1、,北師大版 Unit 8,Unit 8 Adventure,Lesson 3 Marco Polo,Which of the following do you think is true about Marco Polo? A. He was a French merchant who lived in Italy for some time. B. He was an Italian traveller who lived in China for some time.,B,1. Have you heard about Marco Polo?,Venice,It is said that

2、Marco Polo was born there.,The Description of the World,This book became famous after Marcos death. The book influenced Christopher Columbus who tried to find a different trade route between Asia and Europe. The book also informed people about the world beyond Europes borders.,Marco Polo came to Chi

3、na, which was ruled by the Yuan Dynasty Emperor, Kublai Khan.,Marco Polo was an Italian explorer who travelled through many parts of Asia. His father, Nicolo polo, was a sea merchant.,This is Marcos traveling map.,In 1271, he brought Marco on a trip to China and it took 6 years to get to China. Marc

4、o was surprised at Chinese customs and skills such as using coal for heating, paper money, noodle-making and many other things.,Read the text. Are these statements true (T) or false (F)?,1. Kublai Khan trusted Marco polo very much. 2. People began using coal as fuel during the Yuan dynasty.,T,F,3. T

5、he Hall in the Summer Palace can contain 6,000 people having dinner together. 4. China was more developed than Europe at that time when Marco travelled to China.,T,T,5. Not long after his return, a local war broke out near his town. 6. Marco Polo wrote The Description of the World before he died.,F,

6、F, Why did Marco and his father travel to China? Because his father was a sea merchant. He wanted to do trade with the Chinese.,2. Read the passage and answer these questions., Why was the emperor impressed by Marco? Because Marco was very clever and could already speak four languages. Why was Marco

7、 surprised to see people using paper money? Because in Europe people paid for goods with gold or silver., What were the black stones Marco saw people burning for fuel? The black stones Marco saw people burning were coal. How long did Marco spend in China? Marco had stayed in China for 17 years., Why

8、 was he put into prison when he went back to Italy? Because a local war broke out. During the war he was captured by the enemy. What was the name of his book? The name of his book was The Description of the World.,Correct mistakes,1. Marco Polo was son of a merchant. 2. He travelled cross Europe and

9、 Asia with his father to China. 3. Kublai Khan welcomed Marco to come to his country.,the,across,4. Marco was asked the question “Was it all true?” which he replied “I have only told a half of what I saw.” 5. In 1291, after 17 years of faithful service the Emperor, Marco returned to Italy.,to,to,6.

10、During the war, Marco was the captain of the warship but was captured by the enemy and imprisoned. 7. The Emperor impressed by him and they became friends.,a,was,1. in turn 2. wealthy,in turn wealthy author break out stand by,Read the passage again and match the words in the box with their definitio

11、ns.,as a result,rich,3. author 4. break out 5. stand by,insist that something is true,start,writer,Language points,1. in turn(s) 順次; 一個(gè)接一個(gè)地（做某事） The two sisters cared for their sick mother in turn. 兩姐妹輪流照看生病的母親。 The boys were asked in turns to see the examiner. 男孩子們一個(gè)接一個(gè)地被叫去見(jiàn)考官。,2. break out (戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)、爭(zhēng)吵、

12、疾病等) 爆發(fā) During the election period, a big strike broke out. 競(jìng)選期間，爆發(fā)了一場(chǎng)大罷工。 A quarrel broke out suddenly at midnight with the noise of breaking something. 半夜，他們突然大吵起來(lái)，還伴隨 著摔東西的聲音。,3. although 盡管，雖然。用于引導(dǎo)狀語(yǔ)從句，后面的主句不能用but連接。 Although my car is very old, it still runs very well. 盡管我的車(chē)很舊，跑起來(lái)卻還很好。 The ligh

13、ts were already on although it was only five oclock. 盡管剛剛五點(diǎn)鐘，燈卻已點(diǎn)亮了。,4. stand by 忠于; 堅(jiān)守; 堅(jiān)持 I still stand by what I said yesterday. 我堅(jiān)持我昨天說(shuō)的話。 I stand by my principles. 我堅(jiān)持我的原則。,5. trade n. 買(mǎi)賣(mài)，交易 do trade with sb. His father wanted to do trade with the Chinese. 他的父親想和中國(guó)人做買(mǎi)賣(mài)。,trade v. trade with sb.

14、Early explorers traded directly with the Indians. 早期的探險(xiǎn)者與印第安人直接進(jìn)行交易。,6. be impressed by sb. /sth. 給留下深刻的印象 The Emperor was impressed by him and they became friends. 他給皇帝留下深刻的印象，并成為好 朋友。,sth. /sb. impress sb. 給留下深刻的印象 We interviewed a number of candidates but none of them impressed us. 我們和數(shù)名申請(qǐng)人進(jìn)行了面談，

15、但都沒(méi)有給我們留下什么印象。,Grammar Presentation,Relative Clauses: There are two kinds of relative clauses: defining clauses and non-defining clause.,Defining clauses identify nouns or pronouns: they make clear which person or thing, etc, is being referred to. The girl who is playing tennis is my friend. This is

16、 the place where I hid the key. She still remembered the time when she noticed the car was missing.,who is playing tennis,where I hid the key,she noticed the car was missing,when,Non-defining relative clauses give extra information which is not necessary to the meaning of the sentence. These clauses

17、 needs commas(逗號(hào)). My friend, who is playing tennis, comes from Ethiopia. The accident, which happened yesterday, has led to three deaths.,who is playing tennis,which happened,yesterday,In non-defining clauses, relative pronoun which can refer to an entire sentence. Its very difficult to give up smo

18、king, which is why my father failed several times.,which is why my father failed several,times,which = It is snowing heavily, which makes children feel excited. which =,Its very difficult to give up smoking,It is snowing heavily,which makes,children feel excited,Underline the relative clauses in the

19、se sentences and decide if they are defining (D) or non-defining (ND). 1. Marco Polo, who was an Italian, travelled all around China. 2. He went to a city where iron was produced in huge quantities.,D,ND,3. The bus which was full of tourists stopped near the Leaning Tower of Pisa. 4. Melissa lent me

20、 some money, which was very generous of her. 5. The ground is covered with snow and ice, which makes driving very dangerous.,ND,D,ND,6. I met the famous professor in the hotel, where the meeting was held.,ND,Join the sentences using a suitable relative pronoun and decide if the new sentence has a de

21、fining (D) or a non-defining (ND) clause.,2. On the Silk Road they met a hunter. The hunter was selling tiger skins. On the Silk Road they met a hunter who was selling tiger skins. (D) 3. Marco finally arrived back in Venice. He was forty-one by then. Marco, who was forty-one by then, finally arrive

22、d back in Venice. (ND),4. Kublai Kahn was a ruler. He was feared by many people. Kublai Kahn was a ruler who was feared by many people. (D) 5. Mary had never been to Beijing before. She loved the Forbidden City. Mary, who loved the Forbidden City, had never been to Beijing before. (ND),6. Alison was the student. She wrote the project about Marco Polo. Alison was the student who wrote the project about Marco Pol