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1、Before listening to the tape, look at the map below. Then write down which new places Zheng He might have visited on his seven voyages.,Workbook,Listening,1,By 刘超英,Zheng Hes Voyage,nautical chart,LISTENING TEXT WHO WAS ZHENG HE? (Li Huaying = LH, Celia Main = CM) LH: The most famous Chinese navigato
2、r was Zheng He. He lived from 1371 to 1433 and made seven voyages around the South China Sea, across to India and even as far as the eastern coast of Africa. It was the 600th anniversary of these voyages in 2005. CM: Are there other famous Chinese navigators or is he the only one?,LH: He is the only
3、 one weve got evidence for. CM: So there may have been others? LH: We dont know. Thats because a later Emperor may have destroyed a lot of evidence of other voyages. CM: I see. Where did Zheng He go? LH: The documents tell us that he was born in Yunnan. He built a pillar to record his achievements.
4、It states that he made seven voyages and visited more than thirty countries.,He said that the Emperor ordered him to show the strength of Chinese power and meet “foreigners from beyond the seas“. So he went to unknown places and set up trade. CM: Tell me about his voyages. LH: Well, on his first voy
5、age he visited Calicut in India. The people there were very impressed and a little frightened when they saw so many large ships. So the ruler wisely decided to make friends with these strangers.,He gave Zheng He many scarves made of gold and decorated with jewels. Then he entertained him and his men
6、 with music and songs. CM: Did he go to other places? LH: Yes, on other voyages he visited Champa, and Sumatra near China, Hormuz, and Aden in the Persian Gulf and Mogadishu in Africa. Zheng He opened diplomatic relations with them and gave them presents.,CM: What did the Chinese offer as gifts? LH:
7、 Zheng He found that foreign kings particularly admired Chinese porcelain and silk. So thats why his ships were filled with those things. CM: I see. Is that why they say his ships were so large? LH: Yes, t suppose so. When he returned from India he brought a giraffe for the Emperor as a present. So
8、his ships must have been large. CM: Some writers say that the ships could carry as many as 20,000 people altogether.,LH: And other writers say Zheng He was eight feet tall! We shouldnt believe everything writers tell us. Obviously they wanted to show how important Zheng He was. Undoubtedly the ships
9、 were large- but perhaps not that large! CM: I see. That makes sense. Well, thank you for telling me about Zheng He. He sounds a fascinating man.,Answers may vary.,Listen to the tape for the first time and tick those ports and islands mentioned in the text. Then check to see how many you got right o
10、ut of the six in the pre-listening activity. 1 _ 2 _ 3 _ 4 _ 5 _ 6 _ Read the statements and listen to the tape for the second time. Then complete the chart.,2,3,Calicut,Champa,Sumatra,Hormuz,Aden,Mogadishu,No reports of other navigators for this period have survived.,It was written in documents.,Th
11、e writers mention it in the books.,He made seven voyages and visited more than thirty countries.,Zheng He remarks how much the foreign kings liked porcelain and silk.,He brought a giraffe for the Emperor from Africa. He brought scarves of fine gold decorated with pearls and precious stones.,Listen t
12、o the tape for the third time and finish these sentences so that they show cause and effect. 1 The Emperor wanted to demonstrate Chinese power abroad so 2 When he died Zheng He wanted people to know how successful he had been so,4,he sent Zheng,He with a large fleet of ships to visit new places in n
13、eighbouring countries.,up a pillar describing all his achievements.,he put,3 The writers wanted people to believe that Zheng Hes ships were large so 4 The writers wanted people to believe Zheng He was very important,would believe that he really had achieved great things and gone to many foreign coun
14、tries.,that they,described him as being eight feet tall.,so they,Talking,May the strangest argument win!,The following information given may help you make your arguments well.,The government can remove pirates from the seas. Then they can tax the traders more.,Armies to the north of China are a cons
15、tant and very real threat. They had wars with the Chinese army in the past and may do so again if China is not prepared.,The voyages are very impressive and make people in distant lands recognize the greatness of China.,To defend China against the armies from the north is very costly and needs many
16、soldiers. There will be no money for a fleet.,If we do not continue the voyages we will lose diplomatic and trading connections.,There is little reason to continue foreign trade. China is so large that it does not need foreign trade to develop economically.,Sample debate (Em = Emperor) Em: Those against the voyages may make their arguments now. S 1: Your Excellency, we would like to suggest that
