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Unit2SailingtheoceansListentothetext.NAVIGATIONALSECRETSWangMing(WM)hascometotheMaritimeMuseuminGreenwichtotalktothenavalhistorianDrSmith(DS).Listenagainandfillintheblanks.WM:Thankyousomuchfor________tome.Pleasecanyoutellmehowsailors__________beforenavigationalinstrumentsorsatelliteswere_________?DS:Ofcourse.Atfirstiftherewasnoland_______theseamenusedtheskytofindtheirway.Theylookedtalkingmanagedinventednearbyatthecloudsinthedaytimeandthestarsatnight.Butverysoontheybeganto_______localmaps.About5,000yearsagosailorsfromPhoeniciainNorthAfricausedsimplemapsto_______theirshipsaroundtheMediterraneanSea.Theywerethe______tradersoftheirday.developguidebestWM:Really?____________!Dideverybodyusesimplemaps?DS:No.I'mafraidnot.Itwasdifficulttohaveamapforsailing______openseathen.WeknowtheVikingsfromNorwayhadno_______mapswhentheysailedacrosstheNorthSea.HowcleveracrosswrittenWM:TheVikings?Didn'ttheysailaroundand______peopleandtownsfromtheirships?DS:Sometimes.Butwe'renot____________that,onlyintheirsuperiorsailingability.WM:Isee!Sowhatdidtheydo?DS:Well,oneofthethingstheydidwas______________watchingattackinterestedinconcentrateonbirds.There'sthestoryofaVikingcalledRaven-Floki.Heusedtokeepbirdsonhisshipsbuthedidn't____them.Thenwhenhethoughtlandwasnearhe'dletthebirdsgoandiftheyflewstraighttoland,allhehadtodowasto______them!feedfollowWM:Didhefindanynewlandsto________?DS:Well,hedidfindagoodwayofsailingfromtheFaroeIslandstoIceland______hisravens.It’ssaidthathetookthreebirdsonhisshipwithhim.Whenhe’dbeen__________adayortwotowardsIcelandheletthefirstbirdgo.liveonusingsailingforIt____backtotheFaroeIslands.Adayafterthisheletthesecondbirdgo.Thisflewoutofsightbut_________torestontheship.Sometimeafterthat,heletthethirdbirdgo.It_______straightforIcelandsoRaven-Flokifolloweditandarrivedthere_____.flewcamebackheadedsafelyWM:That_______clever!I’veheardtooaboutthePolynesiansinthePacificOcean.Theydidsome_______________withoutanynavigationalinstrumentstohelpthematall.Howdidtheydothat?DS:Nobody’sreallyquite_____.soundsamazingvoyagessureBut___________theystudiedthe_______inthewater,thecolouroftheseaandthedifferentkindsofwaves.WM:DoPolynesiansailorsstilldothat?DS:NotnowadaysI’mafraid.WM:Havewe_____thisskill?itseemsthatcurrentslostDS:Yes,I'm______wehave.AncientPolynesiansmademapsofleavesandshellswhichotherswereabletofollow.Ifonlywecouldreadthemwewould__________understandmoreoftheirnavigationalskills.ThesailorsfromPhoenicia,NorwayandPolynesiacouldcertainly_____usalot.afraidbeabletoteachListentothetext.WHOWASZHENGHE?(LiHuaying=LH,CeliaMain=CM)Listenagainandfillintheblanks.LH:Themost_______ChinesenavigatorwasZhengHe.He__________1371to1433andmadeseven________aroundtheSouthChinaSea,acrosstoIndiaandeven__________theeasterncoastofAfrica.Itwasthe600thanniversaryofthesevoyagesin2005.famouslivedfromvoyagesasfarasCM:ArethereotherfamousChinesenavigatorsorishetheonlyone?LH:Heistheonlyonewe’vegot__________for.CM:Sotheremayhavebeenothers?LH:Wedon’tknow.That’sbecausealater________mayhavedestroyedalotofevidenceofothervoyages.CM:Isee.WheredidZhengHego?evidenceEmperorLH:Thedocuments____usthathewasborninYunnan.He_____apillartorecordhis____________.Itstatesthathemadesevenvoyagesandvisited___________thirtycountries.HesaidthattheEmperor________himtoshowthestrengthofChinese______and______“foreignersfrombeyondtheseas”.Sohewenttounknownplacesand_______trade.tellbuiltachievementsmorethanorderedpowermeetsetupCM:TellmeabouthisVoyages.LH:Well,onhisfirstvoyagehevisitedCalicutinIndia.Thepeopletherewerevery__________andalittle__________whentheysawsomanylargeships.Sotheruler_____decidedtomakefriendswiththesestrangers.HegaveZhengHemanyscarvesmadeofgoldanddecoratedwithjewels.Thenhe__________himandhismenwithmusicandsongs.impressedfrightenedwiselyentertainedCM:Didhegotootherplaces?LH:Yes,onothervoyageshevisitedChampa,andSumatranearChina,Hormuz,andAdeninthePersianGulfandMogadishuinAfrica.ZhengHe_______diplomaticrelationswiththemandgavethem_________.CM:WhatdidChinese_____asgifts?openedpresentsofferLH:ZhengHefoundthatforeignkingsparticularly_________Chineseporcelainandsilk.Sothat’swhyhisships______________thosethings.CM:Isee.Isthatwhytheysayhisshipsweresolarge?LH:Yes,Isupposeso.Whenhe_____________IndiahebroughtagiraffefortheEmperorasapresent.Sohisshipsmusthavebeenlarge.admiredwerefilledwithreturnedfromCM:Somewriterssaythattheshipscouldcarryasmanyas_______people_________.LH:AndotherwriterssayZhengHewaseightfeettall!Weshouldn’tbelieveeverythingwriterstellus._________theywantedtoshow20,000altogetherObviouslyhowimportantZhengHewas.___________theshipswerelarge---butperhapsnotthatlarge!CM:Isee.That___________.Well,thankyoufortellingmeaboutZhengHe.Hesoundsa___________man.UndoubtedlymakessensefascinatingListentothetext.SINDBAD'SFIRSTADVENTUREListenagainandfillintheblanks.Oncethere______arichmerchant_____Sindbad.Oneeveningastheywereeatingdinner,hisfriendsaskedhimhowhehadbecomesorich.Sindbad_______.listen,hesaid,andI'lltellyoumy___________.Thisisthefirstone.livedcalledsmiledadventuresMyfatherwasrichbu