Unit3 Sea Exploration Reading and Thinking 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第四册

Period 1 : Reading and Thinking 人教版2019选择性必修第四册 Unit 3 : Sea Exploration Lead-in What do you know about the ocean? animals plants minerals Ocean influences climate energy What sea animals and plants do you know? shark sea turtle dolphin whale seahorse seaweed coral 3 They (oceans) provide a breeding ground for life, connect the world and promote development. --- Xi Jinping 海洋孕育了生命，联通了世界，促进了发展。 Pre-reading Italian He is the most famous westerner to travel the Silk Road and the only person to provide information about China to the outside world Marco Polo Italian Discovered the New World in 1492 Columbus Portuguese Made the first voyage around the world Magellan Chinese made seven voyages to the Western Seas (1405-1433) Zheng He Para1： Trade and curiosity have often formed the foundation of mankind's greatest achievements. To complete the great map of the world was a strong passion for the people of early civilisations. Marco Polo's tales inspired European explorers to search for sea routes from west to east. However, merchants search for sea routes from west to east. However, merchants and explorers from the East set sail from east to west many years before Columbus first did. 贸易和好奇心通常构成人类最伟大成就的基础。在早期文明中，人们对绘制世界大地图充满激情。马可波罗的故事激励了欧洲探险家寻找自西向东的海上航线。然而，在哥伦布首次启航之前许多年，东方的商人和探险家就已经开始自东向西航行。 Para2： In ancient times, silk from China found its way overland to India, the Middle East, and Rome, along what became known as the Silk Road. A trading route across the sea was also extended along the coasts of the Indian Ocean, centred around Ceylon (now Sri Lanka ). Here, merchants from China and many other places met to negotiate trade deals, which also led to more awareness of each other’s cultures. Over the centuries, further trading allowed more exploration of the regions to the west China, as recorded in Du Huan's Record of My Travels in the eighth century. 在古代，来自中国的丝绸沿陆路运至印度、中东和罗马，这条路