Unit2WishyouwerehereMakingatravelleafletAreyoutiredofseeingthesameviewoutofyourwindow?Doyouwishyoucouldtravelandseebeautifulplacesallovertheworld?Today,youaregoingtodosomeresearchandmakeatravelleafletforaplaceyouwanttovisit.HaveyoueverbeentoShangri-la?DoyouknowanythingaboutShangri-la?Let’senjoysomebeautifulpictures.Shangri-Laisafictionalplacedescribedinthe1933novelLostHorizonbyBritishauthorJamesHilton.Inthebook,“Shangri-La”isamystical,harmoniousvalley,gentlyguidedfromalamasery,enclosedinthewesternendoftheKunlunMountains.JamesHilton(1900–1954)wasanEnglishnovelistwhowroteseveralbest-sellers,includingLostHorizonandGoodbye,Mr.Chips.Readthepassageandanswerthesequestions.1.WhofirsttalkedaboutShangri-la?Theword“Shangri-la”firstappearedinaclassicnovelbyJamesHilton.2.WhatdoesthewordShangri-lamean?3.WhereisShangri-la?Shangri-lahasbecomeacommonEnglishwordmeaningheavenonearth.ItisinthesouthwestofChina,659kilometersawayfromKunming.4.Howcanyougetthere?WecanstartinthecityofDalianddrivenorthwardsalongtheYunnan-TibetHighwayuntilwereachthere.WecanalsogotherebyplaneforthereareregularflightsbetweenZhongdianandYunnan.TrytofindoutthesentencesusedtodescribethebeautyofShangri-la.…abeautifulkingdomwherethreeriversjoinedtogether,steepmountainsreachedtothesky,andfieldsoflonggrasscoveredtheearth.Belowthemountains,thesunshinereflectsonthemanylakes,makingthemshinelikediamondsagainsttherichcountryside.Sheep,cattleandhorseswanderonthegreengrass,andthesurroundingforestsarehoetomanybirdsandanimals.Whatisaleaflet?Aleafletisawrittenorpictorialmessageonasinglesheetofpaper.Thewritingfeaturesofatravelleaflet:•thepeopleoftheplace•thehistory,cultureandcustoms•descriptionofthescenerythere•howtogettothere•whattheclimate/foodislikeMakeatravelleafletabouttheplaceyouwouldliketovisitmost.读下面的例句,注意steep在句中的意义和用法Thishillistoosteeptorideuponabicycle.Peoplewerediscontentedwiththesteepriseinprices.知识归纳:steepadj.陡峭的,急剧的词义辨析steep,abrupt,sheersteep:指坡度向上逐渐增加的斜陡坡,强调险峻,暗示难于攀登。abrupt:着重指地形突然起伏,形成尖角状。sheer:指自始至终近于垂直的陡峭,不仅仅很难爬上去,甚至于不可能攀登。reachto达到,伸延到...Hissuggestionishardtoreachto.Thespeaker'svoicecouldn'treachtothebackoftheauditorium.Thegardenreachesdowntothelake.reachfor伸手取,想得到Hereachedfortheglassbutcouldnotgetit.词义辨析getto/arrive/reach(1)get在表示“到达”时是不及物动词,应与to搭配使用。Weoftengettoschoolonfoot.Theygottothetopofthehillatnoon.(2)arrive后不能直接接地点,是一个不及物动词。若表示到达一个相对大的地点,用arrivein;若表示相对小的地点,用arriveat.ThedelegationwillarriveinChinaat5:00p.m.Itwasdarkwhentheyarrivedattherailwaystation.(3)reach能直接接所到达的地点,是一个及物动词。TheyreachedLondononFriday.Thenewsonlyreachedmeyesterday.reachto表示“延伸,达到”Howlongdoesittakeyouto________home.A.gettoB.arriveC.reachtoB读下面的例句,注意spot在句中的意义和用法Thisisthespotwherethetwotruckscollided.Ifoundherstandingonthisspot.Thecityisfamousforitsscenicspots.知识归纳:spot在课文里是“地点”的意思Theboy’swhiteshirtwasmarkedupwithspotsofink.Shefoundaspotasasecretary.知识归纳:spot作名词还有“斑点,污点,职位,少量”知识拓展onthespot当场,立即;在现场Abulletstruckhisheadandhefelldeadonthespot.Theyadmittedthattheywerethenonthespot.blindspot盲区;视觉盲点Ihaveablindspotwheremodernartisconcerned.findo...