1、Unit 2 Traveling AroundReading and ThinkingWhat country is it?South America the worlds largest rainforest,the Amazon rainforest.the worlds longest mountain range,the Andes Mountains.capital city,Limathe national flagLead-inWatch the video and answer the questions:1.What did you see in the video?2.Wh
2、at impresses you most in this video?the Andes Mountainsthe Amazon rainforest Lake TiticacaCuscoMachu PicchuWhat other sources of information can you find about Peru?videovideos scheck onlinecheck onlinebooksbooksPre-ReadingencyclopediaencyclopediaIt usually presents all the basic facts of a subject.
3、brochurebrochureIt offers a selection of good points about a place,making an effort to help the reader imagine what it is like to visit the country.Read the two texts about Peru quickly.Focus on titles,headers,pictures,charts and then decide what types of text are they:encyclopedia or brochure?text
4、1:encyclopediatext 2:brochureWhile-ReadingTypes of textTypes of textencyclopediaencyclopediabrochurebrochure expressive language vivid description coulorful picture titles subjective,only good pointssimple languageobjective descriptionbrief contentvsRead text 1 again and fill in the form below with
5、your partner.Location 1.2.3.in the 1400s and 1500s from the 1500s to 1821on the pacific coast of South America narrow,dry,flat land Spanish the Amazon rainforest the centre of the powerful ancient Inca Empire was ruled by Spain the Andes Mountains Geographic characteristics(3 main areas)HistoryLangu
6、ageRead text 2 and fill in the table.Then discuss the question below with a partner.AMAZON AMAZON RAINFORESTRAINFORESTMACHU MACHU PICCHUPICCHUCUSCOCUSCOLAKE TITICACALAKE TITICACANumber of days 4 daysTransportAccommodation local homeActivity boating,hiking,exploring nature4 daysplane and boatin the m
7、iddle of the forestwalkingwalking in the mountains,exploring the ancient city 4 dayslocal hotel4 dayscar,boatenjoying the beautiful countryside,staying with local familyvisiting the museums,admiring the architecture,enjoying the local food,and shopping at the local marketsComplete the passage with t
8、he correct forms of the new words from the two texts.Cusco is a popular 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_ abo
9、ut the Inca civilization.The first is the roads and p_ they built to 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
10、 full of amazing architecture but there were no markets in these cities.One of the interesting questions of history is how the Incas lived without shopping.estinationniquempiredmireathsfficials1.How do you like the travel brochure about Peru?2.Do you feel a strong urge to visit Peru?What makes you f
11、eel that way?find some sentences and expressions which are find some sentences and expressions which are very very powerful,expressive and impressivepowerful,expressive and impressive.Goal:get you interested in the tour enjoying the plants and animals unique to the rainforest.amazing paths,be amazed
12、 by.,Especially amazing is.admire the architecture,enjoy the excellent local food enjoy the beautiful countryside so come and experience.Useful expressions for a travel brochureRecommend a suitable tour and give the reasons.Group WorkNamePersonality&PreferenceTravel routeJudyactive,crazy about wild
13、animalsAnnafond of architecture，culture and historyAdamlove the countryside and the unique local culture Cindyan explorer,food lover locatioSummaryPerubasic informationtoursencyclopediabrochurelocationthree main areashistorylanguageAmazon Rainforest tour Machu Picchu tourCusco tourLake Titicaca tourHomework Retell the passage according to the mind map.Write a travel brochure recommending tours to your hometown.
