牛津高中英语模块2unit2project.ppt

Unit 2 Wish you were here Project Making a travel leaflet Have you been to Shangri-la? Do you know anything about Shangri-la? Let’s enjoy some beautiful pictures. Shangri-La is a fictional place described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British author James Hilton. In the book, “Shangri-La” is a mystical, harmonious valley, gently guided from a lamasery, enclosed in the western end of the Kunlun Mountains. James Hilton (1900 –1954) was an English novelist who wrote several best-sellers, including Lost Horizon and Goodbye, Mr. Chips. Read the passage and answer these questions. 1.Who first talked about Shangri-la? The word “Shangri-la” first appeared in a classic novel by James Hilton. 2. What does the word Shangri-la mean? 3. Where is Shangri-la? Shangri-la has become a common English word meaning heaven on earth. It is in the southwest of China, 659 kilometers away from Kunming. 4. 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 there by plane for there are regular flights between Zhongdian and Yunnan. What is a leaflet? A leaflet is a written or pictorial message on a single sheet of paper. The writing features of a travel leaflet: ? the people of the place ? the history, culture and customs ? description of the scenery there ? how to get to there ? what the climate / food is like Make a travel leaflet about the place you would like to visit most. Language points … steep mountains reached to the sky, and fields of long grass covered the earth. steep 陡峭的，急剧的 This hill is too steep to ride up on a bicycle. People were discontented with the steep rise in prices. reach to 达到, 伸延到 ... His suggestion is hard to reach to. The speakers voice couldnt reach to the back of the auditorium. The garden reaches down to the lake. … which tourist spot would win the name of Shangri-la. spot在这里是“地点”的意思 This is the spot where the two trucks collided. I found her stan