Beforelisteningtothetape,lookatthemapbelow.ThenwritedownwhichnewplacesZhengHemighthavevisitedonhissevenvoyages.Listening1By刘超英ZhengHe’sVoyageZhengHe’sVoyageBy刘超英By刘超英nauticalchartnauticalchartLISTENINGTEXTWHOWASZHENGHE?(LiHuaying=LH,CeliaMain=CM)LH:ThemostfamousChinesenavigatorwasZhengHe.Helivedfrom1371to1433andmadesevenvoyagesaroundtheSouthChinaSea,acrosstoIndiaandevenasfarastheeasterncoastofAfrica.Itwasthe600thanniversaryofthesevoyagesin2005.CM:ArethereotherfamousChinesenavigatorsorishetheonlyone?LH:Heistheonlyonewe'vegotevidencefor.CM:Sotheremayhavebeenothers?LH:Wedon'tknow.That'sbecausealaterEmperormayhavedestroyedalotofevidenceofothervoyages.CM:Isee.WheredidZhengHego?LH:ThedocumentstellusthathewasborninYunnan.Hebuiltapillartorecordhisachievements.Itstatesthathemadesevenvoyagesandvisitedmorethanthirtycountries.HesaidthattheEmperororderedhimtoshowthestrengthofChinesepowerandmeet"foreignersfrombeyondtheseas".Sohewenttounknownplacesandsetuptrade.CM:Tellmeabouthisvoyages.LH:Well,onhisfirstvoyagehevisitedCalicutinIndia.Thepeopletherewereveryimpressedandalittlefrightenedwhentheysawsomanylargeships.Sotherulerwiselydecidedtomakefriendswiththesestrangers.HegaveZhengHemanyscarvesmadeofgoldanddecoratedwithjewels.Thenheentertainedhimandhismenwithmusicandsongs.CM:Didhegotootherplaces?LH:Yes,onothervoyageshevisitedChampa,andSumatranearChina,Hormuz,andAdeninthePersianGulfandMogadishuinAfrica.ZhengHeopeneddiplomaticrelationswiththemandgavethempresents.CM:WhatdidtheChineseofferasgifts?LH:ZhengHefoundthatforeignkingsparticularlyadmiredChineseporcelainandsilk.Sothat'swhyhisshipswerefilledwiththosethings.CM:Isee.Isthatwhytheysayhisshipsweresolarge?LH:Yes,tsupposeso.WhenhereturnedfromIndiahebroughtagiraffefortheEmperorasapresent.Sohisshipsmusthavebeenlarge.CM:Somewriterssaythattheshipscouldcarryasmanyas20,000peoplealtogether.LH:AndotherwriterssayZhengHewaseightfeettall!Weshouldn'tbelieveeverythingwriterstellus.ObviouslytheywantedtoshowhowimportantZhengHewas.Undoubtedlytheshipswerelarge---butperhapsnotthatlarge!CM:Isee.Thatmakessense.Well,thankyoufortellingmeaboutZhengHe.Hesoundsafascinatingman.Answersmayvary.Listentothetapeforthefirsttimeandtickthoseportsandislandsmentionedinthetext.Thenchecktoseehowmanyyougotrightoutofthesixinthepre-listeningactivity.1____________2______________3____________4______________5____________6______________Readthestatementsandlistentothetapeforthesecondtime.Thencompletethechart.23CalicutChampaSumatraHormuzAdenMogadishuStatementEvidence1Heistheonly15thcenturyChinesenavigatorweknow.Noreportsofothernavigatorsforthisperiodhavesurvived.2HecamefromYunnanProvince.3Hisshipswereverylarge.4Hewasveryimportant.Itwaswrittenindocuments.Thewritersmentionitinthebooks.Hemadesevenvoyagesandvisitedmorethanthirtycountries.5ForeignkingslikedChineseporcelainandsilk.6HereturnedwithstrangepresentsfortheEmperor.12ZhengHeremarkshowmuchtheforeignkingslikedporcelainandsilk.HebroughtagiraffefortheEmperorfromAfrica.Hebroughtscarvesoffinegolddecoratedwithpearlsandpreciousstones.Listentothetapeforthethirdtimeandfinishthesesentencessothattheyshowcauseandeffect.1TheEmperorwantedtodemonstrateChinesepowerabroadso2WhenhediedZhengHewantedpeopletoknowhowsuccessfulhehadbeenso4hesentZhengHewithalargefleetofshipstovisitnewplacesinneighbouringcountries.upapillardescribingallhisachievements....
