1、 2 Travelling aroundPeriod 2 Reading and Thinking Just travelling no homework makes us happy girls!Sophia and her students are planning to travel around.But they are having difficulty in finding a proper destination.Can you make some recommendations?Sophia and her students are planning to travel aro
2、und.But they are having difficulty in finding a proper destination.Can you make some recommendations?Just travelling no homework makes us happy boys!Which continent will you recommend?Why?South AmericaThanks a lot!My students and I have made up our mind to travel to Peru.Can you tell us what we shou
3、ld prepare?P24 Get a passport Apply for a visaBuy a guidebookBook a ticketPack some clothesBook a hotel roomResearch the local weather,customs and so onWhat should Sophia and her students should prepare before they go travelling?Can you tell Sophia and her students how to research the local weather
4、and customs?Look through the two texts about Peru.What types are they:encyclopedia or brochure?Text 1Text 2Encyclopedia:a book or set of books in which facts about all areas of knowledge are included.Brochure:a small magazine or book containing pictures and information about sth and advertising sth.
5、A brief introduction of Peru 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,Peru was the centre of the powerful ancient Inca Empire.The Inca emperor lived
6、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.General statementLocationGeographiccharacteristicHistoryLanguageText 1 PeruPeru Location:_ on the Pacific coast of South Am
7、erica Geographical Area:_narrow,dry,flat landthe Andes Mountainsthe Amazon rainforest History:1400s-1500s,_16th century-1821 _the centre of Inca Empireruled by Spain Language:_SpanishComplete the notes based on text 1.Text 1simple language,brief content,objective description.main titlesubtitlesconta
8、ct informationeye-catching pictures colorful designText 2 Amazon RainforestMachu Picchu CuscoLake Titicaca Number of the days Transport Accommodation Activityboating,hiking,exploring nature Read the text and fill in the table.Then discuss the questions below with a partner.4 daysfight,boatin the mid
9、dle of the forestwalkingWalking in the Mountains,exploring the ancient city4 days4 dayscar,boatenjoying the beautifulcountryside,staying with local family4 dayslocal homelocal hotelvisiting the museumsadmiring the architecture,enjoying the local food,and shopping at the local markets You can then sp
10、end You can then spend three days three days exploringexploring the the rainforest with a local rainforest with a local guide and guide and enjoyingenjoying the the plants and animals plants and animals unique tounique to the forest.the forest.Stay Stay in a local hotel,in a local hotel,visitvisit t
11、he museums,the museums,admireadmire the architecture,the architecture,enjoyenjoy the the excellentexcellent local local food,and go shopping at food,and go shopping at the local market.the local market.A lot of descriptive and inviting words are used here,especially adjectives and verbs.Imperative s
12、entences are used here to leave a deep impressions.Can we change“you”into“tourists”?Can we change“you”into“tourists”?narrow the distance with readersarouse the readers interest in visiting Peru “you”“you”Tip 1:necessary information.Tip 2:use a lot of descriptive and inviting words,especially adjecti
13、ves and verbs.Tip 3:use special sentence patterns to leave a deep impression.Tip 4:address the readers as“you”.the Amazon rainforestMachu Picchu Cusco cityLake TiticaOk,lets pick one of the places in Peru as our destination,try to convince Sophia and her students to travel there!One possible version
14、:Hello,boys and girls.If you join in the activity with me,we will spend 3 days exploring the Amazon rainforest with me and enjoying the beautiful and various green plants on a boat just like in the picture.Oh,what a beautiful scenery it is before our eyes.And dont forget the lovely animals along the
15、 river and unique to the rainforest.Are you looking forward to doing this with me now?Please join me!Thanks for your recommendation,Sophia and her students had a good journey there.And she also brought some delicious local food for you!However,she need your help again!During their trip in Peru,she m
16、ade a lot of friends there,and now she wants to introduce Jiaxing to those friends.Can you help her to design a travel brochure?Homework Tip 1:necessary information.Tip 2:use a lot of descriptive and inviting words,especially adjectives and verbs.Tip 3:use special sentence patterns to leave a deep impression.Tip 4:address the readers as“you”.
