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Teaching Object
. Learn some information about the Silk Road, Xuan Zang and Maco Polo.
. Learn and grasp some useful sentence structures.
. Learn how advanced the ancient China was.
Journey to the West
In fact, the story is based on true character, a famous monk named Xuan Zang. He followed the Silk Road in the 6th century to collect Buddhist scriptures from India.
Around 600 years later, one of Europe's famous travelers, Marco Polo, entered China along the Silk Road.
Lead-in
The land silk road
Lead-in
The line that connecting East to West
Unit 8 Adventure
Lesson 3
Marco Polo
Period One
Lead-in
How much information do you know about Marco Polo?
Review the key words
court
in turn
available
confuse
wealthy
emperor
stand by
fuel
1) the ruler of a country
2) able to be got or used
3) insist that something is true
4) rich
5) the chief palace of the emperor/ king
6) as a result
7) unable to understand or think clearly
8) anything that can be burned to make heat or power
Fast reading
Read through the text quickly, and match the paragraphs with the main idea.
Marco Polo's basic information and early life
Kublai Khan welcomed Marco
Marco was amazed at China
Inventions and developments in China
Marco returned to Italy
People’s reaction to Marco’s stories
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
Para.6
Marco Polo's basic information and early life
Marco returned to Italy
Inventions and developments in China
Kublai Khan welcomed Marco
Marco was amazed at China
People’s reaction to Marco’s stories
Structure of the passage
Part One: (Para.1)
Part Two: (Para.2-Para.4)
Part Three:
(Para.5-Para.6)
Basic information of Marco Polo
Before he got to China
After he got to China
After he left China
Time Clue
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On the Bb write down the structure. Then elicit main idea of each part by the slide.
Marco Polo and His Travels (Part One)
Name: Marco Polo