1、 Period 4 Reading for writingHistory and traditions UnitDescribe a place that you likeLead-inLets enjoy our trip to Ireland!How much do you know about Ireland?Q & A1 Read the text and discuss the questions in pairs.(1) What makes the Irish countryside exciting and inspiring?Its beauty and how it off

2、ers something for all the senses.(2) What are the best ways to experience some lrish traditions and culture?By stopping by a village pub and relaxing with a drink and traditional meal while listening to music and watching dancing.Q & A1 Read the text and discuss the questions in pairs.(3) What is th

3、e meaning of breathe in the sweet scent of fresh flowers while birds greet the new day with their morning song?It means to not just smell but also breathe in the smell of fresh flowers early in the morning as the birds sing their first song of the new day.“On a quiet morning in the mountains, feel t

4、he sun on your skin, and breathe in the sweet scent of fresh flowers while birds greet the new day with their morning song.” (Line 7-8)Step1: Find the corresponding sentence in the passageStep2: Read it again and again in the way you like, and feel the beauty of it, try to describe itEnjoy itLets en

5、joy our trip to Ireland!Irish traditions and customs The colour green has long been associated with Ireland.The islands lush green countryside inspired the name, the Emerald Isle, after the green precious stone. It was first called this in a poem written in 1795.When people around the world celebrat

6、e Saint Patricks Day, the national day, people always wear green, as Irish sports teams do.Cultural NoteBrainstormWhat Chinese traditions and customs do you think are the most worthwhile to experience?Discussion1 Read the text and discuss the questions in pairs.4 What are the best ways to experience

7、 Chinese traditions and customs？By travelling to different places and using all your senses to experience everything and by interacting with local people.Analyse2 Analyse the descriptive paragraph.(1) ldentify and underline the paragraphs introductory sentence(s) and the ending sentence(s).Introduct

8、ory sentence: Irelands beautiful countryside has always had a great influence on its people and traditions.Ending sentence: And if you introduce yourself to a friendly face, you are more than likely to experience local culture and customs first-hand.Write the senses and places in the order that they

9、 appear. And describe sensory detailsSensesPlacesAnalysesighthearingtouchsmellin the green counties and hills by the seaIn the mountainsIn the mountainsfeast for the eyessweet scentfeel the sun on your skinroar, cries, music of the coast, morning songDescription of senseswritingDescribe an interesti

10、ng, exciting, or surprising place.Step 1: Work in pairs.Choose one of your favorite places and tell a partner why you think it is interesting, exciting, or surprising.Step 2: Use the questions below to describe the place you have chosen.What can you see?What can you hear?How does the place feel?How

11、does the place feel?What can you taste there?What does the place make you think or feel?Step3 : Use your answers to draft a passage about the place.In my village, every day starts with a fire! The houses turn red as the sun rises above the mountains. Seeing the flames, the roosters sound the alarm.

12、They wake everyone in the village with their loud cries, chasing the children to school and rushing the adults to work. Sample writingDescribe an interesting, exciting, or surprising roductionMake the reader eager to read your writingA striking imageSomething surprisingA quote or questionIn

13、 the evening, a gold haze settles over everything. This is my favourite time of the day, when all work for the day has, been completed. When the smell of hot oil and fragrant spices float through the air, I know that it will soon be time for dinner. My neighbours begin to call to their children to c

14、ome home. The birds begin their nightly quarrel over their favourite places to rest. Describe an interesting, exciting, or surprising place.bodyTransitionsDetails and examplesHelp the reader follow your ideasUse sensory detailsDo not use general wordsGive examplesSample writingDescribe an interestin

15、g, exciting, or surprising place. At night, the stars come out to tell us that all is well and my village grows quiet. For now well sleep, and tomorrow the sun will set us on fire again for a new day!endingLet the reader know that the passage endsHelp the reader remember your writingSample writingpo

16、et n. 詩(shī)人a person who writes poemsa person possessing special powers of imagination or expressionimportant wordspatriotic poet 愛(ài)國(guó)詩(shī)人poet laureate 桂冠詩(shī)人；優(yōu)秀的詩(shī)人cattle n. 牛cows and bulls that are kept as farm animals for their milk or meatimportant wordsa herd of cattle 一群牛dairy/beef cattle 乳肉牛ocean n. 大海；

17、海洋the mass of salt water that covers most of the earths surfaceimportant wordsthe depths of the ocean 海洋的深處pacific ocean 太平洋in the ocean在海洋中；在海洋里pub n. 酒吧；酒館a building where people go to drink and meet their friends.important wordsthe landlord of the local pub 當(dāng)?shù)鼐起^的老板a pub lunch 酒館供的午餐music pub 音樂(lè)酒吧

18、;音樂(lè)酒館custom n. 風(fēng)俗；習(xí)俗；習(xí)慣an accepted way of behaving or of doing things in a society or a communityimportant wordsfull custom 全定制folk custom 民間習(xí)俗custom duty 關(guān)稅custom made定做的，非現(xiàn)成的；定制品SummaryintroductionbodyendingMake the reader eager to read your writingTransitionsDetails and examplesLet the reader know that the passage endsHelp the reader remember your writingDescribe an interesting, exciting, or surprising pla