1、Period Five Writing Nonchronological report：tourist guide描写一个城市或地点是一种描述性的说明文文体。它主要说明或解释某一城市或地点的地理位置、外貌、环境、经济、文化、交通、历史演变、发展展望等，使读者获取信息。一般说来，描述文的说明顺序主要有三种形式：时间顺序、空间顺序和逻辑顺序。在写作时要注意：1客观、科学地介绍某一个城市或地点，内容应该突出特点，给人以可信的感觉；2层次清楚，条理分明；3注意合理地运用过渡词语，将各自然段有机地结合在一起，使整篇文章过渡自然、条理清晰；4要准确使用表示方位的词及短语，同时注意详略，重点部分要突出、详细
2、描述。1常用短语：at the front/back of，with.in the centre/around a place；in front of，behind；next to，close to，in and around；on the left/right；in the south/west/east/north；on the other side/opposite side of，etc.2常用句型：(1)表示方位的句子：It lies/is located.It is in/on/to/off.It is the centre of.The office building is in
3、 the east of the campus.The monument，which was built in 1894，stands in the centre of the square.(2)描述国家、城市状况的句子：China is located in Asia.It covers a huge area of 9,600,000 square kilometres.The population of this city is 100,000.Its capital is.With the development of economy there，people.Its produce
4、 is.times what it was.根据下面所提供的信息要点，用英语写一篇介绍意大利的文章。1意大利位于欧洲中部，从地图上看像是一只靴子，与四个国家相邻；2人口 6 055 万，首都罗马。中部的比萨城以它的古老建筑和比萨斜塔闻名于世；3著名的物理学家伽利略生于比萨，在比萨斜塔上做过著名的实验两个不同重量的物体同时着地。注意：词数 100 左右。参考词汇：比萨 Pisa；斜塔 the Leaning Tower；伽利略 Galileo审题写作要求是介绍意大利这个国家。写作时应注意下面几点：1确定文体：这是一篇说明文， 写作时要注意语言简洁，表达清楚。2主体时态：应以一般现在时为主。3主体
5、人称：人称应该以第三人称为主。谋篇第一段：介绍意大利的地理位置。第二段：介绍意大利的人口、首都和著名城市。第三段：总结全文。必备词汇1在中部 in the middle of/in the centre of2四个相邻国家 four neighboring countries3通往 lead to4因为而著名 be famous for/be wellknown for5做实验 do the experiment/carry out the experiment6降落 fall down7以同样的速度 at the same speed关键句式1意大利有 6 055 万人口。Italy has
6、 a population of 60.55 million.2意大利的首都是罗马。Its capital is Rome.3比萨城位于意大利的中部。The city of Pisa is located in the middle of Italy.4比萨城以它的古老建筑闻名于世。It is famous for many ancient buildings.5他在比萨斜塔上做了那个著名的实验来证明两个不同重量的物体同时着地。In order to prove that objects of different weights fall down at the same speed，he d
7、id the famous experiment from the Leaning Tower.句式升级1请把第一句和第二句用 with 作定语合成一句话。Italy has a population of 60.55 million with the capital of Rome.2. 请把第三句和第四句用过去分词短语作状语合成一句话。Located in the middle of Italy，Pisa is famous for its ancient buildings.3请把第五句改为 so that 引导的目的状语从句。He did the famous experiment f
8、rom the Leaning Tower so that he could prove that objects of different weights fall down at the same speed.用适当的过渡词语，把以上词汇和句式，再加上联想内容，组成一篇 100 词左右的英语短文。参考范文Italy lies in the middle of Europe，just like a boot from a map of the world.There are four neighboring countries.Italy has a population of 60.55
9、million with the capital of Rome.The English saying“All roads lead to Rome” shows the importance of the city.Located in the middle of Italy，Pisa is famous for its ancient buildings，one of which is the Leaning Tower.The world famous physicistGalileo，who had a lot of new discoveries and inventions in his life，was born in Pisa.He did the famous experiment from the Leaning Tower so that he could prove that objects of different weights fall down at the same speed.
