Unit2 Reading
Reaching Out Across the Ocean
Step1 first reading: Fill in the charts
Explores | anchorDynasty/ Time | Countries he reached |
Gan Ying | Han/in 97 AD 无与伦比英文 | East Rome Empire |
Du Huan | Tang | Central Asia/ Arabic & African countries |
Zheng He | Ming/ 1405-1433 | African countries |
| | |
Step 2: Questions
Para 1-2 Han Dynasty
香港留学1.Who were the earliest explorers of the western Ocean?
Some brave merchants.
2. How did people of the Han Dynasty know about Africa and have books about the kingdoms on the African coast and the Red Sea?
The merchants of Han Dynasty traveled to Ceylon by the Silk Road, where they met with Arab merchants and heard about the westernmost lands (Africa).
Para 3-5 Tang and Song Dynasty
1. How did Du Huan know so much about Central Asian, Arabic and African countries?
•taken prisoner by the Arabic army
• escaped
• wandered through Arabic countries on his way back to the motherland
2.When does the earliest Asian Cultural relic found in Africa date from? What happened in this period?
• in the 11th century
•The Africans made veral voyages to the court of Song Dynasty
para 6-9 Ming Dynasty
1.What’s the route of Zhen He’s treasure fleets?
•The South China Sea----- the Indian Ocean---- the mouth of the Red Sea----the Eastern coast of Africa .
2. What’s the meaning of the exchange of goods between Africans and Chine?
•The exchange showed the friendship between the two countries.
Language points
1.When Captain James Cook landed in he took posssion of it in the name of the British Crown.(p11 speaking 1 )
1.1) sb take/get/gain posssion of… 把…占为己有, 占领,夺取
sb be in posssion of sth
Don’t take posssion of the wallet,though you picked it up in the street.
2) sth be in the posssion of sb （某物）为（某 人）所有
The rare stamp is in the posssion of an unknown collector.
in charge of / in the charge of
You can’t _马耳他英语 B _it, which belongs to her.
A.take the posssion of B. take posssion of
C.take charge of D. take the place of
2.in the name of … 以… 名义,代表…,翻译在线韩语看在…上
wheelThe police arrested him in the name of the law.
In the name of love, stop it.
Let me thank you in the name of us all.
in name only 只在名义上
by/of/under the name of, 名叫……的
call one’s names
name after 以．．．．命名
Eg. The boy __ D __ the name of David is named ____ his grandfather.
A. in; after B. by; with C. in; by D. by; after
3. …and other European explorers to arch for a routes to the distant,…However, long before that brave..(para1)
in arch of
in a / the / one’s arch for
arch sb.for sth.
北京新东方外语学校 arch (a place) for sb./sth.
arch for sb./sth.
He immigrated to Brazil in arch of a better life.
I have been arching for the same kind of shoes as the.
①.Many policemen and soldiers are _ C _ the forest___ the prisoner escaping from prison.
A.arching for; arching
B.arching; arching
C.arching; in arch of
D.in arch for; arching for
②生菜的英文.The policemen are arching _ Casian cup __every hou ___the thief.
A.for; for B .of ; of C. /; for D. of ; for
4. long before 很久以前
before long 不久=soon
1）There was a lively market long before.
2）Before long you will understand what I said is good for you.
3）I had waited him long before he came.
It won’t be long before you e him again.
不久你就会看到他了.
5. ..Rome, in exchange for spices and glass.(para2)
exchange…with sb. 与某人交换
exchange…for 以…交换，与…兑换
in exchange for 交换，调换
Shall I exchange ats with you?
I’ve just bought this tie, but can I exchange it for that one?
Can I exchange pounds for dollars here?
I gave her a sweater in exchange for a skirt.
6. In return,the Ming court nt gold ,spices ,silk,(p13 the cond para. from the bottom)
in return adv.作为回报支持英语/报答地 (for+n.)
If you give me your photo, I’ll give you mine in return.
He didn’t expect anything in return for his help.
I gave her some ros in return for her kindness.
7. To people of early civilization ,the world map was a great puzzle.
１）名词,难题,谜, 一般用单数
２）作动词，表示“（使）迷惑，（使）为难”，后面接名词或代词。
这问题使所有学生迷惑
The question puzzled all the students.
It puzzles me that she is running for President.
puzzling adj.
令人迷惑的
a puzzling statement/affair/attitude
puzzled adj.
迷惑的,困惑的
她不知道下一步该怎么办.
She was puzzled what to do next.
