北师大版 高一 Module 3 Unit 7

Lesson 1 The Spirit of Explorers Lesson 1 The Spirit of Explorers

James Cook was a British captain. He made maps of Australia and New Zealand. James Cook

Columbus was a Spanish sailor. 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 a Spanish sailor. 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

1. Which of the following people do you think arrived in America first? a. Christopher Columbus b. Ancient Greeks c. Chinese sailors d. Vikings

These paintings show Viking raiders 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.

1. Eric the Red wanted to find a place 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

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 T T

Scandinavia Iceland Newfoundland Greenland

2. Find Chinese names for these places on P110. Scandinavian Iceland Norway Greenland Newfoundland 斯堪的纳维亚人 冰岛 挪威 格陵兰 纽芬兰

Read the passage. Then complete the table below about the Vikings’ major discoveries. When?Who?What?How? the middle of the ninth century discovered Greenland forced to leave Iceland Eric the Red

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 an island 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.

3. How do we know about the Vikings? We know about them through stories which were written down centuries later of Iceland and Norway.

1. finally 2. succeed 3. never heard of 4. start a sea journey eventually achieve unknown set sail Find the words in the text that match most closely with the meaning of the words below

5. looking for 6. sea journey 7. now 8. based on in search of voyage present-day according to

1. long before “ 在很久之前 ” They achieved this long before Columbus ever set sail. 他们在哥伦布启航很久之前就已经 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。

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. 男孩子们出去找些吃的东西。

4. follow “ 跟随 ” He followed her up the stairs. 他跟着她上了楼。 “ 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. 埃里克又一次启航, 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

6. Leif followed Biarni’s directions and sailed to what is believed to be the coast of present-day Canada. 赖伊夫按照比阿尼提供的线索航行 到了现在被认为是加拿大海岸的地 方。 what 做主语, 此处不能用 where 。

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 Exercise

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.

2. David is my friend. I often play tennis with him. David is my friend, with whom I often 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 apologised for the mistake. We complained to him. Mr Johnson, to whom we complained, apologised for the mistake. 5. The Antarctic is covered with snow and ice all year round. Men know little about it. The Antarctic, about which men know little, is covered with snow and ice all year round.

6. 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.

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 about a month.

Homework Imagine the difficulties the Viking met and write 5 sentences about it.