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pizza A story about pizza Who is this traveller? green onion pancake Italian traveler Long long ago, an Italian traveler came to China. And he was so impressed by one of China’s traditional food— that when he came back to Italy he still wanted to eat it. So he told the cook how to make it, but the cook found that it was impossible for him to put the filling into the cake. So he just put the filling on the cake , and that was the beginning of pizza. Well, that’s just a story. But do you know who was the traveler that brought pizza to Italy?

Lesson3 Marco Polo Reading

Background information Italy Marco Polo was born in _______. He was a ____________. He travelled to ______ ,at that time, China was ruled by the _________ Dynasty Emperor____________. There is a book about his stories ,called_________________________________________. businessman China Yuan Kublai Khan Yes, it is Marco Polo. I suppose you must be very familiar with this history figure and I have told you to look up some information about him after class. So now let’s learn some background information about Marco Polo together. There are three statements on PPT, go through them quickly and tell me whether they are true or false. The Description of the World

All these can be used as fuel. Word Bank wood coal oil All these can be used as fuel.

Marco served in his court. Word Bank emperor Marco served in his court.

During the war, Marco was the captain of a warship. Word Bank During the war, Marco was the captain of a warship.

Word Bank amazed confused

He was caught by his enemy and put into prison. Word Bank He was caught by his enemy and put into prison.

amazed fuel confused court warship emperor put into prison captain Pronunciation amazed confused warship put into prison fuel court emperor captain

Fast-reading Listen to the tape and read the text quickly, then finish the following two tasks.

Task1—Try to find out the main idea of the text. The main idea of the text is___. A. An introduction to Marco Polo B. Marco Polo’s travels C. Marco Polo and his travels D. Marco Polo’s book

Task1—Match the paragraphs with these headings.(标题) Marco’s amazement(惊讶) at China People’s reactions(反应) to Marco’s book How he felt about the inventions and developments in China Marco’s stories after he returned home Marco Polo’s early life Kublai Khan welcomed Marco Polo

Marco’s amazement at China 3 Marco’s amazement at China

6 People’s reactions to Marco’s book

How he felt about the inventions and developments 4 How he felt about the inventions and developments

Marco’s stories after he returned home 5 Marco’s stories after he returned home

Kublai Khan welcomed Marco Polo 2 Kublai Khan welcomed Marco Polo

1 Marco Polo's early life

Careful-reading Please read the text paragraph by paragraph for detailed information.

He travelled across Europe and Asia and finally he arrived in Beijing. Paragraph 1 China... Where had Marco Polo been to before he arrived in Beijing? He travelled across Europe and Asia and finally he arrived in Beijing. Italy...

the first emperor of Yuan Dynasty. paragraph 1 Who was the Chinese emperor when Marco travelled to China? Kublai Khan the first emperor of Yuan Dynasty.

paragraph 2 When Marco and his father met the emperor, they ___. A. lived in a hostel B. were put into prison C. were welcomed D. were asked to teach the Emperor foreign languages

paragraph 2 Why was the emperor impressed by Marco Polo? Because Marco _______. A. was quite clever B. was very powerful C. could speak four languages D. both A and C

paragraph 3-4 Why was Marco surprised to see people using paper money? Because in Europe people paid for goods with gold and silver.

paragraph 3-4 What were the black stones Marco saw people burning for fuel? The black stones were _____. A. wood B. gas C. coal D. diamonds

paragraph 5 Why was Marco put into prison when he went back to Italy? Because a _______ war _________ and during the war he was _______ by the ______. local broke out caught enemy

paragraph 5 Description of the World ? A. Marco Polo B. A prisoner Who wrote the book The Description of the World ? A. Marco Polo B. A prisoner C. Kublai Khan D. Some unknown people

Your team will get one point if the answer is right ! Group Competition Practise using the important new words and phrases. You will see some words and phrases later. Please make sentences with them. Your team will get one point if the answer is right ! I will divide all of you into two groups, one are the girls, the other are the boys, and we will have a PK now

be surprised to ,be confused by …born Italy 1254… Marco Polo was born in Italy in 1254 . …travel China 17… He travelled to China when he was 17. He was welcomed by Kublai Khan. …welcome Kublai Khan… He was amazed by the beautiful and powerful China. …be amazed by… He was surprised to see paper money and was confused by the black stone. be surprised to ,be confused by Marco returned to Italy after 17 years of service to the emperor. …1291 17 Italy … A local war broke out and he was put into prison by the enemy. …break out put into prison… A prisoner wrote Marco’s stories in a book named The Description of the world. …prisoner book…

Inspiration Why did Marco Polo come to China instead of other countries at that time? Because China is an advanced country at that time, or in other words, China is powerful. Today, more and more foreigners come to China, they do trade with China, learn Putonghua and Chinese cultures or enjoy the beautiful sceneries of China, on the one hand, we are very proud of this, on the other hand, we feel that as a Chinese, it is our duty to make our countries more and more powerful,

Homework Retell the story about Marco Polo based on the key words. Finish exercises on pages 70-71. Preview Relative Clauses.

Task1— Find out the information about Marco Polo and fill out the following form. Name Marco Polo Born (when/ where) 1254, Italy Came to China (when) 1271 do trade with the Chinese Purpose Languages (how many) 4 1291 Returned to Italy (when) Age of his death 70 The Description of the World The name of his book