内容正文:
Reading and Thinking
UNIT 3 SEA EXPLORATION
【版本:新人教 册别:选择性必修四】
1. To develop your interest in sea animals and sea exploration.
2. To develop your reading habits, like general reading, scanning for details and how to analyze the passage structure (deep reading).
3. To develop your communicative ability through designed group and pair activities.
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Lead in
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Can you name some famous navigators?
Columbus: Italian discovered a new world (1492)
Magellan:Portuguese(葡萄牙人)The first person who made the first voyage around the world (1519 ~ 1522)
and proved the earth is round.
Zheng He:
sailed to the West for seven times in Ming Dynasty.(1405-1433)
cwma (c) -
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While-reading
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Reaching out Across the Sea
Who? Why? Where?
How
who
how
where
why
While-reading: Read and think
Chinese people
By sea
India, Africa …
Trade, curiosity …
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1. What is the theme of the text about?
A. Looking ahead to the exploration of the sea
B. Describing trade and curiosity influence on e sea.
C. How Chinese people have conducted sea explorations over time.
D. Introducing the achievements and future of human exploration of the sea.
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Read the text again. Write down the main idea of each paragraph.
Para 1 A. The aim of the Belt and Road initiative
Para 2 B. The Silk Road in ancient China
Para 3 C. The Belt and Road in the 2lst Century.
Para 4 D. The Zheng He's fleets in the MingDynasty.
Para 5 E. The foundation of mankind's greatest achievements.
Para 6 F. China's goal to reach out across the sea in the future
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Scan the text and fill in the table with the correct names.
Name Description
The name of the trade route between China and the West
Its kings sent gifts such as giraffes to China
An area currently being explored for scientific reasons
A destination of silk and a major Eur