1. Welcome

3. 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?

4. Lesson3 Marco Polo
Reading

5. 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

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

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

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

9. Word Bank
amazed
confused

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

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

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

13. 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

14. 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

15. Marco’s amazement at China3
Marco’s amazement at China

16. 6
People’s reactions to
Marco’s book

17. How he felt about the inventions and developments4
How he felt about the inventions and developments

18. Marco’s stories after he returned home5
Marco’s stories after he returned home

19. Kublai Khan welcomed Marco Polo2
Kublai Khan welcomed Marco Polo

20. 1
Marco Polo's early life

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

22. 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...

23. 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.

24. 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

25. 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

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

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

31. be surprised to ,be confused by
…born Italy …
Marco Polo was born in Italy in
…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.
… 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…

32. 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,

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

34. 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