外研版必修4Module 5 A Trip Along the Three Gorges学案及答案

Module 5 A Trip Along the Three Gorges

地点介绍类说明文

地点介绍类或旅游景点类的作文属于说明文，写此类文章时应注意以下几点：

1．写作内容通常包括地理位置、面积、人口、气候特征、历史、特产等。也可适当融入人文风貌，简单介绍该地区的民间风俗及人们的生活方式等，但要抓住该地区的主要特征，描写详略得当；

2．写作时要遵循一定的顺序。描写时找准切入点，再由这个点展开(时间或空间顺序)；

3．时态常用一般现在时，人称常用第三人称；

4．注意行文的连贯性，句子之间、段落之间要衔接紧密，过渡自然，可用一些常用关联词或词组来体现这种逻辑性。

1．介绍某地所处的地理位置及以什么闻名等，常用语句：

①be located/situated in，lie in，in the north of/to the east of

②be just like，look like，as beautiful as a flower，be compared to

③be famous/well­known as/for

2．介绍某地的面积、人口及气候等，常用语句：

①It covers an area of about ...square kilometers

②Its area is ...square kilometers

③It has a population of ...

④Its population is ...

⑤The average temperature is ...

⑥The hottest months are ...

3．介绍某地的风景、名胜等，常用语句：

①It has many places of interest，such as ...

②They make the city a tourist attraction both at home and abroad ...

③It's a wonderful place with ...

④It really deserves the name of ...

请根据下表的内容提示，以Mount Wutai为题介绍一下五台山。词数100左右。

1．五台山位于山西省东北部，是世界五大佛教圣地之一；

2．五台山主要包括五座山峰，峰顶平坦如台，故称五台；

3．山顶常年积雪，山坡绿树环绕，是一个避暑圣地；

4．寺庙曾经多达300多座，现有58座；

5．五台山不仅以其优美的自然风光闻名，还以古建筑、历史文物等著称。

参考词汇：佛教圣地Buddhist Holly Lands；历史文物historical relics

Ⅰ.对接模块词汇

1．peak n．　　　 山顶；山峰

2．slop n.   斜坡

3．surround vt.   围绕；环绕

4．temple n.   寺庙

5．be heavy with   有大量的……

6．at least   至少

Ⅱ.巧用模块句式、语法

(一)完成句子

1．五台山位于山西省东北部，是世界五大佛教圣地之一。

Mount Wutai is located in the northeast of Shanxi Province and it's one of the world's five famous Buddhist Holly Lands.

2．五台山主要包括五座山峰，峰顶平坦如台，故称五台。

Mount Wutai mainly consists of five peaks and their tops are as flat as a pancake, so they are named “Mount Wutai”.

3．山顶常年积雪，山坡绿树环绕，是一个避暑圣地。

The peaks are heavy with snow all the year round and the slops are surrounded with trees, and these make it a famous summer resort.

4．过去那里至少有300座寺庙。

There used to be at least three hundred temples there.

5．五台山不仅以其优美的自然风光闻名，还以古建筑、历史文物以及丰富的佛教文化著称。

Mount Wutai is not only famous for its fantastic natural landscape, but also for its ancient buildings, historical relics and rich Buddhism culture.

(二)句式升级

6．用过去分词短语作状语改写1句

Located in the northeast of Shanxi Province, Mount Wutai is one of the world's five famous Buddhist Holly Lands.

7．用现在分词短语作结果状语改写5句

The peaks are heavy with snow all the year round and the slops are surrounded with trees, making it a famous summer resort.

【参考范文】

Located in the northeast of Shanxi Province, Mount Wutai is one of the world's five famous Buddhist Holly Lands.

Mount Wutai mainly consists of five peaks and their tops are as flat as a pancake, so they are named “Mount Wutai”. The peaks are heavy with snow all the year round and the slops are surrounded with trees, making it a famous summer resort. There are fifty­eight temples now. There used to be at least three hundred temples there. Mount Wutai is not only famous for its fantastic natural landscape, but also for its ancient buildings, historical relics and rich Buddhism culture.

It's really a great tourist attraction to visit.