《Unit-8-Lenson-3-Marco-Polo》北师大版高中英语必修3

MarcoPoloLet’ssharethetravelling!scubadivingpalmtreevariouscreaturessandybeachName:Born(when/where):CametoChina(when):Purpose:Languages(howmany):ReturnedtoItaly(when):Ageofhisdeath:Thenameofhisbook:MarcoPolo1254,Italy127141291TheDescriptionoftheWorlddotradewiththeChinese70Sumup课件使用101教育PPT制作()MarcoPoloandhistravels

MarcoPolocametoChina.MarcoPolotraveledacrossEuropeandAsiawithhisfather,whowantedtodotradewiththeChinese.

MarcoPolostayedinChina.*TheEmperorwasimpressedbyhisclevernessandtheybecamefriends.*Heservedinthecourtanddidmanyimportanttasks.*MarcowasamazedbyhowbeautifulandpowerfulChinawas.*HewassurprisedtoseeChinesepeopleusingpapermoneytopayforgoods.*Hewasalsoconfusedbytheblackstonespeopleusedtoburnforfuel.

MarcoPoloreturnedtoItaly.*Alocalwarbrokeout,hewascaughtandputintoprison.*TheprisonerwroteabookcalledTheDescriptionoftheWorld,whichbecameoneofthebest–sellingbooksinEurope.MarcoPolowasbornin________________in1254.Whenhewas17yearsold,hewenttoChinawithhisfatherwhowantedtodotradewiththeChinese.Althoughhewasyoung,hewasverycleverandcouldspeakfourlanguages.Thee_______________invitedhimtoserveinthec_________.Marco,inturn,wasa_____________byhowbeautifulandpowerfulChinawas.HewasimpressedbyBeijingandtheEmperor’sPalace,especiallytheSummerPalace.HewassurprisedtoseeChinesepeopleusingpapermoneyinthemarket.

InEurope,peoplepaidfor________withgoldorsilver.ItalymperorourtmazedgoodsHewasalsoc_________bytheblackstonespeopleusedtoburnfor__________.In1291,MarcoreturnedtoItalyandbecameaw______________man.Notlongafterhisreturn,alocalwarbrokeout.Marcowascaughtbytheenemyandput_________prison.However,hewasluckyenoughtotellhisstoriestoanotherprisonerwhowasan___________.TheprisonerwrotethestoriesinabookcalledTheDescriptionoftheWorld,Whichbecameoneofthebest-sellingbooksinEurope.onfusedfuelealthyintoauthorKublaiKhantrustedMarcoPoloverymuch.2.PeoplebeganusingcoalasfuelduringtheYuanDynasty.3.TheHallintheSummerPalacewasbigenoughfor6,000

tohavedinnertogether.TFTask1TrueorFalse.TReadingComprehension4.ChinawasmoredevelopedthanEuropeatthattimewhenMarcotraveledtoChina.5.ItwasnotlongbeforeMarcoPoloarrivedinItalyalocalwarbrokeoutnearhistown.6.MarcoPolowroteTheDescriptionoftheWorldbeforehedied.TFF

1WhydidMarcoandhisfathertraveltoChina?

Readthepassageandanswerthesequestions.Becausehisfatherwasaseamerchant.HewantedtodotradewiththeChinese.2WhywastheemperorimpressedbyMarco?

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WhywasMarcosurprisedtoseepeopleusingpapermoney?

BecauseMarcowasverycleverandcouldalreadyspeakfourlanguages.BecauseinEuropepeoplepaidforgoodswithgoldorsilver.4WhatweretheblackstonesMarcosawpeopleburningforfuel?5HowlongdidMarcospendinChina?

TheblackstonesMarcosawpeopleburningwerecoal.MarcohadstayedinChinafor17years.6WhywasheputintoprisonwhenhewentbacktoItaly?7Whatwasthenameofhisbook?

Becausealocalwarbrokeout.Duringthewarhewascaughtbytheenemy.ThenameofhisbookwasTheDescriptionoftheWorld.FurtherreadingWhatistheclueofthestoryaboutMarcoPolo?Time

BeforehegottoChina

AfterhegottoChinaAfterheleftChina

BasicinformationofMarcoPolo

PartOne(Para.1)PartTwo(Para.2-4):

Accordingtothetimeclue,howmanypartscanwedividethetextinto?PartThree(Para.5-6):

ThreepartsMarcoPoloandHisTravels(PartOne)

Name:

MarcoPolo

Nationality&BirthYear:

wasbornin____in_____

WhytoChina:

to________withtheChinese

Howhearrived:

travelledacross_______________

BeforehegottoChinaBasicinformationItaly1254dotradeEuropeandAsia

wasamazedby__________________________________wasimpressedby________________________________wassurprisedtosee______________________________wasconfusedby_________________________________servedin__________________

AfterhegottoChina

WhathesawandfelthowbeautifulandpowerfulChinawasMarcoPoloandHisTravels(PartTwo)Whathedid:Beijingandtheemperor’spalace,esp.…Chinesepeopleusingpapermoney

theblackstonespeopleusedasfueltheemperor’scourtreturnedto_____andbecame

Whathappened_____________________

wascaughtand__________

Why