Unit 3 Diverse Cultures Reading for Writing 地点描述写作学案-2024-2025学年高一英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

Describe a place 地点描述类说明文写作

一、文章体裁

文体概述：地点介绍是英语作文说明文的基础类型之一，介绍一个地方通常会涉及地理位置、占地面积、人口历史文化经济、风景特色等。描写一个地方时，在整体介绍的基础上，要突出这一地方最独特的方面，尽可能使你所描写的地方，给读者留下独一无二的深刻印象。

注意事项：

1.注意内容真实，表达清晰。

2.注意把握时态，在此类写作中各种时态可兼用。一般描述用现在时，包括一般现在时、现在完成时等，如涉及历史典故则用过去时。

3.要有选择有重点去写，既有面的描写，又有点的突出。

4.安排好合理的顺序。一般从基本情况(地理位置、人口、面积)到延伸内容(政治文化等)。

5.避免开头指代不明。若文章没有给出写作对象或设定情景，避免用it作主语引导第一句，而应该具体写出描述的对象，如 the Great Wall，Hong Kong等。

二、写作思路

三、句型积累

1.地点状语+,+主句(历史)(分词结构做状语)

1)Located/ Situated in..., ...is a city, with a history of...

2) ...lies near behind\ in front of \by the side of... \between...

3) With … on/to the east/west/north/south...

4)...has a long history(of... years)

5)...is surrounded by...

e.g. China, located/ lying in the east of Asia, is one of largest countries in the world, with/bordering Japan to the east and Russia on the north.

 

2.面积+人口(with结构做定语)

1)...covers/takes up/has a total area of...square kilometers.

2)...is a city with a population of...

3)The climate is mild/gentle/severe/extreme...

4)It often rains/snows ...

5)Because of a ... climate,

e.g. (1)Beijing, the capital of China, is a large city with a population of over 12,000,000.

(2)Our school, which takes up 63 thousand square kilometers, is very large in size.

 

3. 气候特征(注意表示天气变化的形容词)

1) It is warm all the seasons(warm, dry, cold, sunny, rainy.)

2) It's like spring all the year/all year round.

e.g. (1)People here can enjoy warm climate, which is so pleasant that every year, many tourists come here to enjoy the beautiful scenery, among which. is the most popular.

(2)The average temperature ranges between 23'C and 39C.

 

4. 交通

1)...has convenient transportation

2) It is convenient for people to someplace by bus/train/plane

3)...take a bus, a train or a plane to/go to

4)…enjoys convenient access to traffic networks.

5)Local transportation is easily accessible.

6)People can have easy access to local transportation.

7)... is within easy reach.

8)It only takes ... to take a train from ... to ...

 

5. 经济

e.g. The economy has been developing so rapidly that people here live a happy life.

 

6.著名特殊之处

1) tourist attractions/draws/spots/destinations旅游景点

2) be rich/abundant in盛产/富有…

3)The special character of sp is attracting more and more tourists from all over the world

4）Guangzhou is rich in traveling resources, such as the famous“eight scenery of Yancheng”

5) You can go on the city tours to enjoy the sights, taste the local food, explore the lively nightlife and learn about its history and culture.

6) Wherever you go, there are plenty of activities to choose from.

7)The city is well-known/ famous for its .../ as ...

8)The city is home/birthplace to ...

9)... as a must-see for tourists, as ...

10)A walk around ... is a feast for the mind as well as the eyes.

 

7. 表示变化的句子

1) In the past, there used to be..., but now...

2) With time passing by/going on 或As time went on/goes on

3) With the development of agriculture and industry, ...

4) Green grass and trees can be seen everywhere now.

5) Those small and low houses have been replaced by tall buildings .

6) Great changes have taken place in my village in the past ten years .

7) What great changes we have.

8) The villagers are really satisfied with their lives now.