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新牛津译林版高中英语选择性必修三Unit 3 Back to the past
Reading
Reading
Do you know any famous voyagers?
Lead in
Sailing the oceans
By the end of the class, in English, you should will be able to:
1. grasp basic information of the two explorers and their achievements;
2. make a comparison between the two explorers;
3. identify typical features of the historical article;
4. understand the spirit of exploration and demonstrate this spirit in their daily lives; cultiate a strong sense of national pride.
Learning aims
The two historical articles might focus on two explorers --- Zheng He and Christopher Columbus, possibly including
where they went
what they did
why they sailed the oceans
what influences their voyages had
Prediction: According to the title and subtitles, what might be covered in the two historical articles?
Pre-reading
Zheng He
Part 1 Para ___
Part 2 Para ___
Part 3 Para ___
Zheng He
1
2
3-4
_____________of Zheng He’s first voyage
___________about Zheng He’s voyages
______________ of Zheng He’s voyages
Details
Significance
Introduction
Whie-reading: read for structure
1405
1433
(1) _________________
____________________
____________________
(2) __________________
_____________________
He set sail from Taicang on his first voyage.
He made a total of seven voyages
The timeline focusing on what happened to Zheng He.
Whie-reading: read for timeline
In the summer of 1405
Taicang
Almost 28,000 people on board
Over 200 ships
develop and strengthen harmonious relations with the foreign countries, exposing foreign people to Chinese culture, and allowing the Chinese to better understand overseas lands.
china, silk, tea and other treasures
visit more than 30 countries and regions,
as far as the east coast of Africa
Seven
An enormous shipyard discovered in Nanjing,
where the fleet had been built.
Whie-reading: read for detailed information
1. Why were Zheng He’s ships loaded with china, silk, tea and other treasures?
Because these are gifts to foreign