牛津深圳版九年级英语下册unit 1《great explorations》（reading）课件.ppt

1. His voyages across the Atlantic opened up the New World——the American continents ——to Europe. 2. His travels to the west of China helped open up Central Asia to China. 3. He went on seven trips to the Western Seas. 4. He travelled to China and wrote a book about his travels. Before you read Before you read D Comphrehension D1 What do the italicized words in the following sentences refer to? Read the article on page3 to find the answers. 1. In 1405, Zheng He set off from China on the first of these. 2. A greet fleet of these were built for the great voyages.