Unit 11 Theme Reading课件 2025-2026学年仁爱科普版八年级英语下册

Unit 11 Fantastic Chinese Culture Theme Reading Learning Objectives 通过本课时的学习，学生能够： 掌握文本中贸易相关的核心词汇与关键信息。(学习理解) 运用理解人物动机的思维技能，梳理三位古代商人的贸易行为及其动机。 (学习理解、应用实践) 感受古代丝绸之路的商贸交流与文化融合价值，增强文化自信与跨文化交流的认知。(迁移创新) 03 Lead in: Watch the video Look and answer Look at the pictures and answer the following questions. ◆ How did people travel on the Silk Road? ◆ What goods did Chinese traders carry? ◆ What did they bring back to China? Silk, tea, paper and china. Horses, glass, cucumbers and grapes. They ride camels. Look and discuss Look at the pictures about the Silk Road and discuss what you might experience as a trader in ancient times. Picture 1: Picture 2: Picture 3: I would travel with camels and horses, carrying silk and other goods. I would cross the vast desert, facing the hardship of a long journey. I would meet people from other countries and communicate with them. [ˈtreɪdə] n. 商人 Read and complete Read Part 2 and complete the chart. Characters Characters’ Actions Characters’ Motives The silk trader _____________ The tea trader Sold __________________ To bring Chinese culture and products to other countries Traded between India and China To _____________________ ________________________ Did business with people ______________________ To make a living and ______ ________ the family tradition silk and Chinese goods The horse trader find joy in experiencing new cultures pass down in northwestern China Read and choose Read the text and choose the best answer. 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 A. B. C. 1 2 3 4 5 1. What’s the structure of the text? ✔ Read and answer Read the passage and answer the questions. 2. What can we infer from Paragraph 2? A. Chinese silk and goods were popular abroad. B. Traders only sold silk to Middle Eastern countries. C. No one welcomed foreign traders back then. D. The silk trader travelled alone all the way. 3. The underlined word “route” in Para 3 most probably means ______. A. 交通工具 B. 行走路线 C. 交易货物 D. 居住旅店 ✔ ✔ Read and answer Read the passage and answer the questions. 4. Which of the following about the three traders is correct? A. They all came from China. B. The horse trader found happiness in experiencing new cultures. C. The tea trader was from India. D. None of them travelled across dangerous places. 5. What is the main idea of the whole passage? A. How people lived in ancient desert hotels. B. Different kinds of goods sold on the Silk Road. C. Three ancient traders and the cultural value of ancient trade roads. D. The difficulties of travelling in the Tang Dynasty. ✔ ✔ Language points. Once, in a desert, three businessmen rested in a small hotel. They came from different places: a silk trader from Chang’an, China, a horse trader from India, and a tea trader from Shanxi, China. The silk trader was a tall and thin man. He traveled with a group from Chang’an. They sold silk and Chinese goods along the roads to the Middle East and parts of Europe. Everywhere they went, people welcomed Chinese culture and products warmly. 在沙漠 商人 sell-sold v. 售卖 热情地欢迎中国的文化和产品 Para.1 Para.2 The horse trader, an Indian man, learned Chinese through the trade between India and China. His usual route took him from Xizang to Sichuan. He crossed rivers and mountains. The route was difficult, but he found joy in experiencing new cultures. 常规路线 跋山涉水 find joy in...在...中找乐趣 Para.3 Key points: 1. He crossed rivers and mountains. 他跋山涉水。 cross rivers and mountains. 跋山涉水 我们必须跋山涉水才能到达这座古城。 We must _________ ________ ____ ___________ to reach the ancient city. cross rivers and mountains The tea trader, an old man from Shanxi, came with a long line of traders. They relied on camels and horses to transport goods to northwestern China. For the old man, trading on this route was not just for making a living, it was more about passing down the family tradition. 一长队的 rely on 依靠，依赖 transport sth. to sp.把某物运输到某地 Para.4 谋生 2. They relied on camels and horses. rely on 依靠，依赖 他依靠互联网来获取信息。 He_________ ______the internet for information. relies on 3. They relied on camels and horses to transport goods to northwestern China. 他们依靠骆驼和马把商品运到中国西北地区。 transport sth. to sp. 把某物运输到某地 古代商人把丝绸运送到许多国家。 Traders_______________ silk _______many countries in ancient times. transported to 4. For the old man, trading on this route was not just for making a living. 对这个老人来说，在这条路上做生意并不仅仅是为了谋生。 make a living 谋生 3.许多年前，他们靠卖牛奶谋生。 Many years ago, they ________ ____ _______ by selling milk. made a living This is the story of the three businessmen and their routes during the Tang Dynasty. Today, these routes are known as “the Silk Road” “the Ancient Tea Horse Road”, and “the Shanxi Traders’ Camel Road”. These routes connect people and different cultures for centuries. Para.5 be known as 作为......而出名 茶马古道 晋商驼道 4. Today, these routes are known as “the Silk Road”今天这些路线作为丝绸之路而著名。 be known as 作为.......而出名 杭州作文天堂之城而出名。 Hangzhou _____ __________ _____ the City of Heaven. is known as Read and fill Fill in the blanks with the proper words from the text with the help of the first letters. 1. When Chinese traders reached Europe, people there all wanted to buy their p_________. 2. The main purpose of the Silk Road was to t________ goods. 3. Chinese c________ and products are very popular in other countries. 4. The horse trader traveled across many rivers and m_________ on the Ancient Tea Horse Road. roducts rade ulture ountains Thousands of years ago, the ancient Silk Road linked China with Middle East, India and Europe. Today, this great spirit of connection and trade is still alive — and it has a new great name: the Belt and Road. the Belt and Road The ancient Silk Road was not just a road for business. It was a road of communication, understanding and friendship. The Belt and Road carries on this same old spirit. the Silk Road 丝绸之路 the Belt and Road 一带一路 英汉互译。 1. the Silk Road ______________________ 2. 谋生 _________________________ 3. 传承 ____________________ 4. 作为……而闻名________________ 5. 依赖；依靠___________________ 6. transport goods _________________ 7. cross rivers and mountains_______________ 丝绸之路 make a living pass down be known as rely on 运输商品 跋山涉水 熟读书本，根据课文内容填空。 Once, three __________ (trade) from different places rested in a small hotel in a desert. The silk trader from Chang’an traveled along the roads _____ the Middle East and Europe, selling Chinese products. People welcomed Chinese culture ________ (warm). The Indian horse trader crossed rivers and mountains from Xizang to Sichuan, and he ________(find) joy in experiencing new cultures. The old tea trader from Shanxi relied on camels and horses to ___________ ________ (运输货物) to northwestern China. For him, trading was not only to _________ ______ ________ (谋生), but also to _______ _______ (传承) family tradition. Today, these ancient routes are _________ (know) as the Silk Road, the Ancient Tea Horse Road, and the Shanxi Traders’ Camel Road. And they have connected people and different cultures for centuries. traders to warmly found transport goods make a living pass down known Summary We learn: 1. the story of three traders and what their trades mean to both them and us. 2. the significance of the trade in Tang Dynasty. We can: talk about what the Belt and Road Initiative has brought us. Homework You should retell the three businessmen’s story to your classmates. You may search for information, and draw three maps about the three roads and what they traded at that time. 2. make a speech about why we developed “the Belt and Road Initiative” and what it has brought us. Lavf57.71.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 Lavf58.29.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 $This is the story of a trade route that change the world. A route that was over five thousand miles long. IT began with a single commodity, a material spun from the cocoon of a mouth that became the clothing of emperor's. This was the silk road I ran all the way from china's ancient capital, through central asia, through mythical cities such as 3 marcano precipice，until IT reached the bizz of a stamp, the merchants of venice IT ran through deserts and oases. I'll get to see the silk road treasures of iran now once more opening to travel as like me. I'm starting to think that I made that really been an iranian merchant in the formal life. And IT ran through valleys and over mountain passes from Alexander the great to gingham emperors and princess fault. To control the silk road. IT was worth fighting for. Along its many miles there was money to be made. But the people's on the silk road not only bought and bartered goods, they also exchanged our ideas and techniques on which western europe would one day depend, paper, gunpowder, musical instruments. The silk rode cut across borders and brought cultures into contact and conflict. In this episode, i'll travel two thousand miles in the footsteps of the ancient chinese envoy who first made this road possible. I meet the goddess who discovered silk, and i'll find out that on the silk road business didn't even stop, but he was expecting to collect on those loans in the after life. There are many roads in the world. Which one would you choose? There is one road that spends thousands of years belong IT. All the echoes of campus, connecting past with present, crossing mountains and seas. The road on those are promising trade route between the east and west. The road fully embrace the diversity of civilizations. IT was proposed by china, but belongs to the whole world. In this era of last turbulence and constant changes, this road has peace and development as it's being and embodying the principles of extensive consultation and join contribution for shared benefits. Eventually, IT leads to a vision of happiness and well being for people of all countries. Opening its arms to more than one hundred fifty countries and over thirty international organizations, the road has expanded a circle of friends over the past decade. Witnessing the mushroom of national lemons, livelihood projects and monuments of CoOperation along the rock has also delivered tangible fruits since its inception. IT is a bond of CoOperation as well as a bond of friendship. This is not only a road of trade, but also a road of happiness. 我相信，只要我们相向而行，心连心，不后退、不停步，我们终能迎来路路相连、美美与共的那一天。Boat and road are common choice.