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Unit 7
Lesson 1 The Spirits of Explorers
by Zhu Fangfang
No.11 Middle School ,Hefei
Unit 7 The Sea
Lesson 1
The Spirit of Explorers
Unit 7 The Sea
Lesson 1
The Spirit of Explorers
James cook was a
British captain.
He made maps of
Australia and
New Zealand.
James cook was a
British captain.
He made maps of
Australia and
New Zealand.
James CookJames Cook
Columbus was Spanish
sailors. He made four
voyages. He is famous all
over the world now.
People consider him to
have discovered America
first. Do you think so?
Columbus was Spanish
sailors. He made four
voyages. He is famous all
over the world now.
People consider him to
have discovered America
first. Do you think so?ColumbusColumbus
1. Which of the following people do
you think arrived in America
first?
a. Christopher Columbus
b. Ancient Romans
c. Chinese
d. Vikings
d.
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2. Match the words with their explanations.
Scandinavia
Greenland
a large island in the North
Atlantic Ocean, near
Northeastern Canada
an area of North Europe
consisting of Norway,
Sweden, Denmark,
Iceland and Finland
Pre-readingPre-reading
a country in the North
Atlantic
a large island in
Eastern Canada
Newfoundland
Iceland
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2. Match the words with their explanations.
This painting shows Viking raider in
about the year 1100
This is the Vinland-map. It might be the oldest map of North America. Some people believe the Vikings drew it. They think Christopher Columbus may have used it to find the New world.
Scandinavia
IcelandNewfoundland
Greenland
1. Eric the Red wanted to get a
land which could be colonized
so he decided to set sail further.
2. Biarni set sail from Iceland in
order to join Leif’s father .
True or False
F
F
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3. Biarni discovered Greenland first.
4. The Vikings were stronger and
stronger in Northern Europe
from the 8th to 10th century.
5. According to official records
Europeans reached America long
before Columbus ever set sail .
F
F
T
2. True or False
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3. Read the passage. Then complete the
table below about the Vikings’ major
discoveries.
When? Who? What? How?
the middle
of the ninth
century
discovered
Iceland
blown
there
by a
storm
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When? Who? What? How?
unknown
land
blown off
course
not longer
after Eric
the Red had
landed in
Greenland
Biarni
When? Who? What? How?
the year
1002
Leif
and
Biarni
Vinland (now
known as
Newfoundland
)
planned
the trip
1. Why did Eric the Red leave Iceland?
He was forced to leave Iceland because he got into
trouble for a murder he had committed.
2. Who was Biarni looking for when he was blown to
an unknown land?
He was looking for his father who was with Eric’s
party.
4. Read the passage and answer these questions.
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3. How do we know about the
Vikings?
The Vikings were a group of people
who originated form Scandinavia.
They dominate the seas and coasts of
northern Europe between the 8th and
9th centuries AD.
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1. long before “ 在之前很久” They achieved this long before
Columbus ever set sail.
他们在哥伦布到达此地很久之前就已经来过这儿。
before long “ 不久” I shall see you again before long, my
boy. 孩子 , 很快我就会再来看你。
Language points
It be+ 一段时间 +before “ 过了多久”
It was a long time before I got to
sleep again.
过了很久 , 我才又睡着了。2. get into trouble “ 遇到麻烦” She is always getting into trouble.
她总是有麻烦。
be in trouble “ 有麻烦 , 有困难 , 出事”He is in trouble again. This time he has
broken a window. 他又有麻烦了 , 这次他打碎了窗户上的玻璃。have trouble (in) doing something “ 做某事有困难”
Did you have any trouble( in)
finding the house?
你找到这所房子有困难吗？
3. search somebody “ 搜身” The police searched the prisoner
to see if he had a gun.
警察搜了这个犯人的身 , 看他是否带枪了。
search someplace “ 搜某地”They searched every room in
the house but found nothing.
他们搜了这所房子的每一个房间 , 但什么也没找到。search for “ 到处寻找”
•I must search for that lost money until I find it. 我必须找到我丢失的钱。•in search of ( 引起状语 ) “ 寻找”•The boys went in search of something to eat. •这个男孩出去找些吃的东西。
4. follow “ 跟随” He followed her up the stairs.
他跟着他上了楼。 “ 沿着走” Follow this road to the corner.
沿着这条路走道拐角处。
“遵循 , 依照行事”He must follow the directions that his
teacher gave.
他必须听从老师的指导 “ 听懂”You are reading too fast for me to
follow.
你读得太快 , 我听不懂。
5. Eric set sail once again, this time
with 25 ships, of which only 14
made it to Greenland.
埃里克又一次起航 , 这次一共有 25 条船 , 只有其中 14 艘到达了格陵兰岛。
of which only 14 = only 14 of which
1.Vocabulary: Definition1.Vocabulary: Definition
Finish exercise 6 on page9.
1. finally
2. control
3. find out
4. start a sea journey
5. carry out
6. come from
7. settled by people
8. old stories
eventually
dominate
discover
set sailcommit
originate from
colonized
legend
Post-readingPost-reading
2. Grammar : Relative Clauses (II)
Read these sentences below and in pairs, work
out which words are used to join two sentences
together and what it refers to.
a) By around 900AD, there were many places
in Northern Europe where the Vikings chose
to live.
wherewhere
Post-readingPost-reading
b) Eric reached Greenland and discovered that people could live in the place where he landed.
Relative adverbs where and when can be used to
give information about places and time. After the
word reason, we can use why in relative clauses.
Relative pronouns can be used as the objects of
prepositions. Usually we use prepositions before
which and whom: preposition+which/whom
wherewhere
Voice your opinionVoice your opinion
Do you think it matters which Do you think it matters which Europeans first reached America? Europeans first reached America? Discuss with your partner and tell the Discuss with your partner and tell the class.class.
1. After five hours’ drive, they reached
___ they thought was the place
they’d been dreaming of.
A. that B. where
C.
which D. what
D. what
Exercises
2. The journey around the world took
the old sailor nine months, __ the
sailing time was 226 days.
A. of which B. during which
C. from which D. for which
A. of which
3. The factory produces half a million
pairs of shoes every year, 80% ___
are sold abroad.
A. of which B. which of
C. of then D. of
that
A. of which
4. I have many friends, ___ some
are businessman.
A. of them B. from
which C. who of
D. of whom
D. of whom
1. I have five balloons. Three of them
are yellow.
I have five balloons, of which three
are yellow.
Join the pairs of sentences using relative pronouns. Join the pairs of sentences using relative pronouns.
2. David is my friend. I often play tennis
with him.
David is my friend, with whom I play
tennis.
3. He has twenty books. Only two of
them are interesting.
He has twenty books, of which only
two are interesting.
4. Mr. Johnson apologized for the
mistake. We complained to him.
Mr. Johnson, to whom we complained,
apologised for the mistakes.
5. The shop is not far from my house.
We bought the air-conditioner from it.
The shop where we bought the air-
conditioner, is not far from my house.
6. The Antarctic is covered with snow
and ice all the year round. Man knows
little about it.
The Antarctic, about which we know
little, is covered with snow and ice all
the year round.
7. You’d better tell her the name of the
book. She can find information
about the project there.
You’d better tell her the name of the
book, in which she can find
information about the project.
8. They have just started their trip
to Tibet. They prepared for it for
about a month.
They have just started their trip
to Tibet, for which they prepared
for a month.
Homework
Imagine the difficulties
the Viking met write 5
sentences about it.
Homework
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