Unit 2 Unit 2 Wish You Were HereWish You Were Here

ProjectProject Making a travel leafletMaking a travel leaflet

教学目标： 本课时用图片与句型相结合的形式，自然地导入本课时的主题，而且关键句型的展示能使学生无障碍地在实际过程中使用。

Mountains which are

covered with snow

tower over the land.

Lakes, surrounded by

vast grasslands looks

like jewels.

It’s home to

lots of birds

and animals.

People live in

perfect harmony

with nature.

What is a leaflet ?What is a leaflet ?

Enjoy the travel Enjoy the travel leaflet about leaflet about Shangri-la in Shangri-la in our textbook.our textbook.

Task Ⅰ : Read the passage and answer:

1.What information can you get from the titles of the six parts ?

2.Who first talked about Shangri-la?

3. Where is Shangri-la?

4. Try to find out the sentences used to describe the beauty of Shangri-la.

1.What information can you get from the titles of the six parts ?

2.Who first talked about Shangri-la?

It’s about the world famous Chinese Shangri-la. We can learn about its history, location, scenery, and weather.

James Hilton, a British writer, wrote the novel Lost Horizon in 1933.  [hə'raizn]  

n. 地平线；视野；眼界

3. Where is Shangri-la?   It is in the southwest of China, 659 kilometers away from Kunming.

5. Try to find out the sentences used to describe the beauty of Shangri-la.

• Part 4

• Part 3

• Part 4 Para 2 Sentences 1 and 2

Para 1 Sentence 2

Para 1 Sentence 2

the sentences that describe the beauty of Shangri-la.…a beautiful kingdom where three rivers joined together, snow-capped mountains reached to the sky, and fields of long grass covered the earth.

Three mountains, Meili, Baimang and Haba, which are covered with snow, tower over the land. These snowy mountain tops form a beautiful picture that will make any viewer speechless.

Lakes, surrounded by vast grasslands, look like jewels. Sheep, cows and horses feed freely on the green grass and the forests around are home to lots of birds and animals.

Task Ⅱ : Scanning for the gist of every part

Match column Ⅰwith column Ⅱ

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3Part 4Part 5

A. Climate (气候 ) of Shangri-laB. Description of the scenery of the

placeC. History of the name ‘Shangri-la’D. Brief introduction of Shangri-laE. Location (how to get there)

Column I Column II

match column I with match column I with columncolumn II:II:

a beautiful kingdomheaven on earth

a heavenly world

['kiŋdəm]

 ['hevnli]

A beautiful kingdom where three rivers joined together

Snow-capped mountains reached to the sky

In this perfect world lived people who had discovered how to stay young forever.People live in perfect harmony with nature and the outside world is forgotten

Tibetan  [ti'betən]

Nature has provided Shangri-la with endless natural treasures, making the landa happy home for the local people

The mountains , which are covered with snow,tower over the land

These snowy mountain tops form a beautiful picture that will make any veiwer speechless.

Fields of long grass covered the earth

Lakes, surrounded by vast grasslands, look like jewels.

Sheep , cows, and horses feed freely on the green grass and the forest around are home to lots of birds and animals

 [sə'raund]

['dʒu:əl]

[vɑ:st]

．．．．．．．．．How can you get there?

We can start in the city of Dali and drive northwards along the Yunnan-Tibet Highway until we reach there. We can also go thereby plane.

Read the passage again and find out the writing features of a travel leaflet.

• brief introduction of the place

• history and specialties

• description of the scenery of the place

• how to get to the place

• what the weather is like

Group-work time

Group leader is in charge!

Work according to your specific task!

Do compare your notes!

1. In September 1997, the government of

Yunnan Province announced that… .

announce v. 宣布 , 宣告 ( 决定、计划等 )

e.g. They haven’t formally announced

their engagement.

他们还没有正式宣布订婚。

It was announced that… 据宣布e.g. It was announced that new

competition rules would be

introduced.

据宣布，将有新的比赛规则出台。

【语境展示】1. The girl saw herself reflected in her friend’s eyes. 女孩儿在朋友的眼睛里看到了自己的样子。2. The naughty boy reflected the sunlight onto his mother’s face. 淘气的男孩儿把阳光反射到了妈妈的脸上。

2. reflect

3. His poems and articles reflect his care

for country life.

他的诗句和文章反映出了他对乡村生活的关注。4. Be quiet! I have to reflect on what has

happened so far.

安静点！我必须认真思考到现在为止发生了什么。

【自我归纳】

通过以上例句可知， reflect 可用作及物动词，意为“映出（影像）”，如句 1 ；意为“反射 ( 声、光、热等 )” ，如句 2 ；意为“反映，表明，表达”，如句 _____ ；还可作不及物动词，意为“认真思考”，如句 4 。

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【即学即用】 请说出下列句子中 reflect

的 具体含义。1. The girl’s face was reflected in the clear

water.

映出 ( 影像 )

2. The thick snow reflected the bright

moonlight as if it were in the daytime.

反射 ( 声、光、热等 )

【语境展示】1. His tastes are in harmony with mine.

他的品味与我的一致。2. When we have harmony within

ourselves, we live in harmony with all

others.

当我们自己保持和谐时，我们也将与其他人和谐生活。

3. in harmony with

3. With better education, people can establish a better society in harmony with nature. 有了更好的教育，人们才能建立起一个与自然相和谐的更好的社会。 4. They tried their best to achieve social development in harmony with economic development. 他们努力实现社会发展与经济发展相和谐。

【自我归纳】 通过以上例句可知， in harmony with

意为“ ____________________________” 。

【即学即用】 汉译英。1. 我的猫和狗相处得十分和睦。 My cat and dog live in perfect harmony

with each other.2. 我们特别需要与环境相和谐。 There is great need for us to be in

harmony with environment.

与……相和谐，与……一致

1. 从……开始，沿着……一直开到……

Start from … and drive along … until ….

2. ……的最佳时是……

The best time to … is ….

3. 考虑去……的旅行Consider a trip to …

Possibly useful sentencessamples

Group-work time

Group leader is in charge!

Work according to your specific task!

Do compare your notes!

Put up students’ work on the SHOW CORNER and ask each group to evaluate other groups’ work, pointing out problems if there are any. Compare notes and better them then.

Good Good bye!bye!