【课件】 Unit 2 Traveling around Reading for thinking 课件2022-2023学年高中英语人教版必修第一册

1、 Unit2 Travel around Reading and thinkingIt is a country with the worlds longest mountain range, largest rainforest, oldest settlements, and great ancient civilization. It is a country with coasts, highlands, and jungles.Peru Geographical location：Terrain (地形):Peru is on the Pacific coast of South A

2、merica.Narrow, dry, flat landThe Andes MountainsThe Amazon RainforestA narrow coastal beltThe Andes Mountains The Amazon RainforestGeography WeatherThe northern coast is sunny all year round with arid desert.The southern section is more temperate with little to no rain.The Amazon rainforest, which c

3、overs 59% of the national territory, experiences hot and tropical weather.The northern Andes are lower and tend to be more humid than the rest.Tourist attractions Cusco cityThe Amazon rainforest Lake Titicaca Machu PicchuThe Amazon rainforestthe worlds richest and most-varied biological reservoir, c

4、ontaining several million species of insects.The Amazon rainforest covers 59% of Perus territory.Cusco cityat 3,400m above sea level, is located in a fertile alluvialvalley fed by several rivers in the heart of the Central Andes of SouthAmerica.thesacredcityof the Inca, whichiswhywehave Incawalls in

5、thestreetsofan entire building stone. Lake TiticacaLakeTiticacaisalarge,deepfreshwaterlakeintheAndesonthe borderof Bolivia andPeru.Byvolumeofwaterandbysurfacearea,itisthelargestlakeinSouthAmerica. Machu PicchusiteofancientIncaruins locatedabout50miles (80km)northwestof Cuzco,Peruone of theNew Seven

6、Wonders of the Worldno wheels were used to transport heavy rocks for the construction of the city.1. Which continent is Peru in? 2. Which is the national flag of Peru? A. B. C. 3. Which city is the captial of Peru? 4. Which country once conquered Peru?South AmericaLimaSpainQuizWhat are some other so

7、urces from which we can find more about this country? Travel encyclopedia & Travel brochure What is an encyclopedia?It is an introduction and a guideto a topic.They include theimportant factsabout the topic, person, place.simple language, brief content, objective description What is a brochure?A tra

8、vel brochure is usually found at a travel agency.Its essentially a promotional leaflet that can advertise your hotel, tour, vacation package, or even some other tourist attractions.vivid pictures, beautiful design, clear structure, powerful and expressive language, more subjective descriptionScan tw

9、o texts about Peru and judge the types of the textsAn encyclopedia or A travel brochure?Text 1Text 2ScanningText 1What type of this passage is it?Important facts about PeruObjective descriptionEncyclopediaWhat type of this passage is it?subjective description:Travel brochureyou, unique, amazing, pat

10、hs, perfectScanningText 1Read the encyclopedia entry carefully and find out following information.LocationGeographic characteristic (3 main areas)Historyin the 1400s and 1500sfrom the 1500s to 1821Languageon the Pacific coast of South Americanarrow, dry, flat land running along the coast the Andes M

11、ountainsthe Amazon rainforestcentre of Inca EmpireSpain conquered itSpanishthe main official languageMark the following tourist attractions on the map11. Amazon Rainforest 2. Machu Picchu 3. Cusco4. Lake Titicaca234Read text 2 and fill in the table. Then discuss the question below with a partner. AM

12、AZON RAINFORESTMAHU PICCHUCUSCOLAKE TITICACANumber of days 4 daysTransportAccommodation local homeActivity boating, hiking,exploring nature4 daysplane and boatin the middle of the forestwalkingwalking in the Mountains, exploring the ancient city 4 dayslocal hotelvisiting .admiring.enjoying. shopping

13、 .4 dayscar, boatenjoying the beautiful countryside, staying with local familyRecommend appropriate tours for different peopleand tell us activities they can do. Tom likes hiking and ancient buildings.Lucy is a food lover and likes going shopping.David is curious about wild animals and plants.Mary i

14、s fond of boat traveling and enjoys local culture. RecommendationAnalyzing 1.Look at these sentences and guess the writers intention.You can then spend three days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals unique to the rainforest.Intention: To attract readers to travel there.2. Find out more sentences with impressive, powerful words or phrases. Writing Introduce one of you