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

* Lesson 8 Marco Polo and the Silk Road Do you know some famous people? Try to tell something about them. Do you hear of Marco Polo? What does he do? Free Talk Lead-in journey Presentation king coal discover invent Italy Listen and fill in the blanks. 1. Marco Polo went to China when he was ____. 2. Marco Polo and his father moved goods between ______ and Asia on the Silk Road. 3. Marco Polo learned about ______ and paper. 17 Europe coal At the age of 17, he went to China. 17岁时，他来到中国。 at the age of， 在几岁时，相当于when sb. was+年龄。例如： He could read and write at the age of 5.=He could read and write when he was 5. 5岁时，他就能读能写。 Language Points 2. The Chinese discovered coal and invented paper. 中国人发现了煤，发明了纸。 discover，发现。指事物本来就存在，只是还没被人发现。 invent，发明。指事物本来没有，是被创造出来的。 Columbus discovered the American Continent. 哥伦布发现了美洲大陆。 Bell invented the telephone. 贝尔发明了电话。