寫作模版DescriptionofaplaceUnit5Writing

PartII.

RelevantVocabulary

(I).Vocabularyaboutdescriptionofaplace1.belocatedin2.befamousfor(=bewellknownfor)3.berich/poorin4.placesofinterest5.lead/liveahappy/terriblelife6.undertheleadershipoftheChineseCommunistParty7.ontheright/left8.ontheleftsideoftotherightof9.atthecenter10.inthewestof(cf.tothewestofonthewestof)11.15kilometersawayfrom12.two-storiedbuildings13.underconstruction14.beattractedbyitscharmingscenery(II).Drills.MyhometownislocatedatthefootofGaogaoMountain.Thevillagelibrarywassetupin1998.TheWestlakeisfamous/well-knownforitsbeautifulscenery.Thevillagehasalibrarywithhundredsofbooks.Myhometownhasahistoryofabout100years.Thepopulationofmyhometownisabout10,000.7.Myhometown,withalonghistoryof100years,hasapopulationof10,000,(coveringanareaof4999squarekilometers.)8.Thevillageusedtobeadesertedplace.9.Itisnolongerwhatitusedtobe.10.Youcan’timaginewhatitusedtobelike.11.Thevillagetakesonalooknow.12.Inthemiddleofthefarmstandsatallbuilding.Toitsrightisachickenhouse.Toitsleftisapigsty.Infrontofitisagardenandatthebackofitthereisabrook.13.Ittakesabout20minutestogettherebybus.14.GreatchangeshavetakenplaceinourvillagesincethereformandopenpolicywasadoptedinChina.15.Thestreetsarewideandcleanwithtreesonbothsides.16.Ariverrunsthroughourvillageintheeast.17.People’slivingconditionshavebeengreatlyimproved.18.Thereisamainstreetwhichrunsthroughoutthetownfromsouthtonorth.19.Thisismyhometown,abeautifulplace.Ilovemyhometownanditshard-workingpeoplethere,too.

TheUnitedStates_________thecentralpartofNorthAmerica.The_______fromeastcoasttowestcoastisabout3,000miles.It____________9,192,843squarekilometers.Ithasa_____populationwhichisover200millionpeople,butthehistoryisnotvery_____.Englishisthecommonlanguage.TheUnitedStatesisalso_________itsskyscrapers.islocatedinPartIII.Practice

(1)Fillingintheblanks.distancehasanareaoflargefamousforlong1.GeographynorthofAmerica,secondlargestcountryintheworld,easttowest5,500kilometers2.population29million3.officiallanguagesEnglishandFrench4.weatherinthenorthlongandhardwinters,snowforsixmonths5.naturalresourcescoal,oil,naturalgasandfreshwater6.attractionsforest,parksandgardensPractice(2)Task:WriteapassageaboutCanada1.geographynorthofchina,oneofthelargestcitiesintheworld2.populationover12million3.historyMorethan850years4.climatemild,dry…5.attractionsPekingOpera,theGreatWall6.othersmodernbuilding,lotsofplacesofinterest,2008OlympicGamesPractice(3)WriteaboutacityBeijing

BeijingisinthenorthofChina.Itisalargecityintheworld.Ithasover12millionpeople.Thehistoryislong.Theclimateismild.BeijingisfamousforPekingOperaandtheGreatWall.TherearealotofplaceofinterestinBeijing.BeijingwillholdtheOlympicGamesin2008.

Sample1AnordinaryoneinsimpleEnglish

(withsomeerrors)

Beijing,thecapitalofChina,isoneofthelargestcitiesintheworld.ItliesinthenorthofChinaandhasalargepopulation,whichisover12million.Ithasalonghistory.Theclimateismildespeciallyinautumn,whenitisneithertoocoldnortoohot.Modernbuildingsandoverpassescanbeseeneverywhere.BeijingisfamousforPekingOperaandtheGreatWall.ItisagreathonorforalltheChinesethatthe2008OlympicGameswillbeheldinBeijing.Sample2AnoutstandingoneStandardsofanoutstandingContentLanguageOrganisationStyleEditingAppendix:Assignment:WritingP40

YouaregoingtowriteapassageforTeens(21stCentury),introducingyourhometown.Youmaywriteinthefollowingaspects:

?landscapearoundyourhometown,

?culturerelics,the

?people,people’slife,

?trade/specialties(speciallocalproducts),culture,

?youremotionstoit

Topic:MyHometown(Optionalreading)Writingsamples

1.MymotherlandMymotherland,thePeople’sRepublicofChina,isintheeastofhemisphere.Itcoversanareaof9.6millionsquarekilometers.Ourcountryhasalonghistory.Inthisvastlandtherelivemorethanabillionbraveandindustriouspeople.Mymotherlandisrichinnaturalresources.Beforetheliberation,Chinawasapoorcountry.UndertheleadershipoftheChineseCommunistParty,theChinesepeopledroveouttheforeigninvadersandwontheindependence.Theyhavebeenmakinggreatprogressinsocialistconstructionsincethen.Nowwearecarryingouttheopen-doorpolicytobuildourcountryintoapowerfulsocialistcountrywithfourmodernizations.Ourcountrywillsurelymakeagreatercontributiontothemankind.

2.

MyHometownMyhometownliesinthePlainofNorthChina.AndthefamousGrandCanalrunsthroughourvillageintheeast.Ioftenplayedwithmyfriendsonthebankofthecanal,watchingthepassingboatswhenIwasyoung.Thereareabout800peopleinourvillage.People’slivingconditionhasbeengreatlyimproved.Apond,whichteamswithfish,liesinfrontofthevillage,whereIspentmyhappydays.Iusedtoswimthereinsummerandskateinwinter.Betweenthecanalandourvillageisanorchard.Peopleplantallkindsoffruittreesthere,suchasplum,apple,orange,cherryandsoon.Whenautumncomes,youcansmellthesweetodormilesaway.Thevillagebegantoknowtheimportanceofknowledgeyearsago.Everyeveningpeoplegototheeveningschooltolearnscience.Lastyeartherewerefortystudentswhograduatedfromhighschoolandeighteenofthemwenttocollege.Ifyouwanttocometoourvillageforavisit,itwillbeconvenientbecausetherearetworoadsinfrontofourvillage.Welcometomyhometown!