Unit 2 Reading and Thinking 课件高中英语人教版必修第一册.pptxVIP

Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience. ----Francis Bacon;Questions for thinking;Which country is this? ;Peru;Quiz: Who is smart?;Watch the video Welcome to Peru and answer the questions.;Brainstorming ;Read the two texts about Peru quickly. Focus more on titles, headers, pictures and charts and then decide what types of text they are: encyclopedia or brochure? ;;TRAVEL PERU ; A short flight from Cusco takes you from the Andes into the Amazon rainforest. From there you’ll spend one day travelling by boat to your accommodation in the middle of the forest. You can then spend three days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals unique to the rainforest.; This four-day walking tour will take you on amazing paths through the Andes Mountains on the way to the city of Machu Picchu. After reaching your destination, you will have a day to explore and be amazed by this ancient city. Especially amazing is the Inca’s dry stone method of building. Inca builders cut stones to exact sizes so that nothing was needed to hold walls together other than the perfect fit of the stones.; Spend four days enjoying the unique Spanish and local Indian culture high in the Andes at Cusco, the capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th until the 16th century. Stay in a local hotel, visit the museums, admire the architecture, enjoy the excellent local food, and go shopping at the local markets.; Enjoy the beautiful countryside as you spend a day driving along the new highway connecting Cusco to Lake Titicaca. There, a boat will take you to stay with a local Uros family on an island for three days. Both the island and the Uros homes are made of water plants from the lake.; So come and experience what Peru has to offer: everything from the ancient Inca culture and centuries-old Spanish villages to deep rainforests, high mountains, and a beautiful coastline. For more brochures about other