1、Unit1 2 Travelling AroundPeriod 2 Reading and Thinking教学设计The topic of this unit is about travelling at home and abroad, which belongs to the theme context of “humans and nature”. Students are expected to talk about tours to Peru, listen to people discuss their travel plans, talk about preparing for
2、 travel and how to make reservations for a trip and finally be able to write a travel plan. The passage in this unit is mainly about some general introductions of Peru, including its location, capital and official language and some beautiful scenic spots of Peru, such as Amazon Rainforest Tour, Mach
3、u Picchu Tour, Cusco Tour, and Lake Titicaca Tour. The writer vividly describes the characteristics of the four fabulous sights to the readers, who are deeply impressed by the description. The teacher is supposed to guide students to explore the four scenic spots and sum up its features. More import
4、antly, the teacher should motivate students to talk more and discuss the related topics.1. Enable students to acquire the basic usage of the new words and expressions concerning the topic of traveling and learn to use them flexibly.2. Enable students to sum up some details related to Peru.3. Develop
5、 students sense of cooperative learning and individual thinking capability. 4. Develop students different learning skills to solve different reading comprehensive problems, such as skimming, scanning and inferring.1. Develop students reading ability such as skimming, scanning and summarizing.2. Let
6、students talk about their travel plans and topics about travelling. 1. Before readingStep 1 warming upHave a free talk with students. Ask them the following question:How much do you know about Peru? Lets have a quiz. Show the quiz on the screen.Step2 Pre-readingPrediction:1. What types of text is th
7、e passage?2. Let students guess what the text will be mainly about before reading by looking at the picture and the title.Tip: Before you read, look through the text quickly for titles, headers, pictures, charts, and any other information that might tell you the type of the text.Step3: Reading 1. Fa
8、st readingAsk students to 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. India2. How many years did Spain control Peru about?_A.1400. B.1500. C
9、.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 Tour5. Where is your accomm
10、odation while visiting Lake Titicaca?A. Local hotel. B. Visitor center. C. Stone building. D. Local home.2. Intensive readingAllow students to read the passage more carefully this time to sum up the features of each scenic spot.Tour Things to do Means of transport Amazon rainforest Travelling in the
11、 middle of the _ Exploring the rainforest with a _ Enjoying the _ and _unique to the forest. _ MachuPicchu Explore and be amazed by the _city. The_is especially amazing. _ Cusco Enjoying the unique Spanish and local Indian _. Stay in a _hotel Visit the _ Admire the _ Enjoy the _local food Go shoppin
12、g at the _ Step 4: Further Reading and discussionRead the text the third time and work in pairs to do the following task.Suppose you are a travel agent, and the following people want a package trip to Peru and ask for your advice. Please recommend them the destination according to their interest. 1.
13、 Mike, a well-paid photographer, who has great interest in adventuring and exploration. He hopes to have an active holiday and shoot some pictures of different kinds of animals. He doesnt need first class accommodation. 2. Bill is a reporter, who not only enjoys learning about the culture and lifest
14、yle of the country, but also likes admiring beautiful scenery. He needs to make a report about the local peoples life of this country. 3. Tom, a hiking lover, hopes to spend some days hiking while enjoying the beautiful natural scenery. 4. Mary, a designer, is planning to make a trip to a place, whe
15、re she can enjoy the different architecture of this country and some excellent food. She also likes going shopping. Good expressions that students can choose to use: help the travelers choose which tour to take1.In my opinion, you could/might choose, because you prefer to2.Could be a perfect choice
16、for you, for3.As far as I am concerned, you would enjoy, for4.Would probably suit you, because you enjoys/ love/hate doingStep 5: Passage ConsolidationLanguage appreciation: 1. You can then spend three days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals unique to the
17、 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_ 尝试翻译在接下来的三天里，您可以在当地导游的陪同下,深人雨林进行探索,欣赏雨林特有的动植物。 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。 尝试翻译印加的建筑工人将石头切割成精确的尺寸，仅仅凭着石头间的完美契合,即可稳固墙体。Step 6: HomeworkSuppose you will travel to Peru, write a short essay about your three-day tour plan.
