1.Sort game Read the flash cards
2.T Show the pictures of partA. T: What can you see in these pictures? Where are these places? What do you know about Lhasa/Egypt/crocodiles?
3.Ss listen to the tape, and match.
4.Discuss the answers with the partners, listen again and check the answers in class.
5.Ask the Ss to read PartB. And listen to the tape.
6.The Ss can make a dialogue in pairs, and act out.
7.Part C Read and answer the questions: When did Marco Polo come to China? Did Marco Polo have an uncle? Where did Kublai Khan send Marco Polo? When did Marco Polo leave China? Did Marco Polo write many stories about China in a book? What’s the name of this boo?
8.Do the exercises, check the answers.
9.Ask the Ss to read Part D, and choose one to think about.
11.Homework: Finish the writing.