ATriptotheSilkRoadLesson6:MarcoPoloandtheSilkRoadUnit1
Learningaims通过阅读文章，理解马可·波罗的旅行经历和丝绸之路的历史意义通过查阅资料，能谈论与丝绸之路有关的历史人物，分享他们的经历及影响；
ItisabookthatdescribesMarcoPolo’stravelalongtheSilkRoadandotherAsiancities.WhatdoyouknowaboutMarcoPoloandtheSilkRoad?Lead-in
MarcoPoloMarcoPolo(1254—1324),aVenetiantraderandexplorerwhowasfamousforhisworldwidetravels.HisfamousbookisTheDescriptionoftheWorld,alsoknownasTheTravelsofMarcoPolo,abookthatdescribedtoEuropeansthewealthandgreatsizeofChina,itscapitalPeking,andotherAsiancitiesandcountries.
HewentthroughthedangerousGobidesert（戈壁沙漠）,passedTurfan（吐鲁番）,Hami,Dunhuang,thenfinallygottotheHexicorridor（河西走廊）andarrivedtoBeijing.
MarcoPolowasamanfromItaly.Attheageof17,hebegantotravelalongtheSilkRoadwithhisfatheranduncle.TheymovedgoodsbetweenEuropeandAsia.Theytravelledbyboat,horseandcamel.Theirjourneylastedabout20years!In1275,MarcoPoloarrivedinBeijing.Hemettheemperorandworkedforhimfor17years.TheChinesediscoveredcoalandinventedpaper.MarcoPolobroughtsomebacktoItaly.Healsobroughtbackalotofsilk,tea,andothergoods.ThesethingswerenewtoItalians.Thereisafamousbook,TheTravelsofMarcoPolo,aboutMarcoPolostriptoChina.Readthepassageandtickthecorrectpictures.1
HowdidMarcoPolo’sfamilymovegoodsalongtheSilkRoad?
Readthepassageagainandanswerthequestions.2AWhendidMarcoPolocometoChina?BWhatdidMarcoPolobringbacktoItalyfromChina?CWhat’sthenameofthebookaboutMarcoPolo’striptoChina?
Readthepassageagainandanswerthequestions.2AWhendidMarcoPolocometoChina?BWhatdidMarcoPolobringbacktoItalyfromChina?CWhat’sthenameofthebookaboutMarcoPolo’striptoChina?In1275,MarcoPoloarrivedinBeijing.MarcoPolobroughtcoal,paper,silk,teaandothergoodsbackto