Unit 7 Lesson 1 The Spirits of Explorers by Zhu Fangfang No.11 Middle School,Hefei

Unit 7 The Sea Lesson 1 The Spirit of Explorers Unit 7 The Sea Lesson 1 The Spirit of Explorers

James cook was a British captain. He made maps of Australia and New Zealand. James Cook

Columbus was Spanish sailors. He made four voyages. He is famous all over the world now. People consider him to have discovered America first. Do you think so? Columbus was Spanish sailors. He made four voyages. He is famous all over the world now. People consider him to have discovered America first. Do you think so? Columbus

1. Which of the following people do you think arrived in America first? a. Christopher Columbus b. Ancient Romans c. Chinese d. Vikings d. Pre-reading

2. Match the words with their explanations. Scandinavia Greenland a large island in the North Atlantic Ocean, near Northeastern Canada an area of North Europe consisting of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Finland Pre-reading

a country in the North Atlantic a large island in Eastern Canada Newfoundland Iceland Pre-reading 2. Match the words with their explanations.

This painting shows Viking raider in about the year 1100

This is the Vinland-map. It might be the oldest map of North America. Some people believe the Vikings drew it. They think Christopher Columbus may have used it to find the New world.

Scandinavia Iceland Newfoun dland Greenland

1. Eric the Red wanted to get a land which could be colonized so he decided to set sail further. 2. Biarni set sail from Iceland in order to join Leif’s father. True or False F F Fast-reading

3. Biarni discovered Greenland first. 4. The Vikings were stronger and stronger in Northern Europe from the 8th to 10th century. 5. According to official records Europeans reached America long before Columbus ever set sail. F F T 2. True or False Fast-reading

3. Read the passage. Then complete the table below about the Vikings’ major discoveries. When?Who?What?How? the middle of the ninth century discovered Iceland blown there by a storm Detailed Reading

When?Who?What?How? unknown land blown off course not longer after Eric the Red had landed in Greenland Biarni

When?Who?What?How? the year 1002 Leif and Biarni Vinland (now known as Newfoundland) planned the trip

1.Why did Eric the Red leave Iceland? He was forced to leave Iceland because he got into trouble for a murder he had committed. 2. Who was Biarni looking for when he was blown to an unknown land? He was looking for his father who was with Eric’s party. 4. Read the passage and answer these questions. Detailed Reading

3. How do we know about the Vikings? The Vikings were a group of people who originated form Scandinavia. They dominate the seas and coasts of northern Europe between the 8th and 9th centuries AD. Detailed Reading

1. long before “ 在之前很久 ” They achieved this long before Columbus ever set sail. 他们在哥伦布到达此地很久之前就 已经来过这儿。 before long “ 不久 ” I shall see you again before long, my boy. 孩子, 很快我就会再来看你。 Language points

It be+ 一段时间 +before “ 过了多久 ” It was a long time before I got to sleep again. 过了很久, 我才又睡着了。 2. get into trouble “ 遇到麻烦 ” She is always getting into trouble. 她总是有麻烦。

be in trouble “ 有麻烦, 有困难, 出事 ” He is in trouble again. This time he has broken a window. 他 又有麻烦了, 这次他打碎了窗户上的玻 璃。 have trouble (in) doing something “ 做 某事有困难 ”

Did you have any trouble( in) finding the house? 你找到这所房子有困难吗？ 3. search somebody “ 搜身 ” The police searched the prisoner to see if he had a gun. 警察搜了这个犯人的身, 看他是 否带枪了。

search someplace “ 搜某地 ” They searched every room in the house but found nothing. 他们搜了这所房子的每一个房 间, 但什么也没找到。 search for “ 到处寻找 ”

I must search for that lost money until I find it. 我必须找到我丢失的钱。 in search of ( 引起状语 ) “ 寻找 ” The boys went in search of something to eat. 这个男孩出去找些吃的东西。

4. follow “ 跟随 ” He followed her up the stairs. 他跟着他上了楼。 “ 沿着走 ” Follow this road to the corner. 沿着这条路走道拐角处。

“ 遵循, 依照行事 ” He must follow the directions that his teacher gave. 他必须听从老师的指导 “ 听懂 ” You are reading too fast for me to follow. 你读得太快, 我听不懂。

5. Eric set sail once again, this time with 25 ships, of which only 14 made it to Greenland. 埃里克又一次起航, 这次一共有 25 条 船, 只有其中 14 艘到达了格陵兰岛。 of which only 14 = only 14 of which

1.Vocabulary: Definition Finish exercise 6 on page9. 1.finally 2.control 3.find out 4. start a sea journey 5. carry out 6. come from 7. settled by people 8. old stories eventually dominate discover set sail commit originate from colonized legend Post-reading

2. Grammar : Relative Clauses (II) Read these sentences below and in pairs, work out which words are used to join two sentences together and what it refers to. a) By around 900AD, there were many places in Northern Europe where the Vikings chose to live. where Post-reading

b) Eric reached Greenland and discovered that people could live in the place where he landed.   Relative adverbs where and when can be used to give information about places and time. After the word reason, we can use why in relative clauses.   Relative pronouns can be used as the objects of prepositions. Usually we use prepositions before which and whom: preposition+which/whom where

Voice your opinion Do you think it matters which Europeans first reached America? Discuss with your partner and tell the class. Do you think it matters which Europeans first reached America? Discuss with your partner and tell the class.

1. After five hours’ drive, they reached ___ they thought was the place they’d been dreaming of. A. that B. where C. which D. what D. what Exercises

2. The journey around the world took the old sailor nine months, __ the sailing time was 226 days. A. of which B. during which C. from which D. for which A. of which

3. The factory produces half a million pairs of shoes every year, 80% ___ are sold abroad. A. of which B. which of C. of then D. of that A. of which

4. I have many friends, ___ some are businessman. A. of them B. from which C. who of D. of whom D. of whom

1. I have five balloons. Three of them are yellow. I have five balloons, of which three are yellow. Join the pairs of sentences using relative pronouns.

2. David is my friend. I often play tennis with him. David is my friend, with whom I play tennis. 3. He has twenty books. Only two of them are interesting. He has twenty books, of which only two are interesting.

4. Mr. Johnson apologized for the mistake. We complained to him. Mr. Johnson, to whom we complained, apologised for the mistakes. 5. The shop is not far from my house. We bought the air-conditioner from it. The shop where we bought the air- conditioner, is not far from my house.

6. The Antarctic is covered with snow and ice all the year round. Man knows little about it. The Antarctic, about which we know little, is covered with snow and ice all the year round.

7. You’d better tell her the name of the book. She can find information about the project there. You’d better tell her the name of the book, in which she can find information about the project.

8. They have just started their trip to Tibet. They prepared for it for about a month. They have just started their trip to Tibet, for which they prepared for a month.

Homework Imagine the difficulties the Viking met write 5 sentences about it. Homework