Lesson3Background:TorFMarcoPolowasaFrenchtraveller.HespentveryshorttimeinChina.MarcoPolotellingstoriesaboutChinaintheprisonFFTHewasverycleverandskilfulinlanguage.TFBackground:TorFChinawaslessdevelopedthanEuropewhenMarcotravelledinChina.VeniceItissaidthatMarcoPolowasbornthere.ThisisMarco’stravelingmap.FastReadingReadthepassage.(2min.)•FindouttheinformationaboutMarcoPoloandfilloutthefollowingform.•Name:Name:•Born(when/where):Born(when/where):•CametoChina(when):CametoChina(when):•Purpose:Purpose:•Languages(howmany):Languages(howmany):•ReturnedtoItaly(when):ReturnedtoItaly(when):•Ageofhisdeath:Ageofhisdeath:•Thenameofhisbook:Thenameofhisbook:MarcoPoloMarcoPolo1254,1254,ItalyItaly127112714412911291TheDescriptionoftheTheDescriptionoftheWorldWorlddotradewiththeChinese70Listentothetest,afterlistening,pleasematchtheparagraphswiththerighttopics.ListeningMarco’samazementatChinaPeople‘sreactionsPeople‘sreactionstotoMarco’sbookMarco’sbookInventionsanddevelopmentsinChinaMarcoPolo'sreturntoMarcoPolo'sreturntoItalyItalyMarco’sarrivalinChinaMarcoPolo'searlylifeMarcoPolo'searlylifeIntensiveReading•Pleasereadthepassagecarefullyfordetailedinformation.(3minutes)•WhowastheChineseemperorwhenMarcotravelledtoChina?Paragraph1________thefirstemperorofYuanDynasty.KublaiKhan•WhywastheemperorimpressedbyMarcoPolo?BecauseMarco_______.A.wasquitecleverB.wasverypowerfulC.couldspeakfourlanguagesD.bothAandCDParagraph3Paragraph3•WhywasMarcosurprisedtoseepeopleusingpapermoney?BecauseinEuropepeoplepaidforgoodswith____and_____.Paragraph3-4goldsilver•WhatweretheblackstonesMarcosawpeopleburningforfuel?Theblackstoneswere_____.A.woodB.gasC.coalD.diamondsCParagraph3-4•WhywasMarcoputintoprisonwhenhewentbacktoItaly?Becausea_____war_________andduringthewarhewas_______bythe______.localbrokeoutcaughtenemyParagraph5•DidallpeoplebelieveMarco’sstoriesaboutChinaatthattime?TheDescriptionoftheWorldHereplied“IhaveonlytoldhalfofwhatIsaw!”PractiseusingtheimportantnewPractiseusingtheimportantnewwordsandphrases.wordsandphrases.YouwillseesomewordsandphrYouwillseesomewordsandphraseslater.Pleasemakesentencaseslater.Pleasemakesentenceswiththem.eswiththem.GetfamiliarwiththepassageYourteamwillgetYourteamwillgetoneonepointiftheanswerisrightpointiftheanswerisright!!GroupCompetitionGroupCompetitionHetravelledacrossEuropeandAsiawithhisfather,whowantedtodotradewiththeChinese.Sentencesfromthebook:TheEmperorwasimpressedbyhimandtheybecamefriends.Sentencesfromthebook:Marco,inturn,wasamazedbyhowbeautifulandpowerfulChinawas.Sentencesfromthebook:Thewallswerecoveredingoldandsilver.Sentencesfromthebook:MarcowassurprisedtoseeChinesepeopleusingpapermoneyinthemarkets.Sentencesfromthebook:Marcowasalsoconfusedbytheblackstonespeopleusedtoburnforfuel.Sentencesfromthebook:WorkinpairsStudentA:MarcoPoloStudentB:ajournalistSpeakingImaginehereweareinItalyAskAnswerYoucanask…•…travelledacross…?•…beamazedby…?•…beimpressedby…?•…beconfusedby…?•…besurprisedtosee..?SummaryMarcoPolowasbornin_______.Helatertravelledto______andwas________bytheEmperor_________.HeservedinChinafor_____yearsandexperiencedmany_______things.Soonafterhe_______toItaly,hewas_______prison,wherehetoldhisstoriestoa_______.Theprisonerthen_____hisstoriesinabookcalled__________________________.ItalyChinaKublaiKhan17amazingreturnedputintoprisonerTheDescriptionoftheWorldwelcomedwroteWriteareportonMarcoPolofromajournalist’spointofview.Retellthestoryaccordingtotheform.Homework:
