Teaching goals 1.Target language 1. Important vocabularyWords:date back to bring back on a large scale take opportunity of doing/to do conflict introduce ruin tightly seal restriction in style establish appeal value2. Important sentencesA. However it was not until …that the exploration…began…B. Brave young men took the opportunity of going… often facing many dangersC. At that time, there were restrictions on … in order to travel unnoticed, he …including… D. Not only did Fortune… but he also shipped …II. Ability goals Enable the Ss to understand the passage better. Enable the Ss to master some important words and expressions in the text.III. Learning ability goals To consolidate the knowledge about plant exploring by reviewing; To master some important words and expressions in the text.Teaching important points Help the Ss understand some difficult sentences.Teaching difficult points How to master the words and expressions listed above.Teaching aids A multimedia and a tape recorder