Unit 3 Sea exploration Reading and Thinking课件-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第四册

UNIT 3 Sea exploration Reading and Thinking 1 Learning aims To learn some new words and expressions. 1 To learn the history of sea exploration. 2 To appreciate the great achievements of ancestors. 3 Lead in What stories do you know about sea voyage? Zheng He’s sailing to the West Ocean Columbus discovered the New World The Travels of Marco Polo Pre-reading Reaching out across the sea C What is the types of the text? Narrative. Descriptive. Expository. Argumentative. 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 European capital The modern country name for Ceylon The historical period when China expanded maritime exploration to other regions The author of Record of My Travels The commander of the seven fleets The person who wrote stories that inspired European explorers the Silk Road African royal families the Arctic Rome Sri Lanka the Ming Dynasty Du Huan Zheng He Marco Polo Read and match each paragraph with its main idea. Para.1　　 A.Zheng He’s voyage to the west. Para.2 B.The Belt and Road Initiative. Para.3 C.How the Silk Road came into being. Paras.4-5 D.China’s participation in some important projects. Para.6 E.China will reach out across the sea far into the future. Para.7 F.Mankind’s greatest achievements result from trade and curiosity. In the past 1.__________ and explorers from the East set sail from east to west many years before Columbus did.  In ancient times Silk Road—Silk from China found its way overland to India,the Middle East,and 2.__________.  A 3.__________ route across the sea—a route extended along the coasts of the Indian Ocean.  In the 4.__________  Dynasty Seven large fleets sailed from the South China Sea across the Indian Ocean to the mouth of the Red Sea,and then to the east coast of 5.___