Unit+5+What+an+Adventure!+Starting+out 高一英語(yǔ)外研版（2019）必修第三冊(cè)

StartingoutBytheendofthisperiod,youwillbeableto:rememberthewordsofUnit5;knowtheadventureoftheexplorersathomeandabroadandevaluatetheirachievementsandsummarizespiritsoffouradventurers.1.initial2.thus3.confirm4.crowd5.sheer6.attempt7.failureadj.開(kāi)始的，最初的adv.因此，從而v.證實(shí)，證明n.人群adj.純粹的，十足的n.努力，嘗試n.失敗Learnthenewwordsinthisunit.8.thrill9.unaware10.guideline11.injury12.charge13.permit14.fascinatedn.驚險(xiǎn)，刺激adj.未察覺(jué)到的，未意識(shí)到的n.指導(dǎo)方針，指導(dǎo)原則n.傷，損害n.主管，負(fù)責(zé)v.允許,準(zhǔn)許,許可adj.被迷住的，被吸引住的15.relate16.astonish17.consume18.distinguish19.surround20.depth21.broadv.相聯(lián)系，有關(guān)聯(lián)；講述v.使吃驚，使驚訝v.消耗v.看清，認(rèn)出v.環(huán)繞，圍繞n.深，深度adj.寬的，闊的太平洋大西洋印度洋NorthAmericaAfricaEuropeAsia1.Lookatthemap,andreadtheinformationaboutthethreeexplorers.Matchtheroutestotheexplorers.BeforeyouwatchWatchandAnswerHewasaPortugueseexplorerwhosailedwestfromSpain

acrosstheAtlanticandPacificOceans

insearchofawestwardroutetotheSpiceIslands(nowpartof

Indonesia).HewasaPortugueseexplorerandthefirstEuropeantoreach

India

bysea.HisinitialjourneytoIndiaopenedupthesearoutefrom

WesternEurope

totheeastbywayoftheCapeofGoodHope(好望角).HewasanItalianexplorerwhocompletedjourneysbetween

SpainandtheAmericas,thusmarkingthebeginningofEuropeanexplorationoftheAmericas.

XuXiake2.Aguessinggame：Whoishe??AChinesetravelwriterandgeographeroftheMingDynasty；?knownbestforhisfamousgeographicaldiaries.Whatdoyouknowabouthim?WhileyouwatchTask1

WatchandAnswer1Whoismentioned?_______________2Whatishefamousas?XuXiakewasknowninChinaasagreat________，________and________.3Whatarehiscontributions?·Xu'sownexperiencesenabledhimtocorrectseveral________inearlierbooks.·Oneofhismostimportantdiscoverieswasthat___________wasthetruesourceoftheYangtzeRiver.·Atmorethan600,000words，Xu's_______areregardedasoneofthegreatestworksinbothscientificandliteraryfields.1Whoismentioned?_______________2Whatishefamousas?XuXiakewasknowninChinaasagreat________，______________and_________________.3Whatarehiscontributions?·Xu’sownexperiencesenabledhimtocorrectseveral___________inearlierbooks.·Oneofhismostimportantdiscoverieswasthat___________wasthetruesourceoftheYangtzeRiver.·Atmorethan600,000words，Xu’s_______areregardedasoneofthegreatestworksinbothscientificandliteraryfields.XuXiakeexplorergeographertravelwritermistakesJinshaRiverdiariesWhatishefamousas?XuXiakewasknowninChinaasagreatexplorer，geographerandtravelwriter.Xu’sownexperiencesenabledhimtocorrectseveralmistakesinearlierbooks.OneofhismostimportantdiscoverieswasthatJinshaRiverwasthetruesourceoftheYantzeRiver.Atmorethan600,000words,Xu’sdiariesareregardedasoneofthegreatestworksinbothscientificandliteraryfields.Whatarehiscontributions?Task2

WatchandThinkWhatkindofdifficultiesdidXuXiakemeet?Xutravelledonfoot.Heoftenwentwithoutfoodfordays,andsufferedbadweather,illness,dangerousanimalsandevenrobbers.

Task1

DiscussionDoyouknowanyothergreatexplorers?Sharetheirstorieswiththeclass.AfteryouwatchXuXiakeXuXiakewasknowninChinaasagreatexplorer,geographerandtravelwriter.Bornin1587,helovedreadingbooksaboutgeographyandnature,andfromanearlyagewishedtoseethenaturalwondersofthecountry.Xustartedtotravelattheageof22,withtheencouragementofhismother.Aswellasexploringfamousmountainsandrivers,hewenttoplacesthathadneverbeenvisitedbefore.mHisfirstjourneyslastedonlyafewmonths,sothathecouldreturnhomeregularly．Butby1639,abouttwoyearsbeforehisdeath,Xuhadbeentravellingforyearsatatime,coveringalmosthalfofmodernChina.Task2

Readthepassage.

Unlikemosttravelersthesedays,Xutravelledthehardway—onfoot.Heshowedgreatcourageduringhisjourneys.Heoftenwentwithoutfoodfordays,andsufferedbadweather,illness,dangerousanimalsandevenrobbers.Despiteallthesedifficulties,hiscuriosityaboutthenaturalworldkepthimgoing.Xuwroteabouthisdiscoveriesinhistraveldiaries,whicharetheearliestrecordsoflandscapesinSouthernChina.Xu’sownexperiencesenabledhimtocorrectseveralmistakesinearlierbooks.OneofhismostimportantdiscoverieswasthatJinshaRiverwasthetruesourceoftheYantzeRi