1、Unit 2 Reading and Thinking Where is this? If you are to travel Peru, where will you find more information about this country? books (encyclopedia, travel guidebooks) , Internet (travel websites) , travel brochures, friends, travel agents, TV or radio programmes, posters, blogs, newspapers and magaz
2、ines Look through the two texts quickly for titles, headers, pictures and some other information. What type of text might they be? Why? encyclopedia (百科全书) B. brochure (宣传小册) encyclopedia Simple language、brief content、objective description brochure Vivid pictures、beautiful design、clear structure、pow
3、erful and expressive language encyclopedia Peru is a country on the Pacific coast of South America with three main areas: narrow, dry, flat land running along the coast, the Andes Mountains, and the Amazon rainforest. In the 1400 and 1500s, Peru was the centre of the powerful ancient Inca Empire. Th
4、e Inca emperor lived in the now-famous site Machu Picchu. Spain took control of Peru in the 16th century and ruled until 1821. It is for this reason that Spanish is the main official language of Peru. What information about Peru is covered in this text? (When we give a brief introduction to a countr
5、y or a place, we usually talk about its location, geographic characteristics, history, culture, and language. ) 1. It is for this reason that Spanish is the main official language of Peru. 强调句：It is+被强调部分+that/who. I bought a book in the store yesterday， 改为强调句：（强调主语，宾语，地点状语，时 间状语） It is I who bought
6、 a book in the bookstore yesterday. It is a book that I bought in the bookstore yesterday. It is in the bookstore that I bought a book yesterday. It is yesterday that I bought a book in the bookstore. It was after he got what he had desired _ he realized it was not so important. that B. when C. sinc
7、e D. as 答案：A 2. You can then spend three days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals unique to the rainforest. unique to the rainforest是形容词短语，作定语。在 英语中，短语作定语，要放在被修饰词之后，称 之为定语后置。 For example： A book interesting to me一本我觉得有趣的书； the students worried about the ex
8、ams担心考试的学 生。 Especially amazing is the Incas dry stone method of building. 本句为倒装句，因语篇衔接和语义需要而使用。 倒装句： 倒装语序中又有完全倒装（Full Inversion）和部分 倒装（Partial Inversion） 完全倒装：指将句子中的谓语全部置于主语之前。 1）here，there，now，then，thus等副词置于句首， 谓语动词常用be，come，go，lie，run。 There goes the bell./Here is your letter. 2）表示运动方向的副词或地点状语置于句
9、首，谓 语表示运动的动Ahead sat an old woman. 注：全部倒装的句型结构的主语必须是名词，如 果主语是人称代词则不能完全倒装。 Here he comes. 部分倒装 指将谓语的一部分如助动词或情态动词倒装至主 语之前，而谓语动词无变化。如果句中的谓语没 有助动词或情态动词，则需添加助动词do，does 或did，并将其置于主语之前。 1.only +状语或状语从句置于句首，被该状语修饰 的句子用部分倒装。 Only in this way can you solve this problem. 2.hardly，in no way，little，scarcely，seld
10、om， never，no more，no longer，not，not only，no sooner，not only.（but also），not until.等具有否 定意义的词或词组位于句首，句子用部分倒装。 No sooner had I got home than it began to rain. Seldom do I go to work by bus. Read the text and fill in the table. Amazon Rainforest Machu Picchu Cusco Lake Titicaca Number of days 4 days4 da
11、ys4 days4 days TransportWalkingCar boat Accommodation Local hotelLocal home Activity Boating, hiking, exploring nature Walking in the Mountains, exploring the ancient city. Visiting the museums, admiring the architecture, enjoying the local food Enjoying the countryside, staying with local family Free discussion Which tour is your favorite and which is your least favorite? What do you like or dislike about it? Homework: Please finish “Word Study” on page 27.
