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Unit 2 Travelling Around
Reading and Thinking
Learning Objectives
1. know about travelling in Peru;
2. dingstinguish the differences between encyclopedia and travel brochure;
3. able to use the relevant language expression and stylistic features of this lesson to design a travel brochure
Explore Peru
Watch the video Welcome to Peru and answer the questions.
1. What did you see in the video?
2. What information can you find about Peru from this video?
1.Which continent is Peru in?
South America
2. Which city is the capital of Peru?
Lima
3. Which empire once existed in Peru?
Inca
4.Which country once conquered Peru?
Spain
What information can you find about Peru from this video?
Step 1 Skim for Main Idea
Task 1 : Encyclopedia or Brochure?
Look through the two passages about Pero while listening carefully. Judge what types of texts they are: encyclopedia or brochure.
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 type of text it is.
writing type
main idea
Text 1
Text 2
an ①___________
the basic ②___________
and ③___________
information about Peru
a travel④__________
⑤___________ information
Encyclopedia
brochure
geographic
historical
local travel
Task 1 : Encyclopedia or Brochure?
Step 2 Scan for Specific Information
①Peru is a country on the Pacific coast of North America. ( )
②Spain ruled Peru from the 16th century to 1821. ( )
③Spain is the second language of Peru. ( )
④The Inca emperor lived in the centre of Peru. ( )
Read the first text in detail and pay attention to details in its history and observe the map of Peru to know about its location.Then do the following True or False questions.
Task 2 : Reading and observing
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①According to the passage, how can you go to the Amazon rainforest from Cusco?
A. By air. B. On foot. C. By car. D. By boat.
②Which of the following activities can tourists NOT do in the Amazon rainforest?
A. Boating. B. Exploring nature. C. Admiring buildings. D. Hiking.
Scan the second text and choose the best choice.
③What can we learn from Text 2?
A. Machu Picchu is an amazingly modern city.
B. Tourists can spend four days in Machu Picchu.
C. Stones were cut to exact sizes in building houses.
D. Walls were held together by some special materials.
Step3 Analyze the Structure
Travel Peru
Number of days
Transport
Accommodation
Activity
Amazon Rainforest Tour
4days
flight, boat
in the middle of the forest
boating, hiking,
exploring nature
Machu Picchu Tour
Number of days
Transport
Accommodation
Activity
4days
walking
walking in the mountains
exploring the ancient city
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Cusco Tour
Number of days
Transport
Accommodation
Activity
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4days
local hotel
visit...., admire....,
enjoy..., go shopping...
Lake Titicaca Tour
Number of days
Transport
Accommodation
Activity
4days
car, boat
local home
enjoy..., stay with...
Cusco is a popular ______________ for tourists. Because of its __________place in the history of South America. Cusco was the capital city of the Inca__________ which was the most powerful in South America until the 1500s. There are two especially interesting things to__________about the Inca civilization. The first is the roads and _______, 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 __________. Second, the Inca 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.
Task 4 Complete the passage with the correct forms of the new words from the texts.
destination
unique
Empire
admire
paths
officials
SUMMARY1
the features of encyclopedia and brochure
encyclopedia brochure
language
brief
description vivid
design
structure
powerful and
expressive
simple
content
objective
pictures
beautiful
clear
language
What are the features of encyclopedia and brochure?
SUMMARY 2
1. source of information 信息源
2. spending some time (in) doing sth. 花时间做某事
3. take control of 控制了
4. (be) unique to 是...独有的
5. reach one's destination 到达目的地
6. be amazed by/at 被惊叹
7. be made up of 由.组成(可看出原料)
be made from 由.组成(看 不出原料)
8. admire the architecture 欣赏建筑
9.package tours 包价游
10. have sth to offer 有能力提供
11. centuries-old villages 有着好多世纪的历史的村落
12. a now- famous site 现已成名的遗址
SUMMARY3 chunks
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