who was famous for his worldwide travels. His famous book is The Description of the World. Marco Polo was a man from Italy. Presentation Learn some new words Italy n. 意大利 At the age of 17, Marco Polo went to China. age n.年龄 Europe n. 欧洲 They moved goods between Europe and Asia on the silk Road. Asia n. 亚洲 Their journey lasted about twenty years! journey n. 旅程 The Chinese discovered coal and invented paper. invent v. 发明；创造 king n. 国王 coal n. 煤 discover v. 发现；了解  1. At the age of _____, Marco Polo went to China. 2. Marco Polo and his father moved goods between _____ and _____ on the Silk Road. 3. Marco Polo learned about _____ and _____ in China. 1 Listen and tick the correct answers. 17 Europe coal paper Asia 1. What country did Macro Polo come from? 2. How did he and his father travel? 3. When did he travel to Peking? 4. How long did his journey last? 5. What did he bring back to his home country? 2 Read the lesson and answer the questions. People sell their ______ at the market. We use _____ to make electricity. After the long _______, Marco Polo arrived in Peking at last. He didn’t do well this time. But he ______ to do better next time. I walked around my city and I _________ some beautiful places. hope coal journey discover goods goods coal journey hoped discovered 3 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box. Task tips: Where was he from? How old was he when he came to China? 3. What did he do in China? What amazing things