Lesson 3 Marco Polo

(unit 8 Adventure)

Teaching Aims:

1. To review relative clauses

2. To compare and distinguish defining and non-defining relative clauses

3. To practice defining words by their usage in context

4. To practice reading for specific information

Teaching difficulties:

1. To compare and distinguish defining and non-defining relative clauses

2. To practice defining words by their usage in context

Teaching Aids: computer

Teaching procedures:

Step Ⅰ Warming up

T: Today we are going to read a story about Marco Polo. Have you heard about Marco Polo?

  (use slide to give the question)

  Which of the following do you think is true about Marco Polo?

  A. He was a French merchant who traveled to Venice.

  B. He was an Italian merchant who traveled toChina.

S: B

T: Yes. He was a very famous foreigner inChina, many people know about his story. He came fromItaly. Venice was his hometown.(show the pictures of Venice and the building where he was born) It is said that Marco Polo was born there. Marco Polo wrote a very famous book. Do you know its name?( then give the cover of the book and the book’s affection)

S:

T: When did Marco came toChina? (slide: an old map of the Yuan Dynasty)

S:

T: How did Marco travel toChina? (slide: an old map of traveling map)

S:

T: In 1271, he brought Marco on a trip toChinaand it took 6 years to get toChina. Marco was surprised at Chinese customs and skills such as using coal for heating, paper money, noodle-making and many other things. (give a brief introduction) Now let read the text you will get more information.

Step Ⅱ Reading

 Task1 Read the text. Are these statements true (T) or false (F)?

1        Kublai Khan trust Marco polo very much.   T

2        People began using coal as fuel during the Yuan dynasty.  F

3        The Hall in the Summer Palace can contain 6,000 people having dinner together.     T

   4.Chinawas more developed than Europe at that time when Marco travelled toChina.   T

5. It was not long before arrival inItalya cocal war broke out near his town. F

6. Marco Polo wrote The Description of the world before he died.  F

Step Ⅲ Listening

Listen to the text (make a preparation for the reading aloud correctly)

Step Ⅳ Reading  

This time read aloud and answer these questions( do the exercise 2) practise spoken English and have a better understanding of the text to make a preparation for correcting mistakes

Correct mistakes

1. Marco Polo was son of a      merchant.

2. He travelled cross Europe and      Asia with his father toChina.

3.  Kublai Khan welcomed Marco to come to his country.

1. Marco was asked the question      “Was it all true?” which he replied “I have only told a half of what I      saw.”

2. In 1291, after 17 years of      faithful service the Emperor, Marco returned toItaly.

3. During the war, Marco was the      captain of the warship but was captured by the enemy and imprisoned.

4. The Emperor impressed by him and      they became friends.

Answers: 1. ∧the 在son前  2.cross 改成across  3. 划掉 to come 

4.在which 前面加to          5. 在service后面加to 

6. the warship 中的the 改为 a  7. 在impressed 的前面加was

Step Ⅴ Language Study

   Vocabulary Practice(do the exercise 3. 4)

Language points

1.      in turn(s)  顺次;一个接一个地（做某事）

The two sisters cared for their sick mother in turn.

  两姐妹轮流照看生病的母亲。

The boys were asked in turns to see the examiner.

男孩子们一个接一个地被叫去见考官。

2.break out  (战争、争吵、疾病等)爆发

During the election period, a big strike broke out.

竞选期间，爆发了一场大罢工

A quarrel broke out suddenly at midnight with the noise of breaking something.

半夜，他们突然大吵起来，还伴随着摔东西的声音

3. although  尽管，虽然。用于引导状语从句，后面的主句不能用but连接。

  Although my car is very old, it still runs very well.

尽管我的车很旧，跑起来却还很好

The lights were already on although it was only five o’clock.

尽管刚刚五点钟，灯却已点亮了。

4. stand by  忠于，坚守，坚持

  I still stand by what I said yesterday.

  我坚持我昨天说的话。

  I stand by my principles.

我坚持我的原则。

trade  n  买卖，交易  do trade with sb.

His father wanted to do trade with the Chinese.

他的父亲想和中国人做买卖。

trade   v     trade with sb

Early explorers traded directly with the Indians.

早期的探险者与印第安人直接进行交易。

Step VI  Grammar

Defining And Non-defining Clauses

Firstly Grammar Summary 4, on page 93, secondly do the exercise 6, 7, thirdly

do the best choice.

1. Sheila couldn’t come to the party, ___ was a pity.

  A. what    B. which   C. that     D. it

2. All the passengers and suitcases ___ were still waiting on the broken-down old bus had to be transferred to another long-distance bus.

  A. they    B. who   C. that   D. which

3. This is an unpleasant subject ___ we might argue for a long while.

A. in which         B. with them

C. about which      D. with it

4. Dorothy was always speaking highly of her role in the play, ____, of course, made the others unhappy.

  A. who   B. which   C. this   D. what

Answers: B  C  C  B

Step Ⅶ Homework

Oral practices:

Retell the story about Marco Polo.