Unit2 Travelling Around Reading and Thinking 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版必修第一册

Unit 2 Travelling Around Reading and Thinking Learning objectives: At the end of this lesson, students are able to: 1.Understand the geographical location, historical background, and cultural characteristics of Peru. 2.Improve students' reading comprehension skills, enabling them to understand and apply key information from the text. 3.Cultivate students' cross-cultural communication abilities, allowing them to understand and respect cultural differences. Watch the video Welcome to Peru and answer the questions. 1) What do you see in the video? 1) What do you see in the video? Cusco city Machu Picchu Lake Titicaca the Amazon Rainforest many beautiful views Travel guidebooks Internet （travel websites） Travel Brochures 2.) What other sources of information can you find about Peru? Encyclopedia friends, travel agents, TV or radio programmes, posters, blogs, newspapers and magazines…… An encyclopedia: A travel brochure: Tip1: Before you read, look through the text quickly for titles, headers, pictures, charts(插图), and any other information that might tell you what type of text it is. 百科全书，[ɪnˌsaɪkləˈpiːdiə] 旅行手册， [broʊˈʃʊr] Simple picture Brief content Simple language Only facts Eye-catching pictures Necessary information Beautiful design Powerful language Pre-reading： Text 1 Text 2 2. What text types are they: encyclopedia or brochure? Read for the text type 文本类型 Basic information/ facts Title Subtitles vivid pictures brief introductions a conclusion A travel brochure An encyclopedia 7 Review the new words narrow adj. 狭窄的 vi. & vt. 使变窄 flat adj. 平坦的；扁平的 n. 公寓 emperor n. 皇帝 official adj. 官方的 flight n. 空中航行；航班；航程 accommodation. 住处；停留处；膳宿 unique adj. 独一无二的 paths n. 小径 destination n. 目的地；终点 admire vt. 钦佩；赞赏 civilization n. 文明；文明世界 brochure n. 资料（或广告）手册 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. What information about Peru is covered? location history language Tip2: When giving a brief introduction of a place, we can talk about its location, geographic features, history and language, etc. by using objective(客观的） description. geographic features（地理特征） A map of Peru Reading for detailed information narrow, dry, flat land the Andes Mountains the Amazon rainforest Lake Titicaca the highest lake in the world high flat plains Lima Cusco Ⅱ.根据课文内容选择正确选项 1．What's the main idea of Text 1？ A．Introducing the Pacific coast. B．Introducing the ancient Inca Empire. C．Introducing the geographical location，the history and the official language. D．Introducing the Andes Mountains. 2．Why is Spanish the main official language of Peru？ A．The Inca emperor lived in Peru. B．Spain controlled Peru for a long time. C．Peru was the centre of the ancient Spain. D．People were forced to speak Spanish. the Amazon Jungle： Number of days: Transport: Accommodation: Activity: Lima Lake Titicaca Number of days: Transport: Accommodation: Activity: Cuzco Number of days: Transport: Accommodation: Activity: Machu Picchu： Number of days: Transport: Accommodation: Activity: Find Information for each tour. Which tour do you like best? Why? 12 AMAZON RAINFOREST Number of days Transport Accommodation Activity boating, hiking, exploring nature 4 days flight, boat the middle of the forest Tip: A travel plan usually is made up of these four aspects MACHU PICCHU Number of days (length of visit) 4 days Transport Accommodation Activity walking / walking in the mountains, Inca builders cut stones to _________ size so that nothing was needed to hold walls together other than the perfect ____ of the stones. exact fit amazing exploring the ancient city inversion(倒装句) to stress feelings CUSCO Number of days Transport Accommodation Activity What may attract travelers most / 4 days local hotel visiting museums, admiring architecture, enjoying local food, and shopping unique unique Spanish and local Indian culture parallelism (排比) to show the richness of activities descriptive and inviting words, especially adjectives and verbs LAKE TITICACA Number of days Transport Accommodation Activity What may attract travelers most 4 days car, boat local home enjoying beautiful countryside, Both the island and the Uros homes are made of water plants from the lake. unique and natural island and homes staying with local family 16 2．Where does this text probably come from? A．An agricultural magazine. B．A medical journal. C．An engineering textbook. D．A tourist brochure. 1．What is the author's intention of writing Text 2？ A．To recommend four tourist attractions of Peru. B．To tell people to travel as often as possible. C．To encourage people to do outdoor activities. D．To help people learn more about Peru. AMAZON RAINFOREST MAHU PICCHU CUSCO LAKE TITICACA Number of days 4 days Transport Accommoda-tion local home Activity boating, hiking, exploring nature 4 days plane and boat in the middle of the forest walking walking in the Mountains, exploring the ancient city 4 days local hotel visiting ... admiring... enjoying... shopping ... 4 days car, boat enjoying the beautiful countryside, staying with local family Reading for detailed information 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 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　　　　. 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! destination unique Empire admire paths officials SUMARRY 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? Critical thinking Ⅱ 语法填空 （根据课文内容和语法规则完成短文） 　　Peru is a country on the Pacific coast of South America. It was the centre of the 1_________（power）ancient Inca Empire in the 15th and 16th centuries. In the 16th century，Spain 2 _____（take） control of Peru and ruled until 1821. It 3 ____（be） for this reason that Spanish is the main official language of the country. If you want to travel around Peru，there are four places worth 4 _____ visit. First，you’ll begin your Amazon rainforest tour. From there，you’ll take a boat to your accommodation and then spend three days 5 _________ （explore）the rainforest with a local guide. Then，if you expect 6 _________ （admire）the Incas’ unique architecture，Machu Picchu is the perfect place 7 _________ you to visit. There you’ll be amazed by the ancient city，8 _________ （especial）its dry stone method of building. The next place，Cusco，was once the capital of the Inca Empire，at 9 _________ you can visit the museums and enjoy the excellent local food. From Cusco，you drive along the new highway for a day，arriving at Lake Titicaca. There，a boat 10 _________ （take）you to stay with a local Uros family on an island for three days. powerful took is a exploring to admire for especially which will take Homework: send an email! Write your travel plan into an email and send it to your tourist. Use the language and skills you learned today. 23 Homework: Write a travel brochure about your hometown. Lavf57.56.100 UNIT 2 Reading and Thinking 麦兜 英语必修一单词及课文音频（人教版） Blues 181978.92 $