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Reading for Writing
Describe a place that you like
Unit 4 History and Traditions
To read a descriptive paragraph about Ireland.
To identify and analyse the introductory sentences.
To write to describe an interesting, exciting or surprising place.
Lead-in
A short video about capital Beijing
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How to describe the following famous sites
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Lead-in
How to describe the following famous sites
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鸟巢: The most imaginative national sports
stadium.
Reading
Look at the title of the passage and pictures and have a guess what the passage will cover.
Description of natural scenery
Description of Ireland’s traditions (examples)
Reading
Read the text and discuss the questions in pairs.
2. What are the best ways to experience some Irish traditions and culture
1. What makes the Irish countryside exciting and inspiring
By stopping by a village pub and relaxing with a drink and traditional meal while listening to music and watching dance.
Its beauty and how it offers something for all the scenes.
Reading
Read the text and discuss the questions in pairs.
3. What is the meaning of “breathe in the sweet scent of fresh flowers while birds greet the new day with their morning song”
4. What are the best ways to experience Chinese traditions and customs
It means to not just smell but also breathe in the smell of fresh flowers early in the morning as the birds sing their first song of the new day.
By travelling to different places and using all your senses to experience everything and by interacting with local people.
Analysis
Identify and underline the paragraph’s introductory sentences(s) and the ending sentence(s).
Introductory sentence:
Ending sentence:
Ireland 's beautiful countryside has always had a great influence on its people and traditions.
And if you introduce yourself to a friendly face, you are more than likely to experience local culture and customs first-hand.
Introduce the topic and the main idea of the passage, attract readers.
Have a summary of the passage, let readers to remember the passage, normally at the end of the passage.
Have a summary of the structure of the paragraph.
Analysis
Introductory sentence
Main body
Ending sentence
Find the main sentence of this passage and find related information which support the key words.
Introductory sentence:
Ireland’s beautiful countryside has
always had a great influence on its people and traditions.
key words
beautiful: _______________________________________
_______________________________________
people: ______________________________________
traditions: ______________________, _____________
____________________________________
great writers and poets
music dancing and dining
Irish Beef Stew
local culture and customs
Its beautiful countryside excites and inspires
all, offering something for each of the senses.
Analysis
Analysis
The paragraph talks about different senses in different places. Write the senses and places in the order that they appear.
Senses Places
1._______ 1.___________________________
2._______ 2.___________________________
3._______ 3.___________________________
4._______ 4.___________________________
sight
hearing
touch
smell
in the green counties and hills
by the sea
in the mountains
in the mountains
Analysis
What words does the writer use to describe sensory details
sensory
details
sight
smell
taste
hearing
touch
feast for the eyes
sweet scent
delicious
roar, cries, music of the coast, morning song
feel the sun on your skin
Structure of this passage(1)
Learning
lreland’s beautiful countryside has always had a great influence on its people and traditions. The country has a long history of producing great writers and poets._______________________________________________________________________________The peaceful landscape of the "Emerald Isle” and its many green counties _______________________________________________
_________________________ And down by the sea, ____________________
________________________________________________________. On a quiet morning in the mountains, ______________________, and ____________
__________________________while________________________________
__________________
Its beautiful countryside excites and inspires all, offering something
for each of the senses.
a true feast for the eyes, with its rolling green hills
dotted with sheep and cattle.
waves and cries of the seabirds make up the music of the coast.
the roar of the ocean
feel the sun on your skin
sweet scent of fresh flowers
breathe in the
birds greet the new day with their
morning song.
introductory sentence
spacial order
sighting description
hearing description
touching description
smelling description
hearing description
Structure of this passage(2)
Learning
With all this beauty, it is not surprising that Ireland has developed strong traditions that include music, dancing, and dining. To have a chance of experiencing this, stop by a village pub and relax with __________________________ Better yet, __________________
_________________________. If you’re lucky, you might be able to enjoy some traditional music and dancing, too. _________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________.
a glass of wine or a local beer.
enjoy a delicious
traditional Irish Beef Stew
And if you introduce
yourself to a friendly face, you are more than likely to experience local culture and customs first-hand.
tasting description
ending sentence
Language Features (1)
Learning
lreland’s _________countryside has always had a great influence on its people and traditions. The country has a long history of producing great writers and poets. Its beautiful countryside __________________ all, offering something for each of the senses. The _________ landscape of the ______________ and its many _______ counties is a true feast for the eyes, with its ________green hills dotted with sheep and cattle. And, down by the sea, the _______of the ocean waves and ________ of the seabirds make up the music of the coast. On a quiet morning in the mountains, feel the sun on your skin, and breathe in the sweet scent of fresh flowers while birds _______the new day with their ______________.
beautiful
peaceful
green
rolling
excites and inspires
“Emerald Isle”
roar
cries
greet
morning song
adjectives
adjectives
adjectives
feelings description
quote
personification
Language Features (2)
Learning
With all this beauty, it is not surprising that Ireland has developed strong traditions that include _________________________. To have a chance of experiencing this, stop by a village pub and relax with _________________________. Better yet, enjoy a ______________ ________________. If ________ lucky, _____ might be able to enjoy some traditional music and dancing, too. And if ______ introduce _________ to a friendly face, _____are more than likely to experience local culture and customs first-hand.
music, dancing, and dining
a glass of wine or a local beer
delicious traditional
Irish Beef Stew
you’re
you
you
yourself
you
details and examples
adjectives
second person pronoun
Read and Analysis
Sight: bright sunlight
Hearing: sound of breeze, leaves and grass.
Smell: grass, wood
Touch: rough barks, trees
By the immersive image, understand the beauty more easily and deeply
We can write sentences with sensory details to lead readers into a world which we make up.
Writing
Work in pairs
1. Choose one of your favourite places and tell a partner why you think it is interesting, exciting, or surprising.
2. Use the questions below to describe the place you have chosen.
What can you see
What can you hear
How does the place feel
What can you smell
What can you taste there
What does the place make you think or feel
Landscape
Details
People
Customs
Food
Writing
Use your answers to draft a passage about the place.
Intro-duction Make the reader eager to read your writing In my village, every day starts with a “fire”! The houses turn red as the sun rises above the mountains.
A striking image Something surprising A quote or question Body Transitions In the morning/ afternoon/ evening
First, second, etc.
In the north… in the east…
Help the reader follow your ideas
Writing
Use your answers to draft a passage about the place.
Body Details and examples What you can see, hear, smell, etc.
I learnt a lot.→ What did you learn
There are many things…→What
Some people… →Who
Use sensory details Do not use general words Give examples Ending Let the reader know that the passage ends At night, the stars come out to tell us that all is well and my village grows quiet. For now we‘ll sleep, and tomorrow the sun will set us on fire again for a new day!
Help the reader remember your writing
Sample
In my village, every day starts with a “fire”! The houses turn red as the sun rises above the mountains.
Seeing the flames, the roosters sound the alarm. They wake everyone in the village with their loud cries, chasing the children to school and rushing the adults to work. In the evening, a gold haze settles over everything. This is my favourite time of the day, when all work for the day has been completed.
Sample
When the smell of hot oil and fragrant spices float through the air, I know that it will soon be time for dinner. My neighbours begin to call to their children to come home. The birds begin their nightly quarrel over their favourite places to rest.
At night, the stars come out to tell us that all is well and my village grows quiet. For now we’ll sleep, and tomorrow the sun will set us on fire again for a new day!
Homework