Unit 2 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 1 Let’s review If you have the chance to travel,what do you need to prepare? Get a passport Apply for a visa Buy a guidebook Book a ticket Pack some clothes Book a hotel room Research the local weather What do you know about Peru? Warming-up South America narrow, dry, flat ancient Inca Empire It was controlled by Spain Spanish Lead-in Watch the video What do you see in the video? What impresses you most in the video? Amazing scenery(风景) Unique(独一无二的) architecture(建筑) Enthusiastic (热情的) local people Abundant(丰富的) cultural relics(文化遗产) …… What other sources can you find about Peru? Peru books library Internet posters radio TV newspaper What types of text are they: encyclopedia(百科全书) or brochure(小册子)? Text 1 Text 2 Skimming: Features of the two texts Simple/concise(简洁的) Language Objective(客观的) description Vivid pictures Advertise(v.做广告；宣传) sth. More subjective (主观的) description encyclopedia brochures Give information about all areas of knowledge brochure Amazon Rainforest Machu Picchu Cusco Lake Titicaca encyclopedia TEXT 1 TEXT 2 Activity 1: Read for the text type 11 encyclopedia Read text 1 carefully and find out some basic information about Peru Activity 2:Careful reading ①Please read the first text very quickly and match the words with the paragraphs. location language history landform 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. ②Please read the second text very quickly and answer this question: How many tours are there in the second passage? Amazon Rainforest Machu Picchu Cusco Lake Titicaca Activity 3 Read Text 2 carefully, then fill in the table on page 27. Place Amazon Forest Machu Picchu Cusco Lake Titicaca Number of days 4 days Transport Accommodation local home Activity boating, hiking, exploring nature 4 days flight, boat the middle of the forest walking walking in the mountains, exploring the ancient city 4 days local hotel visiting museums, admiring architecture, enjoying local food, going shopping 4 days car, boat enjoying beautiful countryside, staying with local family Activity 4: Read for expressions Activity 4: Read for expressions Read exercise 3 and fill in the following information. Recommended place: Interest: Activities: the history of South America Cusco Roads,cities capital city of Inca Empire Activity 5: Set your destination CUSCO is a popular d_________for tourists,because of its u__________place in the history of South America.Cusco was the capital of the city of the Inca E________, the most powerful empire in South American until 1500s. There are two especially interesting things to a___________about the Inca Empire.The first is the roads and p____________they built to connect their important cities. Complete the passage with the correct forms of the new words from the two texts. Drills estination nique mpire dmire aths 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 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! fficials Recommended place: Interest: Activities: Transport: Accommodation: Number of days: Homework: Design your own brochure according to your chosen route. $