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What does “travel light” mean? It means going travelling without taking heavy luggage.

Getting ready Look at the cartoon and answer: What are Hi and Lo going to do? What does Hi take with him? What does Lo take with him? They are going on a trip. A small suitcase. A bag of lamps and torches.

Why does Lo take these things? What does Hi mean by “travel light”? Hi told Lo to “travel light” and Lo thought this meant he should bring things that gave out light with him. He means you should only take a small number of things on the trip.

What makes a successful exploration? hard work, strong will, faith and belief…

How much more do you know about them?

Zheng He (1371-1433): Zheng went on expeditionary (远征的) voyages to South-East Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and East Africa from 1405 to 1433. Marco Polo (1254-1324): Marco Polo was an Italian traveller whose travels are recorded in The Travels of Marco Polo.

Zhang Qian (164BC-114BC): Zhang Qian was an imperial (皇帝的) envoy (使者) to the area outside China in the 2nd century BC, during the time of the Han Dynasty.

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506): He was an Italian explorer. He made four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean which led to Europe’s awareness of the American continents.

A What do you know about ...? The people in the pictures below are all famous explorers. Match them with their achievements. Write the correct letters in the blanks.

c a b d Zheng He Marco Polo Zhang Qian Christopher Columbus His voyages across the Atlantic opened up the New World---the American continents---to Europe. His travels to the west of China helped open up Central Asia to China. He went on seven trips to the Western Seas. He travelled to China and wrote a book about his travels. Christopher Columbus Zhang Qian Zheng He Marco Polo

keep sb/sth from doing sth keep in cut down 短语收藏夹 greenhouse effect in danger as a result of result in mountains of ... take action make a difference keep sb/sth from doing sth keep in cut down 温室效应 在危险中 由于 造成； 导致 许多； 大量 采取行动 有作用； 有影响 阻止某人/某物做某事 储存； 储备 砍伐

丢弃某物 与……相同 与……不同 因为 （做） 某事 大量的 吸收 尽可能…… 改变某人的坏习惯 对……有利的； 对……有帮助的 throw sth away be the same as be different from because of (doing) sth a large number of take in as ... as possible= as ... as one can / could change one’ s bad habit(s) (be) friendly to ...

用以上所给短语的适当形式填空。 1. People should not ______ the rubbish ______ because it will make our environment worse and worse. 2. Trees ______ ______ carbon dioxide and give out oxygen. 3. Teachers and parents must ______ the children ______ playing computer games often. 4. We should recycle ______ many plastic bottles ______ ______. throw away take in keep from as as possible

5. He can improve his learning achievement if he ______ ______ ______ ______. 6. The Earth is ______ ______ now. We’ d better do something to protect it. 7. There are ______ ______ ______ ______ people in the world. 8. ______ ______ ______ ______ hard work, she passed all of the subjects. 9. Too much work and too little rest ______ ______ illness. changes his bad habit(s) in danger a large number of As a result of result in

Read and predict Zheng He his achievements his life his death Look at the title and the pictures and predict the main idea of the article. his achievements his life his death what we can learn from him his family Zheng He his voyages

Before you read 1 Who was Zheng He? 2 Where was Zheng He born? Look at the title and the first sentence of each paragraph of the article on page 3. Then answer the questions below. 1 Who was Zheng He? 2 Where was Zheng He born? 3 When did Zheng He go on his trips? A famous Chinese explorer. In Yunnan. From 1405 to 1433.

Look at the title and the first sentence of each paragraph of the article on page 3. Then answer the questions below. 4 What effects did his trips have on China and the world? Tick (✓) the possible answers. a They set up trade routes between China and other countries. b They encouraged the exchange of cultures and technologies. c They made the relationships between countries stronger. ✓ ✓ ✓

While reading Read and match Read and match each paragraph with its main idea. Paragraph 1   A brief introduction to Zheng He. Paragraph 2 Zheng He was a famous explorer and his travels won’t be forgotten. Paragraph 3 Zheng He’s death and his achievements. Paragraph 4 General introduction to Zheng He’s seven great voyages.

While reading Find out the meanings of the following numbers. 1371 1405 1433 25,000 7 1371: Zheng He was born in that year. 1405: Zheng He set off on/started his first voyage in that year. 1433: Zheng He died during his last voyage in that year. 25,000: The treasure ships were big enough to carry 25,000 people. 7: Zheng He went on seven voyages throughout his life.

While reading (3) Read the 1st paragraph and fill in the blanks. first voyage was nearly a century His ___________________ ________ before Christopher Columbus first ______________________ _____________________ set sail on his journey of discovery to America. Zheng He was a great explorer. reasons His travels were __________ ________________________ _________ so important that they are still studied today.

(4) Read the 2nd & 3rd paragraph and fill in the blanks. Year of birth Place of birth Career Order from the emperor Tasks of his voyages 1371 Yunnan a trusted official of the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to visit and explore the lands outside China to develop relations with foreign countries to set up trade routes with foreign countries

South-East Asia, the Middle East and the east coast of Africa Facts about his voyages period from ____ to _____ times the areas he visited the significance of the voyages They allowed China to ___________________ ____________________ They encouraged ___ ___________________ _______________ They helped ____ ___________________ ___________________ 1405 1433 7 South-East Asia, the Middle East and the east coast of Africa trade valuable goods like gold, silver and silk the exchange of cultures and technologies the development of those countries and regions

C1 The words in italics explain the meanings of some words on page 3. find these words to complete the sentences. Change their forms if necessary. (P4) Columbus’s ________ of America began a new age of exploring. (the act or process of finding) 2 He recently ________ to be a manager in his company. (became more important or powerful) discovery rose

3. This is ________ money. You cannot use it here. (from a country that is not your own) 4. Next week, my family is going to ________ ____ to Beijing, so we are now getting ready. (make a journey) 5. Since 2000, this company has seen much new ________. It has become one of the biggest companies in the country. (the process of growing larger or becoming stronger) foreign go on a trip development

C2 Complete the conversation below with the words from the box. (P4) be known as go on a trip pioneer develop open up set up Jim: I want to ___________ a modern Columbus when I grow up. Julie: But there are no new places to _________ now. Jim: That’s not really true. Most places in space haven’t been explored yet. Who knows? There may be other planets like the Earth. Julie: That sounds crazy. be known as open up

Jim: No, it doesn’t. Perhaps I could _______ ___ to space and find these new planets. I would be a real _______. And if I find other people on these planets, I could _______ a relationship with them. I could even _______ trade with them and make a lot of money. Julie: Keep dreaming! I don’t think you will travel into space. Jim: I’m serious. You’ll see. go on a trip pioneer develop set up

Comprehension D1. What do the italicized words in the following sentences refer to? Read the article on page 3 to find the answers. In 1405, Zheng He set off from China on the first of these. ______________ A great fleet of these were built for the great voyages. ______________ 3 This was traded along with gold and silver. _______________ 4 Zheng He brought this back from Africa. The voyages developed trade and encourages this. seven great voyages treasure ships Silk a giraffe the exchange of cultures and technologies

D2. Read the article again and complete the following notes. Zheng He was a famous Chinese 1)____________; was born in Yunnan in 2)_____________; became a 3)_____________ of the Yongle Emperor; built a great fleet of treasure ships---big enough to carry 4)______ people; went on seven trips from 1405 to 1433 and visited 5)_________________, 6)___________________ and even 7)________________________. explorer 1371 trusted official 25,000 South-East Asia the Middle East the east coast of Africa

Zheng He’s great voyages allowed China to trade 8)_________________________; brought back 9)__________________________________________; encouraged the exchange of cultures and technologies; helped 10)_______________________ of the countries and regions he travelled to. valuable goods like gold, silver and silk many things that were seen in China for the first time the development

D3. In groups, discuss the following questions. Why is Zheng He called a “pioneer”? 2. Why were Zheng He’s voyages so important in history? Because Zheng He’s first voyage was nearly a century before Christopher Columbus first set sail on his journey of discovery to America. Because Zheng He’s voyages developed trade between China and foreign countries. They also encouraged the exchange of cultures and technologies. They helped the development of those countries and regions.

Language points The ships were known as treasure ships. 这些船被称为宝船。 解析：be known as 在本句中意为“ 被称为”。be known as 的另一意思为“ 作为……而出名”，表示出名的形式，后面常接表示职业的名词，而be known for ...则意为“因……而出名”，表示出名的原因。请对比： 香港被称为购物天堂。 Hong Kong is known as a shopping paradise. 他作为一名作家而出名。 He is known as a writer. 他因这本小说而出名。 He is known for the novel.

选择正确的介词填空 These chocolate bars are known _______ something else in the US. 2) He was known _______ his frankness(坦率). 3) He is known _______ the police because of his criminal record.  as for to

They were big enough to carry 25,000 people as well as very large quantities of goods. 它们大到足以装载二万五千人以及大量的货物。 as well as意为“也；还”，可与not only ... but also 或both ... and ...互换。但as well as 连接两个主语时，谓语动词的单复数形式要与前面的主语保持数和人称的一致。例如：

那个女孩不仅能讲英语，还能讲中文。 The girl can speak Chinese as well as English. = The girl can speak both English and Chinese. = The girl can speak not only English but also Chinese. 简和她的父母今晚要去看电影。 Jane as well as her parents is going to the cinema tonight. 简的父母和她今晚要去看电影。 Jane’s parents as well as Jane are going to the cinema tonight.

quantities of 意为“大量的”，后面可以修饰可数名词或不可数名词，前面经常加large或small来表示数量的大小。例如： 我们图书馆里有大量的书。 There are large quantities of books in our library. 我需要大量的油来煮这道菜。 I need quantities of oil to cook this dish.

翻译下列句子 1)大量的啤酒被售出。 A large quantity of beer was sold out. 2)大量T恤衫有售。 A large quantity of T-shirts were on sale. 3)桌子上有许多食品(坚果)。 Quantities of food (nuts) were on the table.

Besides developing trade, the voyages also encouraged the exchange of cultures and technologies.除了发展贸易，这些航行也促进了文化和技术的交流。 解析：besides 为介词，意为“除了……之外(还)”，相当于in addition to，可以互换。为了强调，常将其置于句首。例如： 除了英语，他还会讲法语。 He can speak French besides English. = In addition to English, he can speak French.

【拓展】except 也意为“除了……之外”，但其具有排它性质，而besides 则具有附加性质。请对比： 除了李涛（不想去看电影）之外，我们都想去看电影。 We all want to see the film except Li Tao. 除了李涛（想去看电影）之外，我们也想去看电影。 We all want to see the film besides Li Tao. except for 指不同类的排除

翻译下列句子 1)除了汤姆参加，谁还想加入我们中来？ Besides Tom, who wants to join us? 2)除了汤姆不参加，谁还想加入我们中来？ Except Tom, who wants to join us? 3)除了天气不好外，今天过得还算很开心。 It is a happy day today except for the weather.

At the end of each voyage, Zheng He returned with many … by the end of 意为“到……为止”，仅指时间，指某一动作在某时间点以前或到某一时间段为止就已发生或完成，多用于过去完成时。若后面接的是将来时间，句子要用将来时态。 in the end意为“终于”。

1)在路的尽头，你将会找到那家医院。 You will find the hospital at the end of the road． 2)他是三月底回来的。 He came back at the end of March． 3)到上周末为止，我们已学了六个单元。 We had learned six units by the end of last week． 4)我最后获救了。 I was saved in the end .

There may be other planets like the Earth. 也许有其他像地球一样的星球。 解析：There be ...表示“存在、有……”，可以 在其中间加情态动词或助动词，如：There may be ...意为“可能有……”；There must be ... 意为“ 一定有……”；There should be ... 意为“ 应该有……”；There used to be ...意为“曾经有……”；There will be ... 意为“将会有……”。

Dictation voyage repetition American continent route discovery rise 航行 重复 美洲的 大陆 路线 发现 变得更加成功 官员 增强；加强 voyage repetition American continent route discovery rise official develop

relation trade foreign fleet Africa nowhere silk giraffe besides 关系；交往 贸易 ；以物易物；互相交换 外国的 （统一调度的）船队；机群 非洲 无处；哪里都不 丝织物；丝绸 长颈鹿 除……之外（还）

发展；壮大 地区 先锋；先驱 民族；种族 开辟 去旅行 建立；设立 起航 被称为 也；还 development region pioneer people open up go on a trip set up set sail (be) known as as well as