Unit8 lesson3 Marco Polo,The land silk road,Warm up,The line that connecting East to West,Seeing the picture, what things will you think about?,When talking about the silk road, who will occur into your mind?,Pre-reading,Have you heard about Marco Polo? Which of the following do you think is true?,A. He was a French traveller who lived in Italy for some time. B. He was an Italian traveller who lived in China for some time.,（旅行者）,Kublai Khan 忽必烈汗, the Yuan Dynasty Emperor 元朝皇帝,Marco Polo seeing Kublai Khan 马可波罗晋见忽必烈汗,Warship (战船) in Marcos time,Marco was telling stories about China in the prison (监狱).,Books talked about Marco Polo in China,Fast reading,Read through the text quickly, and find match the paragraphs with the main idea.,Read through the text quickly, and find out the information about Marco Polo and fill out the following form.,Second reading,Marco Polo,1254, Italy,1271,4,17,1291,70,The Description of the World,The third reading,Read the passage again and answer the following questions.,How old was Marco when he travelled across Europe and Asia? Why did Marco and his father travel to China?,Questions:,He was 17 years old at that time.,Because they wanted to do trade with the Chinese.,Questions:,Was Kublai Khan happy to meet Marco and his father? Why was the Emperor impressed by Marco?,Yes, he was very happy to meet them.,Because Marco was very clever and could already speak 4 languages, although he was young.,Questions:,How did Marco describe the Summer Palace?,He described it as “ The greatest palace that ever was”.,The walls ?,The Hall ?,Questions:,Why was Marco surprised to see people using paper money? What were the black stones Marco saw people burning for fuel?,Because in Europe, people paid for goods with gold or silver.,The black stones were coal.,1. start 2. as a result 3. Insist that something is true 4. writer 5. rich,in turn, wealthy, author, break out, stand by,Read the passage again and match the words in the box with their definitions.,break out,wealthy,in turn,stand by,author,Complete the sentences using the words from exercise 3.,He became _ through hard work and careful saving. 2. He is a successful _. He has already written three best selling novels.,wealthy,author,in turn, wealthy, author, break out, stand by,3. The president told the reporter that he wanted to _ his earlier statement.,4. In the past, without clean running water, disease would often _ in cities . 5. The customer praised the manager, who, _ praised his staff.,break out,in turn,stand by,Language points,trade (n) with sb. 与某人做生意 e.g. Our country does trade with a lot of European countries. trade sth for sth.用某物交换某物 e.g. I traded information for money. 2. eventually (adv.) 最后,终于,结果(Para 1) e.g. He worked very hard and eventually made himself ill.,3. be happy (sorry/ sad) to do sth.(Para2) 很高兴（抱歉/ 伤心）做某事 e.g. I am sorry to tell you this bad news. 4. serve (v) 服务；侍候；供应(Para2) (sb.) as sth. 为（某人）工作；当某职 e.g. Tony serves (his boss) as a driver for many years. sb. (sth.) with sth. 为某人(某物)提供某物 e.g. Lily likes to serve her guests with coffee. The city is well served with public transport.,6. amaze (vt.) 吃惊,使惊奇(Para3) be amazed by 对(因)大感惊讶 e.g. We were amazed by her sexy look. be amazed to do 很惊讶做某事 e.g. We were amazed to hear the news. be amazed that 对大感惊讶 e.g. I was amazed that he had made such rapid progress in English.,5. in turn 依此,替换地(Para3) e.g. They sang on the stage in turn.,7. describeas 把-说成(Para 3) describe sth. (sb. ) as + adj. ( n ) e.g. He described my plan as unrealistic. 他批评我的计划不切实际。 e.g. 他自称艺术家。 He describes himself as an artist.,8. seat (n)座位；(v) 使坐下；容纳(Para 3),e.g. Please go back to your seat. She seated herself on the sofa. The hall is so large that it can seat 5000 people.,9. be available (adj.) (Para 4) 可得到的;可用的;可看见的 e.g. Is the library available during summer vacation? 这个图书馆暑假开放吗？ These shoes are not available in your size. 这双鞋不适合你穿。 The doctor is not available now. 医生现在没空。,10. pay (vt.) 付款,支付(Para 4) pay for 付的款;受报应 e.g. I paid $5 for that book. I will make him pay for his insolence! 我要他为自己的蛮横无礼尝尝苦头！ pay in 缴纳款项；将（钱）存入（银行） e.g. Please pay a cheque into my account. pay off 全部还清 e.g. I have paid off all my debts.,11. confuse (vt.) 使人困惑,使弄错(Para 4) e.g. The difficult question confused him. be confused by 对(因)感到困惑 e.g. People were confused by a lot of information. 人们被大量的信息搞糊涂了.,12. tell sth. to sb. = tell sb. sth. (Para 5 ) 告诉某人某事 e.g. I am going to tell you my secret. I am going to tell my secret to you.,13. stand by 忠于，坚守，坚持(Para 6) e.g. I still stand by what I said yesterday. I stand by my principles.,我坚持我昨天说的话。,我坚持我的原则。,Have you taken down all the language points?,Attributive Clause:,Th,1. The girl who / that is singing is my sister.,先行词,关系代词,定语从句(Attributive),主语,谓语,The girl is my sister.,作定语修饰-the girl, who / that is singing,_,主语,eg.,The student who / that didnt do the homework is Tom.,Anyo