Unit 5 What an adventure! Starting out 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第三册

Starting out Book3 Unit 5 What an adventure! By Mr. Able Vincent van Gogh Activity 1 Lead-in Do you still remember who they are？ Han Gan Qi Baishi As brilliant artists, they recorded nature with a brush. What do they have in common? Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521) Vasco da Gama (1460-1524) Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) 麦哲伦 达·伽马 哥伦布 Can you recognize them？ What do they have in common? Great explorers! Look at the map, what do the lines “a, b, c” stand for? Activity 2 Reading Now please read the information about the three explorers and match the routes to the explorers. (ex1) Mr. Able (YB) - the Suez Canal the Panama Canal the Cape of Good hope the Strait of Magellan the Spice Islands India Spain Portugal Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521) was a Portuguese explorer who sailed west from Spain across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in search of a westward route to the Spice Islands (now part of Indonesia). Africa the Spice Islands North America India South America The Cape of Good Hope Activity 2 Reading Please read text 1 and match the explorer to the route. (Ex1) The Strait of Magellan 5 Africa the Spice Islands North America India South America The Cape of Good Hope Activity 2 Reading Please read text 2 and match the explorer to the route. (Ex1) Vasco da Gama (1460-1524) was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial journey to India opened up the sea route from Western Europe to the east by way of the Cape of Good Hope. The Strait of Magellan 6 Africa the Spice Islands North America India South America The Cape of Good Hope Activity 2 Reading Please read text 3 and match the explorer to the route. (Ex1) The Strait of Magellan Christopher Columbus (1451-1506)was an Italian explorer who completed journeys between Spain and the Americas, thus marking the beginning of European exploration of the Americas.He brought native plants such as tomatoes and tobacco back to Spain. 7 Activity 3 Speaking and watching Do you know of any great ocean explorers in China like Magellan, da Gama and Columbus? Zheng He (1371-1433) His first voyage started in Yongle three years (1405), and the last voyage ended in Xuande eight years (1433), totaling seven times. His voyage to the west is the largest and longest sailing voyage in China in ancient times. Activity 3 Speaking and watching Let’s watch and learn more about Zheng He. Activity 4 Introduction Great journeys not only start on the seas. The vast and mysterious land always appeals to those with willing hearts too, even though there was no modern transport at all. 450 years ago, there was a well-known geographer, traveler, and writer who is well known for his book of travels, which covers a wide range of China's topography(地志), scenic areas, and geography. He visited 19 provinces and cities as the father of Chinese backpacking. Several of the routes he traveled 400 years ago are still in use today. Do you know who he is? Xu Xiake (1587–1641) Listen and finish the profile of Xu Xiake. Profile of Xu Xiake Job A great ____________,________________ and ____________ Hobbies He loved reading books about ___________ and _________. Achievements He tralveled ___________ and wrote about his discoveries in _____________. Contributions He traveled almost on foot, including famous mountains and rivers as well as places that . He in earlier books, for example, he found is the real source of the Yangtze River. His diaries are the earliest records of . At words, ____________ are regarded as one of the greatest works in both and fields. Difficulties _________, _____________, ___________, ________and even ________ Motivation __________________________________. Activity 5 Listening Profile of Xu Xiake Job A great ____________,________________ and ____________ Hobbies He loved reading books about ___________ and _________. What he did He tralveled ___________ and wrote about his discoveries in _____________. Contributions He traveled almost on foot, including famous mountains and rivers as well as places that . He in earlier books, for example, he found is the real source of the Yangtze River. His diaries are the earliest records of . At words, _________________ are regarded as one of the greatest works in both and fields. Difficulties ___________, ___________, ________________, ______and even________. Motivation ______________________________. Watch the video and Check your answers. Activity 6 Watching explorer geographer travel writer geography nature on foot travel diaries half of modern China had never been visited before corrected mistakes Jinsha River the landscapes of southern China 600,000 Xu’s diaries scientific literary Food shortage bad weather dangerous animals illness robbers His curiosity about the natural world Xu Xiake Xu Xiake was known in China as a great explorer, geographer and travel writer. Born in 1587, he loved reading books about geography and nature, and from an early age wished to see the natural wonders of the country. Xu started to travel at the age of 22, with the encouragement of his mother. As well as exploring famous mountains and rivers, he went to places that had never been visited before. His first journeys lasted only a few months, so that he could return home regularly．But by 1639, about two years before his death, Xu had been travelling for years at a time, covering almost half of modern China. The Tapescripts of the video: Unlike most travelers these days, Xu travelled the hard way—on foot. He showed great courage during his journeys. He often went without food for days, and suffered bad weather, illness, dangerous animals and even robbers. Despite all these difficulties, his curiosity about the natural world kept him going. Xu wrote about his discoveries in his travel diaries, which are the earliest records of landscapes in Southern China. Xu’s own experiences enabled him to correct several mistakes in earlier books. One of his most important discoveries was that Jinsha River was the true source of the Yantze River. At more than 600,000 words, Xu’s diaries are regarded as one of the greatest works in both scientific and literary fields. Translated into modern Chinese, it is amazing to hear the voice of Xu Xiake speaking to us across the centuries about his adventures. Activity 7 Think and share What can we learn from Xu Xiake? Discuss in groups on what you have been inspired by his story. To be continued Lavf58.20.100 null 154573.8 $$