Unit7lesson1TheSpiritofExplorers.ppt

1、Lesson One The Spirit of Explorers,Do you know any explorers at sea?,Zheng He was a Hui Chinese mariner(sailor), explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral(舰队司令), who made the voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, and East Africa, collectively referred to as the travels of Zheng He to the Western Ocean,

2、from 1405 to 1433.,James cook was a British captain. He made maps of Australia and New Zealand.,James Cook,was a Spanish sailor, who made four voyages. In 1492, he discovered America. People consider him to have discovered America first.,Columbus,Columbus,Who do you think arrived in America first? a

3、) Christopher Columbus b) Ancient Greeks c) Chinese sailors d) Vikings,This painting shows Viking raiders（袭击者） in about the year 1100.,Guess,Do you know the meaning of these words ? Where are they on the map? Scandinavia, Iceland, Norway, Greenland, Newfoundland,Scandinavia,Iceland,Newfoundland,Gree

4、nland,Match the words with their explanations.,Scandinavia Greenland Newfoundland Iceland,a large island in the North Atlantic Ocean, near Northeastern Canada an area of North Europe consisting of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Finland a country in the North Atlantic a large island in Eastern

5、Canada,Read the passage quickly and sequence the events,A. Eric told people about Greenland. B. Eric left Iceland and set sail west. C. 10,000 Vikings lived in Iceland. D. Leif discovered Newfoundland. E. 14 ships arrived at Greenland. F. Eric returned to Iceland.,C,B,F,A,E,D,Eric the Red forced peo

6、ple to go to Greenland with him together. Biarni set sail from Iceland in order to join Leifs father . For some reason, all ships didnt get to Greenland. The Vikings were stronger and stronger in Northern Europe from the 8th to 10th century. 5. According to official records Europeans reached America

7、 long before Columbus ever set sail .,True,False,T,F,or,F,F,T,Eric the Red,not longer after Eric the Red had landed in Greenland,Biarni,unknown land,blown off course,the year 1002,Leif and Biarni,Newfoundland,planned the trip,Read the passage again, and complete the table below about the Vikings maj

8、or discoveries.,1.Why did Eric the Red leave Iceland? He was forced to leave Iceland because he got into trouble for a murder he had committed. 2.Who was Biarni looking for when he was blown to an unknown land? He was looking for his father who was with Erics party.,3. How do we know about Vikings?

9、We know about them through stories which were written down centuries later in Norway and Iceland.,Scandinavia,Iceland,Newfoundland,Greenland,The route of Vikings,Find the words in the text that match most closely with the meaning of these words. finally succeed never heard of start a sea journey loo

10、king for sea journey now based on,eventually,achieve,unknown,set sail,in search of,voyage,present-day,according to,Words and phrases,Viking voyage to America voyage (n.) = sea journey 区分: voyage, journey, tour, trip, travel,word bank,这一组词都有“旅行”的意思，但各词的含义有所不同。 journey指从一地到另一地，通常指陆地上的远距离“旅行”，有时也可以表示经常

11、走的或长或短的“路程”。只作名词。例如： I took a journey from Beijing to Shanghai last year. - How long is your journey to school? -Only about 10 minutes.,voyage主要指远距离的水上旅行，也可以指空中旅行意思为“航海、航空、航行”等。只作名词。例如： She usually gets seasick during the voyage. They made a voyage across the Pacific by air.,trip 一般指时间短、距离近的“旅行、远足”，

12、也可以指长途旅行。在非正式用语中可代替journey。只作名词。例如： We made a boat trip to the island last week and had a good time. I will be on a trip to / journey to the south next summer holiday.,tour 着重指旅行线路比较曲折，常表示“（周游各地的）参观、访问、（巡回）旅游、视察、购物、演出”等意思。可作动词和名词。例如： I will tour the world in the future. My father has gone down-town

13、on a shopping tour.,travel作“旅行、游历”解，一般表示从一地到另一地旅行这一总的概念。常指长时间、远距离的“旅行”。尤指出国旅行。可作动词和名词。其复数形式意思为“旅游笔记”、“游记”。例如： I am reading a book about the travel to North Pole. They came home after years of foreign travel.,1The _ from America to France used to take two months. 2How did you enjoy your _ in Europe?,

14、voyage,travels,journey，voyage，trip，tour，travel填空,3I go to work by train, and the _ takes half an hour. 4He made a five-month _ of India and the Far East. 5He took us on a _ of his new house.,trip/journey,tour,tour,6The _ across the sea was smooth. 7She had been away on a long _ .,voyage,trip/journey

15、,8I dont believe well be able to afford any _ . 9Will you please bring back some sugar on your next _ to the kitchen? 10. _ were arranged for the foreign visitors to see the Great Wall.,travel,Tour,journey,2. They achieved this long before Columbus ever set sail. set about doing sth. 开始做某事 政府必须开始寻找解

16、决污染问题的办法。 The government must set about finding solutions to the pollution problems.,word bank,达到目的 achieve ones purpose/goal 获得成功 achieve success 获得胜利 achieve victory 这有助于我们实现现代化。 This will help us achieve modernization.,Language focus,before long = soon “不久” 孩子，很快我就会来看你。 I shall see you before lon

17、g, my boy. It be + 时间 + before “ 过了多久” 过了很久，我才睡着。 It was a long time before I fell asleep. It+be+ not +long +before “不久就” 不久我们就会见面的。 It wont be long before we see each other.,3. 更多的, 另外的; 添加的 further 进一步的调查 further investigation 得到更详尽的消息 get further information,Language focus,4. According to the old

18、 stories of Iceland and Norwayfor which he got into trouble. according to 根据，依照 依照老师说的话进行试验。 Do the experiment according to what your teacher tells you to. get into trouble陷入困境，陷入麻烦 e.g.Do not go to computer rooms, or youll get into trouble.,Language focus,be forced to do sth. 被迫做某事 主动： force sb. to

19、 do sth. The workers were forced to work at least 16 hours a day. commit a crime 犯罪 commit a robbery 犯抢劫罪 commit a murder 犯谋杀罪 be in trouble “有麻烦，出事” get into trouble “遇到麻烦” 她总是遇到麻烦。 She is always getting into trouble.,ask / look for trouble 自找麻烦 have trouble (in )doing sth. 做某事有麻烦 take great troubl

20、e to do sth. 花大力气做某事 妈妈很生气，你们不要再自找麻烦了。 Mama is so angry. Dont ask for trouble. 你找到这所房子有困难吗？ Did you have trouble (in) finding the house? 她花了很大力气才能算出这条数学问题。 She took great trouble to work out this maths question.,5. He persuaded some people to go back with him to Greenland. persuade sb. to do sth. I

21、persuaded her to go shopping with him. persuade sb. into doing sth He persuaded me into majoring in physics.,Language focus,persuade sb. of sth. 使某人信服某事 e.g.: How can you persuade them of the advantages of solar cars? persuade sb. not to do sth = persuade sb.out of doing sth 说服某人不做某事 I persuaded her

22、 not to go hiking with him. = I persuaded her out of going hiking with him.,Language focus,6. Eric set sail once again, this time with 25 ships, of which only 14 made it to Greenland. 1. Eric set sail with 25 ships. 2. Only 14 of the 25 ships made it to Greenland.,set sail = start a sea journey in s

23、earch of = looking for eventually = finally make it to = be successful in getting to 七月他们再度启航，并向南行驶，以寻找新的陆地。最后，他们到达南极。 In July, they _ again and headed south, _ a new land. _, they _ the South Pole.,set sail,in search of,Eventually,made it to,7. Not long after Eric the Red had landed in Greenland in

24、 search of Erics party. in search of = in the search for寻找，寻求 这家人正在挨街寻找丢失的孩子。 The family were running from street to street in search of the lost child. search sb./ some place for sth. 为寻找而搜查某人/某处 军人们在废墟中搜寻幸存者。 The soldiers are searching the ruins for survivors.,8. Leif followed Biarnis directions a

25、nd sailed to what is believed to be the coast of present-day Canada. 赖伊夫按照比阿尼提供的线索航行到了现在被认为是加拿大海岸的地方。 what 做主语 ，此处不能用where. follow ones direction 遵从某人的指示 in / from all (every) directions 向/从四面八方来,follow “ 跟随” 他跟着她上了楼。 He followed her up the stairs. “沿着走” 沿着这条路走道拐角处。 Follow this road to the corner. “

26、遵循, 依照行事” 他必须听从老师的指导 He must follow the directions that his teacher gave. “听懂” 你读得太快,我听不懂。 You are reading too fast for me to follow.,Exercise After five hours drive, they reached _ they thought was the place theyd been dreaming of. that B. where C. which D. what 2. The journey around the world took

27、 the old sailor nine months, _ the sailing time was 226 days. A. of which B. during which C. from which D. for which,D. what,A. of which,3. The factory produces half a million pairs of shoes every year, 80% _ are sold abroad. A. of which B. which of C. of then D. of that 4. I have many friends, _ so

28、me are businessman. A. of them B. from which C. who of D. of whom,A. of which,D. of whom,Grammar: Relative clauses(2),a) By around 900AD, there were many places in Northern Europe where the Vikings chose to live. b) Eric reached Greenland and discovered that people could live in the place where he l

29、anded. Relative adverbs where can be used to give information about places,Compare: 1. The factory is the place I used to work. 2. The factory is the place I visited.,where,which,a) The Chinese people will never forget the day when Chinas first manned spaceship returned safely to the earth after 21

30、hours in space. b) I still remember the day when I attended my first lecture in college. Relative adverbs when can be used to give information about time.,Compare: 1. Ill never forget the day she left. 2. Ill never forget the date is written on the cover of the book.,when,which,a) Theres no reason w

31、hy we shouldnt be friends. b) Could you help me to find out the reason why the brake doesnt work? After the word reason, we can use why in relative clauses,Compare: 1. I still dont know the reason she left. 2. I still dont accept the reason she gave for her leaving.,why,which,a) Eric set sail once a

32、gain, this time with 25 ships, of which only 14 made it to Greenland. b) Eric the Red was forced to leave because he had committed a murder, for which he got into trouble. c) Biarni was the man with whom Leif discussed his plans. Relative pronouns can be used as the objects of prepositions. Usually

33、we use prepositions before which and whom: preposition + which/whom,Practice (),1.The ship arrived early in the morning _ the sky was still dark. (when/which) 2.Did they tell you the reason _they wanted you to do that? (why/when) 3.Whats the name of the restaurant _you had lunch? (when/where),when,w

34、hy,where,4.Xiaoming went to the music shop _he bought a violin. (where/when) 5.Theyll never forget the time _the Chinese Womens volleyball team finally won the gold medal in the 28th Olympic Games. (where/when),where,when,6.Is that the hospital _ you had your operation? (where/which) 7.I dont unders

35、tand the reason _he told a lie to his boss. (which/why),where,why,1. I have five balloons. Three of them are yellow. I have five balloons, of which three are yellow. 2. David is my friend. I often play tennis with him. David is my friend, with whom I play tennis. 3. He has twenty books. Only two of them are interesting. He has twenty books, of which