Lesson 3 Marco Polo Unit 8课件教学讲解

1、Lesson 3 Marco Polo Unit 8 Lead-in In the long history of China, there ever were a lot of great and famous persons. But do you know about a man who was a foreigner and lived in China for a long time during Yuan Dynasty. When he returned to his motherland, his friend wrote a book according to his exp

2、erience in China. The book is called The Description of China, and it became a best-selling book in Europe at once . OK, now do you know who he is? Yes, he is Marco Polo. Today, well learn the story about him. Please open your books to the page 26. lets learn about the story together.合作探究Do you know

3、 about Marco Polo and his story? Who can tell something about him?Discussion Discuss the following topic with your partner. Suggested answerMarco Polo was an Italian traveler who lived in China for some time. He is famous for the book The Travels of Marco Polo. Fast-reading Scan the text and choose

4、the best answers according to the text.Marco was sent to do many important tasks_ .because he was Kublai Khans friend so that he could learn to speak more languagesand then he could give Kublai Khan a good impressionbecause he was clever enough to be an official D2. What hadnt Marco seen before he c

5、ame to China?Gold Large hallsPaper moneysilverC3. _ seemed strange to Marco.That the hall could be large enough to seat 6000peopleThat people paid for goods with gold and silverThat people used something he didnt know to burn for fuelThat the Summer Palace could be so beautifulC4. After leaving Chin

6、a, Marco _ .became a poor manfought in a wardeclared a warjoined the army and became a soldier.B5. By saying” I have only told a half of what I saw”, Marco meant_.He could only remember half of what he sawHe didnt want to tell people the truth about ChinaHe wanted to keep another half of what he saw

7、 a secretWhat he told in the book was really true DCareful-readingRead the text carefully and number these events in the order that they happened._ Marco returned to Italy._ Marco travelled across Europe and Asia with his father._ Marco told all his stories to the prisoner._ Marco and his father cam

8、e to China._ Marco was the captain of a warship but was caught by the enemy.3 1 5 2 4Languages pointsamaze vt 使惊愕，使惊奇相关用法amazing adj 令人惊异的amazed adj 感到惊奇的be amazed at 对感到惊讶I am so amazed at the progress he made.2. confuse vt. 使困惑，混淆 把. 弄糊涂相关用法confusing adj. 令人困惑的confused adj. 困惑的，迷惑的be confused abou

9、t. 对感到困惑/迷惑They asked me so many confusing questions that I got confused.3. in turn 轮流 依次 反过来相关用法take turns to do sth 轮流做某事its ones turn to do sth 轮到某人做某事by turns 轮流 依次Interest rates were cut, and in turn, share prices rose.4. Break out （坏事）爆发相关短语Break down 出故障 坏掉Break into 破门而入Break off 折断 When did

10、 the Libya War break out?5. Stand by 坚持（某种）说法 支持相关短语Stand for 代表Stand out 杰出 出色I believe in friends who stand by me.即时训练Fill in the blanks with the proper words and phrasesThe _(作者) of the book based this book on his own experiences in the 1980s.A large _ ( 数量) of rice will be sent to the poor peopl

11、e who are suffering from the snowstorm.It is said that our English teacher Mary is from a very _ (富裕的）family in Britain.The machine _ ( 损坏) and we had to put off your order.The students _ (轮流) to clean the classroom.authorquantitywealthybroke downtake turns 复杂句型结构Although Marco was young, he was very clever and could already speak four languages.本句中although引导的是让步状语从句。Although the sun was shining, it wasnt very warm.分析：