LH: And other writers say Zheng He was eight feet tall We shouldn 't believe everything writers tell us Obviously they wanted to show how important Zheng He was Undoubtedly the ships 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
LH: And other writers say Zheng He was eight feet tall! We shouldn't believe everything writers tell us. Obviously they wanted to show how important Zheng He was. Undoubtedly the ships 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
2 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 out of the six in the pre-listening activity. 1 Calicut 2 Champa 3 Sumatra 4 Hormuz 5 Aden 6 Mogadishu 3 Read the statements and listen to the tape for the second time Then complete the chart
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 out 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
Statement Evidence I He is the only No reports of other 15th century navigators for this Chinese navigator period have survived we know
Statement Evidence 1 He is the only 15th century Chinese navigator we know. No reports of other navigators for this period have survived
2 He came from It was written in Yunnan Province. documents 3 His ships were The writers mention very large. it in the books 4 He was very He made seven important voyages and visited more than thirt countries
2 He came from Yunnan Province. 3 His ships were very large. 4 He was very important. It was written in documents. The writers mention it in the books. He made seven voyages and visited more than thirty countries
5 Foreign kings Zheng He remarks how liked chinese much the foreign kings porcelain and silk. liked porcelain and silk 6 He returned with 1 He brought a giraffe strange presents for for the Emperor from the Emperor Africa He brought scarves of fine gold decorated with pearls and precious stones
5 Foreign kings liked Chinese porcelain and silk. 6 He returned with strange presents for the Emperor. 1 2 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