七年级英语下册Unit2It'sShowTimLesson8MarcoPoloandtheSilkRoad教学课件新版冀教版.ppt

JJ七年级（下）;Unit 2 It’s Show Time！; The important vocabulary age, Europe, Asia, journey, king, coal, discover, invent, other, at the age of, be new to Know about Marco Polo and the Silk Road Learn to use Regular and Irregular Verbs;Lead in ;Marco Polo;Xi’an—the Walled City;Xi’an—the Walled City;Xi’an—the Walled City;Hello, everyone! My project is about Marco Polo and the Silk Road. Marco Polo was a man from Italy. At the age of 17, he went to China. He travelled along the Silk Road with his father and uncle. Together, they moved goods between Europe and Asia on the ;Silk Road. Later, Marco Polo travelled with his brother. They travelled on boats, horses and camels. Their journey lasted about twenty years! In 1275, Marco Polo travelled to Beijing. He met the king and worked for him for 17 years. During those years, Marco Polo learned about coal and paper. The Chinese discovered coal and invented ; paper. These things were new to Marco Polo. He brought some coal and paper back to Italy with him. He also brought back a lot of silk, tea and other goods. Marco Polo wrote a famous book about his travels to China. I hope to ;write a book like that someday. Thank you. By: Jenny Date: March 25 ;1. At the age of ___, Marco Polo went to China. □ twenty □ seventeen □ sixteen 2. Marco Polo and his father moved goods between _______on the Silk Road. □ America and Asia □ Europe and Asia □ Europe and America ;3. Marco Polo learned about ______ in China. □ tea and paper □ coal and silk □ coal and paper ; Read the lesson and answer the questions.;4. When did he travel to Beijing? In 1275, Marco Polo travelled to Beijing. 5. What did he bring back to his home country? He brought some coal and paper back to Italy with him. He also brought back a lot of silk, tea and other goods.; Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.;3. After the long _______, Marco Polo