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Unit 6 Hitting the road
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Developing ideas (阅读)
外研版·七年级下册
Look at the pictures and guess this person’s experiences. Use the words and expressions to help you.
traveller
walk through
seas and mountains
geographical discovery
explore
climb
Look and guess
This person might be a traveller. I guess he walked through forests. He explored seas and mountains. He made a lot of geographical discoveries.
霞客游记
mountains
trees
river
Pre-reading
1. What does “explore” mean
Look at the title and answer the questions below.
2. What’s the meaning of the title
The word means to travel around an area to learn about it.
It means discovering what has not been discovered before.
adj.（地方）未曾探索的，未经勘察的
Read the passage and check your answer.
While-reading
徐霞客（1587—1641），名弘祖，字振之，号霞客。明代地理学家、旅行家和文学家，被称为“千古奇人”。他人生的绝大部分时间都在旅行考察，足迹遍及大半个中国，最终留下了地理名著《徐霞客游记》，被誉为“千古奇书”。
Xu Xiake
Now, do you know who the man is
《徐霞客游记》被学术界列为中国最有影响力的20部著作之一，是中国旅游走向全球的重要文化基石之一。其中关于石灰岩地貌的记述，早于欧洲人一个多世纪。《徐霞客游记》开篇之日（5月19日）也被定为“中国旅游日”。
In which aspects does the passage introduce Xu Xiake to us
01
Who was he (para. 2)
02
What was his dream (para. 3)
03
What did he find out (para. 4)
04
What’s his gift to us (para. 5)
Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage.
1 traveller
2 seas and mountains
3 set out
4 geographical discoveries
5 higher
6 learn about
Answer the questions.
1 Why does the writer start from Xu Xiake’s last year
Read the paragraph 1 and answer the question:
The writer starts from Xu Xiake’s last year to attract readers and raise their curiosity.
2 Why does the writer mention Tiandu Peak and Lianhua Peak
Read the paragraph 4 and answer the question:
The writer introduces the peaks as examples of Xu’s important geographical discoveries.
3 Can you think of another title for the passage
The road less travelled/ Exploring the unknown/ The journey of Xu Xiake/ Journey of exploration/...
Read the whole passage and answer the question:
1 In 1640, a man was seriously ill. He had to end the last
trip of his life. Back home, people asked him, “You
spent your whole life on the road. Do you regret it ”
adv. 严重地，非常
Listen, read and imitate
2 “I walked through many fantastic places in China,” he
replied. “People say I’m as great as Zhang Qian and
Xuanzang. So I have no regrets at all.” This man was Xu
Xiake, the greatest traveller in Chinese history.
“I walked through many fantastic places in China,”
he replied. “People say I’m as great as Zhang Qian and Xuanzang. So I have no regrets at all.”
他回道：“我走遍了中国的大好河山。人们说我是一位像张骞和玄奘那样伟大的旅行者。 所以我一点也不后悔。”
张骞，中国西汉外交家。汉能通西域，由张骞创立首功。张骞对开辟从中国通往西域的丝绸之路有卓越贡献，至今举世称道。西域诸国当时无史籍记载，张骞所报道，备载于《史记》《汉书》中，是治中亚史所根据的原始资料，具有重要价值。
玄奘（602—664），通称三藏法师，俗称唐僧，唐佛教学者、旅行家。唐太宗贞观三年西行赴天竺，贞观十九年回到长安。记旅行见闻，撰成《大唐西域记》。元吴昌龄的《唐三藏西天取经》杂剧，明吴承恩的《西游记》小说等，都从他的故事发展而来。
3 From an early age, Xu dreamt of visiting China’s
seas and mountains. But at the time, it was very
difficult to travel far. This didn’t stop him, however. At
22, he set out on his life’s journey. He travelled for
about 30 years, and achieved his dream.
v.实现；（尤指经过努力）取得，达到
set out on sth 意为“开始做某事”。
From an early age, Xu dreamt of visiting China’s seas and mountains.
自年少时起，徐霞客就梦想着访遍中国的山海。
“丈夫当朝碧海而暮苍梧，乃以一隅自限耶？”体现了徐霞客早年立下的远大志向。“朝碧海而暮苍梧”意思是早上还在碧海游玩，晚上就回到了苍梧（现湖南省永州市九嶷山一带）住宿。整句话言外之意是说大丈夫要心怀天下，志在四方。
4 Xu made many geographical discoveries during his
journey. Once, he visited Mount Huangshan. People
then thought Tiandu Peak was higher than Lianhua
Peak. To find out the truth, Xu climbed both peaks. He
discovered that Lianhua Peak gave a wider view, so it
must be higher. He was right!
adj. 地理的；地理学的
n.被发现的事实（事物）
n.山顶，山峰；山，山岳
n.事实，真相，实情
v.爬（山），登（山）
5 Xu recorded his travel experiences in his diary.
This later became Xu Xiake’s Travel Notes.
Thanks to this book, we can learn about China
almost 400 years ago. “Exploring the unexplored”
is the best description of Xu’s life.
Let’s retell
Can you retell the story of Xu Xiake
You can retell it with the help of the chart.
Xu Xiake was the greatest _______ in Chinese history. He dreamt of visiting China’s ________________, travelled for about ___ years, made many ___________ discoveries (like in ______________ ), and left us _______________
______. “Exploring the unexplored” describes his life.
Try to fill
traveller
seas and mountains
30
geographical
Mount Huangshan
Xu Xiake’s Travel
Notes
Think and share
1 What do you think of Xu Xiake
Learning to think for question 1
To make comments on a person, it’s important to be respectful and objective.
Post-reading
Watch a video to know more about Xu Xiake.
I think Xu Xiake was brave, because his journeys were dangerous. I also think he was curious, because most people didn’t travel much in those days.
2 Do you want to be someone like Xu Xiake
Yes, I would like to be like Xu Xiake. I want to travel and discover new places and facts. I want to share my knowledge with the world.
No, I don’t. Traveling like Xu Xiake was really hard in the past. There were no good roads or cars. He had to walk a lot. I’m afraid I can’t stand such hard work. I think I have other things to do in my life, like staying with my family and studying different things at school.
Homework
Tell Xu Xiake’s experiences to your family.
Find some videos about Xu Xiake to watch and write down his things you don’t know. Then share them with your friends.

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