课件15张PPT。U NIT 3BACK TO THE PASTTaskSkills building 2: Describing illustrationsillustration: give some information with picturesLoulan city
The 2nd century BC witnessed the founding of the ancient city Loulan, which is located in what is now Xinjiang. At the time, Loulan served as the political, economic, and cultural center of Loulan Kingdom, and due to its location on the Silk Road, played a rather important role in cultural exchange between China and the West. Unfortunately the ancient city became deserted during the Northern Wei Dynasty.Document/ textIllustration/ drawing
TaskWhen we are describing an illustration, we should pay attention to:
Do not wish to point out every detail of the illustration.
Briefly mention the subject of the illustration.
Focus on the related background about the illustration.
How to describe an illustration
Some more information about the Magao CavesThis is a picture of the Mogao caves. There are altogether 492 caves . The caves are located in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, on the famous Silk Road. Look at this illustration Subject :
Related background :the Mogao Caves
The are altogether 492 caves. The caves are located in Dunhuang, Gansu province, on the famous Silk Road.Samples 1 A Skills building 2:describing illustrationsKey words
Qinshihuang
221 BC , unite
206 BC , overthrow The man in this picture is emperor Qingshihuang.He united China,but his dynasty didn’t last very long. The Qin Dynasty was overthrown in 206 BCSamples 2
Key words:
The Great Wall
One of the Eight
Wonders
This picture shows the Great Wall in china.It is well-known as one of the Eight Wonders in the world.B Look at the illustration below and write a description for it. Use the key words in the box.Key words
Tian’anmen Gate
1st October 1949
the founding of the ceremony of the People’s Republic of China
Chairman Mao ZedongThis is a picture of Tian’anmen Gate._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________On 1st October, 1949, the founding ceremony of the People’s Republic of China was held on the second floor of Tian’anmen Gate. Chairman Mao Zedong announced the founding of the new country as he overlooked Tian’anmen Square.AnswersAttack on Pearl HarborPearl Harbor,part of the Hawaiian Islands, is one of the mojor military bases of the United States.A surprise attack was carried out there by the Japaneses in 1941.The attack led to the US coming into the Second World War.
On 26th November1941,39 Japanese ships set sail for the Hawaiin Islands.On 7th December, they attacked the US airfields and the US ships in Pearl Harbor.
At around 8:10a.m, the United States Ship(USS) Arizona was heavily bombed and eventually exploded. In the USS Oklanhoma was also hit with more than 400 men inside.Many other American ships were sunk or badly damaged.Almost 200 American airplanes were destroyed and about 3,ooo American soldiers were killed or wounded in just a few hours.
The next day, US President Franklin Roosevelt declared war against Japan.In memory of the Americans who died in the attack, a national memorial was built in Pearl Harbor just above the remains of the sunken battleship Arizona.
Step2: writing descriptions for your illustrationsYou are preparing for your talk about the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Below is the information you have found on a website. Use it to describe the illustrations you have. 1. Have you ever heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor? 2. When and where did it take place? 3. What was the result?Group work
Read the information on the web
Discuss what information can be used from the web page to describe the illustrations
Write the descriptions for the four illustrations on Page 55 These photos remind us of the attack carried out in 1941 by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor, an important US military base in Hawaii, during World War II.Step2: writing descriptions for your illustrationsMini skillscarry out, lead to, set sail for, less than, in memory ofReducing speed limits should ________ low death on the road.
The number of the students in our class is more than 50 but _____ 60.
The people’s memorial was established _____________ the heroes who died in the wars.
4. Last Sunday, we ____________ Egypt to pay a visit to the Great Pyramid.
5. The manager discussed the plan that they would like to see _____________ the next year.lead to less than in memory of set sail for carried out Attack on Pearl HarborGood bye