Unit 2 Travelling around Reading and Thinking 课件-2023-2024学年高一英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

Unit 2 Travelling Around Period 2 Reading and Thinking Explore Peru Maker: Agatha Which country is it? It is located in Western South America. Peru Look and say Lead-in Watch the video Welcome to Peru and answer the questions. 1. What did you see in the video? 2. What other sources of information can you find about Peru? Pre-reading Cusco Amazon Rainforest Machu Picchu Lake Titicaca What did you see in the video? Peru Lima, the capital The Coast The Andes Mountains The Amazon rainforest There are three main areas. What other sources of information can you find about Peru? search online use an encyclopedia(百科全书) get some travel brochures go to the library A book or a set of books providing the basic information of something, so it usually contains maps or figures. Travel brochure A small book or a magazine giving introduction of tours to attract visitors, so it usually contains some colorful pictures. Encyclopedia VS Travel brochure Fast reading Read the two texts quickly for types. Encyclopedia or brochure? Tip: Recognise text type Before you read, look through the text quickly for titles, headers, pictures, charts, and any other information that might tell you what type of text it is. Text 1 encyclopedia map brochure subtitles Text 2 colorful pictures a conclusion attractive title some facts brief intrdutions 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 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. Careful reading Read the text 1 and sort out the struture. location geographic feature language culture history A short flight from Cusco takes you from the Andes into the Amazon rainforest. From there, you’ll spend one day travelling by boat to your accommodation in the middle of the forest. You can then spend three days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals unique to the rainforest. Amazon Rainforest Tour TRAUEL PERU Careful reading Read the text 2 carefully and fill in the tables. 4 days flight, boat in the middle of forest travelling by boat, exploring nature Tip: A travel plan usually consists of these four aspects This four-day walking tour will take you on amazing paths through the Andes Mountains on the way to the city of Machu Picchu. After reaching your destination, you will have a day to explore and be amazed by this ancient city. 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. Machu Picchu Tour TRAUEL PERU Careful reading Read the text 2 carefully and fill in the tables. walking walk in the Mountains, explore the ancient city 4 days Spend four days enjoying the unique Spanish and local Indian culture high in the Andes at Cusco, the capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th until the 16th century. Stay in a local hotel, visit the museums, admire the architecture, enjoy the excellent local food, and go shopping at the local markets. Cusco Tour TRAUEL PERU Careful reading Read the text 2 carefully and fill in the tables. 4 days local hotel visit the museums; admire the architecture; enjoy the local food; go shopping Enjoy the beautiful countryside as you spend a day driving along the new highway connecting Cusco to Lake Titicaca. There, aboat will take you to stay with a local Uros family on an island for three days. Both the island and the Uros homes are made of water plants from the lake. Lake Titicaca Tour TRAUEL PERU Careful reading Read the text 2 carefully and fill in the tables. 4 days car, boat enjoy the beautiful countryside; driving, boating, staying with local family local home Which tour would you recommand for people who enjoy history and culture? why? Post reading Discussion Enjoy the excellent local food and go shopping at the local markets. Cusco Tour Enjoy the unique Spanish and local Indian culture high in the Andes at Cusco. Visit the museums to know something about the history of Cusco. Admire the ancient architecture of Cusco. Retell what you have learned about Peru according to the given words. Location: Geographic characteristic: History: Language: Post reading the Pacific coast of South America narrow, dry and flat the ancient Inca Empire in the control of Spain Spanish Summary The two types: The structure: 2. Design a travel brochure about Nanning and make it as attractive as possible. 1. Consider what does travel mean to you after class. Thank you ! $$