新沪教牛津版九年级下册英语Unit 1 More practice-Culture corner课件

1、UNIT 1 Great explorationsMore practice-Culture corner More practiceShare your article with your classmates.Read and match each paragraph with its main idea.Read and match each paragraph with its main idea.Paragraph 1 About how The Travels of Marco Polo was written.Paragraph 2 The importance of The T

2、ravels of Marco Polo.Paragraph 3 The end of Marco Polos life.Paragraph 4 The statue of Marco Polo is by West Lake in Hangzhou.Paragraph 5 Brief introduction to Marco Polos early life experience and his exploration across Asia.A Read this article about Marco Polo. Then answer the questions below.1 Wh

3、o was Marco Polo and what was he famous for?2 How were Polos stories written down?3 Why did Marco Polos stories be e so popular?4 In what ways was China more developed than Europe at that time? Paper money, large cities and systems of munication.Marco Polo was a traveller and he was famous for his t

4、ravels across Asia.While Marco Polo was in prison, he told the stories of his travels to another man there. This man wrote the stories down in a book called The Travels of Marco Polo.Because of his interesting descriptions of Asian life in the book.B Have you read The Travels of Marco Polo? What wer

5、e the Chinese cities like at that time? Read the book and share it with your classmates.Study skills*Using reference books (5): Using directoriesA directory is a book with information about a certain city or area. It usually has different categories and is arranged in alphabetical order. The most mo

6、n type of directory is a list of phone numbers.A Scan the directory on page 14 and answer the following questions.It is a phone directory. It has four categories.There are two places in each category. B Use the information in the directory to answer the following questions.527 7177.Call 999 and say

7、“Police”.575 4477. C Read the remarks below and write down the numbers these people called. Use the information in the directory to help you.555 4000856 3113862 9697999Ferdinand MagellanFerdinand Magellan (14801521) was aPortuguese explorer. In 1519, he led the firstvoyage to sail around the world.

8、It was also thefirst voyage to sail from the Atlantic Ocean tothe Pacific Ocean. Magellan gave the PacificOcean its name, which means “peaceful sea”in Portuguese. However, Magellan himself waskilled in a battle before the voyage was finished.Only one of his ships, the Victoria, pleted thejourney.Who

9、Read the passage, and then find the hidden information.WhenWhatHowWhyWhereCulture cornerWhen was Magellan born? What nationality was Magellan?What did he do in 1519? He was Portuguese. He was born in 1480.Read the passage and answer the questions.He led the first voyage to sail around the world.What does “Pacific Ocean” mean in Portuguese? Did Magellan finish his voyage? Why?How many ships went back to Portugal at the end of the voyage? No, he didnt. Because he was killed in a battle.It means “peaceful sea” in Portuguese.Read the passage and answ