Step 1. Warming up.

Do you know some famous people? Try to tell something about them.

Do you hear of Marco Polo? What does he do?

Step 2. New lesson.

1 . Teach the new words and expressions:

age,goods,Europe,Asia,journey,king,coal,discover,invent,other,

at the age of...be new to.

 Then demand the Ss learn the text by themselves first.

2.Ask the students to discuss the questions:

What country did Marco Polo come from?

How did he and his brother travel?

How long did his journey last?

When did he travel to Beijing?

3.Explain the language points

at the age of， 在几岁时，相当于when sb. was+年龄。

Eg:

He could read and write at the age of 5.=He could read and write when he was 5.

4.Grammar:

Simple Past Tense,Regular and Irregular Verbs.

be--was/were  go--went  meet--met  bring--brought 

move--moved  travel--travelled  last--lasted  work--worked

Step 3. Listen and fill in the blanks.

1. Marco Polo went to China when he was ____.

2. Marco Polo and his father moved goods between ______ and Asia on the Silk Road.

3. Marco Polo learned about ______ and paper

Step 4.Summary. 

Sum up the text what we learned,and the new words.

Simple Past Tense,Regular and Irregular Verbs.

be--was/were  go--went  meet--met  bring--brought 

move--moved  travel--travelled  last--lasted  work--worked