Unit3ReadingandThinking

SeaExplorationReachingOutAcrosstheSeaBytheendoftheclass,wewillbeableto:1.learnaboutthehistoryofChina'sseaexploration.2.Toimprovereadingcomprehension,makingconnectionsbetweenpastandpresent.3.voiceouropinionsaboutthesignificanceoftheBeltandRoadInitiative.4.fosterasenseofglobalcommunitywithasharedfuture.TeachingObjectivesLeadinRole-playnavigators①ZhengHe②MarcoPolo③Columbus④Arcticscientist...ZhengHeMarcoPoloColumbusArcticscientistQ1.Whatdidalltheexplorersshare?Theyallhadcouragetoexploretheunknownandcuriosityabouttheworld.Q2.Howdidtheirgoalsdiffer?ZhengHefocusedondiplomacy,MarcoPoloandColumbusontraderoutes,whiletheArcticscientistprioritizeenvironmentalscience.1.What'sthethemeofthetext?SkimmingA．Lookingaheadtotheexplorationofthesea.B．Describingtradeinfluenceonthesea.C．Analysingthecausesofseaexploration.D．ThedevelopmentofChina’sseaexploration.2.Howthepassageisdeveloped?developed.

timeorder

problemandsolution

compareandcontrast

causeandeffect

ScanningFindoutthestructureandmatchPart1(Para.1)

Part2(Paras.2-3)Part3(Paras.4-5)Part4(Para.6)ThefutureofChina’sexpeditionsSeaexplorationintoday’sChinaReasonstoexploreSeaexplorationinancientChinaCareful-readingReadandfillintheblanksInancienttimesTheSilkRoadoverlandFromChinatoIndia,theMiddleEast,and______

A__________acrosstheseaTotheIndianOcean,centeredaroundCeylon.TheMingDynastyZhengHeledsevenlargefleetsbetween_____________.From_________________across_______________tothemouthof__________，andthentotheeastcoastofAfrica.tradingroutetheSouthChinaSea

theIndianOceantheRedSea1405and1433Rome.(Paras.2-3)ZhengHe’ssevenseaexpeditionsQ1:WhatarethepurposesoftheancientSilkRoad?To

promote

trade;to

develop

relationship

with

other

countries.Q2:HowaboutZhengHe’svoyages?ToshowChina’spowerandbuildpeacefulfriendships.WhatisthepurposeoftheBeltandRoadInitiative(BRI)?

A．Tosatisfypeople'scuriosityanddesire.B．Toinvestbillionsinsystemsandservices.C．TorevisittheancientsearoutestravelledbyZhengHe.D．Topromotetradeandcooperationandenhancerelationships.Para.4BRICriticalthinking

TheBRIisseenasa“21st-centurySilkRoad”—ithonorsthepastbutadaptstotoday’sneeds...WhydoesBRIMattersnowadays?GroupDiscussionDebate:IfZhengHehaddrones(無人機),satellitesandsomeotherhightechnologies,howwouldhisvoyageschange?Advantages:Disadvantages:Learnfromthenavigators?Dearstudents:Theoceanoflifehasnofixedmap.Youwillfacewindsofdoubtandcurrentsoffailure.Butremember:Ashipinharborissafe,butthat’snotwhatshipsarebuiltfor.Raiseyoursails,youngnavigators.Theworldawaitsyourvoyage!

HomeworkAssignmentWritea200-wordessay:"IfyouwerealeaderofaBRIhostcountry,whatvalueswouldyouprioritize—econom