1、2021/8/11 星期三1 Before listening to the tape, look at the map below. Then write down which new places Zheng He might have visited on his seven voyages.WorkbookListening12021/8/11 星期三2By 劉超英Zheng Hes Voyage2021/8/11 星期三3By 劉超英2021/8/11 星期三4By 劉超英nautical chart2021/8/11 星期三5 LISTENING TEXT WHO WAS ZHEN

2、G HE? (Li Huaying = LH, Celia Main = CM) LH: The most famous Chinese navigator was Zheng He. He lived from 1371 to 1433 and made seven voyages around the South China Sea, across to India and even as far as the eastern coast of Africa. It was the 600th anniversary of these voyages in 2005. CM: Are th

3、ere other famous Chinese navigators or is he the only one?2021/8/11 星期三6 LH: He is the only one weve got evidence for. CM: So there may have been others? LH: We dont know. Thats because a later Emperor may have destroyed a lot of evidence of other voyages. CM: I see. Where did Zheng He go? LH: The d

4、ocuments tell us that he was born in Yunnan. He built a pillar to record his achievements. It states that he made seven voyages and visited more than thirty countries. 2021/8/11 星期三7 He said that the Emperor ordered him to show the strength of Chinese power and meet foreigners from beyond the seas.

5、So he went to unknown places and set up trade.CM: Tell me about his voyages.LH: Well, on his first voyage he visited Calicut in India. The people there were very impressed and a little frightened when they saw so many large ships. So the ruler wisely decided to make friends with these strangers. 202

6、1/8/11 星期三8 He gave Zheng He many scarves made of gold and decorated with jewels. Then he entertained him and his men with music and songs.CM: Did he go to other places?LH: Yes, on other voyages he visited Champa, and Sumatra near China, Hormuz, and Aden in the Persian Gulf and Mogadishu in Africa.

7、Zheng He opened diplomatic relations with them and gave them presents.2021/8/11 星期三9 CM: What did the Chinese offer as gifts? LH: Zheng He found that foreign kings particularly admired Chinese porcelain and silk. So thats why his ships were filled with those things. CM: I see. Is that why they say h

8、is ships were so large? LH: Yes, t suppose so. When he returned from India he brought a giraffe for the Emperor as a present. So his ships must have been large. CM: Some writers say that the ships could carry as many as 20,000 people altogether.2021/8/11 星期三10 LH: And other writers say Zheng He was

9、eight feet tall! We shouldnt believe everything writers tell us. Obviously they wanted to show how important Zheng He was. Undoubtedly the ships were large- but perhaps not that large!CM: I see. That makes sense. Well, thank you for telling me about Zheng He. He sounds a fascinating man.Answers may

10、vary.2021/8/11 星期三11 Listen to the tape for the first time and tick those ports and islands mentioned in the text. Then check to see how many you got right out of the six in the pre-listening activity. 1 _ 2 _ 3 _ 4 _ 5 _ 6 _ Read the statements and listen to the tape for the second time. Then compl

11、ete the chart.23CalicutChampaSumatraHormuzAdenMogadishu2021/8/11 星期三12StatementEvidence1 He is the only 15th century Chinese navigator we know.No reports of other navigators for this period have survived. 2021/8/11 星期三132 He came from Yunnan Province.3 His ships were very large.4 He was very importa

12、nt.It was written in documents. The writers mention it in the books. He made seven voyages and visited more than thirty countries. 2021/8/11 星期三145 Foreign kings liked Chinese porcelain and silk.6 He returned with strange presents for the Emperor. 1 2Zheng He remarks how much the foreign kings liked

13、 porcelain and silk. He brought a giraffe for the Emperor from Africa. He brought scarves of fine gold decorated with pearls and precious stones. 2021/8/11 星期三15 Listen to the tape for the third time and finish these sentences so that they show cause and effect.1 The Emperor wanted to demonstrate Ch

14、inese power abroad so 2 When he died Zheng He wanted people to know how successful he had been so 4he sent ZhengHe with a large fleet of ships to visit new places in neighbouring countries.up a pillar describing all his achievements.he put2021/8/11 星期三16 3 The writers wanted people to believe that Z

15、heng Hes ships were large so 4 The writers wanted people to believe Zheng He was very important would believe that he really had achieved great things and gone to many foreign countries.that theydescribed him as being eight feet tall.so they2021/8/11 星期三17TalkingMay the strangest argument win!The fo

16、llowing information given may help you make your arguments well.2021/8/11 星期三18Possible arguments for the voyages Possible arguments against the voyages The government can remove pirates from the seas. Then they can tax the traders more. Armies to the north of China are a constant and very real thre

17、at. They had wars with the Chinese army in the past and may do so again if China is not prepared. 2021/8/11 星期三19The voyages are very impressive and make people in distant lands recognize the greatness of China. To defend China against the armies from the north is very costly and needs many soldiers

18、. There will be no money for a fleet. If we do not continue the voyages we will lose diplomatic and trading connections. There is little reason to continue foreign trade. China is so large that it does not need foreign trade to develop economically. 2021/8/11 星期三20 Sample debate (Em = Emperor) Em: T

19、hose against the voyages may make their arguments now. S 1: Your Excellency, we would like to suggest that you do not continue with these voyages. They are expensive and take many soldiers, who could be protecting Chinese borders, away on trading expeditions. This means our people are left exposed t

20、o attacks by armies from the north.2021/8/11 星期三21 S2: We are a great country and do not need to trade with other foreign countries to succeed economically. Selling goods within our borders is quite enough to secure our future. So, Your Excellency, there seems to be no reason to continue these voyag

21、es. Em: Thank you. Now let me hear the arguments of those who want these voyages to continue.2021/8/11 星期三22 S3: Thank you, Your Excellency. These voyages are very impressive and many people are now able to recognize the greatness of China. They help build diplomatic relations with other countries.

22、What is more, we can co-operate with other countries to clear the South China Sea of pirates and other troublesome people. S4: In addition these links can help us with our foreign trade. We can sell many things to these countries. Their rulers often ask for more silk and porcelain goods and are very

23、 eager for our2021/8/11 星期三23 friendship and co-operation. With our foreign trade connections we can increase our position in this area and spread our influence even wider. Em: Thank you for your advice. I have thought for a long time on this matter and I agree that trade with other countries is goo

24、d. We can use this opportunity to spread the greatness of China and to increase our influence in this region. It would also help our people if we cleared the South China Sea of pirates. They cause difficulties to our fishermen and traders2021/8/11 星期三24 and hurt many innocent lives. As for our north

25、ern border, I will secure that by using other troops and make sure we will be secure in the future. Thank you for your help. The voyages will continue!2021/8/11 星期三25 Look at each sentence. Complete it with a word opposite in meaning to the one underlined in the sentence.EXAMPLE: The return voyage w

26、as calm, but during the outward voyage we had one storm after another. 1 When the dawn appeared and outlined the African mountains, they were very beautiful, but at _ the mountains appeared dark and very frightening.USING words AND expressions1dusk2021/8/11 星期三26 2 On the arrival of the Queen of Eng

27、land everyone bowed, but on her _ . everyone waved her goodbye instead. 3 Relaxation exercises are a good way to calm ones mind, but too much exercise brings too much _ .departuretension2021/8/11 星期三27 4 When climbing the mountain we had to slow down before we reached the top, but on the way down we

28、 _ all the way. 5 To buy a new car every year would represent a life of luxury, but not to have one is no _ when there are so many buses and taxis.acceleratedhardship2021/8/11 星期三28 Use the words or phrases below in their proper forms to complete the passage. Last year I had a bad experience in the

29、jungle of South America. We had set out with a _ compass, which was _ for locating the source of the local river. Our depended _ on2survival portable starvation incident jaws of death compulsory crew parcel thirst dilemma psychologically foreseeportablecompulsorysurvival2021/8/11 星期三29 our navigatin

30、g skills, but what nobody could have _ was that we would break our compass. Without it, I, as leader, was on the horns of a _ . Should we wait for rescue or continue our expedition and perhaps get lost? My decision was made when we counted our food supplies. _ was not going to be a problem, but _ wa

31、s something that we were going to have to deal with _ . So we waited where we were. Luckily the police sent a small airplane to find us and drop us a _ offoreseendilemmaStarvation thirstpsychologicallyparcel2021/8/11 星期三30 supplies and a new compass. When we eventually arrived back from our journey,

32、 the air _ congratulated us on our escape from the _ . Only their help combined with our self-control and determination prevented this _ from becoming a disaster!crewjaws of deathincident2021/8/11 星期三31 Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and phrase in brackets. 1 漸漸地，我習(xí)慣

33、了學(xué)校的常規(guī)。既然我已經(jīng)上了高級班，就可以自己制定學(xué)習(xí)計劃了。(gradually； routine) I have gradually accepted / got used to the routine at school now that I am in the advanced class and can make my own study plan.32021/8/11 星期三32 2 讓那個女孩來拍廣告有一個不利條件，就是她方方的下巴使她看上去不大友好。(drawback；jaw) The drawback of using that girl for the advertisin

34、g was her square jaw which made her look unfriendly. 3 數(shù)學(xué)是一門需要精密準(zhǔn)確工作的學(xué)科。(mathematics；precise) Mathematics is a subject which demands precise and accurate work.2021/8/11 星期三33 4 在公園里，我看見一個小男孩手持風(fēng)箏線，風(fēng)箏在他的頭頂上正由風(fēng)擺布，忽上忽下。(overhead；at the mercy of ) In the park I saw a small boy holding the string of a kit

35、e overhead, which was rising and falling at the mercy of the wind. 5 那個探險家想成為第一個到達(dá)南極的人以確保他在歷史上的地位。(secure；pole) That explorer wanted to secure his place in history by being the first man to reach the South Pole.2021/8/11 星期三34 6 王先生每月往銀行里存款，好攢錢買一所公寓，以盡他對家庭的責(zé)任。(deposit；responsibility) Mr Wang made a

36、deposit into the bank every month to save for a flat so that he could fulfil his responsibility to his family.2021/8/11 星期三35Read this passage and then fill in the missing predicates using the verbs in brackets. In 1909 a disagreement _ (arise) over who had been the first person to reach the North P

37、ole. This geographical point to the north of the earth _ (can, find) among the ice and snow that _ (float) on the northern sea. Three men _ (make) the same claim: Frederick Cook, Matthew Hensen and Robert Peary.USING STRUCTURESarosecan be foundfloatsmade2021/8/11 星期三36 The first to suggest that he _

38、 (reach) the North Pole was Frederick Cook. His claim _ soon _ (find) to be false when the photographs he _ (use) as evidence _ (prove) to be fakes. The second _ (be) Matthew Hensen, a black American explorer of the Arctic. He was the servant of the third candidate, Robert Peary and _ (travel) with

39、him across the Arctic for twenty years. He _ (state) that he and Robert Peary _ both _ (reach) the North Pole together.had reachedwasfoundhad usedprovedwashad been travellingstatedhadreached2021/8/11 星期三37 The American Congress, however, _ (declare) that Peary was the true winner of this race to be

40、the first American to reach the North Pole. It _ (seem) that although Hensen and Peary travelled together, Peary _ (refuse) to allow Hensen to join in his success. Evidence that Hensen _ (be) there (such as his 110 photographs) all mysteriously _ (disappear). It seems we _ (may) never know exactly w

41、hich American(s) reached the North Pole first. But the Inuit _ (be) certain that they _ (live) there long after the problem _ (solve).declaredseemedrefusedwasdisappearedmayarewill be livingis solved2021/8/11 星期三38 Listen to the tape and put these sentences in the correct order. ( ) 1 Sindbad spent h

42、is money foolishly. ( ) 2 One day he landed on an island. ( ) 3 He sold his goods and returned home. ( ) 4 He decided to become a merchant. ( ) 5 The island was really a whale. LISTENING TASK1ACIBD2021/8/11 星期三39 ( ) 6 He was captured. ( ) 7 He drifted to another island. ( ) 8 The king gave him a jo

43、b. ( ) 9 He was thrown into the sea when the whale sank.GFHE2021/8/11 星期三40 LISTENING TEXT SINDBADS FIRST ADVENTURE Once there lived a rich merchant called Sindbad. One evening as they were eating dinner, his friends asked him how he had become so rich. Sindbad smiled. listen, he said, and Ill tell

44、you my adventures. This is the first one? My father was rich but I spent his money unwisely and was soon left with nothing. At last I decided to trade in foreign lands. So I bought some goods and set out. We sailed many days from island to island. I sold goods and bought others. Then, at last we cam

45、e to a2021/8/11 星期三41 beautiful island and decided to visit it. The passengers began to make a fire to cook dinner. We ate and drank happily. Then I went to explore the island. I had not gone far when I heard the captain calling us back to the ship. Come quickly. This isnt an island but a giant whal

46、e! It has been floating so long on the sea that sand has settled on its back and trees have grown there. The fire woke it up and soon it will sink under the waves and youll drown?2021/8/11 星期三42 Everyone rushed to the ship leaving everything behind. Some reached it safely but not all. Suddenly the i

47、sland shook beneath our feet and sank under the water. I was thrown into the sea, but I managed to grab a piece of wood. Meanwhile the captain set sail, leaving me alone. I thought I would die! I drifted on the sea until I came to another island. I was safe! But my troubles werent over, for I was su

48、ddenly seized by five men. They dragged me into bushes and held me there. Then I noticed that nearby was a horse tied to a tree. We waited until it grew dark. 2021/8/11 星期三43 Then out of the sea came some enormous seahorses. They approached the real horse cautiously while the men rushed out to catch

49、 them. Most escaped but they captured one. They took me back to the king. Later I found that they kept the seahorses to produce strong young horses to sell. I worked for the king who was good to me. My job was to tell him of any foreign ship that came to his island. One day some foreign merchants ca

50、me to sell goods. 2021/8/11 星期三44 I asked the captain where he was going. Tm going to Baghdad; he said, Ive some goods that belonged to a merchant called Sindbad. Im taking them back. I couldnt believe my ears. Immediately I explained who I was, and proved to them that I WAS Sindbad. Then I sold my

51、goods and returned to Baghdad a rich man. This was the first of my adventures. Come back tomorrow to hear the second one.2021/8/11 星期三45 Listen to the tape again and answer these questions. 1 Do you think this story could be true? Why? The story could not be true because: A whale would not remain st

52、ill long enough for trees to grow on its back; Sea horses do not have the build or size of real horses; Sea horses cannot be used to produce stronger horses than real horses.22021/8/11 星期三462 Which part do you find is the most unlikely? The ideas of the students may vary. The most important thing is

53、 to make sure they have a reason for their ideas.2021/8/11 星期三47 3 Identify two aspects of animal behavior that are not true. Why? These aspects of animal behavior are not true. Whales resting so long on the surface of the ocean. Whales have to keep returning to the surface of the sea to breathe but

54、 then they must return under the water to keep their skin wet. It would be impossible for a whale to remain on the water so long that soil accumulated and trees grew there.2021/8/11 星期三48 Sea horses being able to live and move on land and in the sea. Sea horses are small creatures made of shell or b

55、one and about the size of a hand. They have no legs but move along by pushing their tail up and down and curling it up between pushes. Their heads resemble the knights of chessmen sets. Sea horses cannot breed with land horses to produce stronger land horses.2021/8/11 星期三49 4 What is the coincidence

56、 in the story? Explain it. The coincidence was that Sindbad met some people from his home. He wanted to go home, and they were looking for him.2021/8/11 星期三50 Now that you have read some of Sindbads story it is your task to complete it in an exciting way. First, in pairs, sort out the structure of t

57、he story.READING TASK1Structure of the storyInformation needInformation gained 1 BeginningHeroSindbad PlaceType of writingBaghdadfiction2021/8/11 星期三512 Develop-mentPlace 1What happensPlace 2What happenson an unknown islandSindbad is left behind by the ship, sees a bird and ties himself to its leg t

58、o escape. on a high hillSindbad unties himself and sees the hill is covered in diamonds. 2021/8/11 星期三52 Now in pairs you are going to devise an ending for the story. Remember that you want the escape to be as exciting as possible but without using magic. Be prepared to tell your ending together to

59、the rest of the class.22021/8/11 星期三533 EndingPlacehow it endsheros situationSindbad falls down a hole and lands on the beach.Ship passing by rescues him. Rich (diamonds); Back to Baghdad 2021/8/11 星期三54Now you are ready to make your own Sindbad story. It will be his third adventure. Questions given

60、 to the students Where does the story start? Why does Sindbad leave Baghdad this time?What happens on the voyage? Where does the adventure take place?How does he find riches? What problem does he have?How does he escape?SPEAKING TASK2021/8/11 星期三55Sample dialogue S1: Where do you think Sindbad shoul