Unit 2 Lessons 7-12 It’s Show Time! 甘肃省陇西县崇文中学 陈文通.

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1 Unit Lessons 7-12 It’s Show Time! 甘肃省陇西县崇文中学 陈文通

2 Europe ← ← Italy

3 Marco Polo and his work Marco Polo was a man from Italy.

4 Marco Polo and the Silk Road
Lesson 8 Marco Polo and the Silk Road

5 Words age goods journey king coal discover invent other Italy Europe Asia n. 年龄 n. 商品，物品 n. 旅行，旅程 n. 国王 n. 煤 v. 发现，了解 v. 发明，创造 adj. 别的，其他的 意大利 n.欧洲 n.亚洲

6 Useful sentence patterns

7 1. at the age of… 在……岁时 I could swim at the age of five. 我五岁时就能游泳了。
I began to write at the age of forty. 我在四十岁起开始写作的。

8 2. be new to sb./sth. 对…陌生、生疏/不熟悉
The job is new to me. 我还不熟悉这份工作。 Football is new to students. 足球对于学生来说很陌生的。 We are new to this town. 我们还不熟悉这个镇。

9 He brought some coal and paper back to Italy with him.
3. bring ...back (to...)把......带回去 He brought some coal and paper back to Italy with him. 他带了一些煤和纸回到意大利。 Please bring back the book tomorrow. 请明天把书带回去。 He brought me back in the car. 他用车把我送回来了。

10 4. between ...and... 在...和...（两者）之间 His seat is between Tony and Tom.
他的座位在托尼和汤姆之间。 My home is between the park and the school. 我家在公园和学校之间。 注：among指（三者或者三者以上）之间。 He is very popular among young people. 他在年轻人中间很受欢迎。

11 5. hope to do sth. 希望做某事 I hope to help you with your English.
我希望帮助你学习英语。 I hope to be a teacher someday. 我希望有一天成为一名老师。 I hope so. I hope not. 但愿如此。 但愿不会。

12 Let’s read them. at the age of... be new to... bring ...back to... between ...and... hope to do sth. 在......岁时 对......陌生 把......带回去 在...和...（两者）之间 希望做某事

13 Listen and tick the correct answers.
1 p21 Listen and tick the correct answers. 1. At the age of ____, Marco Polo went to China. A. twenty B. seventeen C. sixteen 2. Marco Polo and his father moved goods between ___. A. America and Asia B. Europe and Asia C. Europe and America

14 3. Marco Polo learned about ___ in China.
A. tea and paper B. coal and silk C. coal and paper

15 Fill in the blanks. Marco Polo was a man from Italy. __________ 17, he _________ along the Silk Road with his father and uncle. They moved goods ________ Europe ____ Asia on the Silk Road. Their journey lasted about twenty years! In 1275, Marco Polo travelled to Beijing. He ___ the king and worked for him for 17 years. There he _____________ coal and paper. The Chinese __________ coal and ________ paper. Marco Polo ________ some coal and paper _____ to Italy. Marco Polo ______ a famous book about his travels to China. At the age of travelled between and met learned about discovered invented brought back wrote

16 Answer the following questions.
2 p21 1. He came from Italy. 1. What country did Marco Polo come from? 2. How did he and his brother travel? 3. How long did his journey last? 4. When did he travel to Beijing? 5. What did he bring back to his home country? 2. They travelled on boats, horses and camels. 3. His journey lasted about twenty years. 4. He travelled to Beijing in 1275. 5. He brought some coal, paper, a lot of silk, tea and other goods.

17 goods coal journey hoped discovered
3. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box. hope coal journey discover goods goods People sell their _______ at the market. It’s cold in the house. Put some _____ on the fire. After the long _________, Marco Polo arrived in Beijing at last. 4. He didn’t do well this time. But he ______ to do better next time. 5. I walked around my city and I ___________ some beautiful places. coal journey hoped discovered

18 How old was he when he came to China? What did he do in China?
4 p21 Work in groups. What do you know about Marco Polo? Find more information about him and present it to the class. Task tips: Where was he from? How old was he when he came to China? What did he do in China? What amazing things did he learn about in China? How long did he stay in China?

19 Summary at the age of... be new to... bring ...back to...
between ...and... hope to do sth. 在......岁时 对......陌生 把......带回去 在...和...（两者）之间 希望做某事 discover v. 发现；了解 invent v. 发明；创造

20 Homework Find more information about Marco
Polo and present it to the class. 2. Preview Lesson 9: Danny’s School Project