Методическая разработка Marco Polo Traveller and Explorer

Методическая разработка Marco Polo Traveller and Explorer

для развития функциональной грамотности по чтению

на уроках английского языка в 10 классе

Емельянова Наталия Ивановна

учитель английского языка

МБОУ Видновская СОШ№6

Московская область
г.Видное

Задача: In Harmony with the World. What is Good to Remember While Travelling.

В гармонии с миром. Что надо запомнить путешествуя. Для решения этой задачи служит текст учебника «Английский язык Rainbow English». Базовый уровень 10 класс. Авторы О.В. Афанасьева и др.

Задание:

1. Посмотрите изображения к тексту «Marco Polo Traveller and Explorer», параграф 4, стр. 197-198 и сделайте предтекстовые задания (Pre-Reading Activities).

2. Бегло прочтите текст для ознакомления и сделайте задания (Reading Activities).

3. Повторно прочтите текст и выполните послетекстовые задания (Post-Reading Activities).

4. Напишите короткое эссе о книге Марко Поло « Book on the Diversity of the World »

Marco Polo Traveler and Explorer

In 1269 Niccolo and Maffeo Polo travelled as far as China where they met the Emperor Kublai Khan. After the journey they returned to their native city Venice. When they decided to go to China again some years later, Niccolo's son, Marco went with them.

Picture1. Picture2.

It took them three years, to reach China. When they at last arrived, they were welcomed by the Emperor, who was much pleased by Marco, now a handsome young man of twenty, and made him his attendant of honour. For seventeen years Marco served the great ruler performing many difficult duties, and gathering material for his famous book in which he tells of his life in ancient China.

After seventeen years Marco and his relatives felt homesick for Venice, its bright waters and impressive buildings. But the Emperor refused to hear about their departure. Had they not everything they wanted? Had they not enough power, wealth and honours? Yet the Venetians remained uneasy, for they wished to take home the wealth they had gathered. Then they feared that the successor of the aged Kublai Khan might not be so friendly to the three foreigners.

Picture 3

Fortunately, the King of Persia had sent his ambassadors to China to request the Emperor to choose a princess from his court for his wife. The princess and the ambassadors were unable to make the overland journey to Persia because of war in the far south. The ambassadors decided that they could return by sea, a voyage which needed skilled sailors. The emperor agreed to allow the Venetians to show the way to the fleet and sent them as diplomats to Spain, Portugal and other European states and to the Pope. Kublai Khan agreed to their departure if they returned after they had seen their friends and homes in Venice. Picture 4

A fleet of fourteen ships sailed for India, with provisions for two years. It took almost that time to complete the voyage. during which six hundred died at sea. The Polos at length arrived in Venice, nearly a quarter of a century after their setting out They settled in Venice because Kublai Khan had died by that time.

In 1298 Venice and Genoa went to war and Marco Polo became officer on a ship. The Venetians were defeated and Marco was taken prisoner. So far he had never tried to write anything about his adventures or novels.

Picture 5

Among the prisoners there was a man who was a writer. Marco told him about his experiences, recalling that wonderful life of the east, the diverse plant and animal life. such as Europeans could not imagine. Marco's friend, the writer set down all those stories in a book. It was a famous book. It proved that Marco Polo was the greatest traveler and explorer of the Middle ages.

Pre-reading activities

I Look at the pictures and circle the correct answer

1.Who’s the man in Picture 1?

A. Marco Polo

B Niccolo Polo

2. Who’s the man in Picture 2?

A. The Emperor Kublai Khan

B. The king of Percia.

3.Whose ship is in Picture 3?

A. The ambassadors’ ship

B. Marco Polo’s ship

4.What is the name of the town in picture 4?

A. Venice

B. Bejin

5. Where did Marco Polo sail through the South China Sea, the Indian Ocean, the Arabic Sea and the Mediterranean Sea?

A. to China

B. from China

II.Look at the title of the text

Which of these things do you expect to be mentioned in the article?

the biography of Marco Polo

travelling to China

Marco’s duties in ancient China

arrival in Venice

how Marco was taken prisoner

how the book was written

Reading Activities

I. Read the text and mark these sentences as T (true) or F (false).

1. Marco Polo’s relatives met the King of Persia. F

2. Marco Polo was a boy of fifteen when he arrived in China. F

3. Marco lived in China seventeen years. T

4. Marco and his relatives had enough power, wealth and honour in ancient China.T

5. Marco feared that the successor of the aged Kublai Khan might not be friendly to him and his relatives. T

6. It took the Polos almost three years to complete the voyage and arrived in Venice. F.

7.The Venetians were defeated in the war between Venice and Genoa in 1298. T

8. Marco was taken prisoner. T

9.Among the prisoners there was a man who was a writer. T

10. The writer assured Marco that he would set down Marco’s stories in a book but he didn’t keep the promise. F.

Post-Reading Activities

I. Answer the questions.

1. Who do you think Marco Polo is?

Marco Polo is the first great traveller, whose name opens a list of great travelers of all time.

2 How many years did he spend in China?

He spent a long time (about seventeen years) at the court of the Great Khan in Mongolia and China.

3. Was China an independent country at that time?

When Marco Polo visited China, it was under Mongol rule

4. Who was the Emperor of China in the thirteenth century?

The Emperor of China was Mongolian Emperor Kublai Khan, who conquered Chinese territories.

5. In which country was the monument to Marco Polo erected?

In 2011, in the center of Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, a monument to Marco Polo by sculptor Barsbold Denzen was erected

6. What is the merit of Marco Polo to European civilization?

Marco Polo was the first of the Europeans at the end of the thirteenth century to make such a long journey to the East and wrote a book

7. Who took the work of Marco Polo on his first expedition “in search for the western route to India”?

Christopher Columbus took the work of Marco Polo on his first expedition “in search for the western route to India.

II. Read the phrases in the list below, then expand them into full sentences and write the essay about Marco Polo’s manuscript known as “Book on the Diversity of the World”.

publish all memories and impressions in writing under the title “Book on the Diversity of the World”.

become one of the first most popular books in the history of printing.

the merit of somebody to something

arouse great interest among Europeans in China, India and Southeast Asia

not only stir up interest

prompt many to search for ways to the places described in it

become a reference book for many pioneers.

An assay: The Travels of Marco Polo and his Book

He published all his his memories and impressions in writing under the title “Books on the Diversity of the World”. This book became one of the first most popular books in the history of printing.

The merit of Marco Polo to European civilization is also that his work aroused great interest among Europeans in China, India and Southeast Asia. This book not only stirred up interest, but also prompted many to search for ways to the places described in it, and became a reference book for many pioneers. Suffice it to say, that Christopher Columbus took the work of Marco Polo on his first expedition “in search for the western route to India”. Several dozen notes were left on its fields by Columbus’s hand, and the Columbus copy itself is stored in the Seville Museum.

A monument to Marco Polo by sculptor Barsbold Denzenink in Mongilia.