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Unit 5
What an adventure!
Starting out
Learning objectives
1. To learn about the three foreign explorers’ adventure trips and find out their routes from the map;
2. To learn about Xu Xiake's life and his travel by watching the video.
3. To evaluate the achievements of the four explorers and
summarize their good qualities.
What is an adventure
What is a meaningful adventure
[ C]an unusual, exciting or dangerous experience, journey or series of events
Ferdinand Magellan
(1480-1521)
Vasco da Gama
(1460-1524)
Christopher Columbus(1451-1506)
斐迪南·麦哲伦（葡萄牙航海家）
瓦斯科·达·伽马（葡萄牙探险家）
克里斯多弗·哥伦布（意大利航海家）
What do these three figures have in common
Lead-in
Activity 1 Look & Match
Look at the map and name the continent.
Africa
the Spice Islands
North America
India
South America
The Cape of Hope
Europe
Look at the map and match the route with the adventurer.
the Spice Islands
North America
India
South America
The Cape of Hope
Europe
a
b
c
Africa
Activity 1 Look & Match
Read the information about the three explorers and finish the table.
Explorer Time & Nationality Adventure
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama
Christopher Columbus
1480-1521
Portuguese
sailed west from Spain across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Spice Islands
1460-1524
Portuguese
opened up the sea route from Western Europe to the east by way of the Cape of Good Hope
香料群岛
好望角
1451-1506
Italian
complete journeys between Spain and the Americas
Activity 2 Read & Finish
What are their achievements and influence
Explorer Time & Nationality Adventure Achievements & influence
Ferdinand Magellan 1480-1521 Portuguese sailed west from Spain across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Spice Islands
Vasco da Gama 1460-1524 Portuguese opened up the sea route from Western Europe to the east by way of the Cape of Good Hope
Christopher Columbus 1451-1506 Italian complete journeys between Spain and the Americas
explored the westward route to South-east Asia
the first European to reach India by sea
marked the beginning of European exploration of the Americas
Activity 3 Speaking and watching
Do you know of any great ocean explorers in China like Magellan, da Gama and Columbus
Zheng He
(1371-1433)
His first voyage started in Yongle three years (1405), and the last voyage ended in Xuande eight years (1433), totaling seven times. His voyage to the west is the largest and longest sailing voyage in China in ancient times.
Let’s watch and learn more about Zheng He.
Activity 3 Speaking and watching
Great journeys not only start on the seas. The vast and mysterious land always appeals to those with willing hearts too, even though there was no modern transport at all.
450 years ago, there was a well-known geographer, traveler, and writer who is well known for his book of travels, which covers a wide range of China's topography(地志), scenic areas, and geography. He visited 19 provinces and cities as the father of Chinese backpacking. Several of the routes he traveled 400 years
ago are still in use today.
Do you know who he is
Xu Xiake
(1587–1641)
Activity 4 Introduction
Listen and finish the profile of Xu Xiake.
Profile of Xu Xiake Job A great ____________,________________ and ____________
Hobbies He loved reading books about ___________ and _________.
Achievements He traveled ___________ and wrote about his discoveries in _____________.
Contributions He traveled almost on foot, including famous mountains and rivers as well as places that . He in earlier books, for example, he found
is the real source of the Yangtze River. His diaries are the earliest records of . At
words, ____________ are regarded as one of the greatest works in both and fields.
Difficulties _________, _____________, ___________, ________and even ________
Motivation __________________________________.
Activity 5 Listening
Profile of Xu Xiake Job A great ____________,________________ and ____________
Hobbies He loved reading books about ___________ and _________.
What he did He traveled ___________ and wrote about his discoveries in _____________.
Contributions He traveled almost on foot, including famous mountains and rivers as well as places that .
He in earlier books, for example, he found
is the real source of the Yangtze River. His diaries are the earliest records of . At words, _________________ are regarded as one of the greatest works in both and fields.
Difficulties ___________, ___________, ________________, ______and even________.
Motivation __________________________________.
Watch the video and check your answers.
explorer
geographer
travel writer
geography
nature
on foot
travel diaries
half of modern China
had never been visited before
corrected mistakes
Jinsha River
the landscapes of southern China
600,000
Xu’s diaries
scientific
literary
Food shortage
bad weather
dangerous animals
illness
robbers
His curiosity about the natural world
Activity 6 Watching
Explorer Time & Nationality Adventure Achievements & influence
Ferdinand Magellan 1480-1521 Portuguese sailed west from Spain across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Spice Islands explored the westward route to South-east Asia
Vasco da Gama 1460-1524 Portuguese opened up the sea route from Western Europe to the east by way of the Cape of Good Hope the first European to reach India by sea
Christopher Columbus 1451-1506 Italian complete journeys between Spain and the Americas marked the beginning of European exploration of the Americas
Xu Xiake 1587-1641 Chinese (the Ming Dynasty explored famous mountains and rivers, and went to places that had never been visited before covered almost half of modern China corrected several mistakes in earlier books
discovered that the Jinsha River was the true source of the Yangtze River.
Xu’s diaries are regarded as one of greatest works in both scientific and literary fields.
They overcame a series of difficulties.
They are curious and adventurous!
Therefore, we know more about the world and the nature!
What are these four great explorers have in common
Activity 7 Compare & Think
如果不好奇海的彼岸，人们将永囿于原地。
如果总畏惧离开地面，旅程将被引力禁锢。
Without curiosity about the other side of the sea,
we will stay where we are.
With fear of leaving the ground,
the journey will be confined by gravity.
To be continued

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