内容正文:
If you had a time machine, which dynasty would you go back to? Which historical figure would you like to meet? Why?
Zhang Qian
张骞
Xuanzang
玄奘
Zheng He
郑和
Christopher
Columbus
克里斯托弗·哥伦布
Ferdinand Magellan
斐迪南·麦哲伦
Marco Polo
马可·波罗
Warming up
What do these historical figures have in common?
Match the explorers with their achievements.
Warming up
Zhang Qian
Xuan Zang
Zheng He
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
Seven voyages (航海)
“Discovery” of the New World
Journey to Asia
Pioneer of the Silk Road
Pilgrim(朝圣者) to the West
Sailing the Oceans
Unit 3 Back to the past
Zheng He
Christopher Columbus
How can we analyze historical events?
Pre-reading
While-reading: Analyzing the background
Why did these two explorers sail the oceans?
Zheng He
Christopher Columbus
To pay friendly visits to those countries on behalf of the Ming Dynasty;
To establish trading relations with the countries;
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To search for a direct sea route to the East Indies;
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While-reading: Analyzing the process
What dangers