Connecting the People of Asia and Europe through Trade The Silk Road

Activity 1: Previewing Matching Flags - Countries

Saudi Arabia, China, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Turkey

Saudi Arabia 5. Egypt 2. The People’s Republic of China 1. Iran 3. Iraq 6 4. Turkey

The Silk Road From Asia to Europe: Trading silk and other goods!

Activity 2: Guessing meanings from contexts  Before the era of modern transportation, people traveled in caravans of camels or horses.  Bali is a famous tourist destination in Indonesia  The number of people of who cannot read and write has declined sharply in Indonesia.  Market is the place where merchants sell goods to customers.  Smoking is hazardous to your health.  The harsh climate in North and South Poles makes living in these places almost impossible.  In Tanah Abang Market, textiles and accessories are traded in special prices.  The threat of heart attacks comes from heavy smoking and unhealthy diets.

Caravan

Mind Mapping  Mind mapping is a mapping of key ideas. 1.Overview 2.Summary 3.Association or links of ideas

For Example: Meet the oldest person in history Jeanne Louise Calment Personal information Important Events Records of achievements Secret to Longevity

Mind Mapping Jeanne Louise Calment 1 Personal information 2 Important Events 3 Records of achievements 4 Secret to Longevity Birth Death Family Place Date Age husbandChildren Grand children Telephone Eiffel Tower Vincent Van Gogh World Wars Guinness book Michael Jordan of Aging Rap Record Age Comment Who? Why? Parents Healthy habits Upbeat Spirit

Activity 3: Mind Mapping Group work  The class is divided into 5 groups.  Each group gets one part of the reading passage.  Each group reads the assigned part of the passage and creates a mind map of sub section to help remember the key points.

Activity 4: Sharing Directions:  The class is regrouped.  Each group should get a member of each of the previous groups.  Each member of the previous groups shares his/her part using the mind map to make the new group well- informed about the whole passage.

Main Ideas  The main idea of a paragraph is the idea that summarizes what is mainly discussed.  Skimming is the ability to read a text quickly to find the gist or the main idea discussed.  Sometimes, when we read, we just want to know what the passage is about or what a paragraph is about. To do this, we just read it quickly to find the main idea discussed.  The following activity may help you develop your ability to skim for main ideas.

Activity 5: Finding Main ideas Directions: Read the passage again to find the main idea of the each paragraph. ParagraphMain Idea

Answer Key - Finding Main ideas ParagraphMain Idea 1Par 1, 2 nd sentence 2Par 2, 1 st sentence 3Par 3, 1 st sentence 4Par 4, 1-2 nd sentences 5Par 5, 1 st sentence

Activity 6: Comprehension Check (T/F) 1.The Silk Road connected Asia and America. (T/F) 2.The Silk Road was exclusively used for selling and trading silk. (T/F) 3.Merchants usually traveled the whole distance of the Silk Road. (T/F) 4.Several factors made travel along the Silk Road dangerous. (T/F) 5.The Silk road connected distant cultures for almost 2000 years. (T/F) 6.Today tourists can explore the sites along the ancient Silk Road. (T/F) 7.The discovery of sea routes caused the decline and fall of the Silk Road. (T/F) 8.Merchants rarely socialized with each other and the local people along the Silk Road. (T/F) 9.The Silk Road positively contributed to enrichment of the human civilization. (T/F) 10.The Silk Road triggered important scientific and technical discoveries. (T/F)

Activity 7: Discussion Questions 1.Why was the Silk Road important for the enrichment in human civilization? 2.Why did the discovery of the Sea Route make the Silk Road travel fall into decline? 3.Was the Silk Road more important for the exchange of goods or the exchange of ideas? 4.The Silk Road today is an attractive and popular tourist destination. Why?

Activity 8: Talking Points 1.The Silk Road today is an attractive and popular tourist destination. Can you mention other attractive and popular tourist destinations around the world? 2.Choose one discovery in medical field that is important for human civilization? 3. Do you think the discovery of air transportation will cause a decline in land transportation? 4.What are the hazardous impacts of the Internet? What should we do to minimize the negative impacts?

Activity 9: Sum it Up  Use the mind mapping to help you write a one-paragraph summary of the article.

Thank You!