Unit 1 Great explorations 第1课时Reading课件2023-2024学年沪教牛津版（广州沈阳通用）九年级英语下册

Unit 1 Great explorations Period 1 Reading 牛津深圳 广州版 九年级下 Learning objects 1.深入理解郑和的生平及其七次下西洋的具体内容。 2.能根据上下文猜测核心单词和短语的含义。 3.了解人物传记类文章结构并能复述文章内容。 4.了解我国悠久的航海历史,增加民族自豪感。 History teacher Lead in Today, we will learn about a great explorer. Before learning, let’s play a game. Lead in 全班分两组进行抢答比赛,积分多者获胜! Part 1: Do you know any great explorers in human history? 1. His voyages across the Atlantic opened up the New World—the American continents—to Europe. _ 2. His travels to the west of China helped open up Central Asia to China. _ 3. He went on seven trips to the Western Seas. _ 4. He travelled along the Silk Road and all over China and wrote a book about his travels. _ 5. His voyages discovered of Australia. _ 6. He led the first voyage to sail around the world. _ 7. His travelled around China and wrote diaries about his travels. _ Xu Xiake Ferdinand Magellan Captain Cook Zheng He Marco Polo Zhang Qian Christopher Columbus Lead in Zheng He Marco Polo Zhang Qian Christopher Columbus Xu Xiake Ferdinand Magellan Captain Cook voyage / v d / n. 航行 American / mer k n/ adj. 美洲的 open up 开辟 go on a trip 去旅行 continent / k nt n nt/ n. 大陆 Part 2: See the word cloud. Can you guess which explorer we will learn about today? So great! He was Zheng He! Lead in Do you know how many voyages did he made ? Totally, Zheng He made seven great voyages to the Atlantic Ocean in his lifetime. We can say he was a great explorer in the history of China. How did he become a great explorer? What achievements did he make for his empire? Let’s read the passage and find out. Lead in Pre-reading First, let’s watch a video. What effects did his trips have on China and the world? Tick ( ) the possible answers. a. They set up trade routes between China and other countries. b. They encouraged the exchange of cultures and technologies. c. They made the relationships between countries stronger. set up 建立;设立 trade /tre d/ n. 贸易 route /ru t/ n. 路线 Pre-reading 1. Who was Zheng He? 2. Where was Zheng He born? 3. Wh