新编大学英语（第四版）综合教程3教学课件B3U4 Lead in.pptxVIP

COLLEGE ENGLISH新编大学英语 第四版 综合教程 3 Unit Explore the unknown 4 ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE ECONOMICS FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS Lead-in 目录 contents About the unit 新编大学英语（第四版） 综合教程 Unit 4 Warm-up activities Learning objectives Lead-in 目录 contents About the unit 新编大学英语（第四版） 综合教程 Unit 4 Warm-up activities Learning objectives About the unit Throughout history, people have had a desire to see new places, wondering what was beyond the next mountain, ocean, river, or even planet. These people, known as explorers, make journeys into the unknown. And many of the stories of these explorers have become legends over the centuries. Who do you think of when you hear the word “explorer”? Lead-in 新编大学英语（第四版） 综合教程 Unit 4 1. Explore the topic Discuss the following question. About the unit 1) I think of Zheng He when hearing the word “explorer”. Known as the Three-Jewel Eunuch Admiral ( 三宝太监海军上将 ), Zheng He was one of China’s greatest explorers. Commanding the world’s mightiest fleet of 300 ships and as many as 30,000 troops, Admiral Zheng made 7 epic voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and Africa between 1405 and 1433. Setting sail aboard his “treasure ships”, he would exchange valuable goods such as gold, porcelain Lead-in 新编大学英语（第四版） 综合教程 Unit 4 Sample answers: ( 瓷器 ) and silk for ivory ( 象牙 ), myrrh ( 没药 ) and even China’s first giraffe ( 长颈鹿 ). Zheng’s legacy had been instrumental in extending the influence and power of the Ming Dynasty China. About the unit 2) I think of Roald Amundsen when hearing the word “explorer”. The Norwegian polar explorer was the first to reach the South Pole, during an Antarctic expedition of 1910 to 1912. He was also the first to sail through the Arctic’s treacherous Northwest Passage, from 1903 to 1906. Lead-in 新编大学英语（第四版） 综合教程 Unit 4 About the unit 3) I think of Neil Armstrong when hearing the word “explorer”. As spacecraft commander for Apollo 11, t