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Lesson 3 Marco Polo Reading
Background information Italy Marco Polo was born in _______. businessman He was a ______. China , at that He travelled to ______ time, China was ruled by the Yuan _____ Dynasty Kublai Khan Emperor______. There is a book about his stories The Description , called___________. of the World
Word Bank wood coal oil All these can be used as fuel.
Word Bank emperor Marco served in his court.
Word Bank During the war, Marco was the captain of a warship.
Word Bank confused amazed
Word Bank He was caught by his enemy and put into prison.
Pronunciation fuel court emperor captain amazed confused warship put into prison
Fast-reading Listen to the tape and read the text quickly, then finish the following two tasks.
Task 1—Try to find out the main idea of the text. The main idea of the text is___. A. An introduction to Marco Polo B. Marco Polo’s travels C. Marco Polo and his travels D. Marco Polo’s book
Task 1—Match the paragraphs with these headings. (标题) Marco’s amazement(惊讶) at China People’ People s reactions(反应) to Marco’s book How he felt about the inventions and developments in China Marco’s stories after he returned home Marco Polo’s early life Kublai Khan welcomed Marco Polo
Marco’s amazement at China
People’s reactions to Marco’s book
How he felt about the inventions and developments
Marco’s stories after he returned home
Kublai Khan welcomed Marco Polo
Marco Polo's early life
Careful-reading Please read the text paragraph by paragraph for detailed information.
Paragraph 1 Where had Marco Polo Hebeen travelled across Europe to before he arrived and finally he in Asia Beijing? n arrived in Beijing.
Who was the Chinese emperor when Marco travelled to China? Kublai Khan the first emperor of Yuan Dynasty.
When Marco and his father met the emperor, they ___. A. lived in a hostel B. were put into prison C. were welcomed D. were asked to teach the Emperor foreign languages
Why was the emperor impressed by Marco Polo? Because Marco _______. A. was quite clever B. was very powerful C. could speak four languages D. both A and C
Why was Marco surprised to see people using paper money? Because in Europe people paid for goods with gold and silver.
What were the black stones Marco saw people burning for fuel? The black stones were _____. A. wood B. gas C. coal D. diamonds
Why was Marco put into prison when he went back to Italy? local war Because a _______ broke out and during the war _____ he was caught _______ by the enemy ______.
Who wrote the book The Description of the World ? A. Marco Polo B. A prisoner C. Kublai Khan D. Some unknown people
Group Competition Practise using the important new words and phrases. You will see some words and phrases later. Please make sentences with them. Your team will get one point if the answer is right !
Marco Polo was born 1254… in Italy in 1254. …born Italy He travelled to. China when he was 17. …travel 17… He was welcomed. Kublai by Kublai Khan. …welcome Khan… He was amazed by the beautiful and …be amazed powerful China. by… He was surprised to see paper money beand surprised to , be confused by was confused by the black stone. Marco returned to Italy after 17 years … 1291 17 the. Italy … of service to emperor. A local war broke out and he was put …break out put into prison… into prison by the enemy. A…prisoner wrote Marco’s stories in a book… named The Description of the world.
Inspiration Why did Marco Polo come to China instead of other countries at that time?
Homework 1. Retell the story about Marco Polo based on the key words. 2. Finish exercises on pages 7071. 3. Preview Relative Clauses.
Task 1— Find out the information about Marco Polo and fill out the following form. Name Born (when/ where) Marco Polo 1254, Italy 1271 do trade with Purpose the Chinese 4 Languages (how many) Came to China (when) Returned to Italy (when) Age of his death The name of his book 1291 70 The Description of the World
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