Unit3SeaExplorationReadingandThinkingMarcoPoloZhengHeColumbusDaGamaMagellanDoyouknowanynavigators?MarcoPoloAwell-knowntravelerandexplorer,MarcoPoloheadedforChinaalongtheSilkRoadintheYuanDynasty(1271–1368).TheTravelsofMarcoPolo,writtenbyhim,describedChinesepolitics,economy,andcultureindetail,whichgreatlyarousedthedesireofwesternertogotoChina.VascodaGama瓦斯科·達(dá)·伽馬(1460-1524)sailedfromLisbonin1497onamissiontoreachIndiaandopenasearoutefromWesternEuropetotheeastbywayoftheCapeofGoodHope(好望角).AtlanticOceanPacificOceanIndianOceanAsiaEuropeAfricaOceaniaNorthAmericaSouthAmericaPacificOceantheCapeofGoodHopetheSpiceIslandsIndiaSpainAtlanticOceanPacificOceanIndianOceanAsiaEuropeAfricaOceaniaNorthAmericaSouthAmericaPacificOceantheCapeofGoodHopetheSpiceIslandsSpainFerdinandMagellan費(fèi)迪南德·麥哲倫(1480-1521)sailedwestfromSpainin1519acrosstheAtlanticandPacificoceansanddiscoveredaroutebywhichshipscouldsailacompletecirclearoundtheworld.TheStraitsofMagellan(麥哲倫海峽),locatedattheSoutherntipofSouthAmericaarenamedforhim.AtlanticOceanPacificOceanIndianOceanAsiaEuropeAfricaOceaniaNorthAmericaSouthAmericaPacificOceantheCapeofGoodHopetheSpiceIslandsIndiaAmericasSpainChristopherColumbus克里斯托弗·哥倫布

(1451-1506)madefourvoyagesacrosstheAtlanticOceanfromSpain:in1492,1493,1498and1502.HewasdeterminedtofindadirectwaterroutewestfromEuropetoAsia,butheneverdid.Instead,heaccidentallydiscoveredtheAmericas.Doyouknowanynavigators?MatchMarcoPoloZhengHeColumbusDaGamaMagellan(A)MadesevenvoyagestotheWesternSeasfrom1405-1433(B)MadefourvoyagesacrosstheAtlanticOceanfromSpainanddiscoveredanewworldin1492(C)Succeededinsailingacompletecirclearoundtheworld(D)WroteabookthatdescribedthemysteriouscultureoftheEasternworldin1295(E)OpenedasearoutefromEuropetoIndiabywayoftheCapeofGoodHopeFocusonthekeywords（time）andsummarize:howisthepassagedeveloped?Timeinancienttimesinthe8thcenturyinMingDynastytodayinthefuturepara1Introductiontothetopicpara2-3Inthepastpara4-5Atpresentpara6InthefutureinrecentyearsActivity2:ReadingforstructureThetextismainlyaboutChina’s____________________overtime.seaexplorationPara1A.MoreseaexplorationsofotherprojectsandplacesPara2B.The21stCenturyMaritimeSilkRoad

Para3C.TheSilkRoadinancientChina

Para4D.TheZhengHe'ssevenseavoyagesinMingDynastyPara5E.WhatdrivesChinatoseaexplorationinthefuture

Para6F.Whathavestimulatedmankind’sseaexploration

Readthetextandfindoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.findoutthetopic

sentenceDetailedReading1.Whatdrivespeopletoreachoutacrossthesea?Tradeandcuriosity2.Whydidpeopleofearlycivilizationstrytoexploretheseasacrosstheworld?A．Becausetheylikedtodoit.B．Becausetheywereforcedtodoit.C．Becausetheyneededtocompletetheworldmap.D．BecausetheywereinspiredbyMarcoPolo.√Para1ChinaInancienttimesThe(1)____RoadoverlandFromChinato

(2)___________________

_________.A(3)___________acrosstheseaTotheIndianOcean，centeredaround(4)______.TheMingDynasty(5)________ledsevenlargefleetsbetween(6)___________.From(7)___________________across(8)_______________tothemouthof_________________，andthento(10)_____________________.SilkIndia，theMiddleEastandRometradingrouteCeylonZhengHetheSouthChinaSea

theIndianOcean(9)theRedSea1405and1433theeastcoastofAfricaParas.2--3Careful-reading1.CanyoulistthegoodeffectsofChina’sancientseaexploration?2.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsZhengHe?A．Critical. B．Indifferent.C．Supportive.D．Doubtful.

A.Ithelpednegotiate________________.B.Itraised______________________ofeachother’scultures.C.Itfurtherdeveloped_____________withtheseregions.D.ThesearouteofZhengHeremained_____________betweenothercultures.tradeanddealsculturalawarenessrelationsactivechannels√eventspurposesTheancientsearoutesarebeing_________withthe21stCenturyMaritimeSilkRoad.Toencourage___________and______acrossthehistoricSilkRoadareas,andstregthenthe______betweenChinaandtherestoftheworld.Chinahas__________billionsinsystemsandservicesalongtheseroutes.Greatlydevelopingthewholeareaforthebenefitoffuture______andcultural__________.Chinahasalso_____itsfriendsacrosstheseaonotherimportantprojects.Toexplore___________________.Chinahasjoinedothernationsonseveralexpeditionsto___________Tounderstand_________________revisitedinvestedjoinedexploretheArctic.cooperationtradebondstrade

manyotherplacesclimatechangeanditseffectsexchangeWhilereadingPara4&5presentsilkroutesPara.6Careful-reading1.WhywillChinacontinuetoreachouttheseafarintothefuture?2.WhatbondsdoyouthinkcanbestrengthenedbetweenChinaandtherestoftheworldintheBeltandRoadInitiative?Itis

theneedoftradeandthedesiretoenhancerelationships.

Theeconomic/bond.cultural/political/technological/

friendlyWhatdoyouthinkisthesignificanceoftheBeltandRoadInitiative?PostreadingDiscussionTheaim:encouragecooperationandtradeacrossthehistoricalSilkRoadareastrengthenthebondsbetweenChinaandtherestoftheworldSignificance:leadtogreaterintegration/connectionwithChinaandothercountriesachievewin-windevelopmentbuildacommunityofasharedfutureformankind

THINKINGThinkaboutthefollowingquestionandwriteashortessayAsstudentswhatcontributionscouldwemaketotheBeltandRoadInitiative?PostreadingHomeworkThereisnodoubtthattheBeltandRoadisthehottestissuerecently.Asstudents,whatcontributionscanwemaketoit?Firstly,wecanparticipateinsocialvolunteeractivitieswhichbenefitunderstandingthedevelopmentofsocietydeeply.Inaddition,weshouldstudyhardandlearnmoreaboutChineseculturesothatwecanspreadourexcellentculturetotheworldthroughourprofessionalknowledge.Finally,EnglishlearningisimportantforusbecausewecanintroducetheadvantagesoftheBeltandRoadInitiativetoforeignersinEnglishandencouragemorecountriestojoinit.Allinall,weshouldstartwithlittlethingsandkeepdoingthem.Imagineyou