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　　T: They had the spirit of explorers, especially Columbus, he is famous all over the world. Why?

　　S:

　　T: People consider him to have discovered America first, do you think so？

　　S:

ⅡReading

Task1 Now let's read the text, you will get the right answer

　1.Which of the following people do you think arrived in America first?

　　a. Christopher Columbus

　　b. Ancient Romans

　　c. Chinese

　　d. Vikings

　　Students will get the right answer: Vikings arrived in America first. ( Give slides)

Task2 Read the text more carefully .Are these statements true (T)or false(F)

　1.Eric the Red forced people to go to Greenland with him together.

　2.Biarni set sail from Iceland in order to join Leif's father.

　3.For some reason, all ships Eric the Red brought didn't get to Greenland.

　4.The Vikings were stronger and stronger in Northern Europe from the 8th to 10th century.

　5. According to official records Europeans reached America long before Columbus ever set sail.

Answers: 1 F 2 F 3 T 4 T 5 F

Task3 Give a world map, Point at the island in turns, ask students to say its name and Vikings sailing route (slide) then do the exercise 2

Ⅲ Speaking

Task 1. Get students to read the text again for specific information about the three discoveries. Then in pairs, complete the table in Exercise3 with the information they