1、Unit 5Unit 5What What What What an adventure!an adventure!an adventure!an adventure!UNITGoalsofthisunitLearntoknowwhypeopletakeriskstoclimbmountainslikeQomolangma;Learntoexpressyouropinionsontakingriskstoclimbhighmountains;Learntousepastfuturetensetoshowwhatwouldhappen;LearntoknowJulesVerneandadapti
2、onofhisworkTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea;Learntoknowdifferentadventuretrips;Learntotalkaboutandwriteyouradventuretrip;Toreadtheinformationaboutthethreeexplorers;Tolearnaboutthethreeexplorersadventuretripsandfindouttheirroutesfromthemap;TolearnaboutXuXiakeslifeandhistravelbywatchingthevideo.R
3、ead the information about the following explorers.FerdinandMagellan(1480-1521)APortugueseexplorerwhosailedwestfromSpainacrosstheAtlanticandPacificOceansinsearchofawestwardroutetotheSpiceIslands(nowpartofIndonesia).VascodaGama(1460-1524)APortugueseexplorerandthefirstEuropeantoreachIndiabysea.Hisiniti
4、aljourneytoIndiaopenedupthesearoutefromWesternEuropetotheeastbywayoftheCapeofGoodHope.ChristopherColumbus(1451-1506)HewasanItalianexplorerwhocompletedjourneysbetweenSpainandtheAmericas,thusmarkingthebeginningofEuropeanexplorationoftheAmericas.bacLook at the map on Page 49 and match the routes to the
5、 explorers.FerdinandMagellanChristopherColumbusVascodaGamaZhengHe(1371-1433)ThefirstvoyagestartedinYonglethreeyears(1405),andthelastvoyageendedinXuandeeightyears(1433),totalingseventimes.ZhengHesvoyagetothewestisthelargestandlongestsailingvoyageinChinainancienttimes.XuXiake(15861641)wasborninJiangyi
6、ncity,Jiangsuprovince.XuXiakelovedtoreadhistory,geographyandbooksaboutadventure,travellingandsoon.After30yearsoftravelling,XuXiakewrotemanytraveldiariesonfamousmountainsandotherplaces.Read information about another advanture Xu Xiake.Afterhisdeath,thesediarieswerecollectedintoabookcalledThe travel d
7、iaries of Xu Xiake.Thebookprovidesrecordsofgeography,hydrology(水文地理学水文地理学),geology(地质学地质学)andplants.Whilerecordinghistravelexperiencesinhisdiaries,XuXiakealsorelatedthelivesandcustomsoflocalpeopleaswellasthedistributionofethnicminoritygroups,whichwasseldomseeninofficialhistory.XuXiakestravelrouteWat
8、ch the video and answer the questions.2.Doyouknowanyothergreatexplorers?Sharetheirstorieswiththeclass.1.WhatkindofdifficultiesdidXuXiakemeet?2.Doyouknowanyothergreatexplorers?Sharetheirstorieswiththeclass.1.WhatkindofdifficultiesdidXuXiakemeet?Xutravelledonfoot.Heoftenwentwithoutfoodfordays,andsuffe
9、redbadweather,illness,dangerousanimalsandevenrobbers.Tips:Theexplorersname,birthplace,birthtimeanddeathtime;Theexplorersadventure;Whyistheexplorersospecialtoyou?SupplementaryinformationExplorerTime&NationalityAdventureAchievement&InfluenceFerdinandMagellan1480-1521PortuguesesailedwestfromSpainacross
10、theAtlanticandPacificoceanstotheSpiceIslands(nowpartofIndonesia)exploredthewestwardroutetoSouth-eastAsiaVascodaGama1460-1524PortugueseopenedupthesearoutefromWesternEuropetotheeastbywayoftheCapeofGoodHopethefirstEuropeantoreachIndiabyseaExplorerTime&NationalityAdventureAchievement&InfluenceChristophe
11、rColumbus1451-1506ItaliancompletedjourneysbetweenSpainandtheAmericasmarkedthebeginningofEuropeanexplorationoftheAmericasExplorerTime&NationalityAdventureAchievement&InfluenceXuXiake1587-1641Chinese(theMingDynasty)exploredfamousmountainsandrivers,andwenttoplacesthathadneverbeenvisitedbeforecoveredalm
12、osthalfofmodernChinatravelledonfootcorrectedseveralmistakesinearlierbooksdiscoveredthattheJinshaRiverwasthetruesourceoftheYangtzeRiver1.explorev.ifyouexploreaplace,youtravelaroundittofindoutwhatitislike探测探测；探险探险explorern.探险家，探险者探险家，探险者explorationn.探险，探测探险，探测egHeexploredtheforestwithotherexplorers.It
13、isagreatexplorationinhislife.2.HisinitialjourneytoIndiaopenedupthesearoutefromWesternEuropetotheeastbywayoftheCapeofGoodHope.initialadj.:happeningatthebeginning开始开始的，最初的的，最初的egMyinitialreactionwastorefuse.Hisinitialpurposewastokillthemonsterbutfinallyhefoundoutthatthemonsterwasjustapoorhomelessman.Itisalwaystheadventurerwhoaccomplishesgreatthings.Montesquieu成成大事者往往是冒险家。大事者往往是冒险家。孟德斯鸠孟德斯鸠Whatsyouropinion?Making a poster about a modern-day adventurertheirnames,agesandnationalitieswheretheywentandwhattheydidthere
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