冀教版七年级英语下册Unit2 Lesson8课件.pptVIP

LESSON 8 MARCO POLO AND THE SILK ROADUNIT2IT’S SHOW TIME! Language goals: age, Europe, Asia, journey, king, coal, discover, invent, other, at the age of, be new to Know about Marco Polo and the Silk RoadLearn to use Regular and Irregular VerbsClick to add title in here 123Teaching aims The important vocabulary. Describe things in the past.Know about Marco Polo. Click to add title in here 123Important points Different points the simple past tense some different structures Add your title in here(1) At the age of 17, he went to China.(2) The Chinese discovered coal and invented paper.(3) These things were new to Marco Polo.(4) I hope to write a book like that someday.主语+动词过去式+宾语+其他 Eg: In 1275, Marco Polo travelled to Beijing. Self-learningWork in groups. What do you know about Marco Polo? Discuss with your classmates. Find more information about him, and share your idea with your classmates. Marco Polo Marco Polo (1254-1324), a Venetian trader and explorer who was famous for his worldwide travels. His famous book is The Description of the World. Words Review Italy n. age n. goods n. European n. Asia n. journey n. king n. coal n. discover v. invent v. other adj. 意大利亚洲发现；了解旅行；旅程国王煤炭发明；创造其他的；另外的年龄商品；货物欧洲 Warming UpRead the text and answer the questions:(1) How did Marco Polo and his brother travel?(2) How long did his journey last?(3) What did he bring back to his home country?(4) when did he travel to Beijing?(5) What did he bring back to his home country? Showing and exchange 1. at the age of… / when sb. was… years old在……岁时Eg: He moved to London at the age of 20 ( when he was 20 years old ).2. discover 发现；了解 invent 发明；创造Eg: He discovered a new star. Who invented the telephone? 3.be new to sb. 对……陌生Eg：The movie is new to me.4.hope to do sth. 希望做某事Eg：I hope to see you again.5. other 其他的；别的 one…the other…一个是 ……另一个是……Eg: I have two computers, one is big, the other is smal