Unit 2 Reading Reaching Out Across The Ocean

I Lead-in There are many great navigators in the world of history. Do you know them? What made them famous?

Zheng He In China

Zheng He is famous for having made several great voyages to the West, reaching as far as Africa. 1. Who was the first person that mapped the Indian coast? Zheng He

James Cook In England James Cook is famous for having made three great voyages around the world and mapping coasts and sea routes.

Columbus In Spain Who was the first person that discovered the “New World”?

Abel Tasman In Holland He was a Dutchman who discovered New Zealand

How many continents there are in the world? What are they?

exploration/navigation Question: 1. How can you go to Africa from Asia? 2.The title of our text is ‘Reaching Out across the Ocean’, so can you guess what our text mainly talks about? by air over land by ship exploration/navigation

II Scanning 1 What’s the main Idea of the passage? 2 How many Chinese explorers are mentioned in the text? 3 What do you know about the silk Road? It’s about navigation between China and Africa There are three. They are Gan Ying, Du Huan and zhengHe.

Silk Road

The Silk Road, which is regarded as the greatest (东西贸易通道), was first traveled by Zhang Qian when he was sent on a diplomatic mission to the (西方地区) in the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220AD). East-West trade route Western Regions

The Silk Road was not only for . (货物) but also for the transmission of (知识和观点) between east and west. goods knowledge and ideas

III Careful reading: Fill in the charts. Period Name Goods Gan Ying Way of travel Goods Gan Ying In 751-762 In the 11th century Zheng He In 97 AD rhinoceros horns Over land On land and by boat Du Huan The Africans Bronze statue of a lion By sea Giraffes, zebras, shells, elephant ivory, medicine, rhinoceros-horn, etc. In 1405- 1433 By sea

Put the following in order of time In the 11th century, the Africans made several voyages to the court of the Song Dynasty. 2. Marco Polo made his travel to China, who excited the curiosity of some westerners. 3. People of the Han Dynasty exchanged silk for spices and glass with Indians and Romans by way of the Silk Road. 4. The Chinese travelers, Du Huan, wandered through Arabic countries for about 10 years. Christopher Columbus and other European explorers searched for routes to Asia. Zheng He made seven voyages and discovered the eastern coast of Africa. 3 4 1 2 6 5

Deep understanding Who were (was) the earliest explorer(s) of the Western Ocean? A. Marco Polo B. Christopher Columbus C. European explorers D. Brave merchants 2. An African King gave rhinoceros horns to China in order to ____. A. make money B. stop the war C. show his friendship D. award the Ambassador. 3. Which of the following became the world’s trading center over a few centuries after Han Dynasty? A. Ceylon B. India C. Swahili D. Egypt

4. In Duhuan’s book “Record of My Travels” you can learn about ____. A. Marco Polo B. many foreign countries C. Christopher Columbus D. ways to make silk 5. Who does “ The Chinese Columbus refer to”? A. The Ming emperor B. Duhuan C. The Chinese ambassador D. Zhenghe 6. The small bronze statue of lion found in Shanga most probably came from____. A. China B. Rome C. Greece D. London

7. “ In the east, China prospered under a new dynasty.” The underline part refers to___. A. the Han Dynasty B. the Song Dynasty C. the Qin Dynasty D. the Ming Dynasty 8. Which of the following can be inferred from the text? A. Columbus’ exploration was stopped for economic reasons. B. No accurate maps of the countries around the Indian Ocean existed before Zhenghe. C. In the Ming Dynasty China had the most powerful navy in the world. D. The giraffe was an animal that could not be found in China in the Ming Dynasty.

They thought Asia was very rich. IV Post-reading 1 What made Columbus and other explorers to search for the Sea routes to Asia? 2 What part did the Silk Road play in history ? 3 Say sth about zhengHe’s sea route 4 What purpose did ZhengHe set sail to India ocean Curiosity about Asia . They thought Asia was very rich. Chinese people exchanged silk for foreign goods. The south China Sea Indian Ocean Red Sea Eastern Coast of Africa It showed to the world that the Chinese were friendly

√ √ √ √ √ Exercise 4 Goods Africa Africa and Asia Zebras giraffes Ivory Rhinoceros horns shells √ √ √ √ √

Exercise 5 Paraphrasing: The Africans were reaching out to China. → The Africans left the African land and came for a visit to China by sea.

The time was ripe. → In the Ming Dynasty both China and the eastern coast countries became very prosperous, and there came the great needs for state-to-state contact.

The mouth of the Red Sea → The part of ocean where the Red Sea meets the Indian Ocean.

For a short time, China had ruled the seas. → For a short period of time, China held the power of sea for she had large navy, experienced sailors and an excellent admiral—Zheng He.