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Voyages of Christopher Columbus
The Vikings were a group of Scandinavian people who sailed in ships to attack areas along the coasts of northern and western Europe from the 8th to 11th centuries.
Summarize
3. Complete the table about the Vikings’ three major discoveries.
When? Who? What? How? the discover - blown middle of Eric the ed there by the ninth Red Iceland a storm century
a) Christopher Columbus b) Ancient Greeks c) Chinese sailors d) Vikings
Answer:
d) Vikings
2. Find Chinese names for these places on page 110.
Scandinavia Iceland Norway Greenland Newfoundland
Fast Reading
True or false.
1) Eric the Red wanted to get a land which could be colonized so he decided to set sail further.
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2) Biarni set sail from Iceland in order to join Leif’s father.
斯堪的纳维亚 冰岛 挪威 格陵兰（丹麦） 纽芬兰
Greenland Newfoun dland Iceland
Scandinavia
3. Match the words with their explanations. Scandinavia a large island in the North Atlantic Ocean, near Northeastern Canada
Leif and Biarni’s exploration (Para.5)
When was Leif planning the trip further west? In the year 1002.
Where did they arrive ? They sailed to what is believed to be the coast of present-day Canada, then sailed further south to Newfoundland.
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Do you know any explorers at sea?
Zheng He was a Hui Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral, who made the voyages along with Wang Jinghong to Southeast Asia, South Asia, and East Africa, collectively referred to as the travels of "Zheng He to the Western Ocean", from 1405 to 1433.
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Careful Reading
Fill in the blanks with the detailed information.
Part 1 The Vikings were the first Europeans __________ to reach America . ( Para. 1)
James Cook
James Cook was a British captain. He made maps of Australia and New Zealand.
The routes of Captain James Cook's voyages. The first voyage is shown in red, second voyage in green, and third voyage in blue. The route of Cook's crew following his death is shown as a dashed blue line.
Part 3 The Vikings’ four voyages to America ( Paras.3-5) 1) Eric the Red’s exploration ( Para. 3) Eric the Red was forced to leave Iceland he had committed a murder for because__________________________ which he got into trouble. ________________________________ persuade some He returned to Iceland to____________ people to go with him to Greenland. ________________________________ 25 ships, of He set sail once again with___________ which only 14 made it to Greenland. ________________________________
Part 4 How do we know about the stories? (Para. 6)
The stories about the Vikings were written down centuries later in Norway and Iceland, which are the first records of Europeans sailing to the Americas.
Unit 7 The Sea
Lesson 1 The Spirit of Explorers
Objectives
To practise reading for specific information. ■ To practise using relative clauses with when, where and why. ■ To practise using relative clauses with prepositions and relative pronouns. ■ To review and consolidate the relative pronouns. ■ To talk about explorers.
Greenland
an area of North Europe consisting of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Finland
Newfoundland
a country in the North Atlantic
Iceland
a large island in Eastern Canada
the Vikings
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The Vikings, the first Europeans who reached America
Part I
Before you start
1. Which of the following people do you think arrived in America first?
Biarni’s exploration (Para.4)
When and why did Biarni set sail from Iceland ? Not long after Eric the Red had landed in Greenland, Biarni set sail in search of Eric’s party. What happened to him during the voyage ? He was blown off course and found himself in an unknown land. Did he finally reach Greenland? Yes, he did.
Part II
Readingห้องสมุดไป่ตู้
Viking Voyages to America
The painting shows Viking raider in about the year 1,100.
This is the Vinland-map. It might be the oldest map of North America. Some people believe the Vikings drew it. They think Christopher Columbus may have used it to find the New world.
Eric the Red (950?1003 or 1004) was a Viking explorer who was the first European in Greenland. He led a group of colonists to Greenland in 986.
Scandinavia is a historical and geographical region in northern Europe that consists of the kingdoms of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Finland.
Part 2 About the Vikings: ( Para. 2) The Vikings ancestors came from: Scandinavia ________________________________ Between the 8th and 10th centuries: controlled the seas and coasts of Northern Europe ________________________________ By around 900 AD: chose many places in Northern Europe to live ________________________________ In 982 AD: a._______________________________ Eric the Red decided to set sail further west b._______________________________ 10,000 Vikings lived in Iceland
3) Biarni discovered Greenland first.
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4) The Vikings were stronger and stronger in Northern Europe from the 8th to 10th century.
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5) According to official records Europeans reached America long before Columbus ever set sail.
Christopher Columbus
(1451 – 20 May 1506) was a Spanish sailor. He made four voyages. He is famous all over the world now. People consider him to have discovered America first.
