Module5Writing学案.doc

Module 5 WritingDescribing a region 学案Learning Goals1. By reading a description of Sichuan, get to know from what aspects you can describe a region.2. By imitating the sentence structures from the passage, learn to describe Hainan Island.3. By observing sentences, learn some more expressions and sentence structures to support their writing.4. By choosing and using proper adjectives, learn to how to polish your writing.Learning ProcedureStep1 Task 1. Read a description of Sichuan on page48. Answer the questions.读文章，回答问题。My home province is an immense region in the southwest of the country, with a varied landscape. Much of it is hilly, but in the remote areas in the west it reaches the steep slopes of the Himalayas. There are mountains to the north and a high plateau to the south. In the east there are fertile plains and lots of towns. Nearly 100 million people live there, most of them in the east.I think my hometown is a beautiful province. People call it the heavenly Kingdom but the name really meansfour rivers. The most famous river is the Yangtze, which passes all the way through the province on its long journey to the coast. The most beautiful spot on the river is the three gorges.Questions1. Where is the province？2. If you travel to the west, What landscape can you see？3. What are there in the east?4. What does the writer think of his hometown?5. Whats the meaning of Sichuan?Step2 Task 2. 1) Find the sentences from the passage which are used to describe the pictures. 2) imitate to describe Hainan Island 有关方位的表达be located in; be situated in; lie in/to/on the east of faces.in the.; Step 3 Summary 总结1. Location 2. Size and population 3. Geographic features&landscapes 4. Climate 5. Writers opinionsStep 4 Learn some more useful sentences and expressions1. Location：be located in; be situated in; lie in/to/on the east of; lies on the (eastern) coast of 1.Hubei province lies in the middle of China.2.Shanghai lies on the eastern coast of China.3.Taiwan Island lies off the eastern coast of China.2. Geographic features&landscapes：1) Hubei is a beautiful place with green hills and a lot of lakes.2) Hainan is surrounded by vast ocean. 3) There are a lot of mountains in the middle of the island. 3. Climate1)The weather in Kunming is neither too cold nor too hot.2)The climate of the British Isles is mild with a lot of rain.3)The coldest month is February , when the temperature can be as low/high as 4. Size and population1) cover/have/with an area of.;2) take up.; 3) the area/size of is 4) it is km from north to south, with a total area of.Australia covers a total area of 7,686,850 square kilometers with a population of about 20 million. Learning to learnStep 5. Polish your writing 1给文章润色1adjectives Remember that some adjectives go well with nouns, and some dont. You can say:a tall mountain,a tall tree,a high mountain, a high groundBut you cant saya high tree, tall ground.Words which go well together are called collocation.Underline the adjectives+noun combinationsin the passage.home province, immense region，varied landscape, remote areas, steep slopes, high plateau, fertile plains, beautiful province, heavenly Kingdom, famous river, long journey, beautiful spot More adj. for you to refer to1.geographic featuresvast 辽阔的 remote 偏远的continuous 延绵的 steep 陡峭的narrow 狭窄的 thick 茂密的2.weather and climatecold 寒冷的 warm 温暖的 snowy 多雪的 rainy 多雨的 mild 温和的 humid 潮湿的 Othersancient 古老的 fascinating 迷人的peaceful 平静的 lively 热闹的prosperous 繁荣的 fertile 富饶的grand 雄伟的 splendid 辉煌的Step 6 Task 3 Describe the pictures using proper adjectives. 用适当的形容词描述图片Step 7 Polish your writing 2给文章润色2sentence patterns 1. My home province is an immense region in the southwest of the country, with a varied landscape.2. The most famous river is the Yangtze, which passes all the way through the province on its long journey to the coast. Step 8 Task 4: Writing.Write a description of Hainan, covering the 5 aspects we mentioned and using the sentence structures and adjectives weve learnt.Tips 提示1.aspects to cover涵盖的部分 1. Location 2. Geographic