Unit 5 What an adventure Starting Out & Understanding Ideas 课件-2022-2023学年高一英语外研版（2019）必修第三册

新外研社高中英语必修三 Unit 5 What an adventure! Starting Out&Understanding Ideas Starting Out Look at the map, and read the information about the three explorers. Match the routes to the explorers. （P49） b Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521) was a Portuguese explorer who sailed west from Spain across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in search of a westward route to the Spice Islands (now part of Indonesia). c Vascoda Gama (1460-1524) was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial journey to India opened up the sea route from Western Europe to the east by way of the Cape of Good Hope. a Christopher Columbus (1451–1506) was an Italian explorer who completed journeys between Spain and the Americas, thus marking the beginning of European exploration of the Americas. Do you know any other great explorers? What do you know about Xu Xiake? What kind of difficulties did he meet? Xu Xiake was known in China as a great explorer, ___________ and travel _______. Born in 1587, he loved reading books about What do you know about Xu Xiake? geographer writer geography and nature, and from an early age wished to see the ________ (nature) wonders of the country. As well as exploring famous mountains and rivers, he went to places that _____________________(never, visit) before. natural had never been visited What kind of difficulties did he meet? Xu travelled on foot. He often went without food for days, and suffered bad weather, illness, dangerous animals and even robbers. Explorers Time & Country Adventures Achievements & Influence Ferdinand Magellan 1480-1521 Portuguese sailed west from Spain across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Spice Islands (now part of Indonesia) explored the westward route to South-east Asia Vasco da Gama 1460-1524 Portugal opened up the sea route from Western Europe to the east by way of the Cape of Good Hope the first European to reach India by sea Christopher Columbus 1451–1506 Italian completed journeys between S