人教版高中英语必修第二册精品课件 Unit 4 HISTORY AND TRADITIONS Section A Listening and Speaking.ppt

素养导航?明目标激情早读?拓视野SailingtheoceansZhengHeInthesummerof1405,ZhengHe,oneofChinasgreatestexplorers,setsailfromTaicangonhisfirstvoyage.Afleetofover200shipsnavigatedtheblueseas,withalmost28,000peopleonboard,whichwasasplendidscene.Itwouldtake500yearsbeforealargerfleetsailedtheseas.Accordingtosomerecords,thelargestshipswereover140metersinlength,demonstrating1theadvancedtechnologyandspecialskillsusedinconstructingships.Between1405and1433,onbehalfoftheMingDynasty,ZhengHemadeatotalofsevenvoyages.Hisshipswereloadedwithchina,silk,teaandothertreasuresasgiftsforforeignrulers,andthefleetpaidfriendlyvisitstomorethan30countriesandregions.HeevensailedasfarastheeastcoastofAfrica.Astheysailed,thenavigators2tookcompassreadings,keptlogsoftheirvoyagesandchartedthecoast.LaterthedetailedmapsbecameZhengHesNavigationMap.ZhengHessevenvoyageshadafar-reaching3impactonChinaanditsneighbors.InthecountriesandregionswhereZhengHesetfoot,legendshavebeenpassedonaboutthisgreatexplorer.ZhengHeseffortshelpeddevelopandstrengthenharmonious4relationswiththesecountriesandregions,exposingforeignpeopletoChineseculture,andallowingtheChinesetobetterunderstandoverseaslands.Formanyyears,somehistoriansdismissedtherecordsofthesevoyagesaslegends.Thefinalproofcamewhenanenormous5shipyardwasdiscoveredinNanjing,wherethefleethadbeenbuilt.ZhengHesaccomplishmentsarenowwidelyacknowledged,andheisrememberedasoneofChinasmostinfluentialexplorers.(选自译林版选择性必修第三册Unit3)【词汇积累】1.demonstratev.展示,演示,证明2.navigatorn.导航员,航海家3.far-reachingadj.影响深远的,广泛的,遥远的4.harmoniousadj.和谐的,协调的,融洽的5.enormousadj.巨大的,庞大的,巨量的基础落实?必备知识全过关重点单词写作词汇1.mansionn.公馆;宅第2.cemeteryn.墓地;公墓3.descendantn.后裔;后代;子孙4.heeln.足跟;(脚、袜子、鞋等的)后跟5.Achillesheel致命的弱点拓展词汇1.philosophyn.哲学→philosophern.哲学家2.individual