Lead in A story about a great traveller A story about a great traveller:

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 ．．． Lead in Have you ever heard of this story? Who was the young man?

Unit 8 Adventure Period 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.

Objectives 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 Book What was the name of Marco Polo’s book? The Description of the World

Marco Polo and His Travels Read the passage Marco Polo and His Travels quickly and check your answers. Fast 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 ?black stones 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 reading anything that can be burned to make heat or power Questions and answers: put into prison fuel

emperor 1) Why was the emperor impressed by Marco? very clever could alreadyspeak four languages Because Marco was very clever and could already speak four languages. 2) Why was Marco surprised to see people using paper money? in Europe people paid for goods with gold or silver. Because in Europe people paid for goods with gold or silver. Careful reading Questions and answers: goods

This department store ________________________ Anything you want can be found here. is filled with variety of goods. goods

fuel 3) What were the black stones Marco saw people burning for 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 broke out. During the war he was caught by the enemy. Careful reading Coal. (esp. sth bad) began suddenly The First World War broke out in e.g. The First World War broke out in Questions and answers:

Find the words from the text and match them with their definitions Find the words from the text and match them with their definitions. court in turn available confused wealthy author stand by Careful reading 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 forms of the words in the box. 1)He became _______ through hard work and careful saving. statements 2)In his speech of today, the president still _________ his earlier statements. 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 reading available confused wealthy amazed in turn stand by wealthy stood by in turn amazed confused

Further reading Before he got to China After he got to China After he left China Time Clue clue of the story What is the clue of the story about Marco Polo’s travels?

Further reading Before he got to China After he got to China After he left China Structure 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 NationalityBirth Year Nationality:_____ Birth Year:_____ Why to China Why to China: How he arrived How he arrived: Whathedid What he did: Before he got to China Basic information After he got to China After he left China What he saw and felt Outline of the passage Further reading 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) Name: Marco Polo NationalityBirth Year Nationality & Birth Year: was born in ____ in _____ Why to China Why to China: to ________ with the Chinese How he arrived How he arrived: travelled across _______________ Before he got to China Basic information Further reading Italy1254 do trade Europe and Asia

Marco Polo and His Travels (Part One) Name: Marco Polo NationalityBirth Year Nationality & Birth Year: _______ ___ ___ Why to China Why to China: to with _______________ How he arrived How he arrived: _____________ Before he got to China Basic information Further reading Italy1254 do trade Europe and Asia was born the Chinese in travelled across

was amazed by __________ ________________________ was impressed by________ ________________________ was surprised to see______ ________________________ was confused by_________ ________________________ served in __________________ After he got to China Further reading What he saw and felt how beautiful and powerful China was Marco Polo and His Travels (Part Two) 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 reading What he saw and felt ______________ how beautiful and powerful China was Marco Polo and His Travels (Part Two) 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 amazed by was impressed by was surprised to see using was confused by served 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 reading 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 reading Marco Polo and His Travels (Part Three) Italy the captain of a warship put into prison another prisoner who was an author to returned tobecame was caught told all his stories to

Student 1 Student Basic information about Marco Polo; before he arrived in China Students 2 &3 Students 2 &3 --- After he arrived in China Student 4 Student After he left China Post-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 Travels Story 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 Activity

Assessment of Story Telling Contents: Language: Pronunciation and Intonation: Facial expressions and gestures: Final Score: Group 1Group 2Group 3 Post-reading Activity

Discussion 1) As a great traveller, what qualities do you think Marco Polo had? 2) What were the contributions he made for human beings? Further 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