Unit3Goingplaces.doc

Unit 3 On holiday18 FebruaryDear ConnieIm in Shanghai at last. My parents and I flew here last night from Beijing.Weve had such an exhausting day! After we had eaten a huge breakfast at the hotel, we set out on foot down Nanjing Road, the main road in Shanghai. The weather was warmer than in Beijing. It was sunny and the sky was clear and blue.We soon came to Peoples Square, a marvellous recreation area. We walked around the beautiful fountain. There was a nice atmosphere. Some elderly people were doing ballroom dancing, and children were flying kites. Teenagers were roller skating, and some men were practising sword fighting. After we had watched for a while, we went into Shanghai Museum. We spent a couple of hours there, looking at the displays.Next we walked on down to the Bund, the old part of the city with lots of European style buildings. A Chinese nickname for the Bund is the exhibition of world architecture. It is a big commercial centre with lots of banks and businesses.We walked along the waterfront and looked up at the Oriental Pearl TV Tower across the Huangpu River. I read that the designers idea came from a line in an old Chinese poem, It was like large and small pearls dropping on a plate of jade. The big financial and trade area of Pudong is behind the tower. Dad visited that area fifteen years ago. He was amazed at how much it had changed.Then we turned away from the river, walked down some narrow streets, and reached the Chenghuang Miao area. There are lots of craft shops, with artists doing things like paper cutting. There is also a lake with a pavilion in the middle. We can go over a zigzag bridge to get to the pavilion and enjoy the nice view around. After that, we ate a tasty meal in an old restaurant nearby. Finally, we walked into Yu Garden. It was so beautiful! I loved the long dragons all along the tops of the walls.By this time we were so tired that we took a taxi back to our hotel to rest our feet! Ive drawn you a map so you can see where we went today, and I will enclose a few photos. Shanghai is great! I wish we could stay longer.Lots of love to everyoneWendyI. Look at the title, the pictures and the first three and last five lines of the passage. Then answer the following questions. What kind of reading material is it? Who wrote the letter? Who received the letter? Where is Wendy now? Will Wendy probably visit Shanghai again? Why do you think so?II. This is the map which Wendy drew. However, she forgot to write the order in which she visited the places. Read the letter again, and write thenumbers1 6 in thecircles.Before you read the letter, try to match the places with the possible descriptions.III. Read the first two paragraphs of the letter. Then tell whether the following statements are T (True) or F (False)._1 Wendy went to Shanghai by air on 18 February._ 2Wendy and her parents felt very tired after they arrived in Shanghai._ 3Wendy ate a lot for breakfast on 18 February._ 4Their first stop in Shanghai was Nanjing Road which they travelled to by taxi._ 5Wendy didnt like the weather in Beijing._ 6Wendy thought it was warmer in Shanghai than in Beijing.IV.Read the third paragraph of the letter and complete the exercises.1. Find the sentence which describes the familys feeling about Peoples Square.2List the four reasons why they enjoyed the atmosphere at Peoples Square.3Find the sentence which shows that Wendys family enjoyed their visit in Shanghai Museum.V. Read paragraphs 4 and 5. Then complete the table below.VI. Read paragraph 6 and complete the table with information about the famous places in Chenghuang Miao area.PlacesSpecialties12345VII. Read the last paragraph. First, tick the information you get from it. Then find the answers to the questions.How t