Unit 5 Topic 2 I’m becoming more and more interested in China’s history. Section B

Look at the card and make a dialog. Name: Zheng He ( ) Birthplace: Yunnan Province Experience: From 1405 to 1433, he led seven ocean journeys for the Ming emperor.

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Read 1c carefully and fill in the blanks. 1. It took Zheng He ______________ years to lead _______ ocean journeys in total. 2. He used __________, __________________ and _______________ to help him find new places. 3. He went on his ocean journey with ________ 200 ships and about people ___________. 4. On his journeys, the biggest ship was about ______ meters long and ______ meters wide. 5. He visited more than _____ countries and areas. 6. He made the ocean journeys in order to ___________________________________________ _____________________. twenty-eight/28seven/7 compassesocean maps other things over each time develop trade and friendship between China and other countries

A: Look at the picture. Do you know who he is? B: He is Thomas Edison. A: Do you know something about him? B: Yes, he was a scientist. A: He is clever. B: He invented many useful things. We can also say: Thomas Edison was a great scientist who invented many useful things.

I have a friend. Her name is Jane. We can also say: I have a friend whose name is Jane.

Say something about them after the example. Zheng He/ lead seven ocean journeys e.g. Zheng He was a great explorer who led seven ocean journeys.

Yang Zhenning/ win the Nobel Prize for physics Yang Zhenning is a great scientist who/that won the Nobel Prize for physics.

Yuan Longping/ develop hybrid rice Yuan Longping is a great scientist who/that has developed hybrid rice.

Section B 1a Listen, read and say （影片 2 ）

Zheng He was an explorer who was born in a Muslim family. 1._______________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 2.______________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 3.______________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Zheng He who/that was a captain and palace official led seven ocean journeys from 1405 to He was a Ming dynasty explorer (whom/who/that) the Chinese people are proud of. Zheng He who/that was a Ming dynasty explorer died of illness on his way home from Africa in Write down as much information about Zheng He as possible, using attributive clauses.

1. become interested in 开始对 … 感兴趣 （表明一个变化的过程） be interested in ． 对 … 感兴趣 （是一个状态） 2. He was a Ming dynasty explorer whom the Chinese people are proud of. 他是一个中国人为之感到自豪的明代探险家。 (1) 这是一个由 whom 引导的定语从句， whom 在从 句中作 be proud of 的宾语。 (2)be proud(adj.) of…= take pride(n.) in 为 …… 感到骄傲／自豪。 如 : I am proud of my son's success. 我以儿子的成功为荣。 pride n. 骄傲，自豪，得意感； 自尊，自尊心，尊严。 be the pride of… 是 … 的骄傲 Language Points

3. lead seven ocean journeys 领导 7 次航海之旅 lead 在此作动词， “ 率领、领导、通过 ” ， (lead-led-led) ocea journey 航海 4. sail to sp. 航行去某地 5. the east coast of …. ….. 的东海岸 6. half a century earlier 早半个世纪 “ 数词短语 + 形容词比较级 ” 表示 ”…… 比 ……( 强、多、大 ) 多少 ” 。 如 : I am 4 years older than you ． 我比你大 4 岁。 He is two centi-meters taller than me. 他比我高两厘米。

7. Unfortunately ， he died of illness on his way home from Africa in 遗憾的是, 1433 年从非洲回国的路上他死于疾病。 （ 1 ） fortune (n.) 运气 fortunate (adj.) 幸运的 fortunately (adv.) 幸运地 unfortunately ( 反义 ) 不幸的是 （ 2 ） die of 死于 …… 【辨析】 die of ， die from die of 和 die from 都指因某种原因死亡。 die of-- 通常因疾病、饥饿、年老等自然死亡 ； die from-- 因受伤等原因而导致的非自然死亡等。 如 : The old man died of heart disease. 那老人死于心脏病。 He died from brain injuries by blows on the head. 他因脑部受到重击而死。 8. develop trade and friendship between China and other countries 发展中国与其他国家之间的贸易与友谊

Please write a passage about a famous person. Use attributive clause with “ who ”, “ whom ” and “ whose ” as many as possible.

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