1、 How to describe a place 基础写作基础写作-地点描述地点描述 1.To learn some useful expressions in describing a place.2.To master the common order in describing a place.3.To write a short passage using suggested expressions and the common order.Objectives.Lead-inThink about：Your favorite heroescome to visit you for t
2、he first time from Hogwarts.What should you do?Will you show them around your city?How should you introduce your city to them in English?Let me show you!：Self-learningThe view of BaiheWolong GangNanyang Fuya The home of Chinese RoseDushan JadeXixia Dinosaur Relics Park of China：Self-learningRead the
3、 example in your learning paper Find what information can you get about Nanyang in this passage?Nanyang ChinaPay more attention to the underlined words Located in the southwest of Henan province,Nanyang is known as a treasure land in Central China.Covering an area of 26600 square kilometers,it has a
4、 population of about 11 million.Nanyang enjoys a wet and pleasant climate with four distinct seasons.With a long history of more than 2000 years,Nanyang is also a tourist attraction with a number of places of interest,such as the Wuhou Temple and Xixia Dinosaur Relics Park of China.What impresses pe
5、ople most are its Dushan Jade,Chinese rose and scenic spots like Dan Jiangkou Reservoir,which is not only a beautiful place but also the water source of the middle route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project.locationpopulationareahistoryplaces of interestclimatefeatures Placeocationrea opula
6、tion istory imateflaces of interestlaphclpeatures：Think:What factors should we talk about in place description?What is the common order(顺序顺序)of the factors when we describe a place?_locationlocation(位置、地位位置、地位)areaarea(面积、人口、历史面积、人口、历史)climateclimate(气候、天气气候、天气)places of interestplaces of interest(风
7、景及名胜风景及名胜)featurefeatures s(自然资源特色、盛事等自然资源特色、盛事等)Think carefully：For a passage:1.Form（体裁）（体裁）_2.Person（人称）（人称）_3.Tense（时态）（时态）_4.Structure and points（结构和要点）（结构和要点）_说明文说明文第三人称第三人称一般现在时一般现在时总分结构，总分结构，7大因素大因素After reading the introduction of Nanyang,Harry and his friendsare very interested in this city
8、.They decide to visit Nanyang first.But they want to know more about other cities in China.After all,it is not easy for them to come to China.Lets help them！Enjoy the pictures of Guangzhou：Filling,discussion and presentation1.Read the example again carefully and find the useful expressions to fill t
9、he blanks.2.Discuss in your group and then present the answers on the blackboard.3.Add more expressions to describe the information。Guangzhou _(坐落于坐落于)the middle of Guangdong province,Guangzhou,the capital of Guangdong,is an ancient city _(有着有着2200年历史年历史).It _(占地面积为占地面积为)7,434 square kilometers _(人口
10、为人口为)9.94 million.Because Guangzhou enjoys a _(温和宜人的气候温和宜人的气候)all the seasons,it is also called“Flower City”.In 1982,it was named as one of the first historical and cultural cities.Guangzhou_(有许多名胜古迹有许多名胜古迹),attracting more and more tourists from all over the world._(使人们印象最深的使人们印象最深的)is that people
11、in Guangzhou like drinking tea,especially the morning tea.Located inwith a history of 2200 yearscovers an area of with a population of mild and pleasant climatehas a number of places of interestWhat impresses people mostMore expressions1.所处位置（所处位置（Location）:There is/stands;/is located/situated in;/l
12、ies in;/is in the east/west/south/north of/To the east/west of,is in the middle/center of 2.人口（人口（Population）:It has a population of./Its population is./The population of is./It is a with a population of./Its population is increasing rapidly.3.面积（面积（Area）:It has/covers an area of./takes up thousand
13、square kilometers./It is thousand square kilometers./,covering an area of,is the largest in the world.4.历史（历史（History）:has a history of over 5000 years./is a developing country with a longhistory./has witnessed too much coming and going in history.5.气候（气候（Climate）:The climate there is mild all the y
14、ear around.四季温和四季温和/with four distinct(clear-cut)seasons四季分明四季分明/with green hills and beautiful rivers 青山绿水青山绿水/with a mild and pleasant climate温和宜人的温和宜人的气候气候6.其他（其他（other things）:There are many places of interest in./is surrounded by四周四周环抱环抱/is famous/well-known for因而出名因而出名/is rich/abundant in 在在富有
15、富有/is home to是是之乡之乡/enjoys the reputation of享有享有的美誉的美誉请你请你写一篇英语短文写一篇英语短文介绍北京介绍北京,必须包括以下要点：必须包括以下要点：城市名称城市名称北京北京地理位置地理位置中国的东北部中国的东北部面积面积16,000平方公里平方公里人口人口14,000,000气候特征气候特征夏季炎热多雨，冬季寒冷干燥夏季炎热多雨，冬季寒冷干燥风景名胜风景名胜是观光胜地是观光胜地,有许多著名名胜古迹，如紫禁有许多著名名胜古迹，如紫禁城，长城等等。城，长城等等。其它其它奥运会奥运会：Practice timeTry to use the usefu
16、l expressions weve learnt.1.语言准确语言准确，有，有复杂句型结构和较高级词汇复杂句型结构和较高级词汇2.简洁简洁明白明白，有有多种不同的表达方式多种不同的表达方式3.层次分明，上下文连贯，按合理顺序书写层次分明，上下文连贯，按合理顺序书写4.要点要点齐全齐全，篇幅适中，不少于，篇幅适中，不少于80词不多于词不多于120词词5.大小写，标点符号，词汇拼写无误大小写，标点符号，词汇拼写无误6.书写工整，卷面干净书写工整，卷面干净五个档次：五个档次：第五档第五档 完全符合以上要求（完全符合以上要求（21-25）第四档第四档 基本符合（基本符合（16-20）第三档第三档 一
17、般符合（一般符合（11-15）第二档第二档 基本不符合（基本不符合（6-10）第一档：完全不符合（第一档：完全不符合（1-5）如所写内容与要求无关，或无法理解，则为如所写内容与要求无关，或无法理解，则为0分。分。作文评分细则作文评分细则：总分总分2525分分,按五个档次评分按五个档次评分:SummaryWhat have you learnt in this class?Homework:Write a short passage My hometownWow,so many attractiveplaces in China!Thank you for the introduction!I cant wait to see these beautiful cities!Dont forget to introduce your city!Bye bye!lets go!
