M1 U2 Travelling Around
Reading: Travel Peru
Motto: Travel teaches the virtue of tolerance. 旅行教给人们宽容之美德。
I. Learning aims
Master the reading skills and get the main idea of the passage.
II. Learning guidance and tests
Learning guidance Tests
Lead-in If you have a chance to travel, where will you go And why ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Skimming mmm Task1: What types of text are they .( ) Encyclopedia(百科全书) B. Brochure(资料或广告手册) C. Argumentative(议论文) D. Illustration(说明文) Task2: Skim the passage to find out the general idea of the text and fill in the chart below. Paragraph General Concrete Paragraph 1 geographyPeru has three main 1.___________ : 2___________, dry, 3______________. 4___________land, the Andes Mountains, and the Amazon rainforest. Paragraph 2 languageSpanish is the main 5.___________language of Peru. The ancient Inca 6___________lived in the now-famous site Machu Picchu.
Scanning Amazon Rainforest Machu Picchu Cusco Lake Titicaca Number of days 4 days Transport Accommodation local home ActivityBoating, hiking, exploring nature
Task 1 Travel to Peru Task2: Mutiple choice. ( ) 1. Peru lies on the coast of South America. A. Pacific B. Atlantic C. Arctic D. India ( ) 2. How many years did Spain control Peru A. About 1400. B. About 1500. C. About 300. D. About 100. ( ) 3. How will you get to the centre of the forest if you visit the Amazon rainforest A. By air. B. By boat. C. On foot. D. By car. ( ) 4. If you want to enjoy stone buildings, which tour should you take Amazon Rainforest Tour. B. Machu Picchu Tour. C.Cusco Tour. D. Lake Titicaca Tour. ( ) 5. Where is your accommodation while visiting Lake Titicaca The local hotel. B.The visitor centre. C. The stone building. D. The local home Task3 Fill the charts after reading the text Amazon Rainforest TourMachu Picchu Tour Cusco TourLake Titicaca Tour Characteristic1. the rainforest with a local guideThe four-day 2. tour will take you there. You will have a day to 3. this ancient city.The unique 4. and local India cultureBoth the island and the Uros homes are made of 5. plants.
III Consolidation
Level A: Summary
Peru is 1. country on the Pacific coast of South America with three main 2. (area). In the 1400s and 1500s, it was the centre of the 3. (power) ancient Inca Empire. Because Spain 4. (take) control of Peru in the 16th century and ruled until 1821, Spanish is 5. (it) main official language. If you want to tour the beauty of the country, you can explore the Amazon rainforest with a local guide and enjoy the plants and animals unique
6. the rainforest. You can also visit the Machu Picchu, an ancient city famous for the dry stone method of
7. (building). In Cusco, you can visit the museums, admire the architecture 8. enjoy the wonderful local food, etc. 9. you want to enjoy the 10. (beauty) countryside, you can also take a boat on Lake Titicaca and stay with a local family for a few days.
Yours,
Li Hua