(共33张PPT)
Module 2
Module 2
Developing and Developed Countries
Task and writing
To learn to write an advertisement for your hometown
To learn to write a description comparing two places
Writing an advertisement for your hometown
Make notes of interesting features of your hometown. These
features could include:
interesting old buildings theatres/cinemas museums/ art galleries industry
modern office buildings
good schools /universities
shopping centres countryside
restaurants
other interesting features, for example, a river that runs through the town
sports centres / swimming pools
From your notes, choose the features that would be most interesting to
visitors.
Decide what the central message of your advertisement is.
Example: Shanghai, a Twenty-first Century City!
Decide what pictures you want to use and where you will put them in your
advertisement.
Write the advertisement and put the pictures in.
【写作指导】
广告属于应用文体,通过对某产品或某项服务等进行描述让读者对所宣传的事物有所了解,从而产生了解或购买的欲望。
一则广告大致包括标题、正文、口号和随文四部分。但并不是每则广告都必须同时具备以上四部分。写作时应注意以下几点:
1. 广告的标题是广告中最重要的部分,它起
着引起读者好奇、吸引读者注意力的作用。
2. 广告正文进一步对标题进行阐释和证实,
以引起读者的兴趣。语言要尽量口语化、
简洁明了,使用较短的单词和句子。
3. 广告中的时态以一般现在时为主。
4. 广告中的人称以第一、二人称为主。
【常用表达】
★常用词汇或短语
attractive, excellent, convenient, practical, reliable, useful, no bigger than, not expensive, in good condition, low in price, friendly to the environment, ...
★常用句型
Here is the perfect solution to ...
It is of good quality ...
It is safe for you to ...
It is convenient and very reliable ...
It is a bargain at only ...
It is the best choice for ...
...
You’re going to write a description comparing two places you know well. Follow these steps.
1. Think of two regions, cities, towns or villages
you know well. One of them could be
your hometown.
2. Write notes about some of these features:
population climate industry
location tourism transport
3. Write sentences using your notes.
Harbin is a cold. industrial centre in the north.
It has over three million inhabitants.
Guangzhou is a hot, industrial port in the
south. It has over four million inhabitants.
4. Rewrite the sentences and compare the two
places. using the link words in Grammar
we have learned in Grammar, and the
ways of making comparisons in Function.
5. Organize your sentences into paragraphs.
Each paragraph should discuss one
particular feature. You may need to
rewrite some of your sentences.
6. Write a sentence to start your description
about the two places saying what you
know about them or what’s special about
them.
7. Write a sentence to finish your description and give your opinion about the two places.
Harbin and Guangzhou are very different cities, but I like them both very much.
如何用英语比较两座城市
假定你是李华,你的英国笔友Jack发来邮件想了解伦敦和北京这两座城市的异同。请你根据所给提示,用英语给他回一封电子邮件。
城市 不同点 相同点
伦敦 1. 面积约1500平方 公里; 2. 人口约820万; 3. 四季温差小。 1. 都是首都;
2. 历史悠久;
3. 重要的经济文化中
心(economic and
cultural centre);
4. 著名的旅游城市。
北京 1. 面积约16400平 方公里; 2. 人口约2100万; 3. 四季温差大。
注意:
1. 词数100左右(开头和结尾已给出,但不计入
总词数);
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Jack,
I’m very pleased to receive you email. I’m writing to compare London and Beijing.
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【写作指导】
一、审题定调
本写作要求写一封电子邮件,其正文部分是比较两座城市的异同,属于说明文。
二、谋篇布局
因为本写作任务开头和结尾已给出,根据提示内容我们可以将正文分为以下三部分:
第一部分:介绍两座城市的相同点;
第二部分:介绍两座城市的不同点;
第三部分:简要总结。
三、组织语言
第一部分:介绍伦敦和北京的相同点。
普通表达 高级表达
◆ The two cities are similar in many ways. ◆ Both of them are capital cities and have a long history. ◆ Both are important economic and cultural centres. ◆ The two cities share
something in common.
◆ ..., both of which are
capital cities with a long
history, are known as
important economic and
cultural centres.
普通表达 高级表达
◆ They are famous tourist cities, and many tourists come to visit them every year. ◆ Being famous tourist
cities, both of them
attract millions of
tourists every year.
第二部分:介绍伦敦和北京的不同点。
普通表达 高级表达
◆ There are also some differences between the two cities. ◆ The area of ... is about ... ◆ The population of ... is about ... ◆ They differ from each
other in some aspects.
◆ ... covers an area of
about ... which is about
... times that of ...
◆ ... has a population of
about ... while ... has
about ... people.
普通表达 高级表达
◆ ... has a mild climate all year round but the temperature differences in ... are very big throughout the year. ◆ ... enjoys a mild climate
all year round while ...
experiences big
temperature differences
throughout the year.
第三部分:简要总结。
普通表达 高级表达
In short, each of them is a very special and attractive place. All in all, each of them has some distinctive (与众不同的) features and is worth visiting.
【参考范文】
Dear Jack,
I’m very pleased to receive you email. I’m writing to compare London and Beijing.
The two cities share something in common. London and Beijing, both of which are capital cities with a long history, are known as important economic and cultural centres. Being famous tourist cities, both of them attract millions of tourists every year.
However, they differ from each other in some aspects. Beijing covers an area of about 16,400 km2, which is about eleven times that of London. London has a population of about 8.2 million while Beijing has about 21 million people.
Besides, London enjoys a mild climate all year round while Beijing experiences big temperature differences throughout the year.
All in all, each of them has some distinctive features and is worth visiting.
Yours,
Li Hua
假定你是李华,你的澳大利亚笔友Tom发来邮件询问南京和悉尼的异同。请你根据所给提示,用英语给他回一封电子邮件。
城市 不同点 相同点
悉尼 1. 人口约503万; 2. 有200余年的历史。 1. 首府或省会;
2. 气候湿润;
3. 著名的旅游城市。
南京 1. 人口约833万; 2. 有约2600年的历史。
注意:词数100左右。