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Reading for Writing
Book2 Unit 4 P44-45
Beautiful Ireland
And Its Traditions
1st period
The landscape in Ireland's countryside is very beautiful. Let's watch an episode to enjoy a little bit of it.
the Emerald Isle
How to describe the beauty of the landscape ?
Look at the pictures and think about this question:
Ireland landscape
How to describe the beauty of it ?
the seaside in Ireland
Adele Town
When we describe the beauty of a place, we write about these:
What can we see? (sight)
What can we hear? (hearing)
How does the place feel? (touch)
What can we smell? (smell)
What can we taste? (taste)
What does the place make us think or feel?
The passage on P44 is a good example for describing the beauty of a place.
Listen and read the passage, then finish the exercises to check your understanding.
True or False
1. The traditions in Ireland have nothing to do with the beautiful countryside.
2. The landscape has been inspiring writers and poets to produce more works.
3. The island is called Emerald(翡翠) Isle because it’s rich in emeralds.
4. To experience Irish culture, you have to spend a lot of money staying in a village pub.
5. Wherever you go in Ireland, you can see green landscape dotted with sheep and cattle.
F
T
F
F
T
Choose the right answer:
1.What is the best way to experience some Irish traditions and culture? _____
A. Going to the seaside
B. Climbing the green hills
C. Stopping by a village pub
D. Enjoying some traditional music
C
2. From the nick name(别称) “Emerald Isle” we can infer (推断) that Ireland is _______
A. mostly covered by water
B. mostly covered by forest and grassland
C. full of emeralds
D. famous for sheep and cattle
B
3. This passage mainly talks about______
A. The beauty of Ireland and its tradition
B. The Irish writers and poets
C. The Irish village pubs and its wine
D. The Irish people and their customs
4. From the last sentence of the passage we know that Irish people are possibly very_____
A. warm-hearted B. selfish
C. friendly D. hardworking
A
C
5. The sentence “ And down by the sea, the roar of the ocean waves and cries of the seabirds make up the music of the coast.” describes the beauty of the coast by using the sense of ______
A. sight B. smell C. taste D. hearing
D
6. In the sentence “ On a quite morning in the mountains, feel the sun on your skin, and breathe in the sweet scent of fresh flowers while birds greet the new day with their morning song.”, the writer uses at least the following senses: ______
A. Hearing, touch and taste
B. Hearing, smell and sight
C. Hearing, smell and touch
D. Taste, smell and sight
C
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