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Unit 1 Great explorations
N:探险,探索
Do you know any famous explorations in history?
Monk Xuanzang’s
journey to the West
Captain cook’s discovery
of Australia
Ferdinand Magellan’s
global voyage
Marco Polo’s travel to China
Christopher Columbus’s
discovery of
the American continents
Great explorations
in history
???
Zhang Qian
Marco
Polo
Christopher
Columbus
Zheng He
Ferdinand
Magellan
His voyages across the Atlantic opened up the New World---the American continents---to Europe.
His travels to the west of China helped open up Central Asia to China.
He went on seven trips to the Western Seas.
He travelled to China and wrote a book about his travels.
Christopher Columbus
Zhang Qian
Zheng He
Marco Polo
Who are the great explorers in the world?
Zheng He
the Yongle Emperor
of the Ming Dynasty
relationship?
trusted
official(官员)
ruler
Background information
In 1405, he ordered Chinese ships to sail to the Indian Ocean, and put Zheng He in charge of the voyage. Zheng went on to lead seven expeditions(远征) in 28 years, visiting more than 40 countries.
an “open-door” policy
ambitious
China's greatness
an organized journey
with a particular purpose
First Reading
1. Who was Zheng He?
2. When and where was Zheng He born?
3. What was Zheng He famous for?
Answer three “wh-” questions.
Tips: Look for basic information with key words.
(P1L1) He was a famous Chinese explorer.
(P2L1)He was born in Yunnan in 1371.
His great voyages.
A brief introduction to Zheng He.
Zheng He was a famous explorer and his travels won’t be forgotten.
Zheng He’s death and his achievements.
General introduction to Zheng He’s seven great voyages.
Read and match
7
Put the following statements about Zheng He’s voyages
in correct order
a. Zheng He was asked to develop relations with other countries.
b. Zheng He reached part of Africa and traded goods there.
c. Zheng He became a trusted official of the Ming Dynasty.
d. Zheng He brought many new things to China.
e. Zheng He set off on his first great voyages.
f. Zheng He built the treasure ships.
A.c-a-d-b-e-f B. e-b-f-a-c-d
C.c-a-f-e-b-d D. e-c-a-b-d-f
Second Reading
Put the following statements about Zheng He’s voyages
in correct order.
a. Zheng He was asked to develop relations with other countries.
b. Zheng He reached part of Africa and traded goods there.
c. Zheng He became a trusted official of the Ming Dynasty.
d. Zheng He brought many new things to China.
e. Zheng He set off on his first great voyages.
f. Zheng He built the treasure ships.
A.c-a-d-b-e-f B. e-b-f-a-c-d
C.c-a-f-e-b-d D. e-c-a-b-d-f
According to the passage, which of the animal we cannot see in China in 1400?
horse
camel
giraffe
Zheng He returned to China with many things that were seen in China for the first time, such as a giraffe from Africa.
In 1405, he set off from China on his first journey of the seven great voyages.
Choose the best answer:
The passage mainly talks about______.
A. Zheng He’s great voyages
B. the facts of Zheng He’s voyages
C. the greatest voyages in the world
D. the challenges in Zheng He’s voyages
Third Reading
主旨大意题
过于绝对
以偏概全
无中生有
Comprehension
D1. What do the italicized words in the following sentences refer to? Read the article on page 3 to find the answers.
In 1405, Zheng He set off from China on the first of these. ___________________
2 A great fleet of these were built for the great voyages. _______________
3 This was traded along with gold and silver.
_______________
4 Zheng He brought this back from Africa.
_______________
The voyages developed trade and encourages this.
_______________
seven great voyages
treasure ships
Silk
a giraffe
the exchange of cultures and technologies
D2. Read the article again and complete the following notes.
Zheng He
was a famous Chinese 1)____________;
was born in Yunnan in 2)_____________;
became a 3)_____________ of the Yongle Emperor;
built a great fleet of treasure ships---big enough to carry 4)______ people; went on seven trips from 1405 to 1433 and visited 5)_________________, 6)___________________ and even 7)________________________.
Zheng He’s great voyages
allowed China to trade 8)_________________________;
brought back 9)_________________________________________
encouraged ____________________________________________;
helped 10)_______________________________________ he travelled to.
explorer
1371
trusted official
25,000
South-East Asia
the Middle East
the east coast of Africa
many things that were seen in China for the first time
the development of the countries and regions
valuable goods like gold, silver and silk
the exchange of cultures and technologies
D3. In groups, discuss the following questions.
Why is Zheng He called a “pioneer”?
2. Why were Zheng He’s voyages so important in history?
Because his first voyage in 1405 was nearly a century before Columbus set sail to America.
Because he opened up cultural contacts between different peoples around the world.
Because Zheng He’s voyages developed trade between China and foreign countries.
They also encouraged the exchange of cultures and technologies.
They helped the development of those countries and regions.
牛津广州版九年级上册
Unit 8 Surprise endings
Reading II
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Vocabulary
C1. The words in italics explain the meanings of some words on page 3. Find these words to complete the sentences. Change their forms if necessary.
Columbus's ________ of America began a new age of exploring. (the act or process of finding)
He recently _________ to be a manager in his company. (became more important or powerful)
This is ________ money. You cannot use it here. (from a country that is not your own)
Next week, my family is going to __________ to Beijing, so we are now getting ready. (make a journey)
Since 2000, this company has seen much new __________. It has become one of the biggest companies in the country. (the process of growing larger or becoming stronger)
discovery
rose
foreign
go on a trip
development
…的新时代
C2. Complete the conversation below with the words from the box.
be known as go on a trip pioneer develop open up set up
Jim: I want to 1)___________ a modern Columbus when I
grow up.
Julie: But there are no new places to 2)__________ now.
Jim: That’s not really true. Most places in space haven’t been explored yet. Who knows? There may be other planets like the Earth.
Julie: That sounds crazy.
Jim: No, it doesn’t. Perhaps I could 3)___________to space
and find these new planets. I would be a real
4)__________. And if I find other people on these planets,
I could 5)_________ a relationship with them. I could even
6)________ trade with them and make a lot of money.
Julie: Keep dreaming! I don’t think you will travel into space.
Jim: I’m serious. You’ll see.
be known as
open up
go on a trip
pioneer
set up
develop
1.Zheng He was a famous Chinese explorer. In 1405, he set off from China on the first of seven great voyages. This was nearly a century before Christopher Columbus first set sail on his journey of discovery to America. His travels were so important that they are still studied today.
中国探险家
从.....出发
起航,航行
发现美洲
=the first of seven great voyages
=His travels
Let’s understand the passage better
2.Zheng He was born in Yunnan in 1371. he rose to became a trusted official of the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The emperor ordered Zheng He to visit and explore the lands outside China. His task was to develop relations and set up trade routes with foreign countries. In a few years, he built a great fleet of ships, the biggest in the world at that time. The ships were known as treasure ships. They were big enough to carry 25,000 people as well as very large quantities of goods.
晋升
值得信赖的官员
朝代
增强,加强关系
建立
贸易路线
庞大的船队
被称为
也,又(句中)
大量
From 1405-1433,Zhang He went on seven trips and visited South-East Asia, the Middle East and even the east coast of Africa. It seemed nowhere was too far for him to visit.
These voyages allowed China to trade valuable goods like gold, silver and silk. At the end of each voyage, Zheng He returned with many things that were seen in China for the first time,such as a giraffe from Africa,
Besides developing trade, the voyages also encouraged the exchange of cultures and technologies. They helped the development of those different countries and regions.
有价值的商品
丝绸
除...之外,还
促进
文化和技术交流
发展n
不同 国家 和 地区
除了发展贸易之外,航行还促进了文化和技术的交流. 它们帮助了不同国家和地区的发展.
=the voyages
3.
4. Zheng He died in 1433 during his last voyage. However, his voyages were such a huge achievement that people still remember him as a pioneer in opening up cultural contacts between different peoples around the world.
如此巨大的成就
作为....记住某人
先锋,先驱
开辟
文化交流
种族
然而他的航行成就是如此巨大,以致于人们把他
作为开辟世界上不同种族文化交流的先驱而铭记他
1. 出发
2. 起航
3. 发现美洲
4. 加强关系
5. 贸易路线
6. 被称为
7. 也,又(句中)
8. 大量商品
set off
set sail
discovery to America
develop relations
trade route
be known as
as well as
large quantities of goods
9. 东南亚 10.允许某人做某事
11.发展贸易 12. 文化和技术交流
13.不同种族和地区的发展
14. 开辟
15. 文化交流
South-East Asia
allow sb to do
develop trade
exchange of cultures
and technologies
development of different
peoples and regions
open up
cultural contacts
Key phrases
Language points
22
单击“同步练习”字样,可打开Language points同步练习的Word文档超链接。
1. Zheng He ________from China on the first of seven great voyages.
It was a century before Columbus____________ on his journey of discovery to America.
His task was to ____________trade routes with foreign countries.
set off
set sail
set up
set off from
从.....出发
set off for
动身去某地= leave for
用set 的短语填空
Eg. 他一大早就动身从广州出发前往北京了.
He set off from Guangzhou for Beijing in the early morning.
He left Guangzhou for Beijing in the early morning.
我不知道何时起航。 看天气而定吧.
I don't know when to set sail. It depends on weather.
set sail
启航,起航
go sailing
去航海
set up
建立,创立, 搭建
set -set-set
他给我们竖立了一个非常好的榜样。
He set up a very good example for us.
扎克伯克在读大学的时候就开创了社交网站脸谱网.
Zuckerberg set up a social website called "Facebook" when
he was a university student.
2. He__________ become a trusted official of Ming Dynasty.(晋升成为)
他从微软公司的一名普通员工晋升为CEO.
He rose from an ordinary worker to a CEO in Microsoft Company.
rose to
rise to +职位
晋升为,提拔为
rise: 上升,提高,站立,起身, 后不加宾语,无被动语态
raise: 有抚养、举起,筹集,提高等义 后要加宾语。
我们每周一都要升旗。
We need to raise our national flag every Monday.
大雨后,河水上涨了.
The river rose after a heavy rain.
他从床上爬起来继续读书.
He rose from the bed and continued reading.
rise-rose-risen
raise-raised-~
rise,一般事物自身可以升高,上升的,例如太阳东升,河水上涨。
raise,一般是人为地让事物升高,例如举起胳膊,提高薪水等。
rise & raise
3. The ships_____________ treasure ships. (被称为)
广州也被称为花城或羊城.
Guangzhou is known as "Flower City" or "Goat City."
马丁作为一个成功的商人而闻名
Martin is known as a successful businessman.
O'Henry 因为他的短篇小说而著名
O'Henry is known for his short stories.
周杰伦为绝大多数中国人所知.
Jay Chou is known/famous to most of Chinese.
were known as
be known as
被称为,被叫做= be famous as
be known for
= be famous for因....著名
be known(famous) to sb
为......所知
1. Jacky Chan is known____ everyone ______a great actor.
2. He was known _______ his frankness(坦率).
3. He is known ______ the police ________ his criminal record.(犯罪记录)
4. France is known _________ its wines.
5. Guangzhou is well-known _______ the foreigners ______a flower city.
to
as
for
to
for
for
to
be known as
be known for
be known to
as
know-knew--known
1)在路的尽头,你将会找到那家医院。
You will find the hospital at the end of the road.
2)我们的假期开始七月初,结束于八月底。
Our holiday starts at the beginning of July and ends at the end of August.
3) 最后他得救了.
He was saved in the end.
4. __________ of each voyage, Zheng He returned with many things which were seen for the first time by Chinese. (....结束的时候)
At the end
at the end of ...
....结束的时候/ 的尽头
in the end
..最后/ = at last/ finally
5. However, his voyages were such a huge achievement that people still rememer him as a pioneer in opening up cultural contacts between different peoples around the world.
人们把李白作为诗仙记住他.
People remembered Li Bai as a poetic genius.
remember sb as
把某人作为....记住
be remembered as 作为......被铭记
人们认为鲁迅是历史上最好的作家之一。
Lu Xun is remembered as one of the best writers in history by people.
open up
开辟,开拓
1.哥伦布开辟了新的大陆-----美洲大陆.
Columbus opened up a new continent-the American continent
2. 阅读可以开拓我们的眼界.
Reading can open up our eyes.
1. His travels were _____important ____ they are still studied today.
2. It seemed that nowhere was _______ far ____ visit for him. (太.....不能)
3.However, his voyages were_____a huge achievement ____ people still remember him as a pioneer in opening up cultural contacts between different peoples around the world.
不同点:
1. so adj/adv that+句子(主+谓)
2. too adj. to + do sth
3. such+ a/an+可数名词单数+that+句子(主+谓)
He was so young that he couldn't go to school.
He was too young to go to school.
相同点: 有时可以互换
他太激动了说不出一个字.
He was so excited that he couldn't say a word.=He was too excited to say a word.
so that
too to
6. 如此.....以至于,太....而不能
such that
注意:当名词有many, much, few, little修饰时,只能用so,不能用such。
1.Tom在比赛过程中犯了很多错误,他真的是太粗心了!
Tom was______ ______ ______ he made many mistakes in the competition.
2.她表现很好,以至于她的父母为她感到自豪。
She performs _______ ______that her parents ____ ______ of her.
3.汤姆很聪明,诱骗他的朋友们为他粉刷栅栏。
Tom was _____ _____ _____ _____his friends into painting the fence for him.
4.He has made___many great achievements____ he is often spoken highly of.
A.such, to B.so, that C.such, that D.too, to
5.You gave us ________ useful advice that we finished our task soon.
A.so a B.such an C.such a D.such
6.The young man is not ________ the box.
A.enough strong to carry B.strong enough carrying
C.strong enough to carry D.enough strong carrying
模拟链接
so careless that
so well are proud
clever enough to trick
B
D
C
用所给单词的正确形式填空。
1. Columbus __________ America in 1492. In addition, there are other ____________in the world. (discovery)
2. Zheng He’s ship were_______ (know) as treasure ships.
3. He as well as his parents _____ (like) traveling around the world.
4. I saw three _______(giraffe) in the zoo.
5. Mr. Brown _______ (rise) to become managing director last month.
discoveries
known
discovered
likes
giraffes
rose
wealth
people
peoples
6.More and more ______ throughout the world would like to visit China. And they like to know the different culture and customs of the fifty-six _________ of China. (people)
7.Jia Baoyu was born in a family with a large amount of _______(wealthy).
8. Sorry, sir. I didn’t catch you. Could you please _________ (repetition) it?
9. Speaking with _________ is a good way to learn a _______ language. (foreign)
10.With the _____________of science and technology, China has __________ into a strong _________country. (develop)
repeat
foreigners
foreign
developed
developing
单选:
1.I remembered _________ him to my party. Why did he come?
A. not to call B. not calling C. to not call D.called
2. Guangzhou _____ its beautiful flowers, so it ____"Flower City."
A. is known as, is known for B. is known for, is known as
C. is known for, is known for D. is known as, is known as
3. He as well as his friends _________ reading now.
A. is B. are C. was D.were
4.This is ____________ river _______ I can't swim.
A. so a deep..that B. such a deep.... that
C. too deep.... that D. very deep.... that
5. The house is ________________.
A. enough big to live B. enough big to live in
C. big enough to live in D. big enough to live
B
我记得没有打电话给他,为什么他来了呢?
B
A
就远原则
B
such a/an+ adj+名词+ that
C
adj enough to do
1. 房间太小,容不下这么多人.
The house is ______ ______ ________ hold so many people.
The house is _______ ________ _____ it can't hold so many ...
The house is _______ _______ _______ ______ carry so many...
2. 微软公司在中国开辟了新的市场.
Microsoft Company ______ _______ a new market in China.
3. 我希望我们学校能够建立一个游泳池.
I hope a swimming pool _______ ____ ______ ______ in school.
I hope a swimming pool _______ _______ ________ in our school.
4. 我除了会说英文还会说日文.
I can speak Japanese ___________English.
I can speak Japanese ______ ________ ________ English.
5. 想和我们一起去旅行么?
Would you like _______ _____ _________ ______ ________ with us?
too small to
so small that
opened up
will be set up
will be built
besides
as well as
to go on a trip
not big enough to
Thank you!
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