Unit 2Unit 2

Wish you were hereWish you were here

ProjectProject

Making a travel leafletMaking a travel leaflet

M2 U2 Project---by Sunjing

Teaching aims and demands:

• 1.To learn what a travel leaflet( 宣传单，小册子） is like.

• 2. To improve the students’ abilities of reading comprehension by learning the passage about Shangri-la.

• 3.To master some important words and phrases.

Lead-in

• Do you like travelling?

• If you plan a trip to some place ,what will you do to get the information about the place?

How to How to get information on get information on the touristhe tourist spots(t spots( 旅游景点旅游景点 ):):

TV

Friends

Travel agencies 旅行社

Travel magazines & leaflets

Internet

[`liflit]

• A leaflet is a printed sheet of paper, which is given for free to advertise or give information about something, such as sports, shopping, travel and so on.

What is aWhat is a leaflet leaflet??

宣传单 , 小册子

Have you ever heard a place whose name is

Enjoy Enjoy pictures of pictures of the the travel travel leaflet about leaflet about Shangri-la.Shangri-la.

Lakes, surrounded by vast grasslands and mounta

ins, look like jewels.( 珠宝 )

home to many birds and animals

The forests around are home to

lots of birds and animals.

Forest forms a beautiful picture

that makes the child speechless.

Mountains which are covered with snow tower over the land.

snow-capped mountains reached to the sky

Sheep, cows and horses

feed freely on the green grass

People live in perfect harmony with nature.

Do you think Shangri-la is beautiful?

Let’s read a travel leaflet about Shangri-la and answer:and answer:

SkimmingSkimmingSkim the passage and then answerSkim the passage and then answer::

1.Who first talked about Shangri-la?

2.What does the word Shangri-la mean?

3.Where is Shangri-la?

4.What kind of life do people live there?

5. What’s the weather like in Shangri-la?

1.Who first talked about Shangri-la?

James Hilton

2.What does the word Shangri-la mean?

The word Shangri-la has become a common English word, meaning heaven on earth.

3.Where is Shangri-la?

It is in the southwest of China, 659 kilometers away from Kunming.

4. What kind of life do people live there?

People live in perfect harmony with nature, far away with the noise and worry of the outside world.

5.what’s the weather like in Shangri-la?

• The weather changes so quickly that people can experience four seasons in one day.

The best times to visit Shangri-la are

_______ and ________.

spring autumn

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

A. Description of the scenery of the p

laceB. History of the name ‘Shangri-la’C. Brief introduction of Shangri-laD. Location (how to get there)E. Climate ( 气候 ) of Shangri-la

ListeningListeningListen to the tape &Match Column I with IIListen to the tape &Match Column I with IIColumn I Column II

Part 1 introduction

Part 2

location

Part 3 history

Part 4

scenery

Part 5climate

a place of ______and_______

in the southwest of China,659km away from Kunming

first appeared in the novel,

3 mountains, lakes, many birds and animals, people

changeable

officially claimed in Sep,1997

mystery beauty

Careful reading

Find out the sentences that describe the beauty of

Shangri-la.

Find out the sentences that describe the beauty of Shangri-la.

1.Hilton described a beautiful kingdom where three rivers joined together, steep mountains reached to the sky, and fields of long grass covered the earth. (L12-14)

Find out the sentences that describe the beauty of Shangri-la.

2.Three mountains, Meili, Baimang and Haba, which are covered with snow,tower over the land. Their snowy mountaintops form a beautiful picture that will leave you at a loss for words. (L23-25)

Find out the sentences that describe the beauty of Shangri-la

3.Below the mountains, the sunshine reflects on the many lakes ,making them shine like diamonds against the rich countryside .Sheep, cattle and horses wander on the green grass, and the surrounding forests are home to many birds and animals. (L26-29)

Location In the (1)_________of China

Transport

Drove from Dali along the Yunnan-Tibet highway to reach there

Took a (2)_______from Kunming to get there

History

The word shangri-la first appeared in hilton’s novel meaning(3)______on the earth.

There were(4)______over which tourist spot would win the name of shangri-la

The government announced that zhongdian was the shangrila of hilton’s story.

Task-based readingsouthwest

flight/plane

heaven

arguments

Scenery

There are three snow-capped mountains(5)______over the land.

We can see lakes in the vast grasslands(6)______like diamonds.

Sheep,cattle and horses wander on the green grass,and the (7)_____ forests are(8)______to many birds and animals.

People live in(9)______with nature.

(10)______

Changeable

The best time to visit---spring and autumn.

towering

shining

surrounding

home

harmony

Weather

Tips:Tips:

Brief introduction to the place

Location

Scenery

Climate

History

Culture …

Pictures Pictures

1. 从……开始，沿着……一直开到……

Start … and drive along … until ….

2. ……的最佳时是……

The best times to … are ….

3. 考虑去……的旅行Consider a trip to …

Possibly useful sentencessamples

Some phrases• 1. 一个神奇美丽的地方• 2. 固定航班• 3. 人间天堂• 4. 河流交汇• 5. 耸入云霄• 6. 永葆青春• 7. 让你无法用言语形容• 8. 和大自然和睦相处

Some phrases:1.一个神奇美丽的地方

2.固定航班

3.人间天堂

4.河流交汇

5.耸入云霄

a place of mystery and beauty

regular flights

heaven on earth

Rivers join together.

reach to the sky

6. 永葆青春

7.让你无法用言语形容

8.和大自然和睦相处

stay young forever

leave you at a loss for words

live in perfect harmony with nature

Language points

1.If your answer is ‘Yes’, consider a trip to Shangri-la! ▲consider 用法小结： v. ① 认为；以为 consider sb.(sth.) + (to be) / as + adj./n.

consider that-clause

② 考虑consider + n.

consider doing sth.consider + 疑问词 + to do sth.

把……当作…… consider…as…think of…as…look on… as… regard…as… treat…as…

He considered studying further in Beijing

University.

He is considered to be the best person for the

job.

Have you considered how to solve this problem?

他考虑到北京大学进修。

他被认为是做这工作最合适的人选。

你有没有考虑过如何解决这问题。

2.Today, Shangri-la has become a common English word , meaning heaven on earth.

=Today, Shangri-la has become a common English word , _____ _____ heaven on earth.which means

3.Hilton described a beautiful kingdom where three rivers joined together, steep mountains reached to the sky, and fields of long grass covered the earth.

join: 与…交接或汇合 , 连接 We came to the place where the stream joins

the river. 我们来到了小溪与河流的汇合之处。 The two towns are joined by a railway.

这两座城市由一条铁路连接起来。

reach v / n. 抵达 ; 达到，实现；延伸 , 伸出手

reach Beijing

reach a conclusion / an agreement

within one’s reach

out of one’s reach / beyond one’s reach

得出结论 / 达成一致

到达北京

够得着

够不着

eg. His farmland reaches to the river. The beggar reached out his hand for money.

Will you reach the book for me?

Keep the medicine out of the reach of the children.

延伸

伸出手……够

伸手取（物）

够不着

* cover vt./ n. 覆盖，遮盖；足以支付，够付；行走（一段路程）；报道

1) She covered the table with a cloth. ____________

2) Snow covered the ground. ____________

3) ＄ 100 should cover your expenses( 费用 ). ____________

4) By sunset we had covered thirty miles. ____________

5) The BBC will cover all the major games of the tournament. ________

遮盖

覆盖

行过 ( 路程 )

报道

够付

5. In this perfect world lived people (who had discovered how to stay young forever.)

一家工厂位于河的南部。South of the river______________.

教室的后面坐着一些男生At the back of the classroom_______________.

lies a factory

表示地点方位的词放句首，句子完全倒装。

sit some boys

On the back wall of the classroom___ a map. A. is hang B. hang C. hung D. hangs

In the dark forests___, some large enough to hold several English towns.

A. stand many lakes B. lie many lakes C. many lakes lie D. many lakes stand

D

B

。

6. In Septemper 1997, the government of Yunnan Province announced that Zhongdian was the

Shangri-la of Hilton’s story.announce ( 非正式的 ) 宣布， ( 事情 ) 显示，预告

n.______________declare ( 官方的，正式的 ) 宣布

Please ___________ to your class that there will be no school tomorrow.

The teacher will ____________ the results of the mid-term examination.

A warm sunshine ___________ the coming of spring.

Germany ___________ war on / against France on 1 Auguest 1914.

They will __________ the results of the election soon.

announcement

announce

announces

declaredeclared

announce

6.Three mountains, Meili, Baimang and Haba, which are covered with snow, tower over the land.

tower over:高耸 ;屹立 ;超过 tower n. 塔 / vi 高耸； 超过

This television tower towers over other buildings in this area .

My father is a tower in my family .

He towers over all his classmates .

高于　

可依靠的人

超过

7.In this peaceful world, people live in perfect harmony with nature , far away from the noise and worry of the outside world.

*harmony: n. 协调 , 融洽 adj.__________

*live in harmony 和睦相处

*be in harmony with 与 ...... 协调一致

*They worked in perfect harmony.

harmonious

他们合作非常融洽。

7. Below the mountains, the sunshine reflects on the many lakes, making them shine like diamonds against the rich countryside.

8.Nature has provided Shangri-la with endless natural treasures, making the land a happy home for the local people.

*European football is played in 80 countries, ___ it the most popular sport in the world. A. making B. makes C. made D. to make A

两句中的 making 表示自然的结果

reflect vt. 反射；反映 Her face was reflected in the mirror._______ The letter reflected her sorrow. __________ The water reflected the sunlight._______reflect vt. 仔细思考，深思熟虑。reflect on/upon 仔细思考，思考；反省You have to reflect on how to answer his quest

ions before you get to his house.Please give me a few minutes to reflect.

反射反映反射

单词拼写答案 (step7) ：1.beauty 2. reach

3.perfect 4.published

5.surrounded 6.provides

7.declared 8.harmony