Lesson 8 课件 2023-2024学年冀教版英语七年级下册

Lesson 8 Marco Polo and the Silk Road Marco Polo (1254-1324), he was a man from Italy. His famous book is The Travels of Marco Polo. Marco Polo What do you know about him？ Marco Polo was a man from Italy. Italy n. 意大利 Words and expressions age n.年龄 eg. At the age of 17, Marcoo Plo went to China.= Marcoo Plo went to China when he was 17 years old. chengxuelan (c) - Europe n. 欧洲 My grandfather went to Europe 20 years ago. Asia n. 亚洲 They moved goods between Europe and Asia on the silk Road. Their journey lasted about twenty years! journey n. 旅程 king n. 国王 coal n. 煤 discover v. 发现；了解 other adj. 别的；其他的 Italy n. 意大利 age n. 年龄 goods n.商品；物品 Europe n.欧洲 Asia n.亚洲 journey n.旅行；旅程 king n. 国王 coal n.煤 discover v. 发现；了解 invent v. 发明；创造 other adj. 别的；其他的 Words and expressions 1. We learn Chinese, math, English and o______ lessons at school. 2. Shanxi is famous for c______. 3. Do you know who i________ the first computer in the world? 4. It is a long j_______ from Beijing to Dunhuang. 5. China is in A______. What about Italy? 根据句意和所给的首字母用适当的词语填空。 ther oal nvented ourney sia 1. At the age of _______, Marco Polo went to China. □ twenty □ seventeen □ sixteen 2. Marco Polo and his father moved goods between _______ on the Silk Road. □ America and Asia □ Europe and Asia □ Europe and America 3. Marco Polo learned about _______ in China. □ tea and paper □ coal and silk □ coal and paper √ Listen and tick the correct answers. 1 √ √ Let’s Do It! Read the lesson and answer the questions. 1. What country did Marco Polo come from? 2. How did he and his brother travel? 3. How long did his journey last? 4. When did he travel to Beijing? 5. What did he bring back to his home country? Italy. They travelled on boats, horse