Unit 2 Lesson 8 Marco Polo and the Silk Road【课件+教案】-2022-2023学年七年级英语下册同步精品课堂（冀教版）

Unit 2 It’s Show Time! • What is Danny’s project about? • What is the Silk Road about? Review Danny’s project is about some places of interest in China. The Silk Road is about history and culture. Warm Up • What’s your project about? • Where is the place of interest? • How old is it? • Why is it special? • What’s your project about? • Where is the place of interest? • How old is it? • Why is it special? Warm Up Lead in • What’s Jenny’s project about? Her project is about Marco Polo and the Silk Road. Have you ever heard of the book The Travels of Marco Polo? It is a book that describes Marco Polo's travel along the Silk Road and other Asian cities. Lead in Let’s learn more about Marco Polo. 1. At the age of ___, Marco Polo went to China. □ twenty □ seventeen □ sixteen 2. Marco Polo and his father moved goods between _______on 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 Listen and tick the correct answers. Listening √ √ √ at the age of… 在……岁时 1. At the age of 17, he went to China. Language Points He moved to London at the age of 20 . = He moved to London when he was 20 years old . at the age of ＋ 数字 ＝ at ＋ 数字, 还可表示为when ... was ... years old。 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 along 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 camels. Their journey lasted about twenty years！ In 1275, Marco Polo travelled to Beijing. He met the king 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 Ma