UNIT3SEAEXPLORATIONThey(oceans)provideabreedinggroundforlife,connecttheworldandpromotedevelopment.---XiJinping海洋孕育了生命、聯(lián)通了世界、促進(jìn)了發(fā)展

---習(xí)近平They(oceans)provideabreedinggroundforlife,connecttheworldandpromotedevelopment.---XiJinpingLead-inCanyoudescribeoceanusingyourownlanguage?Theoceanisthecradleoflife.(metaphor)Theoceanhidessecretslikemankind.(simile,personification)Prediction1.Whatisthecontentofthetext?

2.Whatisthestyleofthetext?Itisanexpositoryessay.ThetextismainlyabouthowChinesepeopleconductseaexplorationsovertime.Atitleusuallycoversthemainpointofthesubjectorkeywordsoftheessay.Itsharesthethemeoftheessayandtellsthereaderwhattoexpect.:isfactual,givinginformationonasubjectFast-readingReadthetextquicklyandmatchthemainideaofeachparagraph.A.

Chinaisalsojoiningwithothercountriesonotherimportantprojects.B.TravelfromeasttowestbeganlongbeforeColumbus.C.Inancienttimes,traveleasttowestwasontheSilkRoad.D.Chinawillcontinuetoexploretheseaandenhancerelationshipswithothercountries.E.The21stCenturyMaritimeSilkRoadhasencouragedcooperationandstrengthenedthebondsbetweenChinaandtherestoftheworld.F.ZhengHe’sseavoyagesbuiltrelationswithothercountries.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5Para.6closingsentenceopeningsentence“standout”

sentence/summarysummarysentenceopeningsentenceopeningsentenceThemainideaissometimesstatedineithertheopeningorclosingsentence.Ifnot,lookforanother“standout”sentence,orsummarizetheparagraphinyourmindbyaskingyourself“Whatisitmainlyabout?”“WhathaveIread?”.Fast-readingDrawthestructureofthetextPara.2~3Para.4~5Para.6InthepastAtpresentIntroductiontothetopic:

ReachingoutacrosstheseaInthefuturePara.1Howisthepassagedeveloped?Thepassageisdevelopedchronologically.Whatisintroducedineachexploration?RegionEventPurposeChinaIndiatheMiddleEastRomeCeylonInthepastAtpresenttheancientsearoutestravelledbyZhengHe,theArcticInthefuture?China&therestoftheworldFast-readingWhataretheroutesduringdifferentperiods?Whateventhashappenedduringtheseperiods?What’sthepurposeindifferenttime?TheMaritimeSilkRoad,AtradingrouteacrosstheseaThe21stCenturyMaritimeSilkRoad,TheBeltandRoadInitiativeunknownFast-readingPara.2~3Para.4~5Para.6InthepastAtpresentIntroductiontothetopic:

ReachingoutacrosstheseaInthefuturePara.1RegionPurposeIndianOceanTotradeTheeastcoastofAfrica,theArcticToexchangecultureandcooperateChina&therestoftheworldTobuildacommunityofasharedfutureformankindandachievewin-windevelopmentTimeTopic

sentenceDetailedReading1.Whatdrivespeopletoreachoutacrossthesea?Tradeandcuriosity2.WhydidMarcoPolo’stalesinspireEuropeanexplorerstosearchforsearoutesfromwesttoeast?Because

Polowroteextensivelyabouthistravelsandwhathediscoveredduringhisyearsabroad,whichattractedEuropeanexplorerswhobelievedthattheycouldimportmoreitemsfromtheEast.TopicsentenceTheoriginoftheSilkRoad1.WhatistheresultoftheMaritimesilkroad?Merchantsmettonegotiatetradedeals.2.Whatbenefitcanbegotfromnegotiatingtradedeals?introductionofnewspecies,enhancingfriendship…Moreawarenessofeachother’scultures,DetailedReadingTopic/transitionalsentenceWhatisthepurposeoftheseaexplorationduringtheMingDynasty?What’sthedifferencebetweentheancientSilkRoadandtheMingDynastySilkRoad?ItZhengHe’svoyagessuccessfulandmeaningful?Why?DetailedReadingThepurposeDetailedReadingWhatisthepurposeofseaexplorationduringtheMingDynasty?What’sthedifferencebetweentheancientSilkRoadandtheMingDynastySilkRoad?Thepurposeistofurtherbuildrelationwithothercountries.Thetravellingrouteofthelandandthesea.DetailedReadingTopic

sentenceWhatisthefunctionofthefirstsentence?WhatisthepurposeoftheBeltandRoadInitiative?DetailedReadingWhatisthefunctionofthefirstsentence?WhatisthepurposeoftheBeltandRoadInitiative?Itis

atransitionalsentence.

Toencouragecooperationandtrade,strengthenthebondsbetweenChinaandtherestoftheworld,exploretheArctic.1.WhatachievementshasChinamadeinreachingoutacrossthesea?2.WhateffectsdidChina’sreachingoutacrosstheseainthelastpasthaveontheworld?3.Whataboutothercountries?GroupDiscussionMakenotesundertwocolumns:FactsandOpinions.Factsarestatementsthatcanbeproven.Factsmaybetrueorfalse.Opinionsarestatementsthatcannotbeprovenandargued;Opinionsmaybesupportedwithfacts.GroupDiscussion1.Whichcountriesreachedoutacrosstheseainthepastandwhy?2.Whatbenefitsandproblemsdidthosecountriesgetfromdoingthis?3.Whateffectsdidreachingoutacrosstheseainthepasthaveontheworld?4.WhatdoyouthinkisthesignificanceoftheBeltandRoadInitiative?QuestionFactOpinionEuropeanexplores,China,India,Ceylon,Africanroyalfamilies;Fortrade1234Theygotnewproductsfrommanycountriesandbecamemoreawareofothercultures;Itledtoinvasionandconquest.Thelandandsearoutesremainedactivechannelsbetweendifferentculturesforcenturies;Itadvancedthespreadofknowledge,technology,andgoods,andmadetheworldasmallerplace.TheaimofitistoencouragecooperationandtradeacrossthehistoricalSilkRoadareas,andstrengthenthebondsbetweenChinaandtherestoftheworldItwillleadtogreaterintegrationwithChinaandothercountries.Itwillpromotejointdevelopment,enhancemutuallybeneficialcooperationanddevelopcommonprosperityAretherequestionsdiscussedonthesameaspect?Whenyouthinkaboutonehistoricalorcontemporaryevent,whichaspectsshouldyouconsidertogainafullunderstanding?GroupDiscussionTime,event,region,purposeorsignificance…Homework

ThinkaboutthefollowingquestionandwriteashortessayAsstudentswhatcontributionscouldwemaketothe