(学案)Unit 2 Travelling Around-Reading and Thinking.docx

Unit 2 Travelling Around-Reading and Thinking 【学习目标】 1. To acquire the basic usage of the new words and expressions concerning tours to Peru and learn to use them flexibly. 2. To have a good understanding of the features and organization of the reading and talk about the related information about the passage. 3. To develop my different reading strategies to solve different reading comprehensive problems. 【学习重难点】 1. To learn to use different reading strategies such as skimming, scanning and summarizing. 2. To talk about tours to Peru. 【学习过程】 Step 1 warming up How much do you know about Peru? Let’s have a quiz. 1. Which continent is Peru in? _________________________________________________________ 2. Which is the national flag of Peru? A B C D 3. Which city is the capital of Peru? _________________________________________________________ 4. Which empire once existed in Peru? _________________________________________________________ 5. Which country once conquered Peru? _________________________________________________________ Step2 Pre-reading Prediction: 1. What types of text is the passage? _________________________________________________________ 2. What is the text mainly about? The text is mainly about four___________________________. Step3: Reading 1. Fast reading Skim the reading passage to find out some main details about Peru as quickly as possible by doing the multiple choice test. 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 about?_________ A.1 400. B.1 500. C.300. D.100. 3）How will you get the center of forest if you visit Amazon Rainforest? A. By air. B. By sea C. On foot. D. By car. 4）If you want to enjoy stone buildings, which tour should you take? A. Amazon Rainforest Tour B. Machu Picchu Tour C. Cusco Tour D Lake Titicaca Tour 5）Where is your accommodation while visiting Lake Titicaca? A. Local hotel. B. Visitor center. C. Stone building. D. Local home. 1）__________2）__________3）__________4）__________5）__________ 2. Intensive reading 1) Finish Ex.3 of Page 27. 2) Sum up the features of each scenic spot. Step 5: Passage Consolidation Language appreciation: 1. You can then spend three days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals unique to the rainforest. •[句式分析] 本句主体结构为spend some time doing sth. •exploring the rainforest 与 _____________________为并列结构; ____________作方式状语; unique to the rainforest为形容词短语作定语修饰____________ [尝试翻译] ———————————————————————————————— •2. Inca builders cut stones to exact sizes so that nothing was needed to hold walls together other than the perfect fit of the stones. •[句式分析] ____________引导结果状语从句。 •nothing与the perfect fit为并列成分; other than在句中意为“____________”;to exact sizes 表示结果。 [尝试翻译] ———————————————————————————————— Step 6: Homework Suppose you will travel to Peru, write a short essay about your three-day tour plan. 3 / 3