Lesson-3-marco-polo

Lesson3MarcoPoloHaveyoueverheardofMarcoPolo?WhichofthefollowingdoyouthinkistrueaboutMarcoPolo?A.HewasaFrenchtravellerwholivedinItalyforsometime.B.HewasanItaliantravellerwholivedinChinaforsometime.MarcoPolo(1254-1324),aVenetiantraderandexplorerwhogainedfameforhisworldwidetravels.VeniceItissaidthatMarcoPolowasbornthere.Marco’sTravelingMapMapofChinainYuanDynastyMarcoPolotraveledwithhisfathertoChinaduringtheYuanDynasty,whenKublaiKhanruledChina.MarcowassurprisedatChinesecustomsandskillssuchasusingcoalforheating,papermoney,noodle-makingandmanyotherthings.KublaiKhanMarcoPolotellingstoriesaboutChinaintheprison.TheDescriptionoftheWorldMarcoPoloandHisTravelsReadtheexplanationandspeakouttheworditexplains.theofficialhomeofaqueenorking;(alargeroomin)abuildingwheretrialsandotherlegalcaseshappen,orthepeoplepresentinsucharoom,esp.theofficialsandthosedecidingwhethersomeoneisguiltytravellern.旅行者，旅客emperorn.皇帝courtn.宫廷；法庭someonewhotravelsamalerulerofanempiretomixupsomeone'smindorideas,ortomakesomethingdifficulttounderstandamazevt.使惊愕(惊奇)goodsn.商品，物品confusevt.使困惑fueln.燃料tocausesomeonetobeextremelysurprisedthingsforsale,orthethingsthatyouownasubstancewhichisusedtoprovideheatorpower,usuallybybeingburnedauthorn.作者dictationn.口述；听写wealthyadj.富有的，富裕的richthewriterofabook,article,play,etc.whensomeonedictatessth.forsomeoneelsetowritedown;atestinwhichapieceofwritingisdictatedtostudentslearningaforeignlanguage,totesttheirabilitytohearandwritethelanguagecorrectlysth.thatsomeonesaysorwritesofficially,oranactiondonetoexpressanopinionstatementn.陈述apersonorananimalthathuntsanimalsforfoodorforsporttheamountornumberofsth.,esp.thatcanbemeasuredorisfixedateacherofthehighestrankinadepartmentofaBritishuniversity,orateacherofhighrankinanAmericanuniversityorcollegequantityn.量，数量professorn.教授skinn.皮，皮肤huntern.猎人thenaturalouterlayerwhichcoversaperson,animal,fruit,etc.inturn轮流breakout(坏事)突然发生，爆发put…intoprison把……关进监狱standby坚持(某种说法)turninbreakthroughSkimmingtogetgeneralideas1.Theauthordevelopsthepassagemainlyby____.A.providingtypicalexamplesB.followingthenaturaltimeorderC.comparingdifferentopinionsD.presentingacauseandanalyzingitseffectsChoosethebestanswer.SkimmingReadingComprehensionI2.What’sthewriter’sattitudeinwritingthispassage?A.Defensive.B.Persuasive.C.Supportive.D.Objective.Findthetopicforeachparagraph.123456MarcoPolocametoChina.KublaiKhanwelcomedMarco.MarcoPolowasamazedbyhowbeautifulandpowerfulChinawas.GreatinventionsanddevelopmentsinChina.Thebookaboutthetravelcameintoworld.Peopledoubtedhisbook.SkimmingReadingComprehensionIICarefulreadingtosolvedifficultpoints1.inturnEachofuscollectsthemailinturn.Thegirlscalledouttheirnamesinturn.轮流；顺次；一个接一个地（做某事）她依次向每一个人问同样的问题。Sheaskedthesamequestionofeveryoneinturn.学生们每天轮流打扫教室。Thestudentscleantheclassroomeverydayinturn.2.amazevt.使惊愕(惊奇)Iwasamazedbyhowwellhelooked.You'vedoneallyourhomeworkinanhour?Youamazeme.Itamazesmethatshe'sgottheenergyforallthoseparties.beamazedby他常常对她的自信惊叹不已。Hewasalwaysamazedbyherconfidence.impressed(sb.)with;beimpressedby3.impressIrememberwhenIwasachildbeingveryimpressedwithhowmanytoysshehad.Yourmotherwasclearlynotimpressedbyourbehaviourintherestaurant.Hetriedtoimpressmewithhisextensiveknowledgeofwine.我父亲使我明白了努力工作的重要性。Myfatherimpressedmewiththeimportanceofhardwork.使……有印象；给……留下深刻的印象Duringtheelectionperiod,abigstrikebrokeout.4.breakoutWarbrokeoutin1914.Fightinghasbrokenoutalloverthecity.(战争、争吵、疾病等)突然发生，爆发竞选期间，爆发了一场大罢工。他预言(prophesy)说战争将要爆发。Heprophesiedthatwarwouldbreakout.Istandbymyprinciples.5.standbyShehasvowedtostandbyherhusbandduringhistrial.Despiteitsfinancialproblems,thecompanyisstandingbytheno-redundancy(不裁员)agreement.无论如何，我都支持你。I'llstandbyyouwhateverhappens.我坚持我的原则。standbysb.支持某人standbysth.坚持某事Next,let’sgetafurtherunderstandingabouttheReading.MarcoPolo,oneofEurope'smostsuccessfulexplorers.Thisprintfroma14th-centuryminiature(微型画;小画像)showsthePolosleavingVeniceenroute(在途中)toChina.ThisminiatureoftheBodlenimanuscript(手稿)ofMarcoPolo'stravelbookshowsascenefromVenice.ThisillustrationshowsMarcoPoloandhisfellowexplorersalongtheSilkRoadtoChina.BeforehegottoChinaAfterhegottoChinaAfterheleftChinaTimeClueWhatistheclueofthestoryaboutMarcoPolo’stravels?BeforehegottoChinaAfterhegottoChinaAfterheleftChinaStructureofthepassageBasicinformationofMarcoPoloPartOne(Para.1)PartTwo(Para.2,Para.3,Para.4)Accordingtothetimeclue,howmanypartscanwedividethetextinto?PartThree(Para.5,Para.6)ThreepartsTotellastoryofatraveller,whatinformationshouldbeincluded?Name:MarcoPoloNationality:_____BirthYear:_____WhytoChina:Howhearrived:Whathedid:BeforehegottoChinaBasicinformationAfterhegottoChinaAfterheleftChinaWhathesawandfelt:Outlineofthepassageto_______withtheChinesetravelledacross_________wasamazedby____________wasimpressedby_________wassurprisedtosee_______wasconfusedby__________servedin________________returnedto______andbecame_______wascaughtandput_____________toldallhisstoriesto___________________Wasbornin______in_________Whathappenedtohim:Whyhegotfamous:Completethetablewithproperinformationaccordingtothepassage.MarcoPoloa