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Unit 2 Travelling around
Reading and Thinking
Explore Peru
Asia
Lead in
Which country would you like to visit
Famous Landmarks
the Eiffel Tower in France
the Statue of Liberty in the USA
the London Bridge in the UK
Big Ben
Disneyland
the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy
the London Eye
Sydney Opera House in Australia
Guessing game
Which country is it
It’s a country with:
the world’s longest mountain range, largest rainforest, oldest settlements, and great ancient civilisation.
coasts, highlands and jungles.
The Andes Mountains
The Amazon Rainforest
Peru
Where is it
It is located in Western South America.
Peru
Look and say
Challenge: where is it
Machu Picchu
What do you know
about Peru
Peru is the third largest country in South America, and borders with Ecuador
(厄瓜多尔), Columbia, Brazil, Bolivia(玻利维亚) and Chile(智利). Its area is 1285216 square kilometers, and its population is 22 million 330 thousand (1990), the capital is Lima.
Know more about Peru
Explore Peru
Pre-reading
Watch the video Welcome to Peru and answer the questions.
What did you see in the video
What other sources of information can you find about Peru
What did you see in the video
The Amazon rainforest
Cusco city
Lake Titicaca
Machu Picchu
What other sources of information can you find about Peru
To find more about Peru, we can check online, use an encyclopedia, go to the library or get some travel brochures.
A travel brochure
a small magazine or book containing pictures and information about sth and advertising sth.
An encyclopedia gives general information with specific numbers, simple languages, objective descriptions.
While-reading
Read the two texts about Peru quickly. What types of
text are they: encyclopedia or brochure
Recognize 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 of text it is.
basic facts about Peru
Text 1: An encyclopedia entry or introductory passage
beautiful pictures
vivid description
clear structure (subtitles)
Text 2: A travel brochure
Location
Geographic
characteristic
History
Language
A brief introduction of Peru
the coastal area
Three main areas
Text 1
narrow, dry, flat land
the Andes Mountains
the Amazon Jungle
Lake Titicaca
the highest lake in the world
high flat plains
Read text 1 again and fill in the form below with your partner. Then retell the text with the help of the form.
Location Geographic characteristics (3 main areas) 1. 2. 3. History in the 1400s and 1500s
from the 16th to 1821
Language on the pacific coast of South America
narrow, dry, flat land running along the coast
Spanish
the Amazon forest
the centre of the powerful ancient Inca Empire
was ruled by Spain
the Andes Mountains
Let’s travel Peru!
Text 2
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
Choose the best answer.
A. Amazon Rainforest Tour B. Machu Picchu Tour
C. Cusco Tour D. Lake Titicaca
1. In which tour can you explore rainforest ____
2. You will live on an island on ____.
3. If you are interested in Spanish buildings, you can try____.
4. If you are interested in Incas’dry stone method of buildings, you can try____.
A
D
C
B
Amazon Rainforest Tour
How to enter the Amazon Rainforest Tour: ________________
How to get to the destination : _______
What to do: _____________________________________________
a short flight
by boat
enjoy the plants and animals unique to the rainforest
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
Machu Picchu Tour
How long: ____________
How to get to Machu Picchu: _________
What to do:__________________________________ _____________________________________________
4 days
on foot
explore the ancient city, especially dry stone method of building
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
Cusco Tour
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
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.
Lake Titicaca Tour
How to get to Lake Titicaca:
__________________________________
With whom to stay:____________________________
Where to stay: ________________________________
a local Uros family
driving along the highway
on an island
7. How many days will the whole Lake Titicaca tour take
A. just one B. three days
C. four days D. two days
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.
Read the text again and fill in the table.
Tip :A travel plan usually consists of this four aspects.
Place MACHU PICCHU CUSCO LAKE TITICACA
Number of days 4 days
Transport /
Accommo- dation / local home
Activity boating, hiking, exploring nature
AMAZON
RAINFOREST
4 days
flight, boat
in the middle of the forest
walking
walking in the Mountains, exploring the ancient city
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
Which tour(s) would you recommend for people who enjoy history and culture
Post-reading
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!
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Summary
Travel can cultivate people’s endurance and teach them tolerance.
旅行能培养人的耐力，教给人宽容之美德。
Remember, whenever travelling, be the best, the kindest, the most polite tourist possible!
Reviw language points.
Write a passage about traveling.
Homework
THANKS FOR WATCHING

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