Ms.HuangWritetoafriendaboutatravelplanReadingforWritingUnit2

TravellingAround1WhatdoyouknowaboutXi’an?Xi'an,thecapitalofsixdynastiesMuseumsTerracottaArmyNoodlesWhatisXi'anfamousfor?2WhatdoyouknowaboutTerracottaArmy?theChineseEmperorQinshihuangthestatuesofsoldiersinthetomboneoftheeightwondersoftheworld3ReadthepageabouttheTerracottaArmyfromatravelbrochureandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.ForwhatpurposewastheTerracottaArmybuilt?2.Whydoresearchersthinkthateachoneisacopyofarealsoldier?3.Hasthewholetombcompletelybeenunearthed?

4.Whenandhowwasthetombdiscovered?ToguardthetomboftheChineseEmperorQinshihuang.Becauseeachstatuehasadifferentface.No,ithasn't.In1974,somefarmersdiscoveredthetombwhiletheywerediggingawell.4·Style:

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anemailAtravelplantoXi'anAtravelplantoXi'an5Matchthemainideaofeachparagraph.mainpurposeforthetripotherplanforthetriptransportfinalthought6structureanalysismainpurposeforthetripotherplanforthetriptransportfinalthought7Summarisetheemailinthetable.Para.MainideaDetail1mainpurposeforthetrip2otherplansforthetrip3transport4finalthoughtsgotoXi'antoseetheTerracottaArmygototheShaanxiHistoryMuseum,theXi'anCityWall,andafewotherfamoussightstakethetrain,leavethedaybeforetheOctoberholidaybeginsandarriveat9:30a.m.writeagainsoonandsendphotos.8DearXiaoLi,①

MytimehereinChinaisgoingwell.Ilovemynewschoolandclassmates.②OvertheOctoberholiday,myparentsandIareplanningtogotoXi’antoseetheTerracottaArmy.③I’veheardthatitisanamazingsight,andIcan’twaittogo.Tome,thestoryoftheTerracottaArmyisalmostunbelievable.It’samazingthattherearemorethan8,000statues,andnooneinmoderntimesknewaboutthemuntilthe1970s.mainpurposeforthetrip①Openinggreeting:time,goingwell;love②Stateyourplanclearly:Octorber,Xi'an,TerracottaArmy③Thereasonforyourplan:heard,can'twait;unbelievable;amazing,8,000,knew,untilthe1970s9DearXiaoLi,...①

We’realsoplanningtovisitseveralotherplacesinXi’an.②MydadandIarebothlookingforwardtogoingtotheShaanxiHistoryMuseum,becausemydadloveshistoryandIhaveheardthatthismuseumisknownasa“Chinesetreasurehouse”!③We’realsogoingtotheXi’anCityWallandafewotherfamoussights.otherplansforthetrip①Topicsentence:severalotherplaces②Plan1:ShaanxiHistoryMuseum,because,love,isknownas③Plan2:Xi’anCityWall,otherfamoussights10DearXiaoLi,...①We’retakingthetrain,leavingthedaybeforetheOctoberholidaybegins.②

We’rearrivingat9:30a.m.andwillstartsightseeingrightaway,soIhopewesleepwellonthetrain!①Iguessthat’sallfornow!I’llwriteagainsoonandsendphotos!②

Doyouhaveanyplansforthecomingholiday?Hopetohearfromyousoon.Yourfriend,Richardtransport①transport:train,leaving,before②Arrangeyourtime:arriving,start,so,hopefinalthoughts①feelings:guess;write,send②wishes:anyplans?hearfrom11DearXiaoLi,...Doyouhaveanyplansforthecomingholiday?Hopetohearfromyousoon.Yourfriend,RichardPretendyouareXiaoLiandreplytoRichard'semail.Beforeyouwrite,fillinthetablebelow.Para.MainideaDetail1mainpurposeforthetrip2otherplansforthetrip3transport4finalthoughts12From:xl@To:richard@Date:20SeptemberDearRichard,MytimeinEnglandisgoingwonderfully!Mynewschoolisamazing,andalltheteachersandclassmatesaresofriendly.OvertheChristmasholiday,myparentsandIaregoinguptoLondontoseetheTowerofLondon.Thisistheoldcastlethatthekingusedtolivein.Later,itwasusedasaprisonforpeoplewhoangeredtheking.It'salsowherethemarvellousCrownJewelsarelocated.Ijustcan'twaittoseeit.Ithassuchanincrediblehistoryandtherearesomanyamazingstoriesconnectedwithit.We'realsoplanningonseeingBigBen,WestminsterAbbey,andtheMillenniumBridgewhilewearethere,andofcoursewe'regoingtorideontheLondonEye!Ithinkmymotherismostlyinterestedintheshopping,however,sowewillalsostopbyRegentStreet.Weplanontakingatrainup,whichshouldonlytakeanhourandahalf.Sincewearestayingforaweek,weplanonjuststretchingourlegsalittleafterwearriveandthenhittingthesightsthenextday.Well,Iguessthat'saboutitfornow.I'llbuyyouasouvenirfromtheTowershop.Talklater!Yourfriend,XiaoLiSampleWriting