1、长岭县第三中学 于海燕Reading and ThinkingUnit 2 travelling aroundWatch 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?1.What did you see in the video?I saw the Andes Mountains,the Amazon rainforest,cusco city,Machu
2、 Picchu,and Lake Titicava in the video.I wish I could learn more about the people of Peru.2.What other sources of information can you find about Peru?To find out more about Peru,I could check online,use an encyclopedia,go to the library,or get some travel brochures.some basic information about Peru
3、1.the capital?2.the official language?3.the world heritage?4.the location?5.area?6.population?some basic information about Peru 1.Lima2.Spanish3.Cusco;Machu Picchu;Lake Titicaca4.Peru is a large,mountainous country on the Pacific coast of South America.It has borders with Ecuador and Colombia to the
4、 north,Brazil and Bolivia to the east,and Chile to the south.The Pacific Ocean lies to the west.5.1285216 square kilometers6.30,946,000(2013年)Below are two texts about Peru.Look through them quicly.What types of text they are:encyclopedia or brochure?encyclopedia?brochure?An encyclopediaInformative
5、in nature,it usually presents all the basic facts of a subject,good or bad.Features:simple language,brief content,objective descriptionTravel brochuresIt presents only a selection of good points about a place,making an effort to help the reader imagine what it is like to visit the country,and in an
6、effort to persuade the reader to book a holiday.Features:vivid pictures,beautiful design,clear structure,powerful and expressive language,more subjective descriptionFeatures of the two text types.An encyclopedia brochureText 1?Text 2?Step2.Skim the text on Page 26 and then choose the best answerStep
7、3.Read the text 1 carefully and choose the best answer1The following introduction about Peru is true except_Adry Bnarrow Cflat landDcold2Which country controlled Peru from the 16th to 19th?_ASpainBAmerica.CBritain DIndia3.How many main areas are there?_A.one B.two C.three D.four 4.What is the offici
8、al language of Peru?_A.Spanish B.English C.Japanes D.Chinnese DACAStep3.Read the text on page26 and 27 carefully and choose the best answer1.Whats the best title of the passage?_AThe history of PeruBThe beautiful scenery of PeruCA trip to Peru DPerus culture3How can you go to the Amazon from Cusco?A
9、By boatBBy planeCBy rainDOn foot4What is specially amazing in Machu Picchu?AThe Incas cultureBThe Incas languageCThe Incas dry stone method of buildingDThe Incas languageCBC5.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A.Anagriculturalmagazine.B.Amedicaljourney.C.Anengineeringtextbook.D.Atouristbrochure.6.Whi
10、chofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutCuscoTouraccordingto thetext?A.CuscowasthecapitaloftheIncaEmpirefromthe13th untilthe16thcentury.B.AtCuscoyouwillenjoytheuniqueAmericanandlocalIndianculture.C.Youcanpayavisittothemuseumsthere.D.Itwilltakeyoufourdaystotravelthere.7.Whatistheauthorsintentionofwritingthetex
11、t?A.TorecommendfourtouristattractionsofPeru.B.Totellpeopletotravelasoftenaspossible.C.Toencouragepeopletodooutdooractivities.D.TohelppeoplelearnmoreaboutPeru.DBAComplete the passage with the correct forms of the new words from the two texts.Cusco is a popular d_ for tourists,because of its u_ place
12、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 civilization.The first is the roads and p_ they built to connect their important cities.These Inca r
13、oads 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 architecture but there were no markets in these cities.One of the interesting questions of hist
14、ory is how the Incas lived without shopping.estinationniquempiredmireathsfficialsRead text 2 and fill in the table.Then discuss the question below with a partner.AMAZON RAINFORESTMAHU PICCHUCUSCOLAKE TITICACANumber of days 4 daysTransportAccommodation local homeActivity boating,hiking,exploring natu
15、re4 daysplane and boatin the middle of the forestwalkingwalking in the Mountains,exploring the ancient city 4 dayslocal hotelvisiting.admiring.enjoying.shopping.4 dayscar,boatenjoying the beautiful countryside,staying with local familyWhich tour(s)would you recommend for people who enjoy history and culture?HomeworkMake a travel brochure about Changbai Mountains.
