Who?

Where?

What?

How?

the Silk Road

What is the Silk Road?--Is it a road made of silk? --No, it’s not. It’s a route that some people travelled on a long time ago. It gets its name from the silk trade. Marco Polo is a famous Italian person who travelled on the Silk Road.

Days 1-2

Plan for the Trip Arrive in Beijing and take a train to Xi’an Visit Xi’an and the Terra Cotta WarriorsSee Lanzhou and the Yellow River Visit Dunhuang

Days 3-4Days 5-6 Days 7-8

Days 9-10

Come back to Beijing and leave Beijing

Take a tour around Dunhuang.

What do you know about it?

Take a tour around Dunhuang.

1. --What is Dunhuang like? --It is an amazing city. It’s one of the main main stops on the Silk Road.

Take a tour around Dunhuang.

2. –What is it famous as? Sands --It is famous as the City of Sands.be famous for 因……而著名 be famous as 作为……而著名

Take a tour around Dunhuang. 4. –Why 3. Whatdo place many is it? people come to Dunhuang ? --It is the --They come Mogao to see Caves. the ancient paintings in the Mogao Caves.

camel n. 骆驼

desert n. 沙漠

5. –Is it safe to ride a camel? falloff. off --Yes, it is. You will not fall --Is the camel very tall? --Of course. Maybe you need someone to help you onto it. --Yay! Yay It must be fun.

I can’t believe it! We are walking on the same road as Marco Polo.

another [ `n ð ] adj. 另外的；又一pron. 另一个

amazing [ `meizi ] adj. 惊奇的；惊人的 main [mein] adj. 主要的 sand [sæ nd] n. 沙；沙地 believe [bi`li:v] v. 相信 camel [`kæm l] n. 骆驼 sir [s :] n. 先生；老师 safe [seif] adj. 安全的 fall [f :l] v. (fell/fallen) 跌倒 onto [` ntu] prep. 到……上面 yay [jei] 哇(因高兴而欢呼)

Listen and write true (T) or false (F). 1. Dunhuang is famous as the City of Sands. (T ) 2. Marco Polo came to Dunhuang a long time ago. ( T ) 3. The camel is not safe and Danny falls off. ( F)

Task-based Reading1. Read the lesson and fill in the blanks. The group takes a tour around Dunhuang. main stops on the Silk Road. It’s one of the________ It’s famous as the City of ___________. They walk Sands same on the __________ road as Marco Polo. Danny wants to ride on the camel, but he is scared. Is it safe _________ to ride a camel? Yes, Danny will be all right.

2. Read the text carefully again and answer questions.

1). Where do they find a camel man? __________________________________ On their way to Mingsha Mountain. 2)Why is Danny afraid to ride the camel? _____________________________________________________ Because the camel is really tall. 3) Will Danny be all right on the camel? Yes, he will. _____________________________________________________ 4) Why does Danny say,“Look at me. I’m Marco Polo! ”? Because Marco Polo rode a camel there a long time ago. ___________________________________________________ 5). What do you think of riding a camel?

I think it is interesting/ scary/ fun/ excit

ing… ___________________________________

1. Another stop along the silk road (1) other:别的；不同的；其他的；other + 名词 He ran faster than other students. (2) another:又一的；再一个的；另一个的；别的不同 的；泛指三个或者三个以上的人或物中没有确定的 另一个 我们在上个月有一个聚会,聚会非常有意思,所以让 我们这个月举办另一个聚会吧. We had a party last month,and it was a lot of fun, so let's have another one this month. 我不喜欢这个帽子,能拿另一顶给我看吗? I don't like this hat.Can you show me another?

(3)the other:指已知的两个人或两事物中的另一个； the other 常常与 one 连用，具体形式为 one......the other 我有两个美国朋友.一个是医生另外一个是老师. I have two American friends. One is a doctor, the other is a teacher. (4) others:泛指别的人或事务 可以单独使用，其意 思与 "other + 名词" 相同。 Some…, others…. He ran faster than others. Some came by car, others came on foot .

连接中考： ——Could we see each other at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning? ——Sorry. Let’s make it _____time. A. others B. the other C. another D. other

2. They take a tour around the city. 他们围绕这个 城市观光旅游. 3. It’s one of the main stops on the Silk Road. 它是丝绸之路上的主要景点之一. 句法分析:It is one of the+形容词最高级+名词复数. 常用于表达"最......之一" It is one of the biggest city in our country. main 形容词 主要的 This is a main road. 这个学科是主要的. This is a main subject. This subject is main.