七年级英语下册Unit2It’sShowTimeLesson8MarcoPoloandtheSilkRoad参考课件（新版）冀教版.pptx

1、Unit 2 Its Show Time！,Lesson 8 Marco Polo and the Silk Road,The important vocabulary age, Europe, Asia, journey, king, coal, discover, invent, other, at the age of, be new to Know about Marco Polo and the Silk Road Learn to use Regular and Irregular Verbs,Objectives,Lead in,What do you know about Ma

2、rco Polo? Find more information about him and present it to the class.,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.,Xianthe Walled City,Italy age goods Europe Asia journey,意大利(地名) n. 年龄 n.

3、 商品；物品 n. 欧洲 n. 亚洲 n. 旅行；旅程,Xianthe Walled City,king coal discover invent other,n. 国王 n. 煤 v. 发现；了解 v. 发明；创造 adj. 别的；其他的,Xianthe Walled City,Phrases 1.在岁时 ； 2. 对陌生 ; 3.在和之间 ； 4.带回来_ 5.写关于_,at the age of.,be new to.,between.and.,bring back,write about,Hello, everyone! My project is about Marco Polo a

4、nd the Silk Road. Marco Polo was a man from Italy. At the age of 17, he went to China. He travelled along the Silk Road with his father and uncle. Together, they moved goods between Europe and Asia on the,Silk Road. Later, Marco Polo travelled with his brother. They travelled on boats, horses and ca

5、mels. Their journey lasted about twenty years! In 1275, Marco Polo travelled to Beijing. He met the king and worked for him for 17 years. During those years, Marco Polo learned about coal and paper. The Chinese discovered coal and invented,paper. These things were new to Marco Polo. He brought some

6、coal and paper back to Italy with him. He also brought back a lot of silk, tea and other goods. Marco Polo wrote a famous book about his travels to China. I hope to,write a book like that someday. Thank you. By: Jenny Date: March 25,1. At the age of _, Marco Polo went to China. twenty seventeen sixt

7、een 2. Marco Polo and his father moved goods between _on the Silk Road. America and Asia Europe and Asia Europe and America,Lets Do It!,Listen and tick the correct answers.,1,3. Marco Polo learned about _ in China. tea and paper coal and silk coal and paper,Read the lesson and answer the questions.,

8、2,What country did Marco Polo come from? Marco Polo was from Italy. 2. How did he and his brother travel? They travelled on boats, horses and camels. 3. How long did his journey last? Their journey lasted about twenty years.,4. When did he travel to Beijing? In 1275, Marco Polo travelled to Beijing.

9、 5. What did he bring back to his home country? He brought some coal and paper back to Italy with him. He also brought back a lot of silk, tea and other goods.,Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.,3,hope coal journey discover goods,1. People sell their _ at the market.

10、2. Its cold in the house. Put some _ on the fire.,coal,goods,3. After the long _, Marco Polo arrived in Beijing at last. 4. He didnt do well this time. But he_ to do better next time. 5. I walked around my city and I _ some beautiful places.,journey,hoped,discovered,Xianthe Walled City,Language poin

11、ts,1. At the age of 17, he went to China. at the age of / when sb. was years old 在岁时 eg.: He moved to London at the age of 20 . = He moved to London when he was 20 years old .他在20岁时搬到了伦敦。,Xianthe Walled City,2. The Chinese discovered coal and invented paper. discover 发现；了解（指初次看见本来已 存在但以前未被发现的事物 ） Co

12、lumbus discovered America but he did not explore the new continent 哥伦布发现了美洲，可是他没有去探索这个新大陆。 invent 发明；创造 （是指创造前所未有的事物） Edison invented the electric light bulb 爱迪生发明了电灯泡。,Xianthe Walled City,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

13、 其他的；别的 onethe other一个是 另一个是 eg.: I have two computers, one is big, the other is small.,Xianthe Walled City,Exercises,根据汉语意思填空。,1.Marco Polo is a man from_(欧洲).,Europe,2. Who_(发现) America? 3. Who_(发明) paper?,discovered,invented,Xianthe Walled City,4. Their_(旅程) lasted about twenty years. 5. At _(年龄)

14、 eight, he learned to swim.,journey,age,Xianthe Walled City,单项选择 ( ) 1. James works _ a Chinese company. A. for B. of C. out D. on,A,Xianthe Walled City,( )2.Lucy will _ her homework back to her school. A.talks B. bring C. talk,B,Xianthe Walled City,( )3. There are some elephants, koalas and snakes

15、in the zoo. What _animals are there in it? A. other B. others C. another,A,Xianthe Walled City,( )4.The place is _to me. Its the first time I came here. A. old B. happy C. new D. sad ( )5.What do you often do _ classes to relax？ Listen to music round the school. A. over B. through C.between,C,C,Xianthe Walled City,Work in groups. What do you know about Marco Polo? Find more inf