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Unit 2 Travelling Around
Reading and Thinking
1
Asia
Oceania
Which country would you like to visit ?
2
the Eiffel Tower in France
the Statue of Liberty in the USA
the London Bridge in the UK
Famous Landmarks
Big Ben
Disneyland
the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy
the London Eye
Sydney Opera House in Australia
It's a country with the world's longest mountain range, largest rainforest, oldest settlements, and great ancient civilisation. Besides, it's a country with coasts(海岸), highlands and jungles.
What's the country?
the Andes Mountains
The Amazon rainforest
Peru
What do you know
about Peru?
Reading and Thinking
Explore Peru
1 What did you see in the video?
2 What other sources of information can you find about
Peru?
I can see narrow,dry, and flat land.
I can find the information from the internet,TV and brochures.
Period 2 Reading and Thinking
narrow, dry, flat land
the Andes Mountains
the Amazon Jungle
Lake Titicaca
the highest lake in the world
high flat plains
Lima
Cuzco
What types of text are they? An encyclopedia or a brochure?
Text 1
Text 2
Fast reading
Features of the two texts
Simple Language
Brief content
Objective(客观的)description
Vivid pictures
beautiful design
advertising, powerful language
More subjective description
encyclopedia
brochures
Read for the text type.
Text 1
It’s a brief introduction to the location,landscape and official language of Peru.
An encyclopedia
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A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the
Text 2
illustration
-sights
text
- detailed tour information
text-conclusion&
further information
a travel brochure
Read for the text type.
title
topic
subtitle
key words
Read text 1 again and fill in the form below.
Location
Geographic characteristics
(3 main areas) 1.
2.
3.
History
in the 1400s and 1500s
from the 1500s to 1821
Language
on the pacific coast of South America
narrow, dry, flat land
Spanish
the Amazon forest
the centre of the powerful ancient Inca Empire
was ruled by Spain
the Andes Mountains
Pair work
Look through the passage quickly and number the pictures according to the order of the travel.
Lake Titicaca
Machu Picchu
Cusco
The Amazon
rainforest
1
2
3
4
Fast reading: Text 2
Read the passage carefully and fill in the blanks.
How to enter the Amazon Rainforest Tour: ________________
How to get to the destination : _______
What to do: ___________________________
Amazon Rainforest Tour
a short flight
by boat
explore the rainforest
enjoy the plants and animals unique to the rainforest.
4 Read the text and fill in the table. Then discuss
the question below with a partner.
Place AMAZON RAINFOREST MACHU PICCHU
Number of days 4 days 4 days
Transport By boat
Accommodation In the middle
of the forest
Activity boating,hiking,exploring nature
Period 2 Reading and Thinking
1. if you are travelling in Amazon Rainforest, where will you stay for nights?
A. A tent established in the rainforest
B. A tourist accommodation in the middle of the forest
C. A hotel in Lima
D. A local resident's house
2. What can you enjoy EXCEPT the following one in the tour?
A. unique plants and animals
B. exploring the forest
C. experiencing local people's life
D. travelling by boat
B
C
Amazon Rainforest Tour
Read the passage carefully and fill in the blanks.
How long: ____________
How to get Machu Picchu: _________
What to do: _____________________
4 days
on foot
explore the ancient city especially
dry stone method of building
Machu Picchu Tour
3. From this passage we can know that _______.
A.The four-day tour is through the Andes Mountains to Lima.
B. Machu Picchu was built of clay bricks.
C. Inca builders cut stones so exactly that the walls were held together totally by the perfect fit of the stones.
D. Builders of Inca used modern machines to cut stones.
4. You will visit Machu Picchu_______.
A. by bike B. on foot C. by water D. by bus
Machu Pichu Tour
C
B
Read the passage carefully and fill in the blanks.
How long:______________
What to do:
Stay in a local hotel, visit the museum, admire the architecture, enjoy the excellent local food go shopping at the local markets.
4 days
Cusco Tour
Cusco Tour
5. What can you do on Cusco Tour EXCEPT _______?
A. admire the architecture
B. enjoy the local food
C. go shopping at the local markets
D. visit the royal tomb of the Inca King
6. What do you know about Cusco?
A. Cusco was the capital of the Inca Empire from the 14th until the 16th century.
B. You can only enjoy the unique local Spanish culture in the city.
C. Tourists can stay in the local family.
D. The city is in the Andes mountains.
D
D
Lake Titicaca Tour
On it boats can travel !
How to get to Lake Titicaca:
With whom to stay:
Where to stay:
a local Uros family
driving along the highway
on an island
Lake Titicaca Tour
7. How many days will the whole Lake Titicaca tour take?
A. just one B. three days
C. four days D. two days
C
8. The attraction of Lake Titicaca Tour lies in the fact that?
A. visitors can enjoy the beautiful view B. visitors are required to drive for a day
C. visitors can get to know a local Uros family D. both the island and the Uros homes are made of water plants from the lake.
D
Place CUSCO LAKE TITICACA
Number of days 3 days
Transport By car and
By boat
Accommodation local home
Activity Enjoy the beautiful
countryside
Period 2 Reading and Thinking
3 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 .
estination
nique
mpire
Period 2 Reading and Thinking
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 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_________.
dmire
aths
fficials
Period 2 Reading and Thinking
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!
Period 2 Reading and Thinking
Post- reading: Text builder
-Explore Peru -
Thanks!
Looking forward to the next trip
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