1、Unit 2 Traveling around Reading and thinking 1Read about tours to Peru and China. Phrases: take control of ; other than 3 2 Words: emperor；site；official；recognise；type；flight； accommodation；unique；path；destination；admire；architecture Goals Work in groups. Discuss the questions. Have you ever been to
2、 Peru and what do you know about this place? Lead in take control of 控制；掌管控制；掌管 Airtours conceded defeat in its attempt to take control of holiday industry rival Owners Abroad. 空中旅游公司承认其对度假服务行业竞争对手海外业主旅行社的控股企图以 失败告终。 He failed in his attempt to take control of the company. 他试图掌控公司，但以失败告终。 language p
3、oint admire v. 欣赏；钦佩 I admire his passionate belief in what he is doing. 我佩服他对自己的工作所抱的坚定信心。 You have to admire the way he handled the situation. 你不得不佩服他处理这个局面的手段。 admire sb. for sth. 因某事羡慕/钦佩某人 recognize v. 承认；认出承认；认出 He became delirious and couldnt recognize people. 他已精神错乱，谁都不认得了。 We recognize the
4、necessity for a written agreement. 我们认为有必要签订一份书面协议。 recognize sb. to be/ as 把看做 it is recognized that 大家公认 Watch the video Welcome to Peru and answer the questions. 1. What did you see in the video? 2. What other sources of information can you find about Peru? Content Below are two texts about Peru.
5、 Look through them quickly. What types of text are they： encyclopedia or brochure? 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 1400s and 1500s. An encyclopedia en
6、try or introductory passage. Peru was the centre of the powerful ancient Inca Empire. The 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. A travel br
7、ochure. Travel Peru Amazon Rainforest Tour A short flight from Cusco takes you from the Andes into the Amazon rainforest. From there, youll spend one day travelling by boat to your accommodation in the middle of the forest. You can then spend three days exploring the rainforest with a local guide an
8、d enjoying the plants and animals unique to the rainforest. Machu Picchu Tour This four-day walking tour will take you on amazing paths through the Andes Mountains on the way to the city of Machu Picchu. After reaching your destination, you will have a day to explore and be amazed by this ancient ci
9、ty. Especially amazing is the Incas dry stone method of building. Inca builders cut stones to exact sizes so that nothing was needed to hold walls together other than the perfect fit of the stones. 3. Complete the passage with the correct forms of the new words from the two texts. Cusco is a popular
10、 d_ for tourists, because of its u_ place in the history of South America. Cusco was the capital city of the Inca E _ which was the most powerful in South America until the 1500s. There are two especially interesting things to a_ about the Inca civilisation. The first is the roads and _ they built t
11、o connect their important cities. These Inca roads were made up of two north-south highways and many small roads crossing the mountains east to west. The roads were for Inca soldiers and their o_ . Second, the Incas built wonderful cities full of amazing architecturebut there were no markets in thes
12、e cities. One of the interesting questions of history is how the Incas lived without shopping! estinationnique mpire dmirepaths fficials 4. Read the text and fill in the table . Then discuss the question below with a partner 3. 预习 Unit 3-Discovering useful structures。 1. Recite new words and phrases. 2. Write a composition : A beautiful place that are worthy to visit Bye-bye!
