1、Reading and ThinkingUnit 2 Travelling Around01PART ONEVocabulary1.narrow a narrow victory/defeat 险胜险胜/险败险败have a narrow escape 逃过一劫，勉强逃脱逃过一劫，勉强逃脱narrowly adv.勉强地；狭隘地勉强地；狭隘地narrow-minded adj.小心眼的；气量小的；狭隘的小心眼的；气量小的；狭隘的练习：练习：She has a very _ view of the world.narrow2.powerfulrich and powerful nations 富
2、裕而强大的国家富裕而强大的国家a powerful speech 有感染力的演讲有感染力的演讲a powerful influence 巨大的影响巨大的影响练习：练习：The expansion of higher education should be a _ force for change.powerful3.take control ofgain control of 赢得对赢得对的控制的控制lose control of 失去对失去对的控制的控制keep control of 控制控制out of control 不受控制不受控制/支配支配in control of 掌管；控制掌管；
3、控制练习：练习：We should learn to _ our emotions.take control of4.recognizerecognize.to be/as.承认承认是是be recognized as.被认为是被认为是recognize that/wh-从句承认从句承认/意识到意识到练习：练习：I _ him as soon as he came in the room.recognized5.uniquebe unique to 为为所特有的所特有的练习：练习：The small town is famous for its _ scenery.unique6.other
4、thanmore than 超过；不仅仅；非常超过；不仅仅；非常rather than 而不是而不是less than 不到，少于不到，少于练习：练习：The truth was known to no one _ herself.other than02PART TWOReading1.What can you see in the video?I can see many beautiful landscapes such as the Andes Mountains,the Amazon rainforest,Cusco city,Machu Picchu,Lake Titicaca a
5、nd happy people as well.2.What impresses you most in the video?The local houses,festival celebrations and local food impress me most.Read the text on page 26 and guess:What types is it:encyclopedia or brochure?A travel brochure simple language brief content objective descriptionAn encyclopedia entry
6、 vivid pictures beautiful design powerful&expressive languageRead the first text and fill in the table.Location Geographic characteristic(3 main areas)Historyin the 1400s and 1500s from the 1500s to 1821 Official language on the Pacific coast of South Americanarrow,dry,flat landthe Andes Mountainsth
7、e Amazon rainforestthe centre of Inca Empireruled by SpainSpanishRead the subtitles and pictures about the text TRAVEL PERU and try to answer the following questions:1.What types is it:encyclopedia or brochure?2.What kind of information does it provide for tourists?It is a brochure.(1)How to get to
8、the destination.(2)Hotel information.(3)Introduction about tourist attraction and local specialty.Read the text and fill in the table.Then discuss the questions below with a partner.Amazon RainforestMachu PicchucuscoLake TiticacaNumber of the days4 days4 days4 days4 daysTransportfight,boat walkingca
9、r,boatAccommodation in the middle of the forestlocal hotellocal homeActivityboating,hiking,exploring natureWalking in the Mountains,exploring the ancient cityvisiting the museumsadmiring the architecture,enjoying the local food,and shopping at the local marketsenjoying the beautifulcountryside,stayi
10、ng with local familyRead the text again and decide whether the statements are true(T)or False(F).1.People can explore the rainforest and enjoy some rare and unusual plants and animals in Amazon Rainforest.2.Tourist will drive cars to go through the Andes Mountains on the way to the city of Machu Pic
11、chu.3.Inca builders cut stones to exact sizes so that these perfect fit of stones can hold walls together.4.Uros usually use water plants to make their homes.5.In Cusco,people will visit the museums,admire the architecture,stay with a local Uros family,enjoy the excellent local food,and go shopping
12、at the local markets.T TF FT TT TF FComplete the passage with the correct forms of the new words from the two texts.Cusco is a popoular 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
13、 the 1500s.There are two especially interesting things to a_ about the Inca civilisation.The first is the roads and p_ they built to connect their important cities.These Inca roads estinationniquempiredmireathsMake dialogues:Imagine one of you works in a travel agency,please recommend your favorite tour(s)to your customers who would like to travel Peru for their holiday.Number of daysTransportAccommodationActivityCuscoCuscoYou could introduce your tour from the following parts:THANK YOU
