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Unit 1 A Trip to the Silk Road
xi'an
Lead in
Where is their first stop during the trip?
Can you say something about it?
A Trip to the Silk Road
Lanzhou
Lead in
Where is their second stop during the trip?
Can you say something about it?
A Trip to the Silk Road
A Trip to the Silk Road
What's another stop along the Silk Road?
pron. 另一个 (泛指)one more
Lead in
Dunhuang
• Have you ever been to Dunhuang?
• What do you know about Dunhuang?
• Do you want to take a trip to Dunhuang?
Lead in
Lesson 5:
Another Stop along the Silk Road
Dunhuang is a city in northern western China, Gansu province. It was a major stop on the ancient Silk Road and is best known for the nearby Mogao caves.
Warm up
What famous places are in Dunhuang?
Warm up
the Mogao Caves.
Mingsha mountain and Yueya Spring
1. Listen and write true (T) or false (F).
1. Dunhuang is famous as the City of Sands. ( )
2. Marco Polo came to Dunhuang a long time ago. ( )
3. The camel is not safe and Danny falls off. ( )
T
T
F
Listening
Read and Follow
The group arrives in Dunhuang. They take a tour around the city.
Ms. Martin: This is an amazing city.
Li Ming: It’s one of the main stops on the Silk Road. It’s famous as the City of Sands. Many people come here to see the ancient paintings in the Mogao Caves.
Jenny: I can’t believe it!We are walking on the same road as Marco Polo.
Danny: Are you sure? That camel is really tall.
Camel man: Yes, he is tall. But you will be all right.
Jenny: Come on, Danny. It will be fun! I will ride a camel, too.
Danny: OK.
(The man helps Danny and Jenny onto the camels.)
Danny: Yay! This is fun! Look at me. I’m Marco Polo!
Read and Act
Read the dialogue and answer the questions:
Reading
1. What do the group do in Dunhuang?
2. Where do they find a camel man?
3.What will Jenny and Danny do?
They take a tour around the city.
They will ride camels.
They find a camel man on their way to Mingsha Mountain.
1. Another Stop along the Silk Road
another adj.另外的;又一 pron.另一