内容正文:
Sailing the Oceans
Unit 3 Back to the past
Zheng He
Christopher Columbus
historical articles
Lead in
How did people explore the world?
1) To better understand the universe
2) To make our lives safer and easier
3) To gain great economic value
4) To educate and inspire the next generation
Lead in
2 . Why do we explore?
Zheng He
郑和
Christopher
Columbus
克里斯托弗·哥伦布
Ferdinand Magellan
斐迪南·麦哲伦
3. Who is your favorite explorers?
Zheng He
Watch a video about Zheng He and try to say something about him.
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 (P30-31)
1405
1433
(1)_____________________________________________________________
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
(1)________________________________________
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
Why were Zheng He’s ships loaded with treasures?
What was China like at that time?
What contributions did Zheng He make?
a
Read para 2-3 for answers
Please read para.2 & 3 carefully and get prepared to answer some questions.
Why did Zheng He take various gifts to the foreign rulers?
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1.Why were Zheng He’s ships loaded with treasures?
2.What was China like at that time?
Because they are gifts for foreign rulers.
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to develop friendly relation