1、Listening1.Read these words and then listen to 1.Read these words and then listen to the tape.Circle those aids that early the tape.Circle those aids that early sailors used to find their way.sailors used to find their pass maps fish movementsstars weather wavescurrents clouds rainfallbirds other sh
2、ips mountains2.Listen to the tape again and fill in 2.Listen to the tape again and fill in the chart.the chart.Sailors fromSea or OceanSkillsPhoeniciaMediterraneanUsed the sky to find their wayNorthPolynesiaNorway Pacific Studied the waves of the ocean Watched birds to find land 3.These are some Vik
3、ing sailing 3.These are some Viking sailing directions from Norway to Greenland.directions from Norway to Greenland.Sail west but keep to the north of the Sail west but keep to the north of the Shetland Islands so you can hardly see Shetland Islands so you can hardly see them in good weather.them in
4、 good weather.Stay far enough south of the Stay far enough south of the FaroesFaroes so so that their steep mountains are just that their steep mountains are just halfway up the horizon.halfway up the horizon.Keep south of Iceland so that you Keep south of Iceland so that you cannot see land but jus
5、t coastal birds.cannot see land but just coastal birds.Follow this route and you should Follow this route and you should reach Greenland.reach Greenland.Use the information from the listening to Use the information from the listening to explain these sailing strategies.explain these sailing strategi
6、es.1.1.Vikings used to prefer to sail following Vikings used to prefer to sail following the coastline so they could check that the coastline so they could check that they were on the correct route.they were on the correct route.2.2.Vikings used birds,and natural Vikings used birds,and natural featu
7、res like mountains,to direct their features like mountains,to direct their ships.ships.LISTENING TEXTLISTENING TEXTNAVIGATIONAL SECRETSNAVIGATIONAL SECRETSWang Ming Wang Ming(WM)(WM)has come to the has come to the Maritime Museum in Greenwich to talk to Maritime Museum in Greenwich to talk to the na
8、val historian Dr Smiththe naval historian Dr Smith(DS).(DS).WM:Thank you so much for talking to me.Please can you tell me how sailors managed before navigational instruments or satellites were invented?DS:Of course.At first if there was no land nearby the seamen used the sky to find their way.They l
9、ooked at the clouds in the daytime and the at the clouds in the daytime and the stars at night.But very soon they stars at night.But very soon they began to develop local maps.About began to develop local maps.About 5,000 years ago sailors from Phoenicia 5,000 years ago sailors from Phoenicia in Nor
10、th Africa used simple maps to in North Africa used simple maps to guide their ships around the guide their ships around the Mediterranean Sea.They were the Mediterranean Sea.They were the best traders of their day.best traders of their day.WM:Really?How cleaver!Did everybody use simple maps?DS:No.Im
11、 afraid not.It was difficult to have a map for sailing across open sea then.We know the Vikings from Norway had no written maps when they sailed across the North Sea.WM:The Vikings?Didnt they sail WM:The Vikings?Didnt they sail around and attack people and around and attack people and towns from the
12、ir ships?towns from their ships?DS:Sometimes.But were not DS:Sometimes.But were not interested in that,only in their interested in that,only in their superior sailing ability.superior sailing ability.WM:I see!So what did they do?WM:I see!So what did they do?DS:Well,one of the things they did DS:Well
13、,one of the things they did was concentrate on watching was concentrate on watchingbirds.Theres the story of a Viking birds.Theres the story of a Viking called Raven-called Raven-FlokiFloki.He used to keep.He used to keep birds on his ships but he didnt feed birds on his ships but he didnt feed them
14、.Then when he thought land was them.Then when he thought land was near hed let the birds go and if they near hed let the birds go and if they flew straight to land,all he had to do flew straight to land,all he had to do was to follow them!was to follow them!WM:Did he find any new lands to live on?DS
15、:Well,he did find a good way of sailing from the Faroe Islands to Iceland using his ravens.Its said that he took three birds on his ship with him.When hed been sailing for a day or two towards Iceland he let the first bird go.It flew back to the Faroe Islands.A It flew back to the Faroe Islands.A da
16、y after this he let the second bird go.day after this he let the second bird go.This flew out of sight but came back to This flew out of sight but came back to rest on the ship.Sometime after that,rest on the ship.Sometime after that,he let the third bird go.It headed he let the third bird go.It hea
17、ded straight for Iceland so Raven-straight for Iceland so Raven-FlokiFlokifollowed it and arrived there safely.followed it and arrived there safely.WM:That sounds clever!Ive heard too about the Polynesians in the Pacific Ocean.They did some amazing voyages without any navigational instruments to hel
18、p them at all.How did they do that?DS:Nobodys really quite sure.But it seems that they studied the currents in the water,the colour of the sea and the different kinds of waves.WM:Do Polynesian sailors still do that?DS:Not nowadays Im afraid.WM:Have we lost this skill?DS:Yes,Im afraid we have.Ancient
19、 DS:Yes,Im afraid we have.Ancient Polynesians made maps of leaves Polynesians made maps of leaves and shells which others were able and shells which others were able to follow.If only we could read to follow.If only we could read them we would be able to them we would be able to understand more of t
20、heir understand more of their navigational skills.The sailors navigational skills.The sailors from Phoenicia,Norway and from Phoenicia,Norway and Polynesia could certainly teach Polynesia could certainly teach us a lot.(us a lot.(fade outfade out)Listening on P59 Zheng He sailed from China to many p
21、laces throughout South Pacific,Indian Ocean,Taiwan,Persian Gulf and distant Africa in seven epic voyages from 1405 to 1433,some 80 years before Columbuss voyages.1.What places might he visit?2.What did he bring back?3.Why did he set off the voyages?4.Why didnt the Emperor continue this policy?5.Why
22、is he so important in the history?Pre-listening Listen to the tape and tick those ports and islands mentioned in the text.Exercise 3StatementEvidence1.He is the only 15th century Chinese navigator we know.2.He came from Yunnan Province.No reports of other navigators for this period have survived.It
23、was written in documents.3.His ships were very large.4.He was very important.The writers mention it in the books.He made 7 voyages and visited more than 30 countries.5.Foreign kings liked Chinese porcelain and silk.6.He returned with strange presents for the Emperor.Zheng He remarks how much the for
24、eign kings liked porcelain and silk.1.He brought a giraffe for the Emperor from Africa.2.He brought scarves of fine gold decorated with pearls and precious stones.Exercise 41.The Emperor wanted to demonstrate2.Chinese power abroad so _3.2.When he died Zheng He wanted people 4.to know how successful
25、he had been so _he sent Zheng He with a large fleet of ships to visit new places in neighbouring countries.he put up a pillar describing all his achievements.3.The writers wanted people to believe that Zheng Hes ships were large so _4.The writers wanted people to believe Zheng He was very important
26、so _ _that they would believe that he really had achieved great things and gone to many foreign countries.they described him as being eight feet tall.Listening textWho Was Zheng He?(Li Huaying=LH,Celia Main=CM)LH:The most famous Chinese navigator was Zheng He lived from 1371 to 1433 and made seven v
27、oyages around the South China Sea,across to India and even as far as the eastern coast of Africa.It was 600th anniversary of these voyages in 2005.CM:Are there other famous Chinese navigators or is he only one?LH:He is the only one weve got evidence for.CM:So there may have been others?LH:We dont kn
28、ow.Thats because a later Emperor may have destroyed a lot of evidence of other voyages.CM:I see.Where did Zheng He go?LH:The documents tell us that he was born in Yunnan.He built a pillar to record his achievements.It states that he made seven voyages and visited more than thirty countries.He said t
29、hat the Emperor ordered him to show the strength of Chinese power and meet“foreigners from beyond the seas”.So he went to unknown places and set up trade.CM:Tell me about his Voyages.LH:Well,on his first voyage he visited Calicut in India.The people there were very impresses and a little frightened
30、when they saw so many large ships.So the ruler wisely decided to make friends with these strangers.He gave Zheng He many scarves made of gold and decorated with jewels.Then he entertained him and his men with music and songs.CM:Did he go to other places?LH:Yes,on other voyages he visited Champa,and
31、Sumatra near China,Hormuz,and Aden in the Persian Gulf and Mogadishu in Africa.Zheng He opened diplomatic relations with them and gave thempresents.CM:What did Chinese offer as gifts?LH:Zheng He found that foreign kings particularly admired Chinese porcelain and silk.So thats why his ships were fill
32、ed with those things.CM:I see.Is that why they say his ships were so large?LH:Yes,I suppose so.When he returned from India he brought a giraffe for the Emperor as a present.So his ships must have been large.CM:Some writers say that the ships could carry as many as 20,000people altogether.LH:And othe
33、r writers say Zheng He was 8 feet tall!We shouldnt believe everything writers tell us.Obviously they wanted to show how important Zheng He was.Undoubtedly the ships were large-but perhaps not that large!CM:I see.That makes sense.Well,thank you for telling me about Zheng He.He sounds a fascinating man.
