1、Marco Polo and the Silk Road,Lesson 8,Learning Aims,教学目标：1.words: age, Europe, Asia, journey, king, coal, discover, invent, other 2.phrases: at the age of, be new to 能力目标: (1)让学生会用英语谈论如何介绍别人等相关话题；(2)让学生学会用英语写课题,New Words,Italy 意大利 age n. 年龄 goods n.商品；物品 Europe n.欧洲 Asia n.亚洲 journey n.旅行；旅程 king n.
2、 国王 coal n.煤 discover v. 发现；了解 invent v. 发明；创造 other adj. 别的；其他的,Vocabulary,Listening,Listen and tick the correct answers.,1,1. At the age of _, Marco Polo went to China. twenty seventeen sixteen,Listen and answer,2. Marco Polo and his father moved goods between _ on the Silk Road. America and Asia
3、Europe and Asia Europe and America,3. Marco Polo learned about _ in China. tea and paper coal and silk coal and paper,Listen and tick the correct answers.,1,1. At the age of _, Marco Polo went to China. twenty seventeen sixteen,Check the answers,2. Marco Polo and his father moved goods between _ on
4、the Silk Road. America and Asia Europe and Asia Europe and America,3. Marco Polo learned about _ in China. tea and paper coal and silk coal and paper,Hello, everyone!My project is about Marco Polo and the Silk Road.Marco Polo was a man from Italy. At the age of 17, he went to China. He travelled alo
5、ng 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 camel. Their journeylasted about twenty years!,In 1275, Marco Polo travelled to Beijing. He met the king
6、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 coal and paper back to Italy with him. He also brought back a lot of silk, tea and other goods.,Marco Pol
7、o 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,Read the lesson and answer the questions.,2,1. What country did Marco Polo come from?2. How did he and his brother travel?3. How long did his journey last?4. When did the trav
8、el to Beijing?5. What did he bring back to his home country?,Italy.,They travelled on boats, horses and camels.,About 20 years.,In 1275.,Some coal and paper.,Language points,At the age of 17, he went to China. 17岁时，他去了中国。,【解析】 句式at the age of意为“在岁时”，后加基数词表示年龄。,e.g.,At the age of twenty, his uncle ow
9、ned a big farm. 二十岁时，他叔叔就拥有一个大农场。,I hope to write a book like that someday. 我希望有一天能写一本那样的书。,【解析】 句式hope to do something 意为“希望做某事”，动词hope后加动词不定式（to + 动词原形）作宾语。,e.g.,We hope to visit the Great Wall this weekend. 我们希望这个周末能参观长城。,Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.,3,hope c
10、oal journey discover goods,People sell their _ at the market. 2. Its cold in the house. Put some _ on the fire. 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.,goods,
11、journey,coal,hopes,discovered,Work in groups. What do you know abut Marco Polo?,4,Task tips:,1. Where was he from?,2. How old was he when he came to China?,3. What did he do in China?,4. What amazing things did he learn about in China?,5. How long did he stay in China?,Exercises!,1. We learn Chinese
12、, math, English and o_ lessons at school. 2. Shanxi is famous for c_. 3. Do you know who i_ the first computer in the world? 4. It is a long j_ from Beijing to Dunhuang. 5. China is in A_. What about Italy?,I. 根据句意和所给的首字母用适当的词语填空。,ther,oal,nvented,ourney,sia,1. Marco Polo was a man from Italy. （改为同义
13、句）Marco Polo _ _ Italy. 2. They traveled on boats. （改为一般疑问句）_ _ _ on boats? 3. She discovered a cave in the hill. （改为否定句）She _ _ a cave in the hill.,II. 按要求写句子。,came,from,Did,they,travel,didnt,discover,4. His trip lasted about two months. （对划线部分提问）_ _ _ his trip last? 5. The twins are of medium height. （对划线部分提问）_ _ the twins look like?,How,long,did,How,tall,Homework,Find more information about Marco Polo and present it to the class.,
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