内容正文:
Reading and Thinking
Unit 03
Sea Exploration
To get the key information of China’s sea exploration over time.
To analyze the changes of China’s sea exploration vertically and horizontally.
To further explore the significance of reaching out across the sea.
Learning objectives
IMPORTAINT POINT
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Leading in
Marco Polo
Zheng He
1.Look at the title and skim the text. Decide what type of essay it is?
Four types of essay
1. Narrative : a story with a beginning + middle + end.
2. Descriptive : a subject
+ interesting details
3. Expository : a subject
+ factual information
4. Argumentative : an idea
+ to convince the reader
What type of essay is it?
Narrative
Descriptive
Expository
Argumentative
6
2. Find the main idea of each paragraph.
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
Para 6
3. How is the passage developed?
1. sequence 顺序(time sequence时间顺序)
2.process 流程
3.problem and solution 提出问题与解决问题
4.compare and contrast 比较与对比
5.cause and effect 因果关系
6.definition and description 定义与描述
The passage is developed chronologically (time sequence).
3. How is the passage developed?
1. sequence
2.process
3.problem and solution
4.compare and contrast
5.cause and effect
6.definition and description
4. What are the events in each sea exploration in certain time period? And what is the significance?
in ancient times
in the Ming Dynasty
today
in recent years
far into the future
Time
Region
India, the Middle East, Rome, the coasts of the Indian Ocean and Sri Lanka
the South China Sea, the Indian Ocean, the mouth of the Red Sea, the east coast of Africa
the ancient sea routes travelled by Zheng He, the Belt and Road Area
the Arctic
unknown
Para. 2
Para. 5
Para. 4
Para. 3
Para. 6
more interlocked
(相关的,互动的)
in ancient times
in the Ming Dynasty
today
in recent years
far into the future
Time
Region
Event
India, the Middle East, Rome, the co