1. 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

2. Where?
What?
How?
Who?

3. the Silk Road

4. 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.

5. 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

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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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.

10. the City of Sands

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

12. 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

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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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…

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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.

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

24. climbing(攀爬)
littering(乱丢垃圾)

25. 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
… …

26. 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?

27. Thank you !
Goodbye!