1、 Unit 8 Lesson 3 Marco Polo 学习目标 Learning objectives 1. Get to know the meanings of some key words: amaze, goods, confuse, wealthy, statement, quantity;2. To practice reading for specific information;【教学环节】一、温故而知新 Match the new words with the definitions.1) author a) a person who hunts wild animals
2、for food or sport.2) hunter b) writer3) goods c) having a lot of money; rich4) wealthy d) things that are produced to be sold.5) emperor e) sth that you say or write that gives information6) amaze f) the ruler of an empire7) statement g) to surprise sb very much8) court h) a university teacher of th
3、e highest rank9) professor i) an amount or a number of sth 10) quantity j) the place where legal trials take place and where crimes are judged.二课前预习Fill in the blanks with the correct forms(1). His dream of _traveler around the world is difficult to realize.(2). What he achieved is really _amaze.(3)
4、. Everyone was _amazeat the progress he had made.(4). He was depressed and in a _confuse state of mind.(5). I found the instructions on the box really _confuse.(6). As is known to all, the purpose of industry is to create _wealthy.(7). The government of China has made an official _stateon the war.(8
5、). People around the world are taking actions to protect whales from _.hunter(9). _quantityof food are being transported to the area.三、问题导学，重难探究：Task 1: Read the text. Are these statements true (T) or false (F)?1) Kublai Khan trusted Marco Polo very much.2) People began using coal as fuel during the
6、 Yuan Dynasty.3) The hall in the Summer Palace can contain 6,000 people having dinner together.4) China was more developed than Europe at that time when Marco Polo traveled to China.5) It was not long before he arrived in Italy that a local war broke out near his town.6) Marco Polo wrote The Descrip
7、tion of the world before he died.Task 2: complete the passage according to the text Marco Polo and his father traveled _ Europe and Asia, hoping to _the Chinese. In Beijing, they received a warm _and clever Marco _the Emperor. At the same time, the beautiful and powerful China, _, amazed Marco, _ th
8、e Summer Palace which he _ “the greatest palace that ever was” and the hall of which was big enough to_6000 people.Macro was also surprised to see the inventions and developments which were not _in Europe at the time. Not long after he returned, a local _ near his town, in which he was caught and_.M
9、acros stories were so _ that many people thought they werent true. But Macro always _ his tales.四、当堂检测1. 用适当的介词完成下列句子。1). What will you buy _ the pocket money?2). Wood can be used _ both building houses and making paper.3). Some pupils like doing their homework _ pencil rather than with a pen.4). We
10、 were very impressed _ the childrens work.5). Im excited about the plan to travel _ China.6). He has retired after nearly forty years of service _ teaching.7). How much should I pay _ the service?2. 翻译下列句子：1. 我们将在校门口欢迎来自英国的客人。welcome v. _.2. 好像我们在这家餐厅不受欢迎。welcome adj. _.3. 获胜者回国时受到了热烈的欢迎。welcome n. _.4 我爱高明，特别是春天的高明。especially _