Unit 7 The Sea

Culture Corner

Objectives

• At the end of the class students will be able

• To extend vocabulary about sea and voyage

• to introduce Zheng He and his seven voyages

• to tell the difference between west and oriental voyages

Who?

a Chinese mariner ( 海员，水手 ),

a Chinese explorer, diplomat (外交官 )

made the voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, and East Africa from 1405 to 1433

Zheng He and His Seven VoyagesZheng He and His Seven Voyages

BackgroundPart I

Zheng He (about 1371–1435) Simplified Chinese: 郑和Birth name: Ma He ( 马和 ) Also known as: Ma Sanbao ( 马三宝 )

Zheng He’s ships, as depicted in a Chinese woodblock (木版 ) print

One of a set of maps of Zheng He’s missions (郑和航海图 ) 1628.

Ming dynasty 24 point compass

A giraffe brought from Somalia (索马里 ) in the twelfth year of Yongle (AD 1415)

Museum in honour of Zheng He, Nanjing

Zheng He’s tomb in Nanjing

Statue from a modern monument to Zheng He at the Stadthuys Museum in Malacca (马六甲海峡 ), Malaysia (马来西亚 )

Part IIChoose the correct answers.1. What is not mentioned about the voyage?

stuff on the ships

stuff he brought back

dangers Zheng He met

the background of the voyage

the significance of the voyage

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2. People are quite superstitious at that time because_________________.

They thought thunderstorm was a sign of protection from the gods.

3. All of the following spirits of Zheng He are shown except ________.

A. persevering B. brave C. pioneering D. loyal √

Part IIIRead the passage again and answer the questions.1. What was Zheng He most remembered

for?

He was one of China’s most famous explorers. His fleet sailed to countries very far away.

2. What were the things found on his ships?

Zheng He’s ships carried gold, silver, silk, china and other treasures to give as gifts to the rulers of the neighbouring countries.

3. What were the things he brought back?

Zheng He brought back many gifts from the countries he visited, such as medicines, pearls and strange animals. The most famous of these gifts were a giraffe and a zebra.

4. What happened after his death?

After his death, the stories of his travels made him one of China’s most famous sailors.

Part IV Vocabulary

Find the following words in the text and try to guess their meanings.

in addition to, fleet, supply, sink, glory, sailor, mast, thunderstorm

1. a storm with thunder and lightning _____________

2. a tall upright post on a ship or boat _____________

thunderstorm

mast

3. mariner, seaman ________4. besides _________5. a large group of ships __________6. an amount of something __________7. to go down under the surface of water

____________8. praise and honour that someone gets

because of sth. good they have done ___________

sailorin addition to

fleetsupply

sink

glory

Homework

Whole-Class Activity: Story Relay

Rule ： every student tell one

sentence about Zheng He and his

voyage

(Every sentence makes a difference)

Compare the difference

Between west and oriental voyages

(Every thought makes a difference)