1、UNIT 2 TRAVELLING AROUND Reading and ThinkingTeaching Aims:1.read and tell the differences between an encyclopedia entry and a travel brochure.2.make a brief introduction to a country.3.recommend different tours to this country for different tourists using powerful,expressive and impressive language
2、.Peru It is a country with the worlds longest mountain range,largest rainforest,oldest settlements,and great ancient civilisation.It is a country with coasts,highlands,and jungles.Quize1 Which continent is Peru in?2 Which is the national flag of Peru?A.B.C.3 Which city is the captial of Peru?4 Which
3、 country once conquered Peru?South AmericaLimaSpainWhat other sources of information can you find about Peru?EncyclopediEncyclopedia an.百科全书百科全书记述人类记述人类一切知识门一切知识门类类或或某一知识门类某一知识门类的的工具书工具书供人们供人们检查必要的知检查必要的知识识和和事实资料事实资料。BrochureBrochuren n.资料资料/宣传手册宣传手册方便人们旅游方便人们旅游包含包含旅游计划旅游计划、线路线路、乘坐的乘坐的交通工具交通工具、居、居住的
4、住的酒店酒店、游览的地游览的地方方等等。v.认出认出;承认承认n.类型类型 v.打字打字Recognize text type?look through the text quickly titlespicturesHeaders/footerschartsScanningScan two texts about Peru and judge the types of the textsAn encyclopedia entry(百科全书条目)?A travel brochure?Text 1Text 2An encyclopedia entry simple language brief c
5、ontent objective descriptionA travel brochure vivid pictures beautiful design powerful&expressive languageReadingText 1Read the encyclopedia entry carefully and find out following information.LocationGeographic characteristic(3 main areas)Historyin the 1400s and 1500sfrom the 1500s to 1821Languageon
6、 the Pacific coast of South Americanarrow,dry,flat land running along the coast the Andes Mountainsthe Amazon rainforestcentre of Inca EmpireSpain took control of itSpanishthe main official languagenarrow,dry,flat landthe Andes Mountainsthe Amazon rainforestLake Titicacathe highest lake in the world
7、high flat plainsLimaCuscoReadingText 2Read the travel brochure carefully and fill in the table on P27.AMAZON AMAZON RAINFORESTRAINFORESTMACHU MACHU PICCHUPICCHUCUSCOCUSCOLAKE TITICACALAKE TITICACANumber of days4 daysTransportAccommo-dation local home4 days4 days4 daysin the middle of the forestlocal
8、 hotelflight and boatwalkingcar and boatTourAcitivititiesAmazon RainforestMachuPicchu CuscoLake Titicacawalking in the mountains，exploring the ancient cityvisiting themuseums，admiring the architecture，enjoying the local food，and shopping at the local marketsenjoying the beautiful countryside，staying
9、 with local familynaturalhistoricalculturalboating，hiking，exploring nature+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.Which destination you will recomm
10、end person below.Amy,15 years old,likes life in the countryside and she travels alone.Her parents hope she can live with a local family who can help her to travel.Mr.Li is a high school history teacher.He wants to know more about the history of the Inca Empire.Jim studies architecture in a universit
11、y.He is curious about the walls of the ancient cities.Kate likes life in the forests.She likes going hiking in the forests.Useful sentences:1.could be a perfect choice for.,for2.As far as I am concerned,.,3.would probably suit.,because I enjoy/love.语法填空语法填空 （根据课文内容和语法规则完成短文）Peru is a country on the
12、Pacific coast of South America.It was the centre of the 1_（power）ancient Inca Empire in the 15th and 16th centuries.In the 16th century，Spain 2 _（take）control of Peru and ruled until 1821.It 3 _（be）for this reason that Spanish is the main official language of the country.If you want to travel around
13、 Peru，there are four places worth 4 _ visit.First，youll begin your Amazon rainforest tour.From there，youll take a boat to your accommodation and then spend three days 5 _（explore）the rainforest with a local guide.Then，if you expect 6 _（admire）the Incas unique architecture，Machu Picchu is the perfect
14、 place 7 _ you to visit.There youll be amazed by the ancient city，8 _（especial）its dry stone method of building.The next place，Cusco，was once the capital of the Inca Empire，at 9 _ you can visit the museums and enjoy the excellent local food.From Cusco，you drive along the new highway for a day，arriving at Lake Titicaca.There，a boat 10 _（take）you to stay with a local Uros family on an island for three days.powerfultookisaexploringto admire forespeciallywhich will take
