Unit 2 Wish You Were Here Project Making a travel leaflet 南航附中 杨静
Lead in: Do you know where this is? Shangri-la
Are you tired of seeing the same view out of your window? Do you wish you could travel and see beautiful places all over the world? Today, you are going to do some research and make a travel leaflet for a place you want to visit.
Read the passage and answer: 1.What information can you get from the titles? 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.
3.What does the word Shangri-la mean? 4. Where is Shangri-la? It means the sun and the moon in one’s heart. Today it has become a common English word, meaning heaven on the Earth. 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. …from a beautiful picture that will make any viewers speechless. …a beautiful kingdom where three rivers joined together, snow-capped mountains reached to the sky, and 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 forests around are home to lots of birds and animals.
Read the passage again and find out the writing features of a travel leaflet. brief introduction of the place history and specialities description of the scenery of the place how to get to the place what the weather is like
Introducing the project: Make a travel leaflet about the place you would like to visit most.
Planning Get into groups(4-6) Clear assignments Decide the place to be designed in the leaflet. Discuss the layout of the leaflet.
Preparing Discuss and choose the information each group member has collected. Find photos and artwork to illustrate the leaflet.
Producing Each group member must write a section. Add your photos or illustrations. Proofread the story to correct any mistakes.
Presenting Present your leaflet to the class. Each group member should report a part of the leaflet. You can put up your leaflet on the walls in the classroom.
Homework 1.Do Parts D1 and D2 on page 91 in Workbook. 2.Review words and phrases in this unit.
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