内容正文:
n. 景象;视野;视力
n. 雕塑;雕像
公元前
n. 坟墓
vt. 挖掘;发掘
n. 议论;评论
vi.&vt. 发表意见;评论
sight
statue
BCE
tomb
unearth
comment
Write to a friend about
a travel plan
Unit2 Reading for Writing
Read the page about the Terracotta Army from a travel brochure and answer the following questions.
1. For what purpose was the Terracotta Army built?
2. Why do researchers think that each one is a copy of a real soldier?
3. When and how was the tomb discovered?
Read the page about the Terracotta Army from a travel brochure and answer the following questions.
1. For what purpose was the Terracotta Army built?
2. Why do researchers think that each one is a copy
of a real soldier?
3. When and how was the tomb discovered?
To guard the tomb of the Chinese Emperor Qinshihuang.
Because each statue has a different face.
In 1974, some farmers discovered the tomb while they were digging a well.
Do you know the basic format of email?
Try to circle the key elements of the email.
email address of recipients
email address of carbon copy recipients
subject of the email
main body
Read Richard's email to his friend and fill in the form below.
A travel plan Detailed information
when
who
where
why
what
how
over the October holiday
Richard and his parents
Xi'an
Terracotta Army is an amazing sight and his father loves history.
to see the Terracotta Army; go to the Shaanxi History Museum, the Xi'an City Wall, and a few other famous sights
Take the train
structure analysis
main purpose for the trip
other plan for the trip
transport
final thought
Greeting
Signature
Study the organisation and language features.
2. Underline the words and phrases used to express emotion in the email.
Then complete the sentences.
It's an amazing sight.
… is almost unbelievable.
It is ________.
I'm amazed.
I can't believe it.
It's hard __________.
It's an _____________ story.
amazing
to believe
unbelievable
Read Richard's email to his friend again.
How many parts are there?
Greeting
Body
Signature
Use th