外研版高中英语选修阅读教程（学生用书）Unit3TheUniversalRuler.ppt

Unit 3 The Universal Ruler 1 Preparing to read 1.Guess the answers to the questions about Genghis Khan. （1）When did he live? （2）What sort of people did he belong to? （3）What did he achieve? （4）How do we mainly remember him? 2 Reading for main ideas 2.Read the passage and check your answers to Activity 1. 3 Dealing with unfamiliar Words and phrases 3.For each extract, underline the example(s) given of the main idea. （1）Yet by the time of his death in 1227, Genghis Khan...ruled an empire that was twice the size of the Roman Empire, and four times the size of the Empire of Alexander the Great. （2）He created order by introducing strict laws. No woman was to be sold into marriage. To steal animal, or to eat in front of another without offering them food, was punishable by death. （3）They ate mainly meat, milk and yogurt, so needed no supplies of grain to make bread. （4）The army took all the goods it could find-silk, carpets, perfume, wine, gold, everything the world had to offer. 4.Choose the best answers. （1）In Paragraph 1, an archaeologist is _____. (a)someone who studies old societies (b)someone who studies history (c)a Chinese expert (d)a special kind of artist （2）In Paragraph 2, extraordinary means _____. (a)strange (b)difficult (c)clever (d)very unusual or special （3）In Paragraph 4, tactics are _____. (a)a way of talking (b)the things you do to get what you want (c)very violent ways of fighting (d)Wars （4）In Paragraph 4, surrendering means you _____. (a)run away (b)give your enemy your weapons (c)stop fighting and admit you have lost (d)agree to fight a final battle （5）In Paragraph 6, if something is forbidden, _____. (a)you are asked to do it (b)you must do it immediately (c)you are ordered to do it (d)you are not allowed to do it 4 Reading for main ideas 5.Answer the questions. （1）What were the exhibitions in Beijing about? （2）What questions do people want to answer about Genghis Khan? （3）What was Genghis Khan’s extraordinary achievement? （4）How did Temujin unite