课件8：Warm-up-and-Lesson-1-The-Spirit-of-Explorers2精品课件精品课件.pptxVIP

Unit 7 The Sea Lesson 1 The Spirit of Explorers Guess who “I” am according to my self-introduction. Have a guessing gameLead-in （导与思） I was born in what is now Yunnan Province in 1371. From 1405 to 1433, I led seven expeditions, visiting more than 40 countries. I am the most important Chinese adventurer of all time and one of the greatest sailors the world has ever known.Zheng He I was a British captain(船长), navigator(航海家） and cartographer（制图员）. From 1766 to 1779, I made three voyages to the Pacific Ocean. And I also made maps of Australia and New Zealand. James Cook I was born in 1451. I was a Spanish sailor. I believe that the earth is round.From 1492 to 1502, I made four voyages.He is famous all over the world now.Christopher Columbus Who was the first European to reach America? By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:1. Master some words and expressions about sailing in the text.2. Read the text for general and specific information.3.Raise our awareness of protecting the sea. Teaching objectives Background information 北美洲欧洲亚洲非洲ScandinaviaIcelandNewfoundlandGreenlandNorwayLearn the names for some places斯堪的纳维亚 挪威 格陵兰 冰岛 纽芬兰 Para. 1　 A．The discovery of Greenland.Para. 2 B. The first Europeans to reach America.Para. 3 C．The discovery of Newfoundland.Para. 4 D．The origin of the Vikings.Para. 5 E．The discovery of an unknown land.Para. 6 F．The conclusion.Listen to the tape and match the titles. Fast-reading 议与展 Task 1 Please read the text carefully and judge the following statements true(T) or false(F).1．Columbus reached America earlier than the Vikings.(　 　)2．The ancestors of the Vikings were from Scandinavia.(　 　)3．Eric the Red decided to set sail further west in 900 AD.(　 )4．Eric the Red left Iceland because he had committed a murder.(　 　)5．All of Erics twenty-five ships reached Greenland successfully.(　 　)Careful-reading FTFTF Task2 Read the text again and