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1、U2P1Warmingup课件Objectives1.了解人类早期的航海术。2.了解历史上著名的航海家、探险家及著名的航海事迹。3.学习表示“原因与结果”的用语。4.学习本单元的词汇。5.进一步复习掌握谓语的用法。WhenwewanttotalkaboutafamousnavigatorinChinesehistory,whowouldyouliketothinkoffirst?Apersonwhodirectstherouteorcourseofaship,aircraft,orotherformoftransportation,esp.byusin
2、ginstrumentsandmapsnavigatorNavigatorsorExplorersWhatisthedifferencebetweenanavigatorandanexplorer?Navigatorissomeonewhofindsthepositionandplotsthecourseofaship,anaircraft,acar,etc,usingmapsandinstruments.Navigatorseanautical(航海的)instrumentsfindnewislandsorcontinentsExplorerisso
3、meonewhotravelsintoorthroughaplaceinordertolearnaboutit.Veryoftennavigatorsarealsoexplorers.ExplorerlanduseofcompassandlandmarksfindnewplaceswithinanalreadyidentifiedislandorcontinentHe(1371-1433)sailedfromChinatomanyplacesthroughoutSouthPacific,IndianOcean,PersianGulfanddistant
4、Africainsevenepicvoyagesfrom1405to1433,some80yearsbeforeColumbus'svoyages.ZhengHeHe(1254-1324)wasborninVenice.HeisprobablythemostfamousWesternertotraveltheSilkRoad.Hereachedfurtherthananyofhispredecessors,travellingbeyondMongoliaandintoChina.Finallyhisadventureswerewrittendownan
5、dthisbookwaspublishedandbecameabest-seller.MarcoPoloMarco’sTravelingMapMapofChinainYuanDynastyMarcoPolotraveledwithhisfathertoChinaduringtheYuanDynasty,whenKublaiKhanruledChina.MarcowassurprisedatChinesecustomsandskillssuchasusingcoalforheating,papermoney,noodle-makingandmanyoth
6、erthings.He(1728-1779)wasthegreatestBritainnavigator.HeenlistedintheRoyalNavyin1755.In1768hewaspromotedandsenttothePacificwherehesurveyedTahiti,NewZealand,andAustralia.Onhisfamous2ndexpedition(1772-75)heexploredAntarctica.In1776inhisthirdandfinalvoyage,heexploredtheWestcoastofNo
7、rthAmericaanddiscoveredtheHawaiianIslands.JamesCookHe(1451–1506)wasaSpanishsailor.Hemadefourvoyages.Heisfamousallovertheworldnow.PeopleconsiderhimtohavediscoveredAmericafirst.ColumbusThefourbasicinstrumentsfornavigation:Sinan,InchAstrolabe,Sextantandnauticalmap.Sinan,theancientC
8、hinesecompass.Pre-readingItwasinventedbyZhangHe
