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Unit 1 Great explorations
Study skills
Culture corner
More practice
Which of the following do you think is true about Marco Polo
A. He was a French traveller who lived in Italy for
some time.
B. He was an Italian traveller who lived in China
for some time.
Have you ever heard of Marco Polo
B
Before reading
Part I Lead-in
Marco Polo (1254-1324), a Venetian trader and explorer who gained fame for his worldwide travels.
Venice
It is said that Marco Polo was born there.
Marco’s Travelling Map
Map of China in Yuan Dynasty
Marco was surprised at Chinese customs and skills such as using coal for heating, paper money, noodle-making and many other things.
Marco Polo travelled with his father to China during the Yuan Dynasty, when Kublai Khan ruled China.
Marco Polo is telling stories about China in the prison.
Kublai Khan
The Description of the World
Marco Polo was probably the most famous westerner on the Silk Road. In 1260 his father and his uncle made their first trip to China. They visited Peking. Kublai Khan made this city the capital of Yuan Dynasty.
When Marco was 17 years old, his father and uncle made the second trip to China, and he went with them. Marco Polo knew Mongolian. He learned a lot about Mongol China. Kublai Khan liked Marco Polo.
Marco Polo
He sent him as an official to Yangzhou, a city northeast of Nanking. Marco loved Hangzhou very much. At one time Hangzhou was the capital of Song Dynasty and had a beautiful lake and many canals. It was like Marco's hometown, Venice.
In 1292, Marco Polo left China and returned to Italy. In Italy he told others many stories about China. These stories were called "The Travels of Marco Polo". This was the first time China had been written about by a westerner.
More practice
Read and match each paragraph with its main idea.
Part II More practice
Read this article about Marco Polo. Then answer the questions below.
1. Who was Marco Polo and what was he famous for
Marco Polo was a traveller and he was famous for his travels across Asia.
2. How were Polo's stories written down
While Marco Polo was in prison, he told the stories of his travels to another man there. This man wrote the stories down in a book called "The Travels of Marco Polo".
While reading
3. Why did Marco Polo’s stories become so popular
Because of his interesting descriptions of Asian life in the book.
4. In what ways was China more developed than Europe at that time
Paper money, large cities and systems of communication.
Have you read The Travels of Marco Polo What were the Chinese cities like at that time Read the book and share it with your classmates.
《马可·波罗游记》由马可·波罗在狱中口述，由狱友写成。《马可·波罗游记》第一次较全面地介绍了中国，是影响极大的著作，描述了中亚、西亚、东南亚等地区许多国家的情况。
After reading
而其重点部分则是关于中国的叙述，以大量的篇章，热情洋溢的语言，描述了中国无穷无尽的财富，巨大的商业城市，极好的交通设施，以及华丽的宫殿建筑。这些叙述在中古时代的地理学史，亚洲历史，中西交通史和中意关系史诸方面，都有着重要的历史价值。
短语收藏夹
1. grow up
2. describe ... as ...
3. be in prison
4. write down
5. because of ...
6. tell of
7. be unknown to sb
8. be famous for ...
长大；成长
把……描述成……
坐牢
写下
因为……
讲述
不为……所知
因……而出名/闻名
Language points
... and did not return home until 24 years later.
……直到二十四年后他才回家。
解析：until 作介词时，后面接表示时间的短语，作连词时，后面接从句。具体用法：
1. 用于肯定句时，表示句子的动作一直持续到until 所表示的时间或从句动作发生为止，即表示动作的终点。一般翻译为“直到……为止”。
2. 用于否定句时，表示动作直到 until 所表示的时间或从句动作发生后才发生。一般翻译为“直到……才……”。例如：
你放我走，我才不喊。
I won’t stop shouting until you let me go.
在这种用法中，句子的谓语动词必须是持续性动词，如 live，wait，last，stay，work 等。例如：
我会待到12点。
I’ll stay until 12 o'clock.
While he was in prison, he told the stories of his travels to another man there.
在监狱里的时候，他把他的旅游故事告诉了那里的另一个人。
解析：
1. (be) in prison 意为“坐牢；服刑”，其中prison 表示抽象概念，是不可数名词，其前面不能加冠词；
2. 当 prison 表示具体的建筑物时，意为“监狱；拘留所”，是可数名词。例如：
他坐牢两年了。
He has been in prison for two years.
上周一个囚犯越狱了。
A prisoner escaped from the prison last week.
Polo told of many amazing things that were unknown to Europe, such as paper money.
波罗讲了很多欧洲不知道的神奇的事情，如纸币。
解析：
1. be unknown to ... 意为“不为……所知”， unknown 可以写成 not known；
2. be known to ... 意为“为……所熟知”。例如：
这个地方的美景仍不被人所知。
The beautiful scenery of the place is still unknown to people.
= The beautiful scenery of the place is still not known to people.
这位歌手为年轻人所熟知。
The singer is well known to the young.
His book made Europeans more and more interested in the East. 他的书使欧洲人对东方越来越感兴趣。
解析：make sb interested in ... 意为“使某人对……感兴趣”。注意 interested 不能用 interesting 替换。例如：
来中国旅游使彼得对中国文化产生了兴趣。
The travel to China made Peter interested in Chinese cultures.
It also influenced many other explorers, including Christopher Columbus. 它也影响了很多其他探险家，包括克里斯托弗·哥伦布。
解析：including 是介词，其所构成的介词短语往往放在句子后面，用以解释或补充说明。例如：
我们这有十个人，包括三个女孩子。
There are ten of us here, including three girls.
【拓展】include 意为“包括”，是动词，在句中作谓语；included 是形容词，意为“包括在内的”，放在名词或代词的后面。请对比：
我给你的钱里包括了小张的钱。
The money I gave you included Xiao Zhang’s.
我们这有十个人，包括三个女孩子。
There are ten of us here, three girls included.
Exercises
Now let’s finish the exercises
完成句子:
1. 他说的话令我对他的人生很感兴趣。
What he said _____ _____ very _________
_____ his life.
2. 昨晚我直到妈妈回来才去睡觉。
I ______ _____to bed _____ my mother got
home last night.
made me interested
in
didn’t go until
3. 她的传奇故事不为人所知。
Her amazing story _____ ________ ___ others.
4. 去年他在服刑。
He _____ _____ _______ last year.
is unknown to
was in prison
选择最佳答案填空。
5.This term we will study eight subjects, ____ Chemistry.
A. include B. includes
C. including D. included
6. I have finished reading the book ____ The Travels of Marco Polo which is about the Asian life in the old days.
A. is called B. was called
C. called D. had been called
C
C
Study skills
*Using reference books (5): Using directories
A directory is a book with information about a certain city or area. It usually has different categories and is arranged in alphabetical order. The most common type of directory is a list of phone numbers.
Part III Study skills
A Scan the directory on page 14 and answer the following questions.
It is a phone directory.
It has four categories.
There are two places in each category.
B Use the information in the directory to answer the following questions.
527 7177.
Call 999 and say “Police”.
575 4477.
C Read the remarks below and write down the numbers these people called. Use the information in the directory to help you.
555 4000
856 3113
862 9697
999
Read the passage, and then find the hidden information.
Culture corner
Part IV Culture corner
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521) was a Portuguese explorer. In 1519, he led the first voyage to sail around the world. It was also the first voyage to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Magellan gave the Pacific Ocean its name, which means “peaceful sea” in Portuguese. However, Magellan himself was killed in a battle before the voyage was finished. Only one of his ships, the Victoria, completed the journey.
Who
When
What
How
Why
Where
When was Magellan born
What nationality was Magellan
What did he do in 1519
He was Portuguese.
He was born in 1480.
Read the passage and answer the questions.
He led the first voyage to sail around the world.
What does “Pacific Ocean” mean in Portuguese
Did Magellan finish his voyage Why
How many ships went back to Portugal at the end of the voyage
No, he didn’t. Because he was killed in a battle.
It means “peaceful sea” in Portuguese.
Read the passage and answer the questions.
Only one.
Thank you!

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