1、Starting outStarting out P49 Unit 5 What an adventure! Pre-viewing What do you know about exploration? List some famous explorers you know. (1480-1521) was a Portuguese explorer who sailed west from Spain across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in search of a westward route to the Spice Islands (now
2、part of Indonesia). What do you know about the European explorers? (1460-1524) was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial journey to India opened up the sea route from Western Europe to the east by way of the Cape of Good Hope. What do you know about the Euro
3、pean explorers? (1451-1506) was an Italian explorer who completed journeys between Spain and the Americas, thus marking the beginning of European exploration of the Americas. What do you know about the European explorers? Look and match the routes to the explorers. While-viewing Watch and answer: Wh
4、at kind of difficulties did Xu Xiake meet ? Xu travelled on foot. He often went without food for days, and suffered bad weather, illness, dangerous animals and even robbers. After-viewing Questions for more details: What did he love doing and wish to do as a child? What special thing did he do when
5、he wrote about his discoveries? What achievements did he make before he passed away? How do people comment on his works? What is Xu Xiake considered as in China? Explorers Time covered almost half of modern China; travelled on foot corrected several mistakes in earlier books; discovered that the Jinsha River was the true source of the Yangtze River Compare Xu Xiake with the three European explorers. Thank you!
