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Unit 2
Reading and Thinking
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Vocabulary
They have made full arrangements for/ have made a full arrangement for the coming travel.
Spain took control of Peru in the 16th century and ruled until 1821.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is an important festival when people admire the moon and enjoy mooncakes.
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Mona Lisa is widely recognised as/to be one of the most famous paintings in the history of art.
Three doctors and seven nurses make up the medical team.
An emperor is a man who rules an empire or is the head of state in an empire.
Vocabulary
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n. 文明;文明世界
包价旅游
n. 资料(或广告)手册
vt. 联络;联系 n. 联系;接触
n. 目的地;终点
n. 住处;停留处;膳宿
adj. 唯一的;独特的;特有的
adj. 狭窄的 vi. & vt. 使变窄
n. 皇帝
civilisation
package tour
brochure
contact
destination
unique
narrow
vt. 辨别出;承认;认可
n. 空中航行;航班;航程
n. 建筑设计师
adj. 强有力的;有权势的
vt. 钦佩;赞赏
adj. 平坦的;扁平的 n. 公寓
控制;接管
n. 来源;出处
构成;形成
recognise
flight
architect
powerful
admire
flat
take control of
source
make up
emperor
accommodation
Vocabulary
What information about Peru can you get from the map?
On the east of the Pacific ocean
the Andes Mountains
Lima, Machu Picchu, Cusco, Puno
Lake Titicaca
Amazon Rainforest
Location
Mountain
City
Lake
Rainforest
Lead in
Peru is a country with the world's longest mountain range, largest rainforest, oldest settlements, and great ancient civilisation.
It’s a country with coasts, highlands, and jungles. You can trek (徒步旅行) through hot, humid jungles one day, and cold arid glaciers the next.
Lead in
What impress you most in the video?
Lead in
Below are two texts about Peru. Look through then quickly. What types of text are they: encyclopedia or brochure?
an encyclopedia entry
A travel brochure
Pre-Reading
Recognize 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.
simple language
brief content
objective description
vivid pictures
beautiful design
clear structure
powerful and expressive language
subjective description
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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.
ln the 1400s and 1500s, Peru was the centre of the powerful ancient lnca 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.
现在分词作定语
同位语
强调句
While-Reading
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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.
ln the 1400s and 1500s, Peru was the centre of the powerful ancient lnca 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.
现在分词作定语
同位语
强调句
While-Reading
Geographic information
History
Language
Read the encyclopedia entry carefully and summarize information about Peru.
Location
Geographic characteristic
(3 main areas)
History in the 1400s and 1500s
from the 1500s to 1821
Language
narrow, dry, flat land running through along the coast
on the Pacific coast of South America
the Amazon rainforest
the Andes Mountains
the centre of the ancient Inca Empire
the rule of Spain
main official language: Spain
Fill in the table
While-Reading
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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.
While-Reading
Amazon Rainforest Tour
Read the travel brochure carefully and then summarize what information it contains.
Transportation
Numbers of days
Accommodation
Activity
Amazon Rainforest Tour
Number of days
Transport
Accommodation
Activity
4 days
in the middle of the forest
flight, boat
boating, hiking, exploring nature
1.If you are interested in biology, where would you like to travel?
A.Amazon rainforest. B.Machu Picchu.
C.Cusco. D.Lake Titicaca.
While-Reading
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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.
状语从句
Machu Picchu Tour
While-Reading
1.What does the word “fit” in Machu Picchu Tour probably mean?
A.A short period of time when someone stops being conscious.
B.The way that something is suitable for a particular person, space, etc.
C.A very strong emotion that you cannot control.
D.Having enough space for people or things.
While-Reading
Machu Picchu Tour
Number of days 4 days
Transport
Accommodation /
Activity
walking
walking in the mountains, exploring the ancient city
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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.
同位语
While-Reading
Cusco Tour
1.Which of the following is NOT true about Cusco Tour according to the text?
A.Cusco was the capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th until the 16th century.
B.At Cusco you will enjoy the unique American and local Indian culture.
C.You can pay a visit to the museums there.
D.It will take you four days to travel there.
While-Reading
Cusco Tour
Number of days 4 days
Transport /
Accommodation
Activity
local hotel
visiting the museums, admiring the architecture, enjoying the local food, and shopping at the local markets
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Enjoy the beautiful countryside as you spend a day driving along the new highway connecting Cusco to Lake Titicaca. There, a boat 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.
So come and experience what Peru has to offer: everything from the ancient Inca culture and centuries-old Spanish villages to deep rainforests, high mountains, and a beautiful coastline.
For more brochures about other package tours around Peru, contact us at tourinfo@travelperu.org.
状语从句
宾语从句
While-Reading
Lake Titicaca Tour
Cusco Tour
Number of days 4 days
Transport
Accommodation local home
Activity
car, boat
enjoying the beautiful countryside, staying with local family
While-Reading
While-Reading
1.Read the text carefully and find out the sentence that describes the geography.
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.
2.Read the text carefully and find out the sentences that describe the history.
① In the 1400s and 1500s, Peru was the centre of the powerful ancient Inca Empire.
② Spain took control of Peru in the 16th century and ruled until 1821.
3.Read the text carefully and find out the sentences that describe the means of transport.
① A short flight from Cusco takes you from the Andes into the Amazon rainforest.
② This four-day walking tour will take you on amazing paths through the Andes Mountains on the way to the city of Machu Picchu.
③ There, a boat will take you to stay with a local Uros family on an island for three days.
How do you like the travel brochure about Peru?
Do you feel a strong urge to visit Peru after reading it?
Which tourist attraction(s) about Peru do you want to visit?
Post-Reading
Sentence Study
Translate the following sentences
1.是因为天气不好所以足球比赛被推迟了。(强调句)
It was because of the bad weather that the football match was put off.
2.请说慢点,以便大家都能听清楚。(so that)
Please speak slowly so that everyone can hear you clearly.
3.你会随着年龄的增长而变得更聪明。(as)
You will become wiser as you grow older.
4.路的两边是美丽的鲜花。(倒装句)
On both sides of the road are beautiful flowers.
Thanks
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