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Unit 2
Travelling around
Reading and Thinking—Reading Comprehension
By the end of this period, you will be able to:
1. explore Peru by viewing and reading;
2. learn about the differences between encyclopedia and brochure;
3. learn four tourist attractions in Peru;
4. identify the structures and language features of the text;
5. try to recommend a tourist attraction in Peru.
Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience.
—Francis Bacon
Pre-reading
Video: Welcome to Peru
What tourist attractions(景点) did you see in the video?
Cusco
Amazon Rainforest
Machu Picchu
Lake Titicaca
What tourist attractions(景点) did you see in the video?
the Andes Mountains
information sources
encyclopedia
book
travel agency
website
magazines /
newspapers
brochure
video
friends and family
(百科全书)
(宣传册)
television
advertisement
If you want to find more information about Peru, what sources of
information(信息来源) will you usually use?
提前问一问学生最喜欢哪个信息源,特别是先问问encyclopedia和advertisements的任何特点。Brochure和travel agency和advertisements是否归于同类?Newspaper和magazine是否写在一起?
插上brochure 与 encyclopedia图片
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travel brochures(旅游指南)
encyclopedia(百科全书)
VS
brief content(简短的内容)
objective description(客观的描述)
simple language(简单的语言)
vivid pictures(生动的图片)
beautiful design(美观的设计)
powerful & expressive language(强有力的语言)
Recognise text type
Before you read, look through the text quickly for titles, pictures, headers, charts and any other information that might tell you what type of text it is.
While-reading
1. What types are they:
encyclopedia or brochure?
Fast-reading
An encyclopedia
simple language
brief content
objective description
Text 1
Brochure
vivid pictures
beautiful design
powerful & expressive language
Text 2
2. What’s the main idea of Text 1?
A.Introducing the Pacific coast.
B.Introducing the geographical location,the history and the official language of Peru.
C.Introducing the ancient Inca Empire.
D.Introducing the Andes Mou