Unit 8 Lesson 3 Marco Polo and His Travels 读译课文

He replied “I have only told half of what I saw!”
Structure
What is the clue of this story ? （=In what order is the story put together）
Before he got to China Time clue During his stay in China
In 1291, Marco, who was very _w_e_a_l_th_y_ at that time,
returned to Italy. Later, he severed as the _c_a_p_t_a_i_n of a warship in a local war but was caught. In the _p_r_is_o_n_, he met an author who wrote his stories in a book, which became one of the b_e_s_t_-s_e_l_li_n_gbooks in Europe. Many people didn’t believe the stories, but Marco always _s_t_o_o_d__ by his stories.
was confused by_t_h_e_b__la_c_k_ s_to__n_e_s_p_e_o_p_l_e_u_s_e_d__a_s__fu_e_l__
served in t_h_e__e_m_p_e_r_o_r_’s__c_o_u_rt
Marco Polo & His Travels (Part 3)
prison • told all his stories to...

e.g. I have paid off all my debts.
11. confuse (vt.) 使人困惑,使弄错(Para 4) e.g. The difficult question confused him.
be confused by … 对(因)…感到困惑
e.g. People were confused by a lot of information. 人们被大量的信息搞糊涂了.
Marco Polo 1254, Italy
1271 4
17 1291 70 The Description of the World
The third reading
Read the passage again and answer the following questions.
Questions:
She seated herself on the sofa.
The hall is so large that it can seat 5000 people.
9. be available (adj.) (Para 4) 可得到的;可用的;可看见的
e.g. Is the libra来自y available during summer vacation?
Questions:
• How did Marco describe the Summer Palace?
He described it as “ The greatest palace that ever was…”.
The walls ?
The Hall ?
Questions:
• Why was Marco surprised to see people using paper money?

Let’s watch a clip of video and try to guess : 1.Who is the main character in the film? Marco Polo 2. What is he talking about?
His travels in China
3
Title (标题): Marco Polo
What he did ?
3
4 How was
he treated? (对待)
What he saw？
2
When\ how he arrived?
1
Marco’s travels
5
His feeling
People’s response \ opinion
7
The results?
6
5
Fast reading with a focus on main idea.
Pick out a key word or phrase in each paragraph
Could you make a short story about Marco’s travels with the key words ?

Pick out a key word which can generalize the main idea of the paragraph. Para 1:
Para 1 ...with his father, who wanted to…
2.What does it feature in its language ? (语言特色）
B. Use the attributive clauses（定语从句）

a. Marco Polo's early life b. Experience after returning to Italy c. Inventions and developments in China d. Marco’s experience in China e. Marco’s amazement at China f. People’s reaction to Marco’s stories
Par1. Marco Polo's early life Par.2 Marco’s experience in China Par.3 Marco’s amazement at China Par.4 Inventions and developments in China Par.5 Experience after returning to Italy Par.6 People’s reaction to Marco’s stories
Unit8 lesson3 Reading
Lead-in
Marco Polo & His Travels
skimming
Go through the passage quickly and match the paragraphs with the main idea.
Para.1
Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Para.6
He travelled across Europe and Asia at 17 years old.
1254
He was born in Italy in 1254.
17 years
He served to the Emperor/ worked in China for 17 years.