2. Do you know what sport is the most fashionable, challenging and exciting in the world? boxing cycling Bungee jumping exploring

3. a variety of explorations Voyage exploration Desert exploration Polar exploration Field exploration Space exploration

4. sevencontinents Asia Africa Europe North America, South America, Oceania Antarctic. The map of the world As the ship, compass developed and people’s curiosity increased, people made some voyages to the unknown world.

5. Christopher Columbus James Cook Abel Tasman Zheng He

6. ItemWords and expressions Purposes of exploration dangers and challenges in exploration Make a discovery, Explore the unknown, Map the coast, Find a new landmass, Discover an island, hit a rock, meet with storms, Winds and waves on the sea, losing their way, fight against the natives, lack of food and drinking water, pirates( 海盗 ). Explorers in the past

7. Do scientific research Purpose Study the past Look for thrills Have fun Evaluate them from various points of view Explorers at present

8. language points

9. speaking 1.In their work, scientists meet with situations about which they have to make decisions. meet with…,come across… come up with…, run into… 遇到, 碰上 make decisions about…. 对 … 作出决定 about which … 在句中引导一带有介词 的定语从句, 修饰先行词 situations

10. 2.When Captain James Cook landed in …,he took possession of it in the name of the British Crown..1) sb take/get/gain possession of … 把 … 占为己有, 占领, 夺取 sb be in possession of sth Don ’ t take possession of the wallet,though you picked it up in the street. 2) sth be in the possession of sb （某物）为（某 人）所有 The rare stamp is in the possession of an unknown collector. in charge of / in the charge of

11. ① You can’t ___it, which belongs to her. A.take the possession of B. take possession of C.take charge of D. take the place of B 2.in the name of … 以 … 名义, 代表 …, 看在 … 上 The police arrested him in the name of the law. In the name of love, stop it.

12. Let me thank you in the name of us all. 让我代表大家感谢你. in name only by ／ of/under the name of, call one’s names name after 只在名义上 Eg. The boy ____ the name of David is named ____ his grandfather. A. in; after B. by; with C. in; by D. by; after D 名叫 …… 的 骂人 以．．．．命名

13. 1 ． masses of 大量的 a mass of sand/snow 一堆 / 团 / 块 2. be rich/poor in 富含 / 缺乏 More Phrases: 1 ． do research on 进行调查 2. a state key project 一项国家重点项目 3. dig up 挖掘 1. risk one’s life/health to do sth 冒丧失生命，健康之险做某事 2. do observations for… 为 … 去做观察

14. 3.Instead of sending people, we can send robots equipped with …. instead of … 代替, 而不是 e.g. Instead of going to the museum, they finally decided to go to the park. equipped with … “ 装备 ”, 过去分词短语作 定语 equip … with …., be equipped with …. e.g. All the police are equipped with guns and bullets. equipment n. 设备, 配置

16. Zheng He fleet under the command of… court ambassador awareness renew prosper

17. NameCountryOceanPlaces (continents) Zheng He James Cook Christopher Columbus Abel Tasman China England Italy Dutch Indian Ocean South Pacific Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean South Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean Africa and Arab countries Austria New Zealand America New Zealand

18. Evaluate 评价, 评估 Various 各种各样的 In the name of 以 ….. 的名义 Key 极重要的, 关键的 Origin 起点, 来源 Equip 设备, 装备 Words and Expression

19. I.Zheng He( 鄭和 :1371 ～ 1435 ）

20. Abel Tasman (IV)

21. News and homeworks

22. language points

23. 1.take possession of 占领，占有 in possession of 某人占有，拥有 in the possession of 某事 / 某人为某人占有 They are in possession of the house. The house is in the possession of them. 2.in the name of sb/sth 以 … 的名义，代表 Eg: 我依法逮捕你 I arrest you in the name of the law.

24. 3..be rich/poor in 富含 / 缺乏 Eg:This kind of fruit is rich in a lot of vitamins. 4.risk one’s life/health to do sth 冒丧失生命，健康之险做某事 risk doing sth 冒险做某事 Eg:He risked getting caught in the rain and insisted on walking.

25. 9.alternative 两者选其一的，选择 n. choice of two or more possibilities. Eg:You have the alternative of marrying or remaining a bachelor. 10.be equipped with 用 … 装备，配备 Eg: The soldiers are equipped with weapons. n. equipment U 坚持就是胜利！

26. Discussion What’s the importance of exploring space?