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Unit 2 Travelling Around
Reading for Writing
Write to a friend about a travel plan
Juliezhang
Write to a friend about
a travel plan
Q1: What does “write to sb” mean? How to express “收到某人的来信” in English?
It means “给某人写信”.
“收到某人的来信”----hear from sb
Text type-应用文-书信- an email
Q2: Try to translate the following sentences into Chinese.
1. 我很高兴收到你的来信。
2. 期待着早日收到你的来信。
3.我给你写信是想告诉你关于我到北京的旅行计划。
I’m more than delighted to hear from you.
I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon.
I’m writing to (you to) tell you something about my travel plan to Beijing.
Q1: Who wrote this email? Who is the addressee or receiver?
Q2: What tenses does the writer use to write this email?
Write to a friend about
a travel plan
Richard
Xiao Li
is going; are planning; have heard; is; can’t wait; are; knew; are planning; are looking forward to; loves; have heard; is known as; are going to
are taking; begins; are arriving; will start; hope; sleep; guess; is; will write;
be(am/is/are)+doing
计划安排好的
时态---谓语动词
Q3: How many paragraphs are there in this email? What are they about? Fill in the first table on P31.
Para 1---Main purpose
Para 2---Other plans
Para 3---Transport
Para 4---Final thoughts
go to Xi’an to see the Terracotta Army
go to Shaanxi History Museum, the Xi’an City Wall and a few other famous sights.
taking the train;
write again and send photos, hope to hear from
TERRACOTTA ARMY
Come and see the Terracotta Army: more than 8,000 statues were made in the third century BC to guard the tomb of the Chinese Emperor Qinshihuang! Each statue has a different face, leading researchers to believe that each one is a copy of a real soldier. The statues fill only one part of the emperor's huge tomb, which still has not been completely unearthed. More than 700,000 people worked for nearly 40 years to build this tomb. However, no one in modern times knew about the tomb or the terracotta statues until 1974, when some farmers discovered the tomb while they were digging a well!
title
picture
introduction
brochure
advertising words
Terracotta Army
Q1:How many statues are there? When were they made?What’s the purpose of making the statues?
Q2: Are these statues the same as each other?
There are more than/over 8,000 statues, which were made in the third century BCE to guard the tomb of the Chinese Emperor Qinshihuang.
No, they are not. Each statue has a different face.
Q3: Has this tomb been dug entirely?
Q4: Is building the tomb a big project? How do you know?
Q5: When was this tomb discovered?
No, it hasn’t.The statues fill only one part of the emperor’s huge tomb.
Yes, of course.We can know it from the sentence: there are more than 700,000 people working for nearly 40 years to build this tomb.
It was not until 1974 that this tomb was discovered.
Language points of this part
1. more than=over超过,多于 less than少于
rather than而不是 other than除了
2. completely=entirely完完全全地,彻底地
3. unearth=dig挖
4. tomb n. 坟墓
5. guard v/n护卫,看护
6. statue n. 雕像
Do you know this word “well”?
1. adv. 好,对,令人满意地;很;相当 good
good/well---better---best
My time here in China is going well.
I hope we sleep well on the train.
adj.健康,身体好
--- how are you?
--- Very well
n. 井;水井,电梯井道;
dig a well挖井
v. (液体)涌出;冒出;(情感)涌起;迸发
I froze there with tears welling up in my eyes.
Hate welled up inside him as he thought it.
Long sentences
1.Each statue has a different face, leading researchers to believe that each one is a copy of a real soldier.
2. The statues fill only one part of the emperor’s huge tomb, which still has not been completely unearthed.
3. However, no one in modern times knew about the tomb or the terracotta statues until 1974, when some farmers discovered the tomb while they were digging a well.
Learn the email in detail
Q1: What identity(身份)is the author according to the article? How do you know it?
Q2: Where is he planning to go during the October holiday? Who is he going with?
Q3: Has he heard of the Terracotta Army before?
What does he think of it?
Maybe he is an exchange student. From the first two sentences.
He is planning to go to Xi’an to see the Terracotta Army with his parents.
No, he hasn’t. So he thinks it is amazing and unbelievable.
Q4: Where are they expecting to visit? Why?
Q5: What is Shaanxi History Museum famous as?
Q6: When and how are they leaving for Xi’an?
Q7: Are they planning to have a break when arriving in Xi’an?
They are looking forward to visit the Shaanxi History Museum,the Xi’an City Wall and a few other famous sights.
It is known as “Chinese treasure house”
They are leaving before the October holiday begins and taking the train.
No, they are not. Because they are arriving at 9:30am.
句子改写
1. I’ve heard that it is an amazing sight, and I can’t wait to go.
2. It’s amazing that there are more than 8,000 statues.
Hearing that it is an amazing sight, I can’t wait to go.
Especially amazing is that there are more than 8,000 statues.
3. No one in modern times knew about them until the 1970s.
No one in modern times knew about the tomb or the terracotta statues until 1974.
“not...until”的强调句式
It was not until ... that ...
It was not until the 1970s that they were known by the people in modern times.
It was not until 1974 that the tomb or the terracotta statues were known by the people in modern times.
Not until the 1970s were they known by...
Not until 1974 were the tomb or the terracotta army known by ...
not...until 直到...才
1. 强调句式
It was not until... that ....
2. 倒装句式
Not until... +部分倒装(助动词+主语+其它)
eg.我爸爸直到昨晚12点才回到家。
It was not until 12 o’clock last night that my father came home.
Not until 12 o’clock last night did my father come home.
直到今天早上我才知道事情的真相。
It was not until this morning that I knew the truth.
Not until this morning did I know the truth.
Use what you have learnt to write a travel plan
Attention
1. Your destination----
2. Person (人称)---- the first person
3. Tense(时态)--- will do
be going to do
be(am/is/are)+doing
do/does/am
4. Useful expressions
--- words, phrases, sentences
How many parts can the four paragraphs be divided into?
Body
Greeting
Ending
How is everything going?
Main purpose
Details+other plans+transport
I’ll write again + your plan+
looking forward to hear from you
Dear ...,
How is everything going? With the winter holiday around the corner/drawing near/ approaching, my parents and I are planning to go to ... . Hearing that it is an amazing sight, I can’t wait to go.
Besides, we also intend to visit ..., which is known as .... Especially amazing/ What amazes me most is that ..., where we can see ..., enjoy the local food and admire ...We are taking the train/flight, which makes the trip enjoyable and worthwhile.
I’ll write to you again. What about your travel plan? Looking forward to hearing from you.
优佳学案 P66
假设你是李华,暑假快到了,你很兴奋,请你在社交网络上用英语分享你的旅行计划。
要点提示:
1. 期待去泰安;
2. 旅行安排:登泰山、看日出、参观岱庙等。
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