1.       To find out some specific facts of the passage

2.       To study some useful expressions and new words in the text.

3.       To make up a conversation between Marco Polo and the author

4.       to practise writing a report

T: Good morning , Class.

SS: Good morning , Madam .

T: Today let’s begin our class with the beautiful song “a whole new world”. We have been learning the song these days. Now Listen , enjoy and learn to sing the song again.

 

T: What is the song about ? What do you think of the song?

SA: It’s about a whole new world.  …….

SB: It’s beautiful. …….

T: Good. Now look at the screen. China in the Yuan Dynasty was a whole new world to Marco Polo. Today Let’s read a passage Marco Polo. Have you ever heard of Marco Polo? Do you know Kublai ? What do you know about the Yuan Dynasty?

( Show the pictures of Marco Polo and some people in Italy, Kublai and some people in the Yuan Dynasty.)

T: Let’s have group discussion. Each group has its own question.

Group One :    Who was Marco Polo? What do you know about Marco Polo?

Group Two :   Who was Kublai ? What do you know about Kublai?

Group Three:   What do you know about the Yuan Dynasty?

Group Four:  What do you know about Italy?

T: Here are some important words which are frequently used when we talk about Marco Polo.

Look them up in the dictionary . Write down the sentences and English explanations.

Faithful /  fantastic /  imprison /  awed /  mission

T: Now, let’s read the passage Marco Polo and His Travels . Read the text as quickly as possible.

Try to find the answers to the questions on the screen.

1.       Why did Marco and his father travel to china?

2.       Why was the Emperor impressed with Marco?

3.       Why was Marco surprised to see people using paper money?

4.       What were the black stones Marco saw people burning for fuel?

5.       How long did Marco spend in China?

T: Now listen to the tape

T: There are some important phrases in the text.

What do these phrases mean ? Discuss these phrases with your partner and underline them in the text.

1. do trade with :

2. be impressed by

3.       pay for … with …

4.       be confused by

T: Now let’s check the answer and read the sentences together.

T: Now take out the exercise papers and do them individually.

Complete the sentences.

词组填空：

1.       Marco and his father wanted to ______ _______ ________ the Chinese.

2.       The Emperor _______ _________ by him and they became friends.

3.       He could not understand how people could ______ _______ food ________ paper.

4.       Marco _________ all his stories ______ the author.

5.       This term he studies hard and ___________ rapid ___________.

6.       His car ______ _________ on the way home.

7.       They were exhausted and weaker because they were ______ ______ ______ food.

8.       These rocks proved that _____ _____ _____ Antarctica was covered by plants.

单词填空：

1.  an import-export _____________ 进出口商

2.          She was always ___________________ to her husband. 她对她的丈夫很忠诚。

3.           A great mass of water__________________ the village. 水淹没了村庄。

4.  The Congress Party____________ India for almost 40 years. 国达党统治印度40年。

5. We _____________at a French restaurant yesterday. 我们在法国餐馆吃饭。

6. Health is more important than ____________. 健康比财富重要。

7.  It will be difficult to _____________that she was lying. 很难证明她在说谎。

8. A well-known _____________ of detective novel 一个著名的侦探小说作家

( Show the picture in which Marco Polo was dictating his story to the author)

T: Now look at the picture on the screen. Imagine you were Marco Polo or the author. Make a dialogue with your partner.

T: Discuss the following questions with your team-mates:

1.       What good qualities should an explorer owe?

2.  What's the value of adventure ?

3.  What do you think of this saying " The main thing is just to go"? 

写出开拓思维三个问题的答案，并发送到老师EMAIL: kongyanyan@bgymail.gd.cn .