Another Stop along the Silk Road Lesson 5 Another Stop along the Silk Road 张家口市第十九中学 康雅娟

Where? What? How? Who?

the Silk Road

What is the Silk Road? --Is it a road made of silk? --No, it’s not. It’s a route that some people travelled on a long time ago. It gets its name from the silk trade. Marco Polo is a famous Italian person who travelled on the Silk Road.

Arrive in Beijing and take a train to Xi’an Plan for the Trip Days 1-2 Arrive in Beijing and take a train to Xi’an Days 3-4 Visit Xi’an and the Terra Cotta Warriors Days 5-6 See Lanzhou and the Yellow River Days 7-8 Days 9-10 Come back to Beijing and leave Beijing Visit Dunhuang

What do you know about it? Take a tour around Dunhuang. What do you know about it?

Take a tour around Dunhuang. 1. --What is Dunhuang like? --It is an amazing city. It’s one of the main stops on the Silk Road. amazing main

Take a tour around Dunhuang. 2. –What is it famous as? --It is famous as the City of Sands. is famous as Sands be famous for 因……而著名 be famous as 作为……而著名

Take a tour around Dunhuang. 4. –Why do many people come to Dunhuang ? --They come to see the ancient paintings in the Mogao Caves. 3. –What place is it? --It is the Mogao Caves.

the City of Sands

the City of Sand camel n. 骆驼 desert n. 沙漠

5. –Is it safe to ride a camel? --Yes, it is. You will not fall off. --Is the camel very tall? --Of course. Maybe you need someone to help you onto it. --Yay! It must be fun. safe fall off onto Yay

walking on the same road as I can’t believe it! We are walking on the same road as Marco Polo.

Listen and write true (T) or false (F). 1. Dunhuang is famous as the City of Sands. ( ) 2. Marco Polo came to Dunhuang a long time ago. ( ) 3. The camel is not safe and Danny falls off. ( ) T T F

Task-based Reading 1. Read the lesson and fill in the blanks. The group takes a tour around Dunhuang. It’s one of the________ stops on the Silk Road. It’s famous as the City of ___________. They walk on the __________ road as Marco Polo. Danny wants to ride on the camel, but he is scared. Is it _________ to ride a camel? Yes, Danny will be all right. main Sands same safe

2. Read the text carefully again and answer questions. 1). Where do they find a camel man? __________________________________ 2)Why is Danny afraid to ride the camel? ______________________________________________________ 3) Will Danny be all right on the camel? 4) Why does Danny say,“Look at me. I’m Marco Polo! ”? ___________________________________________________ 5). What do you think of riding a camel? ___________________________________ On their way to Mingsha Mountain. Because the camel is really tall. Yes, he will. Because Marco Polo rode a camel there a long time ago. I think it is interesting/ scary/ fun/ exciting…

A competition Who will be the winner, Group A or B? PK Words and phrases Who will be the winner, Group A or B? PK

1. safe 2. believe 3. main 4. fall off 5. be famous as 1. another 2. sandon 3. amazing 4. take a tour 5. one’s way to

1. safe 2. believe 3. main 4. fall off 5. be famous as 1. another 2. sandon 3. amazing 4. take a tour 5. one’s way to

1. safe 2. believe 3. main 4. fall off 5. be famous as 1. another 2. sandon 3. amazing 4. take a tour 5. one’s way to

ride safe believe another main be famous as on one’s way to fall off Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words or phrases in the box. ride safe believe another main be famous as on one’s way to fall off rides 1. Li Hua ______ his bicycle to work every day. 2. We can’t ___________ the news. It can’t be true. 3. I don’t like this jacket. Can you show me ______ one? 4. Rizhao in Shandong _____________ the City of Sunshine. 5. It’s not _______ for children to play on the road. 6. I met an old friend ________________school this morning. 7. I live on a __________street. It’s always very busy. 8. Be careful! Don’t ____________ the tree. believe another is famous as safe on my way to main fall off

Pairwork A: I want to have a picture taken on the camel. Can you help me? B: Of course. Look here and say, "Cheese!" Great! A: Thanks. Now I'll take a picture of you. Smile.

Danny: I want to write down my name on the wall. Jenny: ... , because.. Danny: OK, I won't.

climbing(攀爬) littering(乱丢垃圾)

How to be a good visitor? --What shouldn’t we do while taking a tour? --We shouldn’t… Tips: 1. throw rubbish about 2. graffiti on the walls 3. litter everywhere 4. climb onto the buildings or statues … …

Where do you want to take a tour? What will you do there? Homework: writing Where do you want to take a tour? What will you do there?

Thank you ! Goodbye!