Unit 2 Reading and Thinking 課件- 高一上學(xué)期英語(yǔ)人教版（2019）必修第一冊(cè)

1、Unit 2 Travelling around Reading and Thinking Do you know why more and more people like travelling now? Travlling has many benefits/advantages.About travel Travel reasonsTravel is great fun.Travel is excellent exercise.Travel broadens (開(kāi)闊) the mind.Travel is a good relaxation. More and more people h

2、ave become richer and can afford (消費(fèi)得起) to travel. Transportation/Transport is more and more convenient (便利的). Better travel service is provided. 2. When you plan to go travelling, what do you have to consider?Travel destination transport costtime and weather schedule travel agency (旅行社)healthaccomm

3、odation safetyluggageThe Inca Empire was a kingdom which used to exist in Peru and some other countries in South America. Its capital was Cusco. The Incas were the people who lived in the Andes Mountains. Machu Picchu was a palace for the king, built around 1450, and is now a lost city. Lake Titicac

4、a is the largest lake in South America. The Uros are a tribal (部落) group that have lived on manmade islands on the lake for centuries. In the 1500s, The Spanish conquered (征服) the Inca Empire and the Incas as a people, race and culture, are extinct (滅絕). About Peru Explore PerruReading and ThinkingW

5、atch the video Welcome to Peru and answer the questions.1) What did you see in the video?I saw the Andes Mountains, the Amazon rainforest, Cusco city, Machu Picchu, and Lake Titicaca in the video. 2) What other sources of information can you find about Peru? I can find the information about Peru fro

6、m the Internet, TV, an encyclopedia (百科全書(shū)), the library, and travel brochures (資料或手冊(cè)). 2. Look through the two texts quickly and finish the following tasks.1) What types of text are they: encyclopedia or brochure?Text 1 is an encyclopedia entry (百科全書(shū)條目) while Text 2 is a travel brothure.2) Read text

7、 1 again and fill in the form below. Location Geographic characteristics (3 main areas)1.2.3.Historyin the 1400s and 1500s from the 1500s to 1821Languageon the Pacific coast of South America narrow, dry, flat land running along the coast Spanish the Amazon forest the centre of the powerful ancient I

8、nca Empire was ruled by Spain the Andes Mountains 3) Read text 2 again and fill in the blanks.Amazon Rainforest TourHow to enter the Amazon Rainforest: _How to get the destination in the middle of the forest: _ What to do: _ _.On a short flightBy boat Explore the rainforest and enjoy the plants and

9、animals unique to the rainforestMachu Picchu TourHow long: _How to get Machu Picchu: _What to do: _ _How you will feel: _ _4 days Explore the ancient city On footAmazed by the Incas dry stone method of building Walking in the Mountains How long:_What to do: _ _ _ _4 daysStay in a local hotelAdmire t

10、he architectureEnjoy the excellent local food Go shopping at the local markets Cusco TourVisit the museumsHow to get to Lake Titicaca and the island: _Where to stay: _What to do: _ _ A local Uros home on an islandBy car, by boatEnjoy the beautiful countrysideLake Titicaca TourStay with a local Uros

11、familyCUSCO 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_, the most powerful empire in South America until the 1500s. There are two especially interesting things to a_ about the Inca Empire. The first is the roads and

12、 p_ they built to connect their important cities. These Inca 3. Complete the passage with the correct forms of the new words from the two texts.estinationniquempiredmireathsroads were made up of two north-south highways and many small roads crossing the mountains east to west. The roads were for Inc

13、a soldiers and their o_. Second, the Inca built wonderful cities full of amazing architecturebut there were no markets in these cities. One of the interesting questions of history is how the Incas lived without shopping!fficialsAmazon rainforestMachuPicchuCuscoLake TiticacaNumber of daystransportacc

14、ommodationlocal home4 days4 days4 days4 daysin the middle of the forest by car, by boatby plane,by boaton footthe local hotel4. Fill in the tableAmazon rainforestMachuPicchuCuscoLake Titicacaactivityboating, hiking,explor-ing naturewalking in the Moun-tains, exploring the ancient citystaying in a local hotel, visiting the museums,admiring the architecture, enjoying the excellent local food, shopping at the local marketsenjoying the beau-tiful country-side, staying with a local familyWhat is the authors intention of writing the pas