七年级英语下册Marco Polo and the Silk Road ppt课件

Lesson 8 Marco Polo and the Silk Road Do you know some famous people? Try to tell something about them. Do you hear of Marco Polo? What does he do? Free Talk Lead-incoal Presentation ItalyListen and fill in the blanks. 1. Marco Polo went to China when he was ____. 2. Marco Polo and his father moved goods between ______ and Asia on the Silk Road. 3. Marco Polo learned about ______ and paper. 17 Europe coal1. At the age of 17, he went to China. 17岁时，他来到中国。 at the age of， 在几岁时，相当于when sb. was+年龄。 例如： He could read and write at the age of 5.=He could read and write when he was 5. 5岁时，他就能读能写。 Language Points2. The Chinese discovered coal and invented paper. 中国人发现了煤，发明了纸。 discover，发现。指事物本来就存在，只是还没被人 发现。 invent，发明。指事物本来没有，是被创造出来的。 Columbus discovered the America. 哥伦布发现了美洲大陆。 Bell invented the telephone. 贝尔发明了电话。Practice 翻译下列句子，每空一词 1. 互联网对这些老人来说还很新鲜。 Internet is still _____ _____ these old people. 2. 煤对人们来说非常有用处。 ____ ____very useful to people. 3. 旅程愉快。 Have a _______ ________. new to Coal is happy journeyHomework 学了本课，你对马可·波罗是不是有了更多的了解呢， 请你来介绍一下他吧。60个词左右。A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者必善终。