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ListeningUnit2Sailingtheoceans,UsingLanguageListentothetext.NAVIGATIONALSECRETSWangMing(WM)hascometotheMaritimeMuseuminGreenwichtotalktothenavalhistorianDrSmith(DS).,Listenagainandfillintheblanks.WM:Thankyousomuchfor________tome.Pleasecanyoutellmehowsailors__________beforenavigationalinstrumentsorsatelliteswere_________?DS:Ofcourse.Atfirstiftherewasnoland_______theseamenusedtheskytofindtheirway.Theylookedtalkingmanagedinventednearby,atthecloudsinthedaytimeandthestarsatnight.Butverysoontheybeganto_______localmaps.About5,000yearsagosailorsfromPhoeniciainNorthAfricausedsimplemapsto_______theirshipsaroundtheMediterraneanSea.Theywerethe______tradersoftheirday.developguidebest,WM:Really?____________!Dideverybodyusesimplemaps?DS:No.I'mafraidnot.Itwasdifficulttohaveamapforsailing______openseathen.WeknowtheVikingsfromNorwayhadno_______mapswhentheysailedacrosstheNorthSea.Howcleveracrosswritten,WM:TheVikings?Didn'ttheysailaroundand______peopleandtownsfromtheirships?DS:Sometimes.Butwe'renot____________that,onlyintheirsuperiorsailingability.WM:Isee!Sowhatdidtheydo?DS:Well,oneofthethingstheydidwas______________watchingattackinterestedinconcentrateon,birds.There'sthestoryofaVikingcalledRaven-Floki.Heusedtokeepbirdsonhisshipsbuthedidn't____them.Thenwhenhethoughtlandwasnearhe'dletthebirdsgoandiftheyflewstraighttoland,allhehadtodowasto______them!feedfollow,WM:Didhefindanynewlandsto________?DS:Well,hedidfindagoodwayofsailingfromtheFaroeIslandstoIceland______hisravens.It’ssaidthathetookthreebirdsonhisshipwithhim.Whenhe’dbeen__________adayortwotowardsIcelandheletthefirstbirdgo.liveonusingsailingfor,It____backtotheFaroeIslands.Adayafterthisheletthesecondbirdgo.Thisflewoutofsightbut_________torestontheship.Sometimeafterthat,heletthethirdbirdgo.It_______straightforIcelandsoRaven-Flokifolloweditandarrivedthere_____.flewcamebackheadedsafely,WM:That_______clever!I’veheardtooaboutthePolynesiansinthePacificOcean.Theydidsome_______________withoutanynavigationalinstrumentstohelpthematall.Howdidtheydothat?DS:Nobody’sreallyquite_____.soundsamazingvoyagessure,But___________theystudiedthe_______inthewater,thecolouroftheseaandthedifferentkindsofwaves.WM:DoPolynesiansailorsstilldothat?DS:NotnowadaysI’mafraid.WM:Havewe_____thisskill?itseemsthatcurrentslost,DS:Yes,I'm______wehave.AncientPolynesiansmademapsofleavesandshellswhichotherswereabletofollow.Ifonlywecouldreadthemwewould__________understandmoreoftheirnavigationalskills.ThesailorsfromPhoenicia,NorwayandPolynesiacouldcertainly_____usalot.afraidbeabletoteach,Workbook-ListeningListentothetext.WHOWASZHENGHE?(LiHuaying=LH,CeliaMain=CM),Listenagainandfillintheblanks.LH:Themost_______ChinesenavigatorwasZhengHe.He__________1371to1433andmadeseven________aroundtheSouthChinaSea,acrosstoIndiaandeven__________theeasterncoastofAfrica.Itwasthe600thanniversaryofthesevoyagesin2005.famouslivedfromvoyagesasfaras,CM:ArethereotherfamousChinesenavigatorsorishetheonlyone?LH:Heistheonlyonewe’vegot__________for.CM:Sotheremayhavebeenothers?LH:Wedon’tknow.That’sbecausealater________mayhavedestroyedalotofevidenceofothervoyages.CM:Isee.WheredidZhengHego?evidenceEmperor,LH:Thedocuments____usthathewasborninYunnan.He_____apillartorecordhis____________.Itstatesthathemadesevenvoyagesandvisited___________thirtycountries.HesaidthattheEmperor________himtoshowthestrengthofChinese______and______“foreignersfrombeyondtheseas”.Sohewenttounknownplacesand_______trade.tellbuiltachievementsmorethanorderedpowermeetsetup,CM:TellmeabouthisVoyages.LH:Well,onhisfirstvoyagehevisitedCalicutinIndia.Thepeopletherewerevery__________andalittle__________whentheysawsomanylargeships.Sotheruler_____decidedtomakefriendswiththesestrangers.HegaveZhengHemanyscarvesmadeofgoldanddecoratedwithjewels.Thenhe__________himandhismenwithmusicandsongs.impressedfrightenedwiselyentertained,CM:Didhegotootherplaces?LH:Yes,onothervoyageshevisitedChampa,andSumatranearChina,Hormuz,andAdeninthePersianGulfandMogadishuinAfrica.ZhengHe_______diplomaticrelationswiththemandgavethem_________.CM:WhatdidChinese_____asgifts?openedpresentsoffer,LH:ZhengHefoundthatforeignkingsparticularly_________Chineseporcelainandsilk.Sothat’swhyhisships______________thosethings.CM:Isee.Isthatwhytheysayhisshipsweresolarge?LH:Yes,Isupposeso.Whenhe_____________IndiahebroughtagiraffefortheEmperorasapresent.Sohisshipsmusthavebeenlarge.admiredwerefilledwithreturnedfrom,CM:Somewriterssaythattheshipscouldcarryasmanyas_______people_________.LH:AndotherwriterssayZhengHewaseightfeettall!Weshouldn’tbelieveeverythingwriterstellus._________theywantedtoshow20,000altogetherObviously,howimportantZhengHewas.___________theshipswerelarge---butperhapsnotthatlarge!CM:Isee.That___________.Well,thankyoufortellingmeaboutZhengHe.Hesoundsa___________man.Undoubtedlymakessensefascinating,Listentothetext.Workbook-ListeningTaskSINDBAD'SFIRSTADVENTURE,Listenagainandfillintheblanks.Oncethere______arichmerchant_____Sindbad.Oneeveningastheywereeatingdinner,hisfriendsaskedhimhowhehadbecomesorich.Sindbad_______."listen,"hesaid,"andI'lltellyoumy___________.Thisisthefirstone."livedcalledsmiledadventures,"MyfatherwasrichbutIspenthismoney________andwassoon____withnothing.AtlastIdecidedto______inforeignlands.SoIboughtsomegoodsand________.Wesailedmanydaysfromislandtoisland.Isoldgoodsandboughtothers.Then,atlastwecametoabeautifulislandanddecidedto_____it.unwiselylefttradesetoutvisit,Thepassengersbegantomakeafiretocookdinner.Weateanddrankhappily.ThenIwentto_______theisland.IhadnotgonefarwhenIheardthecaptaincallingusbacktotheship.‘Comequickly.Thisisn'tanislandbuta______whale!Ithasbeenfloatingso_____ontheseathatsandhas______onitsbackandtreeshavegrownthere.Thefire_____itupandsoonitwillsinkunderthewavesandyou'lldrown!’exploregiantlongsettledwoke,Everyone_________theshipleavingeverythingbehind.Somereacheditsafelybutnotall.Suddenlytheislandshook________ourfeetandsankunderthewater.Iwasthrownintothesea,butI________tograbapieceofwood.__________thecaptain_______,leavingmealone.IthoughtIwoulddie!rushedtobeneathmanagedMeanwhilesetsail,Idriftedonthesea_____Icametoanotherisland.Iwassafe!Butmytroublesweren't_____,forIwassuddenly______byfivemen.Theydraggedmeintobushesandheldmethere.ThenI_______thatnearbywasahorsetiedtoatree.Wewaiteduntilitgrewdark.Thenoutoftheseacamesomeenormousseahorses.They__________therealhorsecautiouslywhilethemenrushedouttocatchthem.untiloverseizednoticedapproached,Mostescapedbutthey________one.Theytookmebacktotheking.LaterIfoundthattheykepttheseahorsesto________strongyounghorsestosell.Iworkedforthekingwhowasgoodtome.Myjobwastotellhimofanyforeignshipthatcametohisisland.Onedaysomeforeignmerchantscametosellgoods.Iaskedthecaptainwherehewasgoing.‘I’mgoingtoBaghdad,’hesaid,capturedproduce,‘I'vesomegoodsthat____________amerchantcalledSindbad.I'mtakingthemback.’Icouldn't______myears.ImmediatelyI_________whoIwas,and_______tothemthatIWASSindbad.ThenIsoldmygoodsand___________Baghdadarichman.Thiswasthefirstofmyadventures._________tomorrowtohearthesecondone."belongedtobelieveexplainedprovedreturnedtoComeback,Thankyou!
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