高三英语（上）Unit2Crossinglimits.ppt

,人教修订版 高三英语（上） Unit 2 Crossing limits,Unit 2 Reading,I Lead-in There are many great navigators in the world of history. Do you know them? What made them famous?,ZhengHe In China,James Cook In England,Columbus In Spain,Abel Tasman In Holland,Christopher Columbus,James Cook,Abel Tasman,Spanish,Dutch,British,America,New Zealand Antarctica,Zheng He,Chinese,African& Arab,Zheng He,The greatest navigator in the Ming Dynasty in China. He successfully sailed to over 39 countries such as Vietnam, Indonesia, and Iran. His voyages were 80 years earlier than Columbuss discovery of New Continent and 100 years before Magellans circumnavigation.,Captain James Cook,The ENDENAVOUR departed England in 1768 and after visiting Tahiti the following year James Cook (1728 - 1779) discovered New Zealand and claimed it for Great Britain. Sailing west, in 1770 he sighted the east coast of Australia. From here he sailed north and on August 22 he claimed the whole of eastern Australia as a British possession. The ENDEAVOUR returned to England in 1771 having added significantly to Britains potential empire in the Pacific.,Christopher Columbus,He (1451- 1506) was Italian explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, hoping to find a route to India (in order to trade for spices). He made a total of four trips to the Caribbean and South America during the years 1492 1504.,Abel Janszoon Tasman,He (1603) was a Dutch seafarer and explorer, born in Lutjegast, a village in the province of Groningen, best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644, in the service of the VOC (Dutch East India Company). His was the first European expedition to reach the islands of Van Diemens Land (now Tasmania) and New Zealand. He also mapped substantial portions of other parts of Australia.,Map of the World,1. Why did those navigators take great efforts and risk their lives to explore those unknown worlds?,For truth For wealth,Pre-reading:,2. What is the famous road by which ancient Chinese merchants did business with other countries?,The Silk Road,What do you know about the Silk Road?,Silk road began from_ along the Gangsu Corridor and then to _ _ and _ in exchange for spices and silk.,ChangAn,India,Middle east,Rome,Skimming:,Whats the foundation of mankinds greatest endeavour? 2. What kinds of civilisations did Africa have contacts with from the earliest times?,trade and curiosity,India, the Red Sea civilisations,Some questions of reading.,3. The contacts between which area led to the meeting between black people and a Chinese? 4. Between the Han and early the Tang Dynasty, which part of Africa developed into the world trade centre?,the Arabic, contact to, the African coast,Swahili kingdoms, islands off the African coast,Some questions of reading.,5. In the eleventh century, who made several voyages to the court of the Song Dynasty? 6. Which century was the right time for a grand meeting between China and Africa?,the Africans,by the beginning of the fifteenth century,Some questions of reading.,7. Who led the seven large fleets sailed westwards between 1405 and 1433? 8. Which kingdoms did Zheng He renew relations with? 9. When did the exploration of the Ming Dynasty stop?,Zheng He,the kingdoms of the East African coast,1433,Fast Reading,The text is mainly about _. A how the Silk Road was formed B how China developed trading relations with Arabic countries C Zheng Hes exploration across the Indian Ocean D the history of Chinas opening to the outside world,Fast Reading,The text focuses on Chinese relationship with _. A Indians B Arabians C Africans D Europeans,Detail Reading,Who were(was) the earliest explorer(s) of the western ocean? A. Marco Polo B. Christopher Columbus C. European explorers D. Brave merchants,Detail Reading,In order to reach out across the ocean, How many times did China make contacts with Africans . A Five B Three C Four D Six,Main idea of each paragraph,Paragraph 1: Trade and curiosity have often formed the foundation for mankinds greatest endeavor. Paragraph 2: Silk from China found its way over land along the Silk Road to India. Paragraph 3: The Swahili kingdoms and the islands off the African coast developed into the worlds trading center. Paragraph 4: The Arabic contacts to the African coast led to the next meeting between black people and a Chinese.,Main idea of each paragraph,Paragraph 5: In the eleventh century, the Africans made several voyages to the court of the Song Dynasty. Paragraph 6: The contacts between China and Africa had led to the awareness of each others existence. Paragraph 7: Under the command of Zheng He, the fleets set sail to discover the eastern coast of Africa. Paragraph 8: Zheng He renewed relations with the kingdoms of the East African coast. Paragraph 9: After 1433, the exploration by Zheng He was stopped.,Careful reading: Fill in the charts.,In 97 AD,Over land,rhinoceros horns,Du Huan,On land and by boat,The Africans,By sea,Bronze statue of a lion,In 1405- 1433,By sea,Giraffes, zebras, shells, elephant ivory, medicine, rhinoceros-horn, etc.,1. The Europeans were the first Explorers to travel to other countries. 2. Accurate maps of the countries around the Indian Ocean were made before the fifteenth century. 3. In the years between 1405 and 1433 , Zheng He sailed westwards only on voyages of exploration. 4. Zheng He invited African countries to send ambassadors to China.,Judge the following sentences True or False.,( ),( ),( ),( ),F,F,F,T,Paragraph 1,形成人们努力（探索世界）的基础 鼓舞某人做某事 寻找,form the foundation for inspire sb. to do search for,Paragraph 2,众所周知 与交换 与有联系 (偶然)遇到,It is well known that in exchange for have contact with meet with,Paragraph 3,发展成为世界贸易中心 坐落在非洲海岸的王国和岛屿,develop into the worlds trading centre the kingdoms and the islands off the African coast,Paragraph 4,提供有关的信 息 流浪，闲逛,be taken prisoner ( take sb. prisoner) give information on wander through,被抓, 被俘虏,拓展到，伸出到 文化遗迹 追溯到 铜像,reach out to cu