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Unit 2 crossing limits
World map exploration
Columbus was Spanish sailors.
He made four voyages . He was
the first man who discovered
Amercia.
James Cook was a British captain.
He made maps of Australia and
New zealand
1. Who were the real explorers long before?
2. How many Chinese explorers are mentioned in the text?
period
name
Way of
travel
goods
destination
The earliest
time
Chinese Silk road spices, glass India, the
Middle East ,
merchants
Rome
In 97 AD
Han Dynasty
Gan Ying Over land
rhinoceros
horns
In 751-762
Dang Dynasty
Du Huan
In 1405-1433
Ming Dynasty Zhenghe
China
By boat
In the 11th
century
the Africans By boat
Song Dynasty
the East Rome
Empire
A bronze
statue of a lion
China
giraffes,zebras,
By fleet shells, elephant Africa
ivory…
India-------the middle east-----Rome
Silk road
coasts of India Ocean---Ceylon(Sri Lanka)
1. Why did people of the Han Dynasty know
about Africa?
Ceylon, was the place where Chinese
merchants met with Arab merchants and
heard about the westernmost lands.
2. What happened to the Swahili kingdoms and
the islands off the African coast after Gan Ying’s
travel?
They developed into the world’s trading
center for ivory, spices,rhinoceros horns
and so on.
4. What led to the meeting between black people and a
Chinese?
The Arabic contacts to the African coast .
5. Who was Du Huan? What did he write?
He was taken prisoner by the Arabic army.
He wrote his Record of My Travels.
6. What did it mean after the Africans made voyages to
the court of the Song Dynasty?
It was a major development that the Africans were
reaching out to China.
7. How many fleets? What was Zhenghe’s sea route?
What presents did the Ming court give Africa?
They set sail from the South China Sea …the
Indian Ocean…the Red Sea…further south.
What is the main idea of the whole passage?
It talks about Chinese explorations,
especially the contacts between China
and Africa.
In your opinion, what makes people explore the
new place?
Trade and curiosity.
Put the sentences in good order.
1.In the eleventh century, the Africans made several voyages to the
court of the song dynasty.
2.Merchants from the Arabic countries began to travel to the
Swahili kingdom and the islands off the African coast to trade with
them.
3.People of the Han Dynasty exchanged silk for spices and glass
with Indians and Romans by way of the Silk Road.
4. The Chinese traveller, Du Huan, wandered
Through Arabic countries for about 10 years.
5.Christopher Columbus and other European explorers searched for
routes to Asia.
6. Zheng He made seven voyages and discovered the eastern coast
of Africa.
3 –2 – 4 – 1 – 6 - 5
reach vt. 到达，达到，获得
vi.
reach out (to sb/sth )= reach for sth
=stretch out 伸手以拿到、抓到某物
Eg.He reached for his dictionary.
We must reach out to those in need.
我们应该伸出援助之手，帮助需要帮助的人。
contact
n. 接触，联系 be in contact with…
eg. They have been in contact with
each other for 5 years.
She came into contact with many people.
make /lose contact with
v. 联系，接触
When can I contact you tomorrow?
She contacted me upon her arrival.
2. …and other European explorers to search for sea
routes to the distant,…However, long before that
brave..(para1)
n. in search of
in a / the / one’s search for
v. search sb.for sth.
search (a place) for sb./sth.
search for sb./sth.
He immigrated to Brazil in search of a better life.
I have been searching for the same kind of shoes
as these.
C the forest
①.Many policemen and soldiers are ___
___ the prisoner escaping from prison.
A.searching for; searching
B.searching; searching
C.searching; in search of
D.in search for; searching for
C
②.The policemen are searching ___every
house ___the thief.
A.for; for
B .of ; of
C. /; for
D. of ; for
3. long before
before long
1）There was a lively market long
before.（很久以前）
2）Before long you will understand
what I said is good for you.（不久
=soon）
3）I had waited him long before he
came.（在他回来之前我已等他很久）
4)It won’t be long before you see him again.
不久你就会看到他了.
5)It was long before they escaped from
the cruel prison.
过了很久，他们才从监狱逃跑出来
It ___long before we ___the
C
result of the
experiment.
A. will not be ; will know B. is ; will know
C. will not be;know
D. is ; know
3. ..Rome, in exchange for spices and glass.(para2)
exchange…with sb. 与某人交换
exchange…for
以…交换，与…兑换
in exchange for 交换，调换
Shall I exchange seats with you?
I’ve just bought this tie, but can I
exchange it for that one?
Can I exchange pounds for dollars here?
I gave her a sweater in exchange for a
skirt.
He is giving her French lessons in
exchange for his English lessons.(物物交换)
4. In return,the Ming court sent gold ,spices ,silk,
(p13 the second para. from the bottom)
in return adv.作为回报/报答地 (for+n.)
If you give me your photo, I’ll give you mine in
return.
He didn’t expect anything in return for his help.
set sail to/for/from
begin a voyage 起航
eg. He decided to set sail to/for New
York the next day.
in return (for sth) 作为（对某物）的回报
as payment or reward (for sth)
我请他喝酒以酬谢他的帮助。
eg. I bought him a drink in return
for his help.
so + v. + that 从句 如此，以致
于
v.通常是能够表示人的情绪的动词
eg. She so admired the pop star
that she dreamt of him at night.
eg. I so hated him that I won’t see
him any more!
so+ adj./adv. +that 从句
eg. He ran so quickly that we couldn’t
keep up with him.
He is so tall a man that he can
almost reach the ceiling.