Unit 2Unit 2Wish you were hereWish you were here

Discuss the questions with your partner1. How did you spend your last summer holiday?2. Did you travel? where?3.How do you get information on the tourist spots?

How to How to get information on get information on the the tourist spots:tourist spots:

TV

Friends

Travel agencies旅行社

Travel magazines & leaflets

Internet

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• 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.

It’s home to

lots of birds

and animals.

Mountains which are

covered with snow

tower over the land.

Lakes, surrounded by

vast grasslands looks

like jewels.

People live in

perfect harmony

with nature.

Do you think it is beautiful?

Do you want to go there now?

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

Listen to the tape and answer questionsListen to the tape and answer questions1.Who first talked about Shangri-

la?

2.What does the word Shangri-la mean?

3.Where is Shangri-la?

4.How can you get there?

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

1.Who first talked about Shangri-la?

2.What does the word Shangri-la mean?

James Hilton, a British writer

Today it has become a common English word, meaning heaven on the earth.

3.Where is Shangri-la?

4.How can you get there?

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

We can start in the city of Dali and drive northwards along the Yunnan-Tibet Highway(滇藏高速 ) until we reach there. We can also go there by plane.

Shangri-la

regular flights

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 3Part 4

Part 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

Go through the passage again & Go through the passage again &

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

Tips:Tips:

Brief introduction to the place

Location

Scenery

Climate

History

Culture …

Pictures Pictures

Challenge:Challenge:

Make a travel leaflet.

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

Starting the projectHow to design a leaflet

Planning

Preparing

Producing

Presenting

Planning：

• Get into groups• Decide the place to be

designed in the leaflet.• Clear assignments.

Preparing ：• Discuss and choose the

information • Find photos or artwork to

illustrate the leaflet.

Producing ：• Each group member must

write a section.• Add your photos or

illustrations.

Presenting ：

• Present your leaflet to the class.