1、 Great explorationsUnit1ReadingThe voyages of Zheng HeA What do you know about?The people in the pictures below are all famous explorers. Match them with their achievements. Write the correct letters in the blanks.Zheng HeMarco PoloZhang QianChristopher Columbusa b c d1. His voyages across the Atlan

2、tic opened up the New Worldthe 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.dcabZheng HeBefore you readLook at the title and the first s

3、entence of each paragraph of the article on page 3. Then answer the questions below.Who was Zheng He?2. Where was Zheng He born?3. When did Zheng He go on his trips?Zheng He was a famous Chinese explorer. He was born in Yunnan. From 1405 to 1433.Before you read4. What effects did his trips have on C

4、hina and the world? Tick()the possible answers.a They set up trade routes between China and other countries.b They encouraged the exchange of cultures and technologies.c They made the relationships between countries stronger.The voyages of Zheng HeD ComphrehensionD1 What do the italicized words in t

5、he 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.3. This was traded along with gold and silver.4. Zheng He brought this back from Africa.5. The voyag

6、es developed trade and encouraged this.seven great voyagesshipssilkgiraffethe exchange of cultures and technologiestreasure shipD ComphrehensionD2 Read the article again and complete the following notes. Zheng Hewas a famous Chinese ;was born in Yunnan in ;became a of the Yongle Emperor;built a grea

7、t fleet of treasure ships-big enough to carry people;went on seven trips from 1405 to 1433 and visited , and even .explorer1371trusted official25,000South-East Asiathe Middle Eastthe east coast of Africatrade routesZheng Hes great voyagesallowed China to trade ;brought back ;encouraged the exchange

8、of cultures and technologies;helped of the countries and regions he travelled to.valuable goods like gold, silver and silkmany things that were seen in China for the first timethe developmentDisscusionIn groups, discuss the following questions.Why is Zheng He called a “pioneer”?Why were Zheng Hes vo

9、yages so important in history?Why is Zheng He called a “pioneer”?Why were Zheng Hes voyages so important in history?Because his first voyage in 1405 was nearly a century before Columbus set sail to America. He opened up cultural contacts between different peoples around the world. Because his voyage

10、s developed trade, encouraged the exchange of cultures and technologies and helped the development of those countries and regions.Expressions出發(fā)；動身起航出生于/死于+地點/月/年建立；設(shè)立被稱為去旅行好像。允許某人做某事開辟文化交流set off=startset sailbe born in/die inset up= foundbe known asgo on a tripit seems/appears thatallow sb to do op

11、en upcultural contactsLanguage points1. 原句再現(xiàn)：His travels were so important that they are still studied today.他的航行如此重要以致它們今天仍在被研究。so+adj./adv.+that+從句“如此。以至”他說得如此快以至我不能跟上他。He spoke so quickly that I couldnt follow him.BThe camera is expensive I cant afford it. so; as to B. so; that C. enough; to 2. 原

12、句再現(xiàn)：Zheng He was born in Yunnan in 1371.be born in+地點/年/月be born in Marchbe born on+日be born on March 3rd填空：The teachers task is ( help) poor children who cant go to school. My aim of the trip is (relax). to helpto do作表語，set up與develop 并列3. 原句再現(xiàn)：His task was to develop relations and set up trade rou

13、tes with foreign countries.to relax4. 原句再現(xiàn)：They were big enough to carry 25,000 people as well as very large quantities of goods.adj./adv.+enough+to do足夠。能做某事Mike is 15 years old. He is not to get a drivers license. old enough B. enough oldC. young enough D. enough youngAas well as=andlarge quantiti

14、es of大量的+C/U water/food/5. 原句再現(xiàn)：It seemed that nowhere was too far for him to visit.對他而言，好像沒有地方因為太遠(yuǎn)而無法到訪的。用法1： It seems/seemed that=It appears/appeared that好像。=It appeared that nowhere wastooto太。而不能用法2：seem/appear+(to be)+adj.顯得她顯得很自信。She seems/appears to be confident.The question is too difficult t

15、o finish in an hour.6. 原句再現(xiàn)：Besides developing trade, the voyages also encouraged the exchange of cultures and technologies.besides prep. 除。之外還有=in addition to prep.+v-ingdancingBesides (dance), we sang.=In addition to , we sang.dancing7. 原句再現(xiàn)：However, his voyages were such a huge achievement that people still remember him as a pioneer in opening up .如此以至:such+a/an+可