1、Lesson 3 Marco Polo 學(xué)案. Fast reading1.Find out the information about Marco Polo and fill out the following form.n Name:n Born (when/where):n Came to China (when):n Purpose: n Languages (how many):n Returned to Italy (when):n Age of his death: n The name of his book: 2.Please match the main idea of e

2、ach paragraph.Marcos amazement at China ( )People s reactions to Marcos book ( )Inventions and developments in China ( )Marco Polo's return to Italy ( )Marcos arrival in China ( )Marco Polo's early life ( ). Carefully reading1.Read the text. Are these statements true (T) or false (F)?1.Kubla

3、i Khan trusted Marco polo very much.2.Marco polos taught people to use coal as fuel in the Yuan Dynasty.3.The Hall in the Summer Palace can contain 6,000 people having dinner together.4. China was more developed than Europe at that time when Marco travelled to China.5. As soon as Marco Polo arrived

4、in Italy a local war broke out near his town.6. Marco Polo wrote The Description of the world before he died2.SummaryMarco Polo was born in _. He later travelled to _ and was _ by the Emperor _. He served in China for _ years and experienced many _ things. Soon after he _ to Italy, he was _ prison,

5、where he told his stories to a _. The prisoner then _ his stories in a book called _. Language points1.trade v. trade with sb 與某人做生意The country trades with a lot of European countries.trade sth for sth.用某物交換某物I traded information for moneytrade n. 買賣，交易 do trade with sb.His father wanted to do trade

6、 with the Chinese.他的父親想和中國人做買賣。2. eventually adv.最后,終于,結(jié)果He worked very hard and eventually made himself ill.3.be impressed by(at, with) 被感動,給留下-印象 (be struck by)I was deeply impressed by his speech.sth. /sb. impress sb. 給留下深刻的印象We interviewed a number of candidates but none of them impressed us.我們和

7、數(shù)名申請人進(jìn)行了面談，但都沒有給我們留下什么印象。4. in turn(s) 順次; 一個接一個地（做某事）The two sisters cared for their sick mother in turn.兩姐妹輪流照看生病的母親。The boys were asked in turns to see the examiner.男孩子們一個接一個地被叫去見考官。They sang on the stage in turn.5. amaze 吃驚,使驚奇be amazed by 對(因)-大感驚訝We were amazed at the amazing news.be amazed to

8、 do We were amazed to hear the news.be amused that I was amazed that he had made such rapid progress in English.6.describe -as 把-說成describe+名(oneself) +as形(名)He described my plan as unrealistic.他批評我的計劃不切實際.describe himself as an artist.自稱藝術(shù)家7.available adj.可得到的.可用的,可看見的 (opposite: unavailable)Is the

9、 library available during summer vacation?These shoes are not available in your size.The doctor is not available now.8 .pay.vt.付款,支付. I paid $5 for that book.Did you pay for that, sir?pay for 付-的款,受-報應(yīng) pay in 繳納(款項)pay into 把錢存入(銀行,帳戶) pay off 全部還清 I have paid off all my debts.9. confuse. Vt.使人困惑,使弄

10、錯.The difficult question confused him.be confused by 對(因)-感到困惑People were confused by a lot of information.人們被大量的信息搞糊涂了10. break out (戰(zhàn)爭、爭吵、疾病等) 爆發(fā)During the election period, a big strike broke out.競選期間，爆發(fā)了一場大罷工。A quarrel broke out suddenly at midnight with the noise of breaking something.半夜，他們突然大吵起

11、來，還伴隨著摔東西地聲音。11. although 盡管，雖然。用于引導(dǎo)狀語從句，后面的主句不能用but連接。Although my car is very old, it still runs very well.盡管我的車很舊，跑起來卻還很好。The lights were already on although it was only five oclock.盡管剛剛五點鐘，燈卻已點亮了。12. stand by 忠于; 堅守; 堅持I still stand by what I said yesterday.我堅持我昨天說的話。I stand by my principles.我堅持我

12、的原則。. Practice1. 短語歸納輪流_ (壞事)突然發(fā)生，爆發(fā)_關(guān)進(jìn)監(jiān)獄_堅持（某種）說法_和做生意_紙幣_可用的_給留下深刻的印象_做筆錄_最暢銷的書_用黃金和白銀砌成_被所震撼_對感到困惑_ 2.翻譯句子1. 馬可也相應(yīng)地被中國的美麗和強(qiáng)大所震撼。_2. 他回到家鄉(xiāng)后不久，一場區(qū)域性的戰(zhàn)爭在他家鄉(xiāng)附近爆發(fā)了。_3. 雖然人們愛讀他的書，但許多人認(rèn)為馬可寫的東西太離奇而不足信。_4. 但馬可總是信守他所講的每一個故事。_5. 他在中國參觀的第一個博物館是歷史博物館。_3.單項選擇1.- I think you should phone Jeanne and say sorry to

13、 her. -_ . It was her fault. A. No way B. Not possible C. No chance D. Not at all.2.It was autumn _ his wife returned from Spain.A. since B. when C. before D. that3.He set out soon after dark _ home an hour later.A. arriving B. to arrive C. having arrived D. and arrived4.Sorry to have interrupted yo

14、u, please go on.- Where was I?- You _ you didnt like your fathers job. A. had said B. said C. were saying D. had been saying5.I dont know where are my glasses, _ I cant read anything. A. with which B. by which C. without which D. in which 6. Taiwan is part of China, _ is known to all the world. A. w

15、hat B. as C. that D. such 7. The reason _ she explained seemed reasonable. A. why B. that C. what D. if 8. To my _, he was able to recite the whole poem from memory. A. amaze B. amazed C. amazement D. amazing9. The foreigners are _by the _ achievements that the Chinese have made recently in socialist construction A. amazingamazing B. amazedamazed C. amazedamazing D. amazingamazed10.The instructions on the box are very _. A. confused B. confusing C. confusion D. confuse11.He was against the law and put into _ last month for robbery. A. the prison B. a prison C. prisons D. prison 12.When it sto