基础写作——地点作文

A task: Can you tell something special in Shixing? Use one of the sentence patterns above.
广州（我国一个重要南部城市，位于广东省中部）总面积 约7434平方公里。 Guangzhou is an important city in the north of China. It is located in the middle of Guangdong Province. It covers an area of 7434 square kilometers. Located in the middle of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, an important city in the south of China, covers an area of 7,434 square kilometers. 中国位于亚洲东部，面积约960万平方公里， 人口超过十三亿。
Describing a place
When you want to describe a place, what aspects will you write about?
1 location (位置) 2 area (面积) 3 population(人口) 4 history (历史) 5 climate (气候) 6 something special (特色)
Practice： 请根据以下的情景说明，使用5个规范的英语 句子描述全部所给的信息。 始兴县位于广东省北部，历史悠久，是一个 山区县，总面积2015平方公里，人口约24万， 气候宜人，夏天不是太热，冬天不是太冷， 车八岭自然保护区是始兴县的旅游胜地之一， 每年吸引大量各地游客，自然资源如矿产、 森林、农产品等非常丰富
Guangzhou is a important north city that lies on Guangdong province, and there are about 7434 kilometers. It is one of the famous scenery in China. Guangzhou’s climate is warm and there are many flowers every year, thus it is called Flower city. The city will hold the 16th Asian Meeting from Nov12 to 27,2010, and it will become the second city that hold Asian Meeting. I hope…
Reserve , which attracts lots of tourists
from different places every year.
Shixing is also rich in natural resources,
such as mine, forest, farm produce and
第三步，连句成章
Located in the north of Guangdong
Province, Shixing is a mountainous county
with a long history. It covers an area of
2,015 square kilometers with a population
①Located in the middle of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, an important city in the south of China, covers an area of 7,434 square kilometers. ②It is one of the places of interest in China. ③Because of its pleasant climate, you can find many flowers through out the year , for which people call it Flower City. ④The 16th Asian Games will be held in Guangzhou from November 12 to 27 , 2010, making it the second city in China to hold the Asian Games. ⑤ ……
Area (面积): 1) takes up … 2) covers / has / with an area of… 3) the size of our city is … 广州总面积约7434平方公里.
Guangzhou takes up 7434 square kilometers. Guangzhou covers an area of 7434 square kilometers. Guangzhou has an area of 7434 square kilometers. The size of Guangzhou is 7434 square kilometers.
第一步，整合信息： ① 始兴县位于广东省北部，历史悠久，是一个
② 山区县，总面积2015平方公里，人口约24万，
③ ④ 气候宜人，夏天不是太热，冬天不是太冷，车 八岭自然保护区是始兴县的旅游胜地之一，每 ⑤ 年吸引大量各地游客，自然资源如矿产、森林、 农产品等非常丰富。
第二步，翻译句子 (pair work)
Climate（气候） The climate is …
广州气候宜人，不冷也不热.
The climate in Guangzhou is pleasant, neither too hot nor too cold.
Something special （特色） 1) (The place) is famous for… 2) …is rich in natural resources. 3) …has many places of interest, among which is… 4)The city, known as/ for…, attracts millions of visitors from all over the world.
Population (人口)： 1) has / with a population of … 2) the population of … is…
中国有十三亿人口。 China has a population of 130 million. The population of China is 130million. 中国是个有着十三亿人口的大国。 China is a large country ,with a population of 130 million.
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6.气候宜人，夏天不是太热，冬天不是太冷 The climate is pleasant, neither too hot in summer nor too cold in winter. 7.车八岭是始兴县县的风景胜地之一,每年吸引大
量游客
Every year, the Che Baling nature reserve attracts many tourists from different places for its beautiful scenery. 8.自然资源如矿产、森林、农产品等非常丰富 It is rich in natural resources, such as mine, forest, farm produce and so on.
so on.
Homework
Finish the composition and hand in tomorrow.
第二步，翻译句子 1.始兴县位于广东省北部 Shixing is located in the north of Guangdong province. 2.历史悠久 It has a long history. 3.是一个山区县 It is a mountainous county . 4.总面积2015平方公里 It takes up/ covers an area of 2,015 square kilometers. 5.人口约24万 It has a population of about 240 thousand.
of about 240 thousand. The climate here is
pleasant, neither too hot in summer nor too cold in winter.
There are many places of interest, among which is the CheBaling Nature
History (历史) … has / with a (long )history of … 中国有超过5000年的历史. China has a long history of over 5000 years. 中国是个有着悠久历史的大国. China is a large country with a long history.
• 广州（我国一个重要南部城市，位于广东 省中部）总面积约7434平方公里。 • 它是中国著名的旅游胜地之一。 • 气候宜人，四季繁花绽放，因此被称为 “花城”。 • 该城市将于2010年11月12日至27日主办16 届亚运会，是中国第二个主办亚运会的城 市。 • 说说你的感想。
Guangzhou is an important city in south China. It lies in the middle of Guangdong. It is covers about 7434 kilometers. It is one of the places of interest. It is so warm that there are many flowers every season, of which it is called Flower City. The city will hold the 16th Asian Sport Meeting from Nov12 to 27,2010. It is the second city to do that. I am proud of … Asian Games
Location (位置): 1) is in /on /to … 2) lies in … 3) is located in … 广州位于广东省中部.
Guangzhou is in the middle of Guangdong Province. Guangzhou lies in the middle of Guangdong Province. Guangzhou is located in the middle of Guangdong Province.