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Period 2
Reading (II)
Module 1 Explorations and exchanges
Oxford English
Unit
1
Great explorations
Monk Xuanzang’s journey to the West
Marco Polo’s voyage in China
Captain Cook’s discovery of Australia
Zhang Qian’s opening up the ancient Silk Road and touring the Western regions
Christopher Columbus’s discovery of America
Zheng He’s voyages down
the Western Seas
Ferdinand Magellan’s global voyage
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1
Tell something about a great explorer and his exploration.
Read the article and find out what the numbers mean.
1371
1433
7
25,000
1405
Zheng He was born in that year.
Zheng He set off on/started his first voyage in that year.
Zheng He died during his last voyage in that year.
The treasure ships were big enough to carry 25,000 people.
Zheng He went on seven voyages throughout his life.
2
Read and say
Read Paragraph 1 and fill in the chart.
Zheng He was a famous Chinese explorer. In 1405, he set off from China on the first of seven great voyages. This was nearly a century before
Christopher Columbus first set sail on his journey of discovery to America. His travels were so important that they are still studied today.
3
While you read
Read Paragraph 1 and fill in the chart.
Zheng He was a great _________.
His _____________________
________ before Christopher Columbus first___________
_______________________
___________.
His travels were _________
________________________________________.
explorer
first voyage was nearly a century
set sail on his journey of discovery to America
reasons
so important that they are still studied today
Read Paragraphs 2 and 3 and complete the table.
Zheng He was born in Yunnan in 1371. He rose to become a trusted official of Zhu Di, the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The emperor ordered Zheng He to visit and explore the lands outside China. His
task was to develop relations and set up trade routes with foreign countries. In a few years, he built a great fleet of ships, the biggest in the world at that time. The ships were known as treasure ships. They were big enough to carry 25,000 people as well as very large quantities of goods.
(be) known as
From 1405 to 1433, Zheng He went on seven trips and visited South-East Asia, the Middle East and even the east coast of Africa. It seemed that nowhere was too far for him to visit. These voyages allowed China to trade valuable goods like gold, silver and silk. At the end of each voyage, Zheng He returned with many things that were seen in China for the first time, such as a giraffe from Africa. Besides developing trade, the voyages also encouraged the exchange of cultures and technologies. They helped the development of those countries and regions.
Year of birth Place of birth Career Order from the emperor Tasks of his voyages Facts about his voyages period from _______ to ________
times _____
the areas he visited ______________, ______________
and ________________________
the significance of the voyages They allowed China to _________
____________________________
______________.
·They encouraged _____________
_______________________.
·They helped __________________
____________________________.
1371
Yunnan
a trusted official of Zhu Di, the third 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
General information about Zheng He and his voyages
1405
1433
7
South-East Asia
the Middle East
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
Zheng He died in 1433 during his last voyage. However, his voyages were such a huge achievement that people still remember him as a pioneer in opening up cultural contacts between different peoples around the world.
Read Paragraph 4 and answer the questions.
Did Zheng He finish his seventh voyage Why do you think so
What do people think of him nowadays
Why do people think so
Because he opened up cultural contacts between different peoples around the world.
No, he didn’t. Because he died during this voyage.
That he was a pioneer.
Read Paragraph 4 and answer the questions.
D1 What do the italicized words in the following sentences refer to Read the article on page 3 to find the answers.
Comprehension
seven great voyages
treasure ships
Silk
a giraffe
the exchange of cultures and technologies
4
D3 In groups, discuss the following questions.
Discuss
1 Why is Zheng He called a “pioneer”
2 Why were Zheng He’s voyages so important in history
C2 Complete the conversation below with the words from the box.
open up
go on a trip
be known as
Vocabulary
5
pioneer
develop
set up
Retell the story according to the key words.
6
Retell the story
The voyages of Zheng He
H
Homework
1. 抄寫單詞和短語：fleet，region，pioneer；set sail，(be) known as，as well as。
2. 完成教材第五頁Comprehension D2的練習。
3. 背誦本篇課文。
4. 搜集更多有關鄭和的資料，制作一張介紹鄭和的海報。
5. 完成《練習冊》第二頁Vocabulary和第10至11頁Reading B，C的練習。
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