初中英语牛津版 (深圳&广州)九年级下册Module 1 Explorations and exchangesUnit1 Great explorations获奖课件ppt

导入新课

Watch and think:

How much do you know about Marco Polo?

Watch the video and answer the question.

Let students get ready for the new lesson.

新课讲授

Step1. Lead in

Watch and think:

How much do you know about Marco Polo?

Today we will learn something about Marco Polo.

Step2. More practice

Read this article about Marco Polo. Then answer the questions.

Where did Marco Polo grow up?

When did Marco Polo set off his first journey?

Which city did Marco Polo like best in China?

What happened to Marco Polo when he returned home?

Who wrote the Marco Polo’s stories down in a book?

Did Marco Polo’s travels become popular?

Read this article about Marco Polo. Judge true or false.

There was paper money in Europe when Marco Polo travels Asia.

The book about Marco Polo’s travels made Europeans more and more interested in the East.

Marco Polo’s travels have influence on other travellers.

Read this article about Marco Polo. Then answer the questions below.

1 Who was Marco Polo and what was he famous for?

2 How were Polo’s stories written down?

3 Why did Marco Polo’s stories become so popular?

4 In what ways was China more developed than Europe at that time?

Step3. Group work

Have you read The Travels of Marco Polo? What were the Chinese cities like at that time? Read the book and share it with your classmates.

Step4. Discussion

What do you think of Marco Polo’s travels?

Do you think they are important for the cultural exchange?

Discuss it with your partner. Then share it with your classmates.

Step5. Language points

1.…, there is a small statue of a traveller.

traveller  n.旅行者

travel v. 旅行（尤指长途旅行）

travel agency  旅行社

e.g.

It's cheaper to travle midweek.

周中旅行更便宜。

2. Macro Polo grew up in the city of Venice in present-day Italy.

grow up  长大

e.g.

When they grow up their feet grow too.

当他们长大了，他们的脚也长大了。

3.…, along the Silk Road and throughout China.

throughout prep.自始至终；遍及

e.g.

She's played solidly throughout the spring.

她整个春季都表现得很稳健。

4. He loved Hangzhou so much that he described it as "the finest city in the world".

describe v. 描述，描绘，形容

description n. 描述，形容，说明；类型

e.g.

They gave a general description of the man.

他们对这个男人作了大致的描述。

Can you describe him to me?

你能向我描述一下他的样子吗？

5. This man wrote the stories down in a book called The Travels of Marco Polo.

write down 写下

e.g.

You can write down your feelings.

你可以写下你的感受。

【注意】

如果接名词, write sth down和write down sth都可以。

如果接代词的话，只能放在中间, write it down

6. Because of the interesting descriptions of Asian life in the book, …

because of 由于；because 因为

because是连词，意思是：因为；由于。

because of是复合介词，意思是：因为，由于（说明）。

because可用来引导让步状语从句,这时,通常用于否定句或疑问句中。还可引导表语从句。

because of其后可接名词、代词、动名词或由what引导的从句（但不是直接接从句）。当主语是代词时，because of短语在句中可用作表语。

e.g.

I was angry because I played so badly.

我生气因为我弹得这么糟。

The road is closed because of the snow.

这条路因下雪而封闭。

7. His book made Europeans more and more interested in the East.

interest 兴趣

interested in  对……有兴趣

e.g.

I'm not interesten in sport.

我对体育运动不感兴趣。

Step6. Culture corner

Ferdinand Magellan

Read the culture corner and answer the questions.

Where was Ferdinand Magellan from?

When was Ferdinand Magellan’s first voyage?

Did Ferdinand Magellan finish his voyage?

Step7. Group work

Talk about the questions below in groups.

Do you know any other explorers?

What do you know about their travel?

What are the meaning of their travels?

Step8. Summary

Key words:

traveller, throughout, describe, description

Key phrases:

grow up, write down, because of, interested in

Step9. Exercise

根据句意和汉语提示完成句子。

1. The students learnt a lot about Zheng He and his ___________ (航海) in Unit One.

2. The __________ (关系) between the two countries is getting worse and worse nowadays. A war seems to break out a moment later.

3. The Internet can also help humans _________ (传播) the knowledge and culture.

单项选择

1. The Silk Road was so long that it passed __________ many countries.

A. by                                        B. through

C. along                                   D. over

2.Eating too much chocolate may ________ heart disease.

A. get over                        B. come up with

C. lead to                           D. fall off

3. —Excuse me, sir. Smoking is not allowed here.

—Sorry, I ________ the sign. I’ll put out my cigarette at once.

A. don’t see                                  B. didn’t see

C. will not see                              D. haven’t seen

4. “Early to bed and early to rise” makes a man healthy, __________ and wise.

A. wealth                                       B. wealthy

C. wealthier                                   D. wealthiest

Step10. Homework

1. Check on the internet to find more great explorers and write down their great explorations. Then share it with your classmates.

2. What do you think of these great explorers? And what about their great explorations? Write a short passage about it.

Watch the video and answer the question.

Read the story and answer the questions.

Read and answer the questions.

Think and share in groups.

Discuss the questions with your partner.

Learn and understand the language points in this lesson.

Read and answer the questions.

Discuss the questions and answer them.

Summarize the key words and phrases in this lesson.

Complete the exercises.

Complete the homework.

Prepare for the new lesson.

Let students know what the story is about.

Let’s students learn more about the story.

Learn more about the story.

Let students learn more about Macro Polo’s travels.

Let students learn the language points in this lesson.

Let’s students know something about Ferdinand Magellan.

Let’s students learn more about great explorers and great explorations.

Summarize what we’ve learnt in this lesson.

Consolidate and learn more.

Consolidate the knowledge after class.

课堂小结

In this lesson, we learned another great explorer – Macro Polo who travelled from Europe to Asia. His travels made great contributions to the cultural exchanges between Asia and Europe. we also learned something about Ferdinand Magellan who was a Portuguese explorer in the culture corner.

Summarize the what we’ve learnt in this lesson.

Let the students know what we’ve learnt in this lesson.

板书

Module 1 Explorations and exchanges

Unit1 Great explorations

Period 4 More practice & Culture corner

Key words:

traveller, throughout, describe, description

Key phrases:

grow up, write down, because of, interested in

Visualize the key points of the lesson.