内容正文:
reading and thinking
Unit 2 TRAVELLING AROUND
语言能力: 1. Students should know well about Peru.
2. Students learn some new language points.
学习能力: Train students’ability of reading comprehension.
文化品质: Motivate students to learn about different cultures.
思维品格: Cultivate students creative and critical thinking by
conducting some class activities.
核心素养
China
Jiuzhaigou
The Great Wall
Tian An Men
West Lake
Landscape of Guilin
Pre-reading:Guess
What’s this country?
1. It has the largest population in the EU.
2. Hitler, one of the worst criminals in the world, is from this country.
3. Berlin is the capital of it.
4. The flag of this country looks like:
Germany
[ˈdʒɜːməni]
德国
What’s this country?
1.It’s a country with the world’s longest mountain range, largest rainforest.
2. The flag of this country looks like:
3. It is located in South America.
4. Spanish is the main official language of it.
Pre-reading:Guess
Peru [pə'rʊ]
秘鲁
What did you see in the video?
I saw the Andes Mountains, the Amazon rainforest, cusco city, Machu Picchu, and Lake Titicaca in the video. I wish I could learn more about the people of Peru.
What impresses you most in the video?
What other sources of information can you find about Peru?
To find more about Peru, I could check online, use an encyclopedia, go to the library, or get some travel brochures.
Recognize text type
look through the two texts quickly for titles, headers, pictures, charts, and any other information that might tell you what types of text they are.
While-reading: fast reading
encyclopedia
brochure
simple language
brief content
objective description
vivid pictures
beautiful design
clear structure
powerful and expressive language
Fill in the blanks with the information according to the first text.
Location on the Pacific ______of South America
Geographic characteristic (3 main areas) land ________ along the coast; the Andes Mountains; the Amazon _________
History center of the ______ __ Inca Empire; ________ took control of Peru
Language _______ is the main official language.
coast
running
rainforest
ancient
Spain
Spanish
Fill in the blanks in the following framework according to the text.
accommodation
unique
dry stone
fit
four
Admiring
countryside
(Uros) family
Complete the passage with the correct forms of the new words from the two texts.
Cusco is a popular 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 the 1500s. There are two especially interesting things to a__________ about the Inca civilization. The first is the roads and p_______ they built to connect their important cities.
estination
nique
mpire
dmire
aths
n. 文明
These Inca roads were made up of two north-south highways and many small roads crossing the mountains east to west. The roads were for Inca soldiers and their o________. Second, the Incas built wonderful cities full of amazing architecture—but there were no markets in these cities. One of the interesting questions of history is how the Incas lived without shopping!
fficials
构成;形成
Place AMAZON RAINFOREST MACHU PICCHU
Number of days
Transport
Accommodation
Activity
Careful reading: fill in the table.
4 days
flight, boat
walking
in the middle of the forest
walking in the Mountains, exploring the ancient city
n.&v. 徒步;远足
n. 航班;航程
boating, hiking, exploring nature
4 days
Place CUSCO LAKE TITICACA
Number of days
Transport
Accommodation
Activity
4 days
local hotel
visiting the museums, admiring the architecture, enjoying the local food, and shopping at the local markets
4 days
car; boat
enjoying the beautiful countryside, staying with local family
n. 建筑学
local home
Careful reading: fill in the table
Match the following tours with their special features.
1. Amazon Rainforest Tour A. Countryside sights
2. Machu Picchu Tour B. Unique Spanish and local Indian culture
3. Lake Titicaca Tour C. The ancient city with Incas’dry stone buildings
4. Cusco Tour D. Unique plants and animals
Before we recommend a destination to, we should consider their need first. That’s to say, we should consider why they travel. Why do people travel?
There are four people who want to travel. Discuss in groups about which destination you will recommend to each person.
Why do people travel?
experience a different life
make more friends
know a new culture
be good for health
enjoy beautiful scenery
go shopping
go for business
…
visit famous site
n. 地点;位置;现场
Amy, 15 years old, likes life in the countryside and she travels alone. Her parents hope she can live with a local family who can help her to travel.
Lake Titicaca Tour
Mr. Li is a high school history teacher. He wants to know more about the history of the Inca Empire.
Cusco Tour
Post-reading: recommend routes
Jim studies architecture in a university. He is curious about the walls of the ancient cities.
Machu Picchu Tour
Kate likes life in the forests. She likes going hiking in the forests.
Amazon rainforest Tour
Post-reading: recommend routes
The goal of a travel brochure is to get you interested in their tours. In a travel brochure, you can always find some words and expressions which are very powerful, expressive, and impressive. Work in groups and find them out.
Post-reading:work in groups
If you like…, …is the best choice.
You don’t want to miss it.
If you want to …, … is a place for you.
It will bring you to a magical world.
It’s a great place for…
Example
How do you like the travel brochure about Peru?
Do you feel a strong urge to visit Peru after reading it?
If you were the brochure designer, could you make a better one? How?
Post-reading:disscussion
1.we learned some knowledge of Peru.
2.we learned some expressions which are very powerful, expressive, and impressive
3. we learned some new words and phrases:
castle; flight; accomdation...
Summary
Review the words and expressions.
complete part 3 on the page 27
Write a travel journal of Peru in 90 words.(not necessary)
Homework
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