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A story about a greatA story about a great travellertraveller:
Around 700 years ago, an Italian young man traveled across Europe and Asia with his father and finally arrived in Beijing, China. The Chinese emperor welcomed them. The young man was greatly amazed by how beautiful and powerful the country was and ．．．
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Have you ever heard of this story?Who was the young man?
Unit 8 AdventureUnit 8 Adventure
Period OnePeriod One
Venice
It is said that Marco Polo was born there.
The Description of the World
This book became famous after
Marco’s death. The book influenced
Christopher Columbus who tried to
find a different trade route between
Asia and Europe. The book also
informed people about the world
beyond Europe’s borders.
Marco Polo came to China during
the Yuan Dynasty Emperor, Kublai
Khan.
Marco Polo was an Italian explorer who
travelled through many parts of Asia. His
father, Nicolo polo, was a sea merchant.
This is Marco’s traveling map.
In 1271, he brought Marco on a trip
to China and it took 6 years to get to
China. Marco was surprised at
Chinese customs and skills such as
using coal for heating, paper money,
noodle-making and many other things.
ObjectivesObjectives
By the end of this period, you will be able to:
● tell the story about Marco Polo and his travels.
● learn the significance of Marco Polo’s travels.
Different Editions of the BookDifferent Editions of the Book
What was the name of Marco What was the name of Marco Polo’s book?Polo’s book?
The Description of the WorldThe Description of the World
Read the passage Marco Polo and His TravelsMarco Polo and His Travels quickly and check your answers.
Fast readingFast reading
1) Why was the emperor impressed by Marco?
2) Why was Marco surprised to see people using paper money?
3) What were the black stones Marco saw people burning for fuel ?
4) How long did Marco spend in China?5) Why was he put into prison when he
went back to Italy?
Read the text again and answer the following questions.
Careful Careful readingreading
anything that can be anything that can be burned to make heat burned to make heat or poweror power
Questions and answers:Questions and answers:
put into prison
fuel
1) Why was the emperoremperor impressed by Marco?
Because Marco was very cleververy clever and could alreadycould already speak four languagesspeak four languages.
2) Why was Marco surprised to see people using paper money?
Because in Europe people paid for in Europe people paid for goods with gold or silver.goods with gold or silver.
Careful Careful readingreading Questions and answers:Questions and answers:
goodsgoods
This department store ________________________Anything you want can be found here.is filled with variety of goods.
goods
3) What were the black stones Marco saw people burning for fuel fuel?
4) How long did Marco spend in China? For 17 years.For 17 years.5) Why was he put into prison when he
went back to Italy? Because a local war Because a local war broke outbroke out. During . During
the war he was caught by the enemy.the war he was caught by the enemy.
CarefulCareful readingreading
Coal.Coal.
((esp. sth bad)esp. sth bad) began began suddenlysuddenly
e.g. The First The First World War World War broke broke outout in 1914. in 1914.
Questions and answers:Questions and answers:
Find the words from the text and Find the words from the text and match them with their match them with their
definitionsdefinitions.
court
in turn
available
confused
wealthy
author
stand by
Careful Careful readingreading
1) writer
2) able to be got or used
3) insist that something is true
4) rich
5) the chief palace of the emperor/ king
6) as a result
7) unable to understand or think clearly
Complete the sentences with the proper Complete the sentences with the proper forms of the words in the box.forms of the words in the box.
1) He became _______ through hard work and careful saving.
2) In his speech of today, the president still _________ his earlier statementsstatements.
3) The customer praised the manager, who, _________, praised his stuff.
4) “I was_______ by the news that you were going abroad. It can’t be true!”, said Lily.
5) When in Tokyo, I was often ________ by those signs written in Japanese.
Careful Careful readingreading
available confused wealthy amazed in turn stand by
wealthy
stood by
in turnamazed
confused
Further Further readingreading
Before he got to China
After he got to China
After he left China
Time Clue
What is the clue of the storyclue of the story about Marco Polo’s travels?
Further Further readingreading
Before he got to China
After he got to China
After he left China
Structure of the passageStructure of the passage
Basic information of Marco Polo
Part One (Para. 1)
Part Two (Para. 2-4):
According to the time clue, how many parts can we divide the text into?
Part Three (Para. 5-6):
Three parts
To tell a story of a traveller, what information should be included?
Name:Name: Marco Polo
NationalityNationality:_____ Birth YearBirth Year:_____
Why to ChinaWhy to China: How he arrivedHow he arrived:
WhatWhat hehe diddid:
Before he got to China
Basic information
After he got to China
After he left China
What he What he saw and feltsaw and felt
Outline of the passageOutline of the passageFurther Further readingreading
to_________with the Chinese travelled across__________ was amazed by_____________ was impressed by__________ was surprised to see________ was confused by___________ served in_________________
returned to_______ and became__________was caught and put _____________told all his stories to ___________________
Was born in______ in_________
What happened to him:
Why he got famous:
Complete the table with proper information according to the passage.
Marco Polo and His Travels (Part One)Marco Polo and His Travels (Part One)
Name:Name: Marco PoloMarco Polo
NationalityNationality & Birth YearBirth Year: was born
in ____ in _____
Why to ChinaWhy to China: to ________ with
the Chinese
How he arrivedHow he arrived: travelled across
_______________
Before he got to China
Basic information
Further Further readingreading
Italy 1254
do trade
Europe and Asia
Marco Polo and His Travels (Part One)Marco Polo and His Travels (Part One)
Name:Name: Marco PoloMarco Polo
NationalityNationality & Birth YearBirth Year: _______
___ ___
Why to ChinaWhy to China: to with
_______________
How he arrivedHow he arrived: _____________
Before he got to China
Basic information
Further Further readingreading
Italy 1254
do trade
Europe and Asia
was born
the Chinese
in in
travelled across
was amazed by __________
________________________
was impressed by________
________________________
was surprised to see______
________________________
was confused by_________
________________________
served in __________________
After he got to China
Further Further readingreading
What he saw and felt
how beautiful and powerful China was
Marco Polo and His Travels (Part Two)Marco Polo and His Travels (Part Two)
What he did:What he did:
Beijing and the emperor’s palace, esp. …
Chinese
people using paper money
the black stones people used as fuel
the emperor’s court
__________
________________________
_ ________
________________________
_________________________
________________________
________________________
________________________
_________ __________________
After he got to China
Further Further readingreading
What he saw and felt
______________ how beautiful and powerful China was
Marco Polo and His Travels (Part Two)Marco Polo and His Travels (Part Two)
What he did:What he did:
_______________ Beijing and the emperor’s palace, esp. …
Chinese people ______ paper money
the black stones people used as fuel
the emperor’s court
was was amazedamazed by by
was was impressedimpressed by by
was was surprisedsurprised to to seesee
usingusing
was was confusedconfused by by
served inserved in
returned to_____and became
What happened _____________________
was caught and __________
Why he got famous:Why he got famous: told all his stories
to_________________ ____________ ．．．
After he left China
Further Further readingreading Marco Polo and His Travels (Part Three)Marco Polo and His Travels (Part Three)
Italy
the captain of a warship
put into prison
another prisoner who was an author
________________and______
What happened _____________________
___________ and __________
Why he got famous:Why he got famous: ___________________
_________________ __________ ．．．
After he left China
Further Further readingreading Marco Polo and His Travels (Part Three)Marco Polo and His Travels (Part Three)
Italy
the captain of a warship
put into prison
another prisoner who was an author
returned to to became
was caught
told all his stories to
Student 1Student 1 --- Basic information about Marco Polo; before he arrived in China
Students Students 2 &32 &3 --- After he arrived in China
Student 4Student 4 --- After he left China
Post-reading ActivityPost-reading Activity
Work in groups. Tell the story about Marco Polo together. Each student speaks at least two sentences.
Story telling: Marco Polo and His TravelsStory telling: Marco Polo and His Travels• was born in…in…was born in…in…
• traveled across…traveled across…
• was amazed by…was amazed by…
• was impressed by…was impressed by…
• was surprised to see …was surprised to see …
• was confused by …was confused by …
• served in…served in…
• returned to… and became…
• caught and put into prison
• told all his stories to…
Language Support
Post-reading ActivityPost-reading Activity
Assessment of Story Telling
Contents:
Language:
Pronunciation and Intonation:Facial expressions and gestures:
Final Score:Final Score:
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Post-reading ActivityPost-reading Activity
Post-reading ActivityPost-reading Activity
DiscussionDiscussion1) As a great traveller, what qualities do you think
Marco Polo had?
2) What were the contributions he made for human beings?
Further thinkingFurther thinking
1) Write a short passage about Marco Polo or another great traveller whom you admire, introducing his/her travels and evaluating him/her.
2) Review the vocabulary learned in this period and finish Ex.7 on P71.
Homework
