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.

Step 2 Let the students read the travel leaflet "Step 2 ". Ask them to find out answers to the following questions.

Read the passage and answer:

1.What information can you get from the titles?

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

2.Who first talked about Shangri-la?

James Hilton, a British writer, wrote the novel Lost Horizon in 1933.

3.What does the word Shangri-la mean?

It means the sun and the moon in one's heart. Today it has become a common English word, meaning heaven on the Earth.

4. 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.

• ...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.