Unit 2 Sailing the oceans-Workbook 课件

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1、Unit2Sailingtheoceans-Workbook课件Beforelisteningtothetape,lookatthemapbelow.ThenwritedownwhichnewplacesZhengHemighthavevisitedonhissevenvoyages.WorkbookListening1By刘超英ZhengHe’sVoyageBy刘超英By刘超英nauticalchartLISTENINGTEXTWHOWASZHENGHE?(LiHuaying=LH,Celia

2、Main=CM)LH:ThemostfamousChinesenavigatorwasZhengHe.Helivedfrom1371to1433andmadesevenvoyagesaroundtheSouthChinaSea,acrosstoIndiaandevenasfarastheeasterncoastofAfrica.Itwasthe600thanniversaryofthesevoyagesin2005.CM:ArethereotherfamousChinesenavigatorso

3、rishetheonlyone?LH:Heistheonlyonewe'vegotevidencefor.CM:Sotheremayhavebeenothers?LH:Wedon'tknow.That'sbecausealaterEmperormayhavedestroyedalotofevidenceofothervoyages.CM:Isee.WheredidZhengHego?LH:ThedocumentstellusthathewasborninYunnan.Hebuiltapillar

4、torecordhisachievements.Itstatesthathemadesevenvoyagesandvisitedmorethanthirtycountries.HesaidthattheEmperororderedhimtoshowthestrengthofChinesepowerandmeet"foreignersfrombeyondtheseas".Sohewenttounknownplacesandsetuptrade.CM:Tellmeabouthisvoyages.LH

5、:Well,onhisfirstvoyagehevisitedCalicutinIndia.Thepeopletherewereveryimpressedandalittlefrightenedwhentheysawsomanylargeships.Sotherulerwiselydecidedtomakefriendswiththesestrangers.HegaveZhengHemanyscarvesmadeofgoldanddecoratedwithjewels.Thenheenterta

6、inedhimandhismenwithmusicandsongs.CM:Didhegotootherplaces?LH:Yes,onothervoyageshevisitedChampa,andSumatranearChina,Hormuz,andAdeninthePersianGulfandMogadishuinAfrica.ZhengHeopeneddiplomaticrelationswiththemandgavethempresents.CM:WhatdidtheChineseoffe

7、rasgifts?LH:ZhengHefoundthatforeignkingsparticularlyadmiredChineseporcelainandsilk.Sothat'swhyhisshipswerefilledwiththosethings.CM:Isee.Isthatwhytheysayhisshipsweresolarge?LH:Yes,tsupposeso.WhenhereturnedfromIndiahebroughtagiraffefortheEmperorasapres

8、ent.Sohisshipsmusthavebeenlarge.CM:Somewriterssaythattheshipscouldcarryasmanyas20,000peoplealtogether.LH:AndotherwriterssayZhengHewaseightfeettall!Weshouldn'tbelieveeverythingwriterstellus.ObviouslytheywantedtoshowhowimportantZhengHewas.Undoubtedlyth