1、How to describe a place,Unit 5.Writing,写作专题课- 地点描述,人口，历史，面积,The population is about -. - has a population of -. - is an old city with a population of -. China is a large country with a large population and more than 70 percent of its population are peasants. One third of the population of that city
2、are workers. The population of China is much larger than that of Korea.,- have a history of -. The Great Wall has a history of over twenty centuries. It has an area of about 43 million square kilometers, covering thirty percent of the worlds land. Africa, with an area of over - million square kilome
3、ters, covers about one-fifth of the land of the world. Our school is an old key school, which has a history of 66 years and an area of over 150 mu.,Location and other useful expressions:,There is _ in the south/north.,It is located /lies _.,It looks like _ .,It is _ center.,It is famous as/for _ .,I
4、t is rich in _ .,It is home of _ .,It is considered to be -,It is popular with -,Today - has become a place of interest -,It is 5,464 kilometers long, and it looks like the Chinese character “几”.,What is it?,Yellow River,It is a huge statue with the height of 152 meters. It stands in the New York Ha
5、rbor standing for Liberty.,Whats this?,Statue of Liberty,The palace has 13 stories,110 meters high and 360 meters wide.It is made up of 999 rooms.,How about this one?,Potala Palace,It is a narrow island country. It looks like a silkworm.,What is it?,Japan,It is located in the southeast of China. It
6、is famous as the home of fish and rice.,Where is it?,ZheJiang,Luqiao the southeast coast of Taizhou, It is about 33.3 kilometers _ from west to east and 18.8 kilometers _from north to south. It _ an area of 274 square kilometers _ a population of 413,000. Its the _ center in Taizhou. Its _ for _ _ ,
7、 which is the largest _ in china.,Practice:,lies on,long,wide,covers,with,commercial,famous,one,China Daily-Necessities,Metropolis,Writing1：,up,consists,that,developed,become,decades,both,Proof reading:,parts,书面表达 2:,请用英语为中国日报(China Daily)写一篇报道,介绍风景区厦门,内容要点如下:1. 厦门是一座美丽的城市,是我国著名的风景游览区(scenic spot),以
8、 “海上花园”而闻名于世.2. 厦门花木遍地,四季常青,享有 “绿岛”之美名.3. 厦门鼓浪屿(Gulangyu Isle)是我国重点(major)风景区之一.最佳景点日光岩(Sun-lit Rock)被古树环绕.登上岩顶,可观赏到厦门全景.4. 1980年以来,厦门变化很大,处处建起高楼大厦和工厂.一个拥有现代工业的经济特区正在兴起. 要求: 1) 要有标题. 2) 报道要包含所有要点, 不要逐条翻译. 3) 字数: 100 120.,Xiamen - Garden on the sea,Xiamen is a beautiful city and a famous scenic spot
9、of our country. It is well known all over the world as “Garden on the sea”. There are beautiful flowers and green trees everywhere all the year round. So the city enjoys another name “Green Island”.Gulangyu Isle of Xiamen is one of the major scenic spots in our country.,The best spot, Sun-lit Rock,
10、is surrounded by old trees. If you get to the top of it, you will enjoy the whole view of Xiamen.Great changes have taken place in Xiamen since 1980. Splendid buildings and new factories have been set up here and there. The special economic zone with modern industry has been developed.,书面表达 3:,请以 “T
11、aiwan, Chinas Treasure Island” 为题, 写一篇介绍台湾的文章. 第一段已给出.,注意: (1) 参考词汇:经济作物: industrial crops铜: copper,Taiwan, Chinas Treasure IslandTaiwan has been part of China since ancient times. People on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are looking forward to the reunion of Taiwan with the mainland China.As every
12、body knows, Taiwan is the first largest island of our,country. It has a population of over 21 million, of which 97% are the Han nationality. Most of the people there came from Fujian and Guangdong. Taiwan province is made up of Taiwan Island, the Penghu Island, Lanyu Island, Diaoyu Island and 80 oth
13、er islands, making up a total area of 35981 square kilometers.,In Taiwan Island the main crop is rice. The main industrial crops are sugar cane, tea and fruit which makes the island famous as the “Home of Fruit”. Taiwans forest resources are very rich. Taiwan has many rivers which can be used for irrigation and for industrial purposes. Its mineral resources include coal, oil, natural gas, gold, silver and copper. No wonder that it is called “Chinas Treasure Island”.,Practice:,请按下列提示, 以 Hong Kong 为题, 简要介绍其基本情况, 字数100左右.,
